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Carefully read the following information relating to your using this site

By using the AskGramps.org Web site, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms of use and privacy information. We reserve the right to modify them at any time. You should check these terms periodically for changes. By using this site after we post any changes to these terms, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them. If at any time you choose not to accept these terms and conditions of use, please do not use this site.

Scope of Terms of Use and Privacy Information

These terms and privacy information apply to your use of the AskGramps.org Web site only. We do not endorse or take responsibility for the content, advertising, products or other materials made available through any other site to which we link or which links to us. Under no circumstances will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any content, goods or services available on any other site. When you leave our site and enter another site, you have the responsibility to review those policies and offers. You should direct any concerns to that site’s administrator or webmaster.

Creative Ideas

We welcome your comments about AskGramps.org. However, we ask that you not send us any original creative ideas, suggestions or materials. Our policy is to not review or consider any unsolicited creative ideas to avoid any misunderstanding regarding ownership of content or projects developed by our staff that might appear to be similar. Nevertheless, if, despite our request, you send us any creative idea, suggestion or material, it shall become our exclusive property together with all known or later-existing rights, and it will not be subject to any restrictions, disclosure, liability, listing of credits, or compensation.

Correspondence Ownership & Posting Content

The contents of this site are protected by copyright laws, and are the property of AskGramps.org and its owners. (See Copyrights and Permissions.) You agree that you will not send us any correspondence or material that is known to be false, libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, invades a person’s privacy, violates any intellectual property rights, or that would otherwise violate any law. You agree that you will not send us any correspondence or material that is in any way commercial, solicits funds, or that advertises or solicits goods or services.

You agree that you will not send us any correspondence or material that contains a virus or other harmful component. We are not responsible to answer your correspondence or to post it. Although we employ extreme caution in posting any content to our Web site, we do not guarantee accuracy. By using our site you hold us harmless from any inaccuracies. Likewise, although we employ extreme caution in editing and posting materials submitted by others, we are not responsible for screening material for libel, obscenity, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, or for any other reason.

We retain, however, the right to modify or remove content that we, in our sole discretion, consider unsuitable for our site. We also reserve the right to edit materials for any other reason. Additionally, you warrant that any “moral rights” in posted materials have been waived. We may, at our discretion, terminate anyone’s subscription to our Web site if we determine that that subscriber has violated any of the terms stated herein.

Disclaimers

ASKGRAMPS.ORG IS A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND IN NO WAY IS PART OR AN EXTENSION OF ANY OTHER ENTITY OR RELIGION. OUR OPINIONS ARE EITHER OUR OWN, THOSE WHOM WE INVITE TO PROVIDE CONTENT, OR THOSE OF OUR READERS. IF YOU RESPOND TO AN OFFER ON THIS WEB SITE, YOU WILL BE ENTERING ANOTHER WEB SITE AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO ITS TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR WHICH WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. WE ARE NOT A PARTY TO, AND DO NOT MONITOR, ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN USERS AND THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

Content and Liability Limitations

The answers posted on AskGramps.org are never intended to be exhaustive. They never take the place of doing your homework or enlisting the services of trained professionals in any field. Neither we nor sites that we link to will be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or other damages that may result, including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.

Protecting your privacy and security

We are committed to protecting your personal information, including your e-mail address, (if you are a subscriber), name, address, telephone number, your content choices, correspondence, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose that information to anyone. We collect personal identification information from you only if you voluntarily give that information to us. You agree that we may use your personal information to correspond with you and/or post and edit such correspondence on our Web site. (See Copyrights & Permissions.)

You agree that we may archive and/or file such correspondence future reference. You agree that we may use your personal information for periodic correspondence and marketing purposes if we think an offer might be of interest to our subscribers. You may “opt-in” or “opt-out” at any time. Here are some exceptions to this privacy policy: We will release your specific information to comply with any valid legal process.

We will also release specific information about you if you attempt to breach this Web site’s security or if there is an attempted breach of the security of our Web site or a physical threat to you or others. Caution: We use every effort to protect your privacy, but we cannot guarantee absolute security. With AskGramps.org as with any online service, if you give out personal information you run the risk, however small, of having that information collected and used by third parties. For questions contact us at [email protected].

Your E-mail address

When you subscribe to AskGramps.org, your e-mail address will not be sold or shared with anyone. If you unsubscribe, your e-mail address will be deleted from our database.

Children’s Privacy

Parents are responsible for the Internet activities of their children. We highly recommend that you monitor all Internet activities by your children. Because young people may not be able to understand this policy or decisions regarding its provisions, adults who are responsible for them must safeguard their privacy. We do not solicit age information about our subscribers