Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
We take your privacy very seriously.
Your Privacy with IGSIG
Key Points
- We will NOT share your information with anyone for marketing purposes.
- We will NOT send unsolicited emails to you for marketing purposes.
- We use data encryption technologies to safeguard your personal information.
Privacy Policy
IGSIG has established this privacy policy to explain to you how your information is protected, collected, used and disclosed at our website located at www.igsig.org (the "Site"). By using the Site, you consent to the privacy practices described in this policy, as modified from time to time by us. Please carefully review this policy so you understand our data privacy practices. We may use personal information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in this privacy policy. If our privacy practices change we will post the policy changes to our web site and notify you by indicating the date the privacy policy was last updated. We will also provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. We encourage you to check back at our web site periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
Data We Collect.
When you sign up for an IGSIG.org account, you must provide your name, e-mail address, and area of interest related to immersive gaming. Should you contribute to the site in the form of articles or discussion topics and posts, these will be associated with your user account and so may be personally identifiable.
Cookies.
A "cookie" is a small text file placed on your computer's hard drive by a web server -- which is acknowledged by your web browser. We use cookies for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to the following: (a) To assist us in providing our services to you; (b) To track activity on our website; (d) To introduce services to you on this and other websites. You can usually set parameters on your computer that allow you to elect to accept cookies or to have your browser notify you each time a cookie is offered. You can also usually delete cookies from your hard drive. You can find instructions on how to accept cookies, on how to be notified that a cookie is being offered, and on how to delete cookies through your Internet Browser. Please note that you may not be able to use the full range of features offered by the site if you choose to disable this tracking mechanism, but it is your right to do so.
How We Use Personal Information.
We collect personal information in a number of ways when you visit our web site. When you visit our web site, some information is also automatically collected, such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, your computer's operating system, the browser type, the address of a referring web site, and the time and date of your visit and transactions. We treat this information as personal information if we combine it with or link it to any of the identifying information mentioned above. Otherwise, it is used in the aggregate only.
Disclosing Information to Other IGSIG Users.
When you send or receive information via this site, your account information will be associated with it. Information such as, but not limited to, discussion posts which are publicly viewable may then disclose your username to other users.
Disclosing Information to Third Parties.
IGSIG will not sell or rent any of your personally identifiable information to third parties. IGSIG will not share any of your personally identifiable information with third parties except in the limited circumstances described below. These third parties are limited by law or by contract from using the information for secondary purposes beyond the purposes for which the information is shared.
- We disclose information that we in good faith believe is appropriate to cooperate in investigations of fraud or other illegal activity, or to conduct investigations of violations of our User Agreement. For example, this means that if we conduct a fraud investigation and conclude that one side has engaged in deceptive practices, we can give that person or entity's contact information (but not bank account or credit card information) to victims who request it.
- We disclose information in response to a subpoena, warrant, court order, levy, attachment, order of a court-appointed receiver or other comparable legal process, including subpoenas from private parties in a civil action.
Information Security.
We have put into place reasonable security measures in an effort to protect personal information while it is under our control. All personal information relating to our users is stored in a secure environment separate from our web site. Your account information is accessible online only through the use of a password. To protect the confidentiality of personal information, you must keep your password confidential and not disclose it to any other person. You are responsible for all uses of our web site by any person using your password. Please advise us immediately if you believe your password has been misused.
IGSIG does not tolerate spam. Therefore, without limiting the foregoing, you may not add an IGSIG user to your mail list (email, physical mail, SMS messaging, or telephone contact) without their express consent after adequate disclosure, even if said user has previously corresponded with you. To report IGSIG-related spam to IGSIG, please contact us.
Accessing and Changing Your Information.
You can review the personal information you provided us and make any desired changes to such information, or to the settings for your IGSIG account, at any time by logging in to your account on the IGSIG Web site and changing your preferences in the Profile page. If you terminate your account or delete/change your data or content, we usually update our live databases immediately. However, some data may update more slowly, and some old data may remain in our archives and records. This is necessary in order to deter fraud, by ensuring that persons who try to commit fraud will not be able to avoid detection simply by closing their account and opening a new account. However, if you close your account, your personally identifiable information will not be used by us for any further purposes, nor sold or shared with third parties, except as necessary to prevent fraud and assist law enforcement, or as required by law.
Contact Us.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, IGSIG's information practices, or your dealings with IGSIG, you can contact us by sending an email to webmaster@igsig.org.
Terms of Service
Key Points
- We are not liable for damages incurred by you as a result of using our website.
- The information provided by this website is protected under license.
- You agree not to damage our ability to provide access to our website to others.
User Agreement
This User Agreement ("Agreement") is a contract between you and IGSIG and applies to your use of the IGSIG website (www.igsig.org, the "Site") and any related products and services available through the Site (collectively the "Service"). Your user account enables you to view and contribute to the information provided by IGSIG. By clicking "I Agree" or by using the service, you agree to follow the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
You must read, agree with, and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Privacy Policy, which include those terms and conditions expressly set out below and those incorporated by reference, before you may become a member of IGSIG. We strongly recommend that, as you read this Agreement, you also access and read the information contained in the other pages and websites referred to in this document, as they may contain further terms and conditions that apply to you as an IGSIG user. By accepting this Agreement, you also agree that your use of other IGSIG Services will be governed by the terms and conditions posted on those websites.
We may amend this Agreement at any time by posting the amended terms on our site. Except as stated below, all amended terms shall be effective 30 days after they are initially posted on our site. You may review the current Agreement prior to using the Site at any time at our Terms of Service page. In this Agreement, "you" or "your" means any person or entity using the Service ("Users"). Unless otherwise stated, "IGSIG," "we" or "our" will refer collectively to IGSIG.
