Privacy Statement
Information SSI Collects
There are two kinds of information web sites can obtain about you:
Anonymous Information and Personally Identifiable Information.
Anonymous Information is aggregate data that web sites use to monitor
their sites. For example, an IP address is a unique string of numbers
that is assigned to your computer. Web servers automatically identify
your computer by its IP address. We use your IP address to help diagnose
problems with our servers and to administer our sites.
Personally Identifiable Information is any information that personally
identifies you, such as your name, email address, or telephone number.
SSI does not collect Personally Identifiable Information from users
of its web sites.
SSI does not sell or otherwise distribute for commercial purposes
any information collected from its sites.
Third Party Web Sites
SSI’s web sites may contain links to third party web sites not
owned or controlled by SSI. SSI is not responsible for the privacy
practices or content of such third party web sites. Inclusion of any
linked web site on any of SSI’s sites does not imply or express
an approval or endorsement of the linked web site by SSI, or of any
of the content, opinions, products, or services provided on these web
sites. If you visit a web site that is linked to from an SSI site,
we encourage you to consult that web site’s privacy policy before
providing any personal information.
Security
SSI’s sites have reasonable security measures in place to protect
the loss, misuse, and/or alteration of the information under SSI’s
control. Security of information communicated to SSI over the internet
is of utmost concern to us, but no data transmission can be guaranteed
to be 100% secure. Please note that your email, like most non-encrypted
internet communications, may be accessed and viewed by other internet
users, without your knowledge and permission, while in transit to us.
For that reason, to protect your privacy, please do not use email to
communicate information to us that you consider confidential. While
we strive to protect your personal information, SSI cannot ensure or
warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or through
our sites.
Limitation of Liability
SSI PROVIDES THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES ON ITS WEB
SITES “AS
IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. BY USING SSI’S SITES,
YOU AGREE THAT SSI SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OF ANY THIRD
PARTY AND THAT YOUR DOWNLOADING OF MATERIALS FOUND ON SSI’S SITES
IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Terms & Conditions
License to Use Site
SSI grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited
right to access, use, and display the sites and materials thereon
for your personal use only, provided that you comply fully with these
Terms and Conditions. You shall not interfere or attempt to interfere
with the operation of SSI’s sites in any way through any means
or device including, but not limited to, spamming, hacking, uploading
computer viruses, or by any other means.
Ownership; Restrictions
SSI owns, controls, licenses, or has the right to use
and provide the sites and all material on the sites, including without
limitation all text, images, articles, photographs, illustrations,
audio, and video clips (collectively, “site material”).
The sites are each protected by copyright as a collective work and/or
compilation pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions,
and other intellectual property laws. You agree to abide by any and
all copyright notices, information, or restrictions displayed on
each site.
Except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, you may not use,
modify, republish, frame, print, display, perform, reproduce, license,
transfer, sell, assign, post, transmit, distribute, reverse engineer,
create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any of the site
material or any part of the sites without prior written consent from
SSI. You may download one (1) copy of site material for your personal
use, provided that you maintain all copyright, attribution, and other
notices contained in the site material, including any trademarks. You
acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading
copyrighted material. You are responsible for complying with all applicable
laws, regulations, and rules regarding your use of such downloaded
site material.
Changes to Sites
SSI shall have the right for any reason, at its sole discretion, to
terminate, change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of any site.
SSI may also impose limits on certain features or restrict your access
to parts of any site without notice or liability. You acknowledge and
agree that SSI will not be liable to you or any third party in the
event that SSI exercises its right to modify or terminate access to
any site or portions of any site.
Indemnification
You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SSI,
its affiliates, and all of their respective officers, directors,
owners, agents, employees, site material providers, licensors, and
licensees (collectively, “indemnified
parties”) from and against any and all losses, damages, and claims
and all fees, costs, and expenses of any kind related thereto (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the
indemnified parties in connection with any claim arising out of, based
upon, or resulting from your use of any of SSI’s sites.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Damages; Limitation of Liability
SSI’S SITES, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS, AND
INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITES, ARE PROVIDED
ON AN “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SSI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITES
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. SSI DOES NOT WARRANT
OR REPRESENT THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF THE SITES, THE CONTENT
THEREOF, INFORMATION ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITES, LINKS TO THIRD PARTIES
OR FOR ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE
INFORMATION THORUGH THE SITES OR ANY LINKED SITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED
WITH THE SITES, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITES.
CERTAIN CONTENT MAY BE CONSIDERED OBJECTIONABLE OR INAPPROPRIATE BY
INDIVIDUAL USERS AND EACH USER MUST EXERCISE HIS OR HER DISCRETION
IN USING AND ALLOWING MINORS OR OTHERS TO USE THE SITES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL SSI, ITS AFFILIATES, OR CONTENT PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARE
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE,
THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND FUNCTIONS ON ANY OF SSI’S SITES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS
OR LOST BUSINESS, EVEN IF SUCH ENTITIES OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
THEREOF HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME
STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You agree that any claim or cause of action arising out of your use
of any SSI site must be filed within one year after such claim or cause
of action arose or it shall forever be barred, notwithstanding any
statute of limitations to the contrary.
Acceptable Use
By using any of SSI’s sites, you agree that you:
- Will only use SSI’s sites for lawful purposes
and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
- Agree with SSI’s Privacy Policy.
- Acknowledge that SSI may be unable to process and shall have no
responsibility to process transactions the accuracy of which SSI
cannot validate.
Without limitation of the foregoing, you agree to not
use any of SSI’s
sites to:
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any communication
that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, embarrassing, abusive,
harassing, tortuous, defamatory, obscene, libelous, deceptive,
fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts
of sexual acts, invasive of another’s privacy, or hateful.
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any communication that
victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group
of individuals on the basis or religion, gender, sexual orientation,
race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, or any other protected
status.
- Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any communication that
you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual
or fiduciary relationships (including but not limited to proprietary
or confidential information learned as part of employment relationships).
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any communication that
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other
rights of any party.
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any unsolicited
or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “pyramid
schemes,” or any other form of solicitation.
- Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any material that contains
software viruses or any computer code, files, or programs designed
to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer
software or hardware, or engage in any other similarly destructive
activity.
- Interfere with or disrupt any of SSI’s sites
or servers or networks connected to the sites, or disobey any requirements,
procedures, policies, or regulations of such networks.
- Violate any applicable local, state, federal, or international
law.
You also agree that you will not harvest, collect,
or store information about the users of SSI’s sites or use
such information for any purpose.
Changes to Terms and Conditions
SSI reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify,
add, or remove any portion of these Terms and Conditions, in whole
or in part, at any time. Changes in these Terms and Conditions will
be effective when posted. You agree to review these Terms and Conditions
periodically to be aware of any changes. Your continued use of any
site after any changes to these Terms and Conditions are posted will
be considered acceptance of those changes. You acknowledge and agree
that SSI will not be liable to you or any third party in the event
that SSI exercises its right to modify or terminate access to any of
the sites or portions of any site.
General Provisions
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflicts
of laws provisions. The sole and exclusive jurisdiction for any action
or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms and Conditions
and/or any SSI site shall be an appropriate State or Federal court
located in Boulder County in the State of Colorado, and SSI and you
hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. If for
any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of
these Terms and Conditions, or a portion thereof, to be unenforceable,
that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible and
the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall continue in full
force and effect. The section headings used herein are for convenience
only and shall not be given any legal import.
Contacting SSI
If you have questions about this Privacy Statement,
the practices of SSI’s sites, or your dealings with SSI’s
sites, please contact:
Jen Gartner - In-House Counsel
