Terms & Conditions
Central Naugatuck
Valley Help, Inc.
If you have
any questions about linking to Help, Inc. or copying
information contained in the web site, please contact
us at info@cnvhelp.org
1. Copyright and License
2. Disclaimer
3. Privacy Policy
4. Security/Usability
5. Governance Of Agreement
6. Effective Date
7. Contact Information
1. Copyright and License
1.1 Reserved Rights and Grant of Limited License
Copyright © 2004 Central Naugatuck
Valley Help, Inc. All rights reserved.
Central Naugatuck Valley Help,
Inc. (CNV Help, Inc.) owns the intellectual property
rights, including copyright, in and to this Site.
As a user of this Site, you are granted a limited
license to use (display or print) a reasonable number
of search results for your own personal, non-commercial
use only, provided the information is not modified.
You shall be fully responsible for any consequences
resulting from such use. Any other use of the information
is prohibited. None of the information may be otherwise
reproduced, republished or re-disseminated in any
manner or form without the prior written consent of
CNV Help, Inc.. CNV Help, Inc. retains the right to
take appropriate legal action to enforce its rights.
CNV Help, Inc. disclaims any liability
for unauthorized use or reproduction of any portion
of this Site.
1.2 Trademarks
Certain words, phrases, names,
designs or logos used on the Site may constitute trademarks,
service marks or trade names of CNV Help, Inc. or
other entities. The display of any such marks or names
on the Site does not imply that CNV Help, Inc. or
other entities have granted a license or authorization
of any kind.
1.3 No Solicitation
No part of the Site should be taken
to constitute an offer or solicitation to buy or sell
products or services.
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2. Disclaimer
2.1 No Endorsement/Linking Policy
Inclusion of an organization and
information about its programs and services on this
Site does not imply endorsement by CNV Help, Inc.,
nor does exclusion indicate lack of endorsement or
disapproval.
The Site may contain links to other
sites. These links are provided as references to help
you identify and locate other Internet resources that
may be of interest. Parties other than CNV Help, Inc.
independently developed these other sites and therefore
CNV Help, Inc. does not assume responsibility for
the accuracy or appropriateness of the information
contained on such sites. In providing links to other
sites, CNV Help, Inc. is not acting as a publisher
or disseminator of the material contained on these
other sites and does not seek to control the content
of, or maintain any type of editorial control over,
such sites. A link to another site should not be construed
to mean that CNV Help, Inc. is associated with or
is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade
name, logo or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected
in the link or the description of the link to such
other sites. In addition, the mention of another party
or its products or services on the Site should not
be construed as an endorsement of that party or its
products or services. Please be aware that CNV Help,
Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices
of such other sites. CNV Help, Inc. encourages users
to be aware when they leave CNV Help, Inc. sites and
to read the privacy statements of each and every Web
site that collects personally identifiable information.
2.2 No Advice or Warranties
The information on the Site is
provided for educational or information purposes only.
It is not intended to provide medical, legal or professional
advice whatsoever and should not be relied upon in
that respect.
CNV Help, Inc. does not guarantee
the quality, accuracy, completeness or timeliness
of the information. While every effort has been made
to ensure the information is complete and accurate,
the site may contain typographical or other errors
and should not be assumed to be error-free. CNV Help,
Inc. makes no representation with respect to the accuracy
or completeness of the content of this site and specifically
disclaims any implied responsibility for the accuracy
of the information provided, and shall in no event
be liable for any loss or damage.
CNV Help, Inc. is not responsible
for any content or information that you may find undesirable
or objectionable.
2.3 No Liability
CNV Help, Inc. is not responsible
for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential
damage or any other damages whatsoever and howsoever
caused, arising out of or in connection with the use
of the Site or in reliance on the information available
on the Site, including the loss of use, lost date,
lost business profits, business interruption, personal
injury, or any other personal or pecuniary loss, whether
the action is in contract, tort (including negligence)
or other tortious action.
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3. Privacy Policy
3.1 Confidentiality Warning
CNV Help, Inc. respects the privacy
of every individual who visits our websites and online
areas. CNV Help, Inc. strives to ensure confidentiality
in e-mail communication concerning community services.
Nevertheless, absent the use of encryption, the Internet
is not a secure medium and privacy cannot be ensured.
Internet e-mail is vulnerable to interception and
forging. CNV Help, Inc. will not be responsible for
any damages you or any third party may suffer as a
result of the transmission of confidential information
that you make to CNV Help, Inc., or that you expressly
or implicitly authorize CNV Help, Inc. to make, or
for any errors or any changes made to any transmitted
information.
CNV Help, Inc. does not use "cookies"
or other tracking devices to gather data on Internet
users. It does measure site visits but does not collect
or maintain information on the identity of such users.
3.2 Submissions
All information submitted by organizations
about their services to CNV Help, Inc. via shall be
deemed and remain the property of CNV Help, Inc..
CNV Help, Inc. shall be free to use, for any purpose,
any ideas, concepts, know-how or other techniques
contained in information provided to CNV Help, Inc.
through the Site or sent through e-mail or gathered
via phone or mail. CNV Help, Inc. shall not be subject
to any obligations of confidentiality regarding any
such information submitted to it unless specifically
agreed to by CNV Help, Inc., or required by law.
CNV Help, Inc. may use comments
submitted by users about the Site for promotional
purposes. CNV Help, Inc. will seek written permission
of the user before publishing his or her personal
name, organization or program name or direct comment.
