This is an Agreement between The Book Of Disengagements. and its affiliates, successors, parents, subsidiaries, assigns, licensees, and designees (collectively and individually "The Book Of Disengagements") and you, your representatives, assigns and licensees (hereinafter collectively referred to as "You"), to provide You access to the The Book Of Disengagements website (the "Site") subject to the terms and conditions of use set forth below (the "Terms of Use"). When we refer to "You," we mean not only you personally as the user of the Site, but also all other persons who have access to your premises, facilities or equipment and who are users of the Site. When we use the term "Service" or "Services," we mean including, without limitation, the provision of user-generated audio transmissions, message boards, chat services and all other services available on the Site.
By utilizing the Site and Services, You acknowledge that you have read and understood, and you agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You also acknowledge that you have read and understood, and that you agree to the terms and conditions of the The Book Of Disengagements User Agreement. You represent and warrant that all information You submit is truthful and accurate and that You agree to maintain the accuracy of such information. You also represent that You are of legal age to enter into this Agreement and to become bound by its terms and that your use of the Site shall not violate any applicable law or regulation. Your profile may be deleted without warning if it is found that you are misrepresenting your age, or if you are otherwise not in compliance with these Terms of Use.
Your access to the Site is solely for your personal use, and You shall not authorize others to use your The Book Of Disengagements account, including your profile or email address. You are solely responsible for all audio and visual content published or displayed in connection with your The Book Of Disengagements account, any Broadcast Blog Programs (as defined in the The Book Of Disengagements User Agreement) created or hosted by You, any Host Channel (as defined in the The Book Of Disengagements User Agreement) created or hosted by You, including any email messages, and for your interactions with other users of the Site. You agree to notify The Book Of Disengagements immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. The Book Of Disengagements will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, however, You may be liable for the losses of The Book Of Disengagements or others due to such unauthorized use.
1. Charges and Payments
At the present time, except for users of The Book Of Disengagements's Premium/Personal Plus Services (as defined hereinbelow, which subscription shall be effectuated via your agreement to The Book Of Disengagements's Premium/Personal Plus Services Agreement), The Book Of Disengagements.com provides its basic Services free of charge to users of the Site. You are responsible for paying any applicable taxes and for all hardware, software, service and other costs you may incur in connection with the Services, including costs incurred in connecting to the Site via the internet or connecting to a broadcast blog via the telephone. The Book Of Disengagements reserves the right, at any time, to charge fees for access to the Site or for any of its Services.; in the event that The Book Of Disengagements elects to charge fees at any time for use of the Site or the Services, information concerning the same will be posted on the Site.
2. Enrollment in The Book Of Disengagements's Premium/Personal Plus Services
In addition to the basic Services, The Book Of Disengagements may make available to users of the Site certain premium services, such as enhanced listener and storage space capacity ("The Book Of Disengagements's Premium/Personal Plus Services"). Additional fees may be charged for The Book Of Disengagements's Premium/Personal Plus Services, at the sole discretion of The Book Of Disengagements. The Book Of Disengagements reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, increase such fees and/or change its Premium/Personal Plus Services upon the provision of seven (7) days' written notice to any user of such Premium or Personal Plus Services.
In order to subscribe to The Book Of Disengagements's Premium/Personal Plus Services, You must enter into a separate agreement with The Book Of Disengagements with respect thereto ("The Book Of Disengagements's Premium/Personal Plus Services Agreement"). Enrollment in The Book Of Disengagements's Premium/Personal Plus Services program may be terminated by any user upon ten (10) days' written notice to The Book Of Disengagements in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in these Terms of Use.
3. Content Guidelines/Prohibited Uses
a. Content Guidelines
You agree not to post, upload, transmit to, or cause to be broadcasted via the Site or to The Book Of Disengagements's servers, through data upload or broadcasting of audio content, any sound recordings, communications, text, graphics or other information (collectively, "Material") that:
is obscene, indecent, offensive, libelous, pornographic, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, unreasonably violent, threatening, intimidating or harassing;
contains falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage The Book Of Disengagements or any other person;
contains any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other disabling devices or harmful components intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
advocates or encourages any illegal activity;
infringes on the intellectual property or other legal rights of The Book Of Disengagements or others;
violates the privacy of others, including other users of the Site, or impersonates another person;
gives rise to any civil liability or violates any applicable law, regulation, treaty or tariff; or
violates the acceptable use policies of any networks, machines, or Services which are accessed through The Book Of Disengagements's network.