This Agreement was last modified on March 18, 2006.
Eligibility.
In order to use some parts of the Service, you must register for a personal user account. Users may only hold one account. Our services are only available to individuals or businesses that can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. Our service is not available to minors (under 18) and persons who are suspended ("Banned") from our service.
Identity Authentication.
IGSIG is not liable for Users who provide false or misleading information regarding their identity.
Dispute Release.
In the event that you have a dispute with one or more Users, you release IGSIG (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, and employees) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
Third-Party Links.
The IGSIG website contains links to third party websites. These links are provided only as a convenience. The inclusion of any link is not and does not imply an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement, approval, investigation, verification or monitoring by IGSIG of any information contained in any third party website. In no event shall IGSIG be responsible for the information contained on that site or your use of or inability to use such site. You should also be aware that the terms and site's privacy policy may be different from those applicable to your use of this website.
Limitation of Liability.
In no event shall IGSIG, subsidiaries, employees or our suppliers be liable for lost profits or any special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with our web site, our service, or this agreement (however arising, including negligence). 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. Our liability, subsidiaries, employees and suppliers, to you or any third parties in any circumstance is limited to the actual amount of direct damages. You agree to indemnify and hold IGSIG, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors and employees harmless from any claim or demand (including attorneys' fees) made or incurred by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party relating to your use of the service.
No Warranty.
IGSIG shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that requests for electronic information are processed in a timely manner and but we make no representations or warranties regarding the amount of time needed to complete processing because our Service is largely dependant upon many factors outside of our control, such as delays in the routing system of the U.S. or international mail service. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights that vary from state to state.
Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold IGSIG, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors and employees harmless from any claim or demand (including attorneys' fees) made or incurred by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party relating to your use of the Service.
Choice of Law.
This Agreement is governed by and interpreted under the laws of the state of Florida, USA as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within Florida by Florida residents.
Arbitration.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the provision of services shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
Restricted Activities.
Your Information and your activities through our Service shall not: (a) be false, inaccurate or misleading; (b) be fraudulent or involve the sale of counterfeit or stolen items; (c) infringe on any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other property rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (d) violate any law, statute, ordinance, contract or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing financial services, consumer protection, unfair competition, antidiscrimination, or false advertising); (e) be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing; (f) be obscene or contain child pornography; (g) contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs cancelbots, easter eggs or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or other personal information; or (h) create liability for us or cause us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of our ISP's or other suppliers. If you use, or attempt to use the Service for purposes other than sending and receiving IG-related information and managing your account, including but not limited to tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting the security or functionality of Service, your account will be terminated and you will be subject to damages and other penalties, including criminal prosecution where available.
License.
Solely to enable IGSIG to use the information you supply us with, so that we are not violating any rights you might have in that information, you agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensible (through multiple tiers) right to exercise the copyright, publicity, and database rights (but no other rights) you have in Your Information, in any media now known or not currently known, with respect to Your Information. IGSIG will use and protect Your Information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Access and Interference.
Our web site contains robot exclusion headers and you agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained herein without our prior expressed written permission. You agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to bypass our robot exclusion headers, or to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the IGSIG site or any activities conducted on our site. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure. You agree that you will not copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, publicly display or frame any content (except for Your Information) from our web site without the prior expressed written permission of IGSIG or the appropriate third party, or as excepted below.
Creative Commons and Other Public Licenses
Among the information provided by IGSIG are figures accompanying certain articles and discussion posts. These creative works are subject to the licenses governing them, including, but not limited to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License and the GNU Public License 2.0. These licenses govern the use of said content only, and do not apply to the articles or information in which they are contained. All other use of the information provided by our Service is governed as described in paragraph "Access and Interference" above.
Privacy and Security.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes without your consent and we only use Your Information as described in the Privacy Policy. We view protection of users' privacy as a very important principle. We understand clearly that you and Your Information are one of our most important assets. We store and process Your Information on computers located in the United States that are protected by physical as well as technological security devices. You should only log in to your IGSIG account on a page which begins with http://www.IGSIG.org/. All of our pages begin as such, and therefore you should not use any other site that does not begin as such. We use third parties to verify and certify our privacy principles. If you object to your information being transferred or used in this way, please do not use our Services.
Termination or Closing Your Account.
You may close your account at any time by sending an email to webmaster@igsig.org. You may not use closure of your account as a means of evading investigation - if an investigation is pending at the time you close your account, IGSIG may continue to hold your information for up to 180 days as appropriate to protect IGSIG against the risk of indictment as accessory. You will remain liable for all obligations related to your account even after such account is closed.
Electronic Communications.
You agree that this Agreement constitutes "a writing signed by You" under any applicable law or regulation. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement and any other agreements, notices or other communications regarding your account and/or your use of the Service ("Communications"), may be provided to you electronically and you agree to receive all Communications from IGSIG in electronic form. Electronic Communications may be posted on the pages within the IGSIG website and/or delivered to your e-mail address. You may print a copy of any Communications and retain it for your records. All Communications in either electronic or paper format will be considered to be in "writing," and to have been received no later than five (5) business days after posting or dissemination, whether or not you have received or retrieved the Communication. IGSIG reserves the right but assumes no obligation to provide Communications in paper format.
Procedure.
Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices shall be given by postal mail to IGSIG.ORG, Attn: Legal Department, 3900 SW 27th St #D306, Gainesville, FL 32608. Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after posted or email is sent, unless the sending party is aware that the electronic communication was not received. Alternatively, we may give you notice by email to the address provided to IGSIG during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 5 days after the date of mailing.
General.
This Agreement is governed by and interpreted under the laws of the state of Florida, U.S. as such laws are applied to agreements entered into. We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our service, and operation of our site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our control. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
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