CNV Help, Inc. may combine comments and attribute
them to pseudonyms without seeking permission of the
users.
3.3 Information Collection/Communications from the
Sites
CNV Help, Inc. collects information
from our users at several different points on our
Web site. We use this information to contact the user
about services on our site for which he has expressed
interest. It is optional for the user to provide demographic
information (such as age and gender), and unique identifiers
(such as, username and password), but encouraged so
we can provide a more personalized experience on our
site. If a user wishes to subscribe to any CNV Help,
Inc. newsletters, CNV Help, Inc. asks for contact
information such as name and email address. Out of
respect for CNV Help, Inc. users privacy CNV Help,
Inc. provides a way to opt-out of these communications.
Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.
3.4 Order
CNV Help, Inc. request information
from the user on our order form. A user must provide
contact information (such as name, email, and shipping
address) and financial information (such as credit
card number, expiration date). This information is
used for billing purposes and to fill customer's orders.
If CNV Help, Inc. has trouble processing an order,
the information is used to contact the user.
3.5 Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers
CNV Help, Inc. uses log files. This includes internet
protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service
provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type,
date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends,
administer the site, track user's movement in the
aggregate, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked
to personally identifiable information. CNV Help,
Inc. uses a tracking utility that uses log files to
analyze user movement.
3.6 Sharing
Though we make every effort to
preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal
information when required by law wherein we have a
good-faith belief that such action is necessary to
comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court
order or legal process served on our Web site.
3.7 Choice/Opt-out
Users who no longer wish to receive
CNV Help, Inc. newsletters and promotional communications
may opt-out of receiving these communications by emailing
CNV Help, Inc. at info@cnvhelp.org.
3.8 Surveys [& Contests]
From time-to-time CNV Help, Inc.
site requests information from users via surveys or
contests. Participation in these surveys or contests
is completely voluntary and the user therefore has
a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
The requested information typically includes contact
information (such as name and shipping address), and
demographic information (such as zip code). Contact
information will be used [shared with the contest
[survey] sponsors] to notify the winners and award
prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes
of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction
of this site. Users' personally identifiable information
is not shared with third parties unless we give prior
notice and choice. Though CNV Help, Inc. may use an
intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests,
CNV Help, Inc. may not use users' personally identifiable
information for any secondary purposes.
3.9 Bulletin Boards
CNV Help, Inc. sites may include
Bulletin Boards (Topic Discussions) which allow feedback
to CNV Help, Inc. and interaction via e-mail and discussion
between users. CNV Help, Inc. does not control the
messages, information or files delivered to Bulletin
Boards. It is a condition of your use of the Bulletin
Boards and this Web site that you do not engage in
any of the following:
The names of sponsors
or sponsor advertisements on this Web site does
not warrant any endorsement by CNV Help, Inc..
You understand and agree that CNV Help, Inc. has
no obligation to monitor the Bulletin Boards or
the Topic Discussions. CNV Help, Inc., however,
reserves the right at all times to monitor and disclose
any information or materials necessary to satisfy
any law, regulation or governmental request, or
to edit, refuse to post, or to remove any information
or materials in whole or in part, that are deemed
objectionable or in violation of these Terms and
Conditions of Use. At the discretion of CNV Help,
Inc., material may be modified in order to maintain
clarity, consistency, and conciseness on the Web
site.
4. Security/Usability
4.1 Compatibility
CNV Help, Inc. cannot guarantee
compatibility or functionality with any specific user
browsers or Internet Service Providers. CNV Help,
Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained
in the materials and products will be uninterrupted
or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or
that this site, including bulletin boards, or the
server that makes it available are free of viruses
or other harmful components. CNV Help, Inc. does not
warrant or make any representations regarding the
use of the results of the use of the materials on
this site or in third party sites in terms of their
correctness, accuracy, timeliness reliability or otherwise.
You, and not CNV Help, Inc., assume the entire cost
of all necessary maintenance, repair or correction
stemming from the use of this site.
4.2 Computer Viruses
While every effort is made to ensure
that all information provided on the Site does not
contain computer viruses, you should take reasonable
and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses
and should ensure that you have a complete and current
backup of the applicable items or information contained
on your computer system. You should pay specific attention
to some of the newer viruses that have been written
to automatically execute when an infected word processing
document is loaded into certain word processing programs.
5. Governance Of
Agreement
This agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Connecticut without giving effect to any
principles of conflicts of law. Jurisdiction shall
be remanded to the appropriate State of Connecticut
Court as necessary. If any provision of this agreement
shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable
then that provision shall be deemed severed from this
agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability
of any remaining provisions.
CNV Help, Inc. retains the right to modify this disclaimer
as well as the operational practices and functionality
of this web site at any time and at its sole discretion.
6. Effective Date
6.1 Termination
These terms of use are effective
until terminated by CNV Help, Inc., at any time and
without notice.
6.2 Date of Effectiveness/Notification of Changes
If CNV Help, Inc. decides to change
the terms of use/privacy policy, CNV Help, Inc. will
post those changes to this privacy statement, the
homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so
CNV Help, Inc. users are always aware of what information
CNV Help, Inc. collect, how CNV Help, Inc. uses it,
and under what circumstances, if any, CNV Help, Inc.
discloses it. CNV Help, Inc. will use information
in accordance with the privacy policy under which
the information was collected.
7. Contact Information
If users have any questions or
suggestions regarding CNV Help, Inc. terms of use/privacy
policy, please contact CNV Help, Inc. at: info@cnvhelp.org.