By using the PublicSquareForum.org site, you are agreeing to be legally bound by the terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the “Terms of Use”). Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this website. If you do not agree to all of the Terms of Use, you may not use this site.
PublicSquareForum.org reserves the right to change, modify, or otherwise alter these Terms of Use at any time. Please review these Terms of Use periodically for changes, as your ongoing use of this site after the posting of any changes to the Terms of Use signifies your acceptance of those changes.
Intellectual Property
All data, designs, text, images, photographs, illustrations, artwork, graphic content, or other copyrightable subject matter, in addition to the selection and arrangement thereof, as well as all trademarks, service marks, and trade names appearing on the PublicSquareForum.org site (the “Intellectual Property”) are the property of PublicSquareForum.org and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, licensors or other respective owners, and are protected pursuant to United States and foreign copyright and trademark laws. Nothing contained on thePublicSquareForum.org web site should be construed as granting either directly, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, service mark, or trade name displayed on the site without prior written permission of PublicSquareForum.org or its subsidiaries and affiliated companies unless expressly stated otherwise. PublicSquareForum.org vehemently enforces its intellectual property rights.
PublicSquareForum.org grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use and display, for lawful, noncommercial, personal use only, one copy of any of the Intellectual Property, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that under no circumstances you will use data obtained from PublicSquareForum.org, nor will you allow, enable, or otherwise support any third party’s use of data obtained from PublicSquareForum.org, to: (i) collect or harvest listings appearing on the PublicSquareForum.org site for the purpose of sending solicitations to PublicSquareForum.org members; or (ii) enable high-volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to PublicSquareForum.org (or its systems), or any Internet domain name registrar or registry for the registration of second-level domains. You further agree not to sell, license, rent, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, compile, repackage, broadcast, circulation, or other dissemination of any Intellectual Property to any third party without the express prior written consent of PublicSquareForum.org. Use of any Intellectual Property beyond the scope of this limited license is permitted only with PublicSquareForum.org’s express written permission.
You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose the PublicSquareForum.org site, or any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information of PublicSquareForum.org, our subsidiaries, or affiliates without our express written consent.
PublicSquareForum.org’s trademarks and trade dress may not be used: (i) in connection with any product or service that is not PublicSquareForum.org’s; (ii) in a manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers; or (iii) in any manner that disparages or discredits PublicSquareForum.org. While you are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of PublicSquareForum.org, you may not do so if the link portrays PublicSquareForum.org, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or their products or services, in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any PublicSquareForum.org logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of any link without express written permission.
Representations and Warranties
YOU USE THE PUBLICSQUAREFORUM.ORG SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLICSQUAREFORUM.ORG SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE TRADE OR PRACTICE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above disclaimer may not apply to you.
PublicSquareForum.org makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the site content. Information on the PublicSquareForum.org site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. PublicSquareForum.org may also make improvements and/or changes to the products and/or the programs described in the information at any time without notice.
NEITHER PUBLICSQUAREFORUM.ORG NOR ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THIS SITE OR ANY CONTENT ON THIS SITE, REGARDLESS OF THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY SUCH CONTENT PUBLICSQUAREFORUM.ORG ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR THE USE OR INTERPRETATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. DECISIONS BASED ON DATA OR INFORMATION ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
When you access a non- PublicSquareForum.org web site, please understand that it is independent from PublicSquareForum.org and that we have no control over its content.
Correspondence with PublicSquareForum.org
If you have any questions about this site, please Contact PublicSquareForum.org. Any comments or materials sent to PublicSquareForum.org, including feedback data, such as questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, regarding the content of any such documents (collectively “Feedback”) shall be deemed to be non-confidential and non-proprietary. PublicSquareForum.org shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such Feedback and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, exhibit, display, transform, create derivative works and distribute the Feedback to others without limitation and without compensation to you. Further, PublicSquareForum.org shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such Feedback for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products incorporating such Feedback.