The Book Of Disengagements, in its sole discretion, shall determine your compliance with the foregoing prohibitions set forth in this subparagraph, and reserves the right to delete from the Site without prior notice any Material that it deems to be non-complying or otherwise objectionable for any reason (including, without limitation, Material which it deems to be objectionable to any of its other customers or advertisers) or to take any other action with respect to your Broadcast Blog Programs, or any other Material posted by you on the Site.
b. Transmission of Broadcast Blogs.
You must read and agree to the terms of the The Book Of Disengagements User Agreement in order to transmit your own Broadcast Blog Programs via the Site. To the extent these Terms of Use conflict with the The Book Of Disengagements User Agreement with respect to any Broadcast Blog Programs transmitted by you via the Site, the The Book Of Disengagements User Agreement shall govern with respect to any such Broadcast Blog Programs.
c. Other Restrictions on Use.
The content on the Site, except Material submitted by you and by third party users of the Site, including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (collectively, the "The Book Of Disengagements Material"), and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to The Book Of Disengagements, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. Material submitted by third party users of the Site, including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (collectively, the "Third Party Materials"), and the Marks contained, are owned by or licensed to such third party users, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. As used herein, Blog TalkRadio Material and Third Party Materials are collectively referred to as the "Content." Content on the Site is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You are not permitted to use the Marks in connection with "spam" email messages or newsgroup postings. For the purposes of these Terms of Use, "spam" has the meaning generally understood among Internet users, and includes without limitation "unsolicited electronic mail advertisements". The Book Of Disengagements and each of the respective owners of the Third Party Materials reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Site and the Content.
You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of Third Party Content submitted by third parties obtained through the Site for any commercial purposes. If you download or print a copy of the Content for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Site or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Site or its content.
In addition to the foregoing, You shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to your use of the Services, the Site, the Material, and the Content. You may not make available or list any Broadcast Blog Program generated by or offered through the Site or The Book Of Disengagements's servers on any other website or in any other medium without the prior express written permission of The Book Of Disengagements, provided, however, that you may make a Broadcast Blog Program that you have created available on a website that is wholly owned or controlled by You. The maximum bit rate of your Broadcast Blog Program may not exceed 56 kbps, unless prior written approval has been granted by an authorized representative of The Book Of Disengagements. The Book Of Disengagements may take any action with respect to the Material and/or the Content if The Book Of Disengagements believes, in its sole discretion, that the Material and/or the Content may create liability for itself or any third parties or may cause The Book Of Disengagements to lose (in whole or in part) the services of its ISPs, vendors or advertisers.
You may not impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load (as determined by us in light of the load imposed by other users generally) on The Book Of Disengagements's infrastructure. You may not use any "bot" or other automated repetitive or iterative mechanism or the like to gain any sort of benefit from The Book Of Disengagements.com or any of its business affiliates. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the The Book Of Disengagements infrastructure or to interfere or disrupt the service.
You may not use the service for any commercial purpose, post advertisements or solicitations of business unless granted permission by The Book Of Disengagements. You further agree not to solicit any users of the website for commercial purposes. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Site.
4. Links to Third-Party Sites
Any third-party websites to which the Site may link are not under The Book Of Disengagements's control, and The Book Of Disengagements does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information, content, communications or materials available on such third-party websites. Absent express language to the contrary, The Book Of Disengagements does not intend links contained on the Site to be referrals to, or endorsements of the linked third-party sites or the entities that operate them, and such links are provided for convenience only. By using the Site, you expressly relieve The Book Of Disengagements from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.
5. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THE SERVICES, INFORMATION, CONTENT, AUDIO TRANSMISSIONS OR OTHER DATA OF ANY KIND OR NATURE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE SITE (COLLECTIVELY, "INFORMATION") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The Book Of Disengagements MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTY AS TO THE CONTENT, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE, THE CONTENT OR THE INFORMATION OR THAT THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT MAY BE RELIED UPON FOR ANY REASON. The Book Of Disengagements MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTY THAT USE OF THE SITE, THE SERVICES OR THE INFORMATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, VIRUS-FREE OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY DEFECTS CAN BE CORRECTED. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT The Book Of Disengagements SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THIRD PARTY MATERIALS OR CONTENT SUBMITTED BY USERS OF THE SITE OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 4, The Book Of Disengagements SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSSES OR INJURIES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM:
a. The Book Of Disengagements's actions, omissions or negligence, or for contingencies beyond its control, in procuring, compiling, or delivering the Information, the Site or the Services;
b. any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the Information regardless of how caused, or delays or interruptions in delivery of the Information;
c. any decision made or action taken or not taken in reliance upon the Information furnished in connection with the Site, whether such Information is posted, ;
d. your use of, or reliance on the Information, or from the use by You of the Internet generally;
e. your use of, or the inability to use, the Services or the Site, even if The Book Of Disengagements has been advised of the possibility of such damages;
f. any unauthorized access to or use of The Book Of Disengagements's servers and/or any and all personal information and/or financial information stored therein; and
g. any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or the like, which may be transmitted to or through the Site by any third party;
Notwithstanding any provision of these Terms of Use to the contrary, The Book Of Disengagements's total liability to you is limited to credit for services rendered
6. Privacy and Communications to the Site
Any communication, information or other material you transmit or post to the Site, by electronic mail or otherwise (other than personally identifiable information about you), including any answers to questions, comments, suggestions, or other data supplied by you is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. You hereby grant to The Book Of Disengagements a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual fully paid-up license to use any such communication, information or material for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, distribution, advertising, marketing, promotion, research, broadcast, display, modification, syndication, licensing and posting. The Book Of Disengagements's use of personally identifiable information, as well as The Book Of Disengagements's use of cookies and other tracking methods, is governed by the terms of The Book Of Disengagements's Privacy Policy. By accepting the Terms of Use, you expressly consent to disclosures of such personally identifiable and other personal information to third parties, and to The Book Of Disengagements's use of your information, as enumerated in The Book Of Disengagements's then-current Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. Because The Book Of Disengagements's Privacy Policy may change from time to time, you should also review it regularly for updates.
7. Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant that:
a. you have full right and power to enter into and perform these Terms of Use, and have secured all third party consents necessary to enter into these Terms of Use;
b. all factual assertions that you have made and will make to The Book Of Disengagements are true and complete;
c. you are of the age of majority, have the right to enter into legally binding agreements, and have the full and complete right to agree to the Terms of Use;
d. You understand that when using the Site, you will be exposed to Broadcast Blog Programs and other content from a variety of sources, and that The Book Of Disengagements is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such Broadcast Blog Programs and the content thereof. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Broadcast Blog Programs and other content that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and You agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against The Book Of Disengagements with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold The Book Of Disengagements, iits owners, operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the Site;
e. The Book Of Disengagements has created certain areas on the Service that contain adult, mature or explicit content and that if you choose to access such content, You are at least 18 years of age.
8. Termination
The Book Of Disengagements reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately and without notice for any or no cause, at any time. Without limiting the preceding sentence, The Book Of Disengagements may terminate your use of the Services or access to the Site immediately and without notice if: (a) you breach the Terms of Use; (b) you infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party in connection with the Services; (c) The Book Of Disengagements is unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to it, or (d) any material uploaded or transmitted by you to the Site violates any applicable laws or rights of any third party.
9. Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
The Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. You and The Book Of Disengagements agree that any and all disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be resolved solely through binding arbitration pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph 8 and the then-current rules of the American Arbitration Association (to the extent not inconsistent with this paragraph 8). Any arbitration arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be held in the Borough of Manhattan in the City and State of New York, before one independent arbitrator agreed upon by both parties. Any arbitration will be final and binding, and the arbitrator's order will be entered and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator will be chosen within thirty (30) days of the date that any issue is submitted to arbitration (the "Submission Date"), discovery (if any) will be completed within sixty (60) days after the Submission Date, the arbitration hearing will occur within ninety (90) days after the Submission Date, and the arbitrator must render his or her decision, in writing, within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the arbitration hearing.
10. Changes to the Services and the Site
The Book Of Disengagements reserves the right to change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the services or the Site at any time, including the availability of any of the Site features, databases or content. The Book Of Disengagements will attempt to provide reasonable notice of such changes to the Services or the Site. The Book Of Disengagements may also impose limits on features or restrict access to parts of the Site.
11. Modifications to the Terms of Use
The Book Of Disengagements may amend these Terms of Use at any time by posting amended Terms of Use to the Site. The amended Terms of Use shall be effective immediately upon posting to the Site. The Book Of Disengagements therefore encourages you to review these Terms of Use frequently.
12. Unlawful Conduct
Notifications of any unlawful conduct, including, without limitation, copyright or other intellectual property infringement should be sent to The Book Of Disengagements's Designated Agent at abuse@The Book Of Disengagements.com.
In particular, if You are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any Broadcast Blog Program or the content thereof infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing The Book Of Disengagements's Designated Agent with the following information in writing for further detail):
(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
(iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
(v)A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
(vi)A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
13. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Book Of Disengagements, and the officers, directors, employees, partners, principals, agents and representatives of The Book Of Disengagements, from, against and in respect of any and all demands, claims, actions, causes of action, liabilities, losses and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to (a) your participation in or use of the Site or any of the websites, facilities, software, transmission capabilities, or Services of The Book Of Disengagements; (b) any breach by You of any covenant, representation or warranty made by you in this Agreement; (c) any claims that your Broadcast Blog Programs or other use of the Site violates the intellectual property rights of any third parties, defames any third parties, constitutes impermissible hate speech or otherwise violates any rights of free speech or any other rights of any third parties; and (d) any portion of the content of any Broadcast Blog Program created or hosted by You or under your authority, including the content that You generate as well as any content contributed in any manner by any guest or caller on any Broadcast Blog Program created or hosted by you or under your authority. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive any termination of this Agreement and your use of the Site.
14. Miscellaneous
The Book Of Disengagements reserves the right to change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the services or the Site at any time, including the availability of any of the Site features, databases or content. The Book Of Disengagements will attempt to provide reasonable notice of such changes to the Services or the Site. The Book Of Disengagements may also impose limits on features or restrict access to parts of the Site.
a. Your sole remedy for any breach of these Terms of Use by The Book Of Disengagements shall be an action at law for money damages, if any. In no event shall you be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief based on any act or omission of The Book Of Disengagements, or any breach of these Terms of Use by The Book Of Disengagements.
b. These Terms of Use constitute the entire understanding of You and The Book Of Disengagements with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no understandings, agreements, conditions or representations, oral or written, express or implied, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not merged herein, expressly referenced herein, or superseded hereby.
c. Nothing contained in these Terms of Use shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture or other form of joint enterprise between You and The Book Of Disengagements.
d. The provisions of these Terms of Use are independent of each other and the invalidity of any provision or a portion thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any particular provision is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to have been replaced with a valid and enforceable provision that approximates as closely as possible the intent of You and The Book Of Disengagements as reflected in the original provision
e. Any delay or failure on the part of The Book Of Disengagements to enforce any rights hereunder to which it may be entitled shall not be construed as a waiver of the right and privilege to do so at any subsequent time.
f. All provisions which must survive in order to give effect to their meaning, shall survive any expiration or termination of these Terms of Use, including without limitation all of your representations, warranties and indemnification obligations.
g. The Book Of Disengagements allows users to recieve information via SMS. The Book Of Disengagements uses 4INFO to transmit SMS messages. The Book Of Disengagements and 4INFO do not charge for this service, but msg&data rates may apply from your carrier. Check your text messaging plan with your carrier. To stop receiving text messages at anytime, text STOP to 80676. For help, text HELP to 80676 or email support@The Book Of Disengagements.com Account holder agrees charges will appear on cell bill or deducted from prepaid balance. These SMS Terms and Conditions are separate from and in addition to the Blog Talk Radio Terms of Use.
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The Book Of Disengagements INC. ONLINE PRIVACY AND SECURITY STATEMENT
Effective Date: 03/10/2014
TRUSTe online privacy certification
The Book Of Disengagements Inc. is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals that interact with our websites. This policy discloses the Company's practices governing the gathering and use of information submitted to the Company through www.The Book Of Disengagements.com (“Site”) which is owned and operated by The Book Of Disengagements Inc. (“The Book Of Disengagements”). Any person accessing, browsing, or otherwise using the Site, either manually or via an automated device or program, to the extent permitted hereunder, shall be considered a "User" under this privacy policy. All Users are bound by the terms of this privacy policy. This privacy policy does not apply to the practices of unrelated third-party service providers or companies accessed through links provided for your convenience from this site.
The Book Of Disengagements Inc. has been awarded TRUSTe's Privacy Seal signifying that this privacy policy and practices have been reviewed by TRUSTe for compliance with TRUSTe's program requirements including transparency, accountability and choice regarding the collection and use of your personal information. TRUSTe's mission, as an independent third party, is to accelerate online trust among consumers and organizations globally through its leading privacy trustmark and innovative trust solutions. If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com. If you are not satisfied with our response you can contact TRUSTe here. The TRUSTe program covers only information that is collected through this Web site.
1. General
The Book Of Disengagements respects the privacy of every individual who visits our Web sites, responds to our interactive advertisements or sends us e-mail. This Privacy and Security Statement outlines the information The Book Of Disengagements' will collect and how we will use that information. This Statement will also instruct you on what to do if you do not want your personal information collected or shared when you visit The Book Of Disengagements' Web sites, respond to our Web-based advertisements or send us email.
2. Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number) on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personally identifiable information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send email us at privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com
3. Personally-Identifiable Information
The Book Of Disengagements will not collect any personally-identifiable information about you unless you provide it to us voluntarily. Personally-identifiable information includes your name, address, telephone number, credit card information and e-mail address.
The following are some examples of when The Book Of Disengagements may require that you provide personally identifiable information:
To regeiter for an account or complete an online order for a service (if you do not wish to complete an online order form, we will always provide an option for you to complete an order by calling a toll free phone number).
To enter an online contest or sweepstakes (if you do not wish to complete an online contest or sweepstakes form, we will always provide an option for you to enter by mailing a 3 x 5 card to a specific address) or to conduct surveys.
To request more information about new or current The Book Of Disengagements products or services
If you do not want your personally identifiable information collected, please do not submit it to us. If you have already submitted this information and would like for us to remove it from our records, please contact us at the email address listed at the bottom of this Statement. We will use reasonable efforts to delete your information from our existing files.
When you do provide us with personally identifiable information, we may use that information in the following ways, unless stated otherwise:
We may store and process that information to better understand all customer needs and how we can improve our products and services for all customers.
We may use that information to contact you with new promotions and announcements if you have previously provided your permission and if the promotions and announcements are in your interest.
We may contact you if we have questions about your account.
The Book Of Disengagements will not sell, share or rent personally identifiable information to third parties, unless we tell you we are going to do so at the time we collect your personally identifiable information. We are committed to giving you the choice of whether or not we use your information for marketing purposes.
4. Children
The Book Of Disengagements has no intention of collecting any personally-identifiable information from individuals under 18 years of age. Where appropriate, The Book Of Disengagements will specifically instruct children not to submit such information on our Web sites or advertisements without consent of a parent or guardian. If a child has provided us with personally-identifiable information without the consent of a parent or guardian, then that child's parent or guardian should contact us at the e-mail address listed at the bottom of this Statement if they would like this information deleted from our records. We will use reasonable efforts to delete the child's information from our existing files.
5. Non-Personally Identifiable Information
In some cases, we may collect information about you that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and the domain name of the Web site and/or Internet Service Provider from which you linked to our site or advertisement.
Similar to personally-identifiable information, we will not sell non-personally-identifiable information to third parties other than our business partners, unless we tell you we are going to do so at the time we collect the information.
6. Use of Cookies
When you view one of our Web sites or advertisements, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "Cookie" or similar file and will be used to determine ways to improve our Web sites, advertisements, products or services. We do link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. For example, Cookies allow us to tailor a Web site to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies, or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored. Please refer to your Browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, will be limited.
The use of cookies by our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company, service providers is not covered by our privacy statement. We do not have access or control over these cookies. Our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company, service providers use session ID cookies, for example, to allow our partners to tailor Advertising to better match your interests and preferences.
7. Web Beacons
We employ and our third party advertising partner employ a software technology called Web Beacons, that help us better manage content on our site by informing us what content is effective. Web Beacons are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. We tie the information gathered by clear gifs to our customers’ personally identifiable information.
8. Log Files
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
9. Declining E-mail Offers
As outlined in Section 3 of this Statement, we will only send email promotions or announcements to you if you have previously provided your permission for us to do so. Although many customers tell us they appreciate receiving notice of these carefully designed promotions and announcements, we recognize the importance of providing you with choices. At any time, you may remove your name from our e-mail list by contacting us at our e-mail address privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com. All e-mail offers that you receive from The Book Of Disengagements will inform you of how to decline receiving further email offers.
10. Collection of Third Party Information
If you choose to use our referral service to promote your shows via email, we will ask you for your intended recipients name and email address. We will automatically send a one-time email inviting them to listen to your broadcast. The Book Of Disengagements stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email
If you choose to request that your show be featured on our site we will ask for the name, phone number, and email address of your guests. The Book Of Disengagements stores the information for you to be able to dial your guest and bring them onto a show.
If you wish to no longer have your personal information used by our site, you may request to have it deleted by contacting us at privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com.
11. Third Party Service Providers
We use other third parties such as a credit card processing company to bill you for goods and services and an email service provider to send out emails on our behalf. We use live chat software to allow you to chat with hosts during their broadcasts. When you sign up for our services, we will share your credit card information with a credit card processing company in order to charge the appropriate fees. We will share your personal information only as necessary for the third party to provide that service.
12. Surveys and Contests
From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information such as email address, age and gender, and demographic information (such as zip code).
We use this information to notify contest winners and award prizes,
We may use a third party service provider to conduct these surveys or contests; that company will be prohibited from using our users’ personally identifiable information for any other purpose. We will not share the personally identifiable information you provide through a contest or survey with other third parties unless we give you prior notice and choice.
13. Legal Disclaimer
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site. We will also share your personal information with any other third party with your prior consent to do so.
If The Book Of Disengagements is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Web site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.
14. Who to Contact
If you have submitted personally-identifiable information through a The Book Of Disengagements™ Web site or interactive advertisement, and would like that information deleted from our records, please contact us at our e-mail address privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com. We will use reasonable efforts to delete this information from our existing files and respond to your request within 30 days. We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
15. Access to Personal Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update or delete your personal information or profile by logging into your account or sending an email to privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com.
If you wish to update your privacy settings you may do so by logging into your account and accessing your account management page.
If you wish to request the deletion of an unauthorized profile you may do so by emailing privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com.
16. Social Media Connect and Widgets
You can log in to our site using sign-in services such as Facebook Connect or Gmail log in. These services will authenticate your identity and provide you the option to share certain personal information with us such as your name and email address to pre-populate our sign up form. Services like Facebook Connect give you the option to post information about your activities on this Web site to your profile page to share with others within your network.
Our Web site includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button and Widgets, such as the Share this button or interactive mini-programs that run on our site. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
17. Testimonials
We post customer testimonials on our web site which may contain personally identifiable information. We do obtain the customer's consent via email prior to posting the testimonial to post their name along with their testimonial. If you wish to have your testimonial removed you my contact us at privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com.
18. Public Forums
Our Web site offers publicly accessible blogs or community forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. To request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum, contact us at privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why.
19. Public Directory
If you register as a host, we will list you in our publicly accessible member directory. If you do not want to be listed in our directory you may choose to register only as a listener, or you may delete your account at any time by contacting us at privacy@The Book Of Disengagements.com.
20. Revisions to this Policy
As the Company grows and new features are added, or legal requirements change, this Privacy Policy may be modified. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.All information submitted through the Web site is subject to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time.
21. Third Parties
The Site contains links to web sites of third parties. The Book Of Disengagements is not responsible for the actions of these third parties, including their privacy practices and any content posted on their web sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies to learn more about what, why and how they collect and use personal information. (Publisher) adheres to industry recognized standards to secure any personal information in our possession, and to secure it from unauthorized access and tampering. However, as is true with all online actions, it is possible that third parties may unlawfully intercept transmissions of personal information, or other users of the Site may misuse or abuse your personal information that they may collect from the Site.
The Book Of Disengagements uses third-party advertising companies to serve our ads on the Site. These third-party advertising companies employ cookie and 1x1 pixel .gifs or web beacons to measure and improve the effectiveness of ads for their clients. To do so, these companies may use anonymous information about your visits to our website and other websites, but will not collect any information which can personally identify you or can be linked to you. This information can include: date/time of banner ad shown, the banner ad that was shown, their cookie, and the IP address. This information can also be used for online preference marketing purposes.
If you want to prevent a third-party advertiser from collecting data, currently you may either visit each ad network's web site individually and opt out or visit the NAI gateway opt-out site to opt-out of all network advertising cookies. Click here for the NAI gateway opt-out site.
This site will also allow you to review the third-party advertising companies' privacy policies.
