Advicegarage Terms Of Service And Release
Upon utilizing this AdviceGarage website service, I agree to the following:
- That I am at least 18 years of age or older;
- That I understand and agree that the service provided on this website is not a replacement for professional mental health and/or physical health services, and I furthermore agree that I am mentally and physically healthy and I have no mental or physical instabilities;
- That the AdviceGarage and its owners, staff, and employees are not responsible for any misuse of this website or harm to the user, user's relations, users' computer hardware or software as a result of use of this website;
- That I understand and agree that AdviceGarage and its employees and staff are not acting as licensed professionals in any regard and
- That I also agree to release, acquit and forever discharge the AdviceGarage, its representatives, assigns, agents, servants, successors, executors, administrators, and any and all other persons, firms, corporations, associations or partnerships of and from any and all claims, manner of actions, causes of action, suits, debts, demands, rights, damages, costs, loss of services, expenses and compensation whatsoever associated with my use of this website.
Privacy Policy
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. Our Privacy Policy explains about information we ("AdviceGarage", the "company", or "we") collect on www.AdviceGarage.com ("Web Site"), how we use that information, your choices and this Web Site's other privacy practices. This Privacy Policy only covers information collected at this Web Site, and does not cover any information collected at any other web site or offline by AdviceGarage, any affiliated company or any other company unless specifically stated.
Information Company Collects And How Company Uses It
Personally Identifiable Information: We understand your need to ask your private questions in private. At Advice Garage, Tonja Acker-Richards will be the sole contact for couch and chair sessions. Certain information will be provided also to PAYPAL, as well as our technical and legal department, and others as necessary. We may ask you to provide us, and PAYPAL with certain personally identifiable information, which is information that could reasonably be used to identify you personally (such as your name, address, e-mail address and telephone number) when you register with us. In addition, you may chose to provide us with demographic information, information regarding your concern, or similar information when you submit a registration form and for collection purposes on the Web Site. Providing us with information about yourself is voluntary, and you can always choose not to provide certain information, except of course payment information required by PAYPAL. PAYPAL is governed by its own set of rules, which may be accessed on their website, www.paypal.com. In rare circumstance you may be contacted by AdviceGarage's office personnel.
We may use your information for internal business purposes, such as to improve the Web Site and our business strategies, or to serve specific content or advertisements to you. Please note that information submitted to the Web Site via a "contact us," "help" or other similar e-mail address or form will not necessarily receive a response. Use the couch or chair icons to register.
Note To Parents About Children: This Web Site is not directed to children younger than 18, and does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children younger than 18. If you are younger than 18, do not send any information about yourself to the Web Site. By using this site you are testifying that you are 18 years or older.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information: When you visit or download information from this Web Site, our web servers may automatically collect web site usage information. Web site usage information is non-personally identifying information that describes how our visitors use the Web Site. It can include the number and frequency of visitors to each web page and the length of their stays, browser type, referrer data that identifies the web page visited prior and subsequent to visiting the Web Site, and IP addresses (see below for more information on IP addresses). We also may determine your screen resolution and the technology available in order to serve you the most appropriate version of a web page, or similar service.
Use of Cookies, Web Beacons and Similar Technologies: This Web Site's pages or e-mail messages may contain cookies, web beacons (also known as clear gifs), or similar technologies as they become available. Cookies are information files that this Web Site may place on your computer to provide extended functionality. We may use cookies for a number of purposes, such as tracking usage patterns on the Web Site, measuring the effectiveness of advertising, limiting multiple responses and registrations, facilitating your ability to navigate the Web Site and as part of a verification or screening process. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent by indicating this in the preferences or options menu in your browser. However, it is possible that some parts of this Web Site will not operate correctly if you disable cookies and you may not be able to take advantage of some of this Web Site's features. You should consult with your browser's provider/manufacturer if you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.
Our web pages may include advertisements for third parties and their products, and those third-party advertisements may include a cookie or web beacon served by the third party. AdviceGarage does not have control over the cookies or web beacons used by third parties and does not have access to whatever information they may collect.
Disclosure Of Collected Information & Third Parties
AdviceGarge may disclose non-personally identifying, aggregated user statistics to third parties. We do NOT share your personally identifiable information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
Third parties providing services on our behalf: We may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include, without limitation, hosting and administering this Web Site, fulfilling orders, sending communications on our behalf, analyzing data, and administering promotions. These third parties may have access to this Web Site's user information, including personally identifiable information, in order to perform these functions on our behalf. We do not provide technical support. We are NOT responsible for any harm cause to you or your computer system from using this site.
Legal Protection: AdviceGarage may transfer and disclose information about our users, including personally identifiable information, and may use IP addresses to identify users in cooperation with internet service providers or law enforcement agencies, to comply with a legal obligation, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing the Web Site and applicable laws, or to protect the legal rights, interests, or safety of the Web Site, our users or others.
Corporate change: Advice Garage reserves the right to disclose and transfer user information, including personally identifiable information, in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, restructuring, a sale of assets, or other fundamental corporate change.
User Name And Security
Your user name will be used to identify you on the Web Site, so we recommend not using your real name or other information that can be used to identify you when selecting a user name. You must though use that legal name information for the PAYPAL portion of subscription. In addition, do not use the real name of another person as your user name. You are solely responsible for your use and re-use of any content. Advice Garage bears no responsibility for any action by hostile parties, technical hackers, and the like as these situations are beyond our control. In a new technology bugs, and other nuisance and serious attacks on our website and your computer may occur without our ability to control these. No data transmission over the internet or electronic storage of information can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please note that Advice Garage cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
Links
The Web Site and communications sent by the Web Site may contain links that take you outside our services and are beyond our control. For example, you may encounter links from sponsors or partners. If you "click" on the link to a third party, the "click" takes you to a third party's web site or online content. These other web sites may set their own cookies, collect data, solicit personally identifiable information and/or have their own privacy policies.
Consent To Transfer
This Web Site is operated in the United States. If you are located in the European Union, Canada or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using the Web Site or providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.
Acceptance & Privacy Policy Changes
By using this Web Site, you accept our privacy practices and general terms of use. AdviceGarage reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post any new or revised policies on the Web Site. However, we will use your personally identifiable information in a manner consistent with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time you submitted the information, unless you consent to the new or revised policy.
The EFFECTIVE DATE of this Privacy Policy is: March 1, 2006