Applicable Law and Severability
You and PublicSquareForum.org agree that the statues and laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall apply to any actions or claims arising out of or in relation to these Terms of Use, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof. You and the Company also agree and hereby submit to the filing of any claim only in the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of Middlesex County, Massachusetts and any legal proceedings shall be conducted in English. PublicSquareForum.org makes no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. These Terms of Use shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the Sale of Goods.
Any failure by PublicSquareForum.org to enforce any of its rights under applicable laws shall not constitute a waiver of such right. The provisions of these Terms of Use are intended to be severable. If for any reason any provision of these Terms of Use shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Privacy
This privacy statement only covers information that is collected through this Web site, and does not cover information that may be collected through software downloaded from the site.
Information We Collect
If you are merely visiting our site, we collect and store only the following information about you:
The IP address of the terminal from which you access the Internet
The IP address of the website from which you linked directly to our site
The date and time you access our site
The browser you used to access the site
The operating system you used to access the site
We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.
We will not obtain any other personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us.
PublicSquareForum.org also collects and maintains certain information (including e-mail addresses) on our Website via surveys and other online forms. This is done to help us provide our customers with the best customer service and with valuable information regarding relevant products and services from PublicSquareForum.org and appropriate third parties.
We automatically track certain information about you based upon your behavior on our site. We use this information to analyze user demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand your preferences and improve your experience.
We use Google Analytics, a third-party tracking service, which uses cookies to track non-personally identifiable information about our visitors to our site in the aggregate to capture usage and volume statistics. Some of our business partners (e.g., Google Analytics) use cookies on our site. We have no access to or control over these cookies. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by PublicSquareForum.org only and does not cover the use of cookies by any third-party.
Cookies are used on certain pages of our site. We offer certain features that are only available through the use of a cookie. Cookies are stored on your hard drive, not on our site. If your browser permits, you are always free to decline our cookies, but you may not be able to use certain site features and will have to enter your personally identifying information manually more often.
How We Use Your Information
PublicSquareForum.org is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with PublicSquareForum.org’s standards for integrity and objectivity. Email originating at PublicSquareForum.org contains clear and efficient instructions for opting out of future emails of its kind.
We use the information we collect from you to transmit administrative notices, and send you specific information that you have requested. We may also use it to send you information that is targeted to your interests, such as upcoming events and promotions.
If you need assistance in updating the information you have provided to PublicSquareForum.org or you have questions or comments about these policies, contact PublicSquareForum.org’s customer information using our contact form.
Additionally, you may elect to receive our newsletter as part of the services that we offer. If you wish to no longer receive our newsletters and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication, or by using the contact form.
Information Sharing
We may provide your personal information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities such as shipping your order or offering customer service. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.
We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
We may also disclose your personal information
- as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process
- when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request,
- if PublicSquareForum.org 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, to any other third party with your prior consent to do so.
Reviewing and Changing Your Information
To review and update your personal information to ensure it is accurate, contact us through our contact form.
With your consent we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you want your testimonial removed please contact us.
Information Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal 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, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can contact us via our contact form.
Links to Other Sites
Our Site includes links to other Web site whose privacy practices may differ from those of PublicSquareForum.org. If you submit personal information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy statement of any Web site you visit.
You can also link to/from our site using sign-in services such as Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter. 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 link between the sites. Services like these 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.
At times we may enter into co-branded relationships. When we enter into these types of relationships we will share your name and email address in order for our co-branded partner to complete your domain name purchase, registration and/or transfer, as applicable.
Accordingly, some pages may have the look and feel of being on www.PublicSquareForum.org, however the information collected on these pages may not be covered under this privacy statement.
Children’s Privacy
Children are not eligible to use our services. We ask that children under 18 do not submit any personal information to us.
If you believe your child has errantly submitted personally identifying information on the site, please send us an email message with the name of your child, the email address which the child used to contact us, and the child’s postal address. We will notify you if we have any data matching these identifiers. If you can supply the additional information that we require to authenticate your relationship to the data subject, we will delete the data at your request.
Notification of Privacy Statement Changes
We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes to our information practices. 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.
Contacting the Site
If you have any questions or complaints about this policy or privacy practices on the site, please contact us using the contact form on the site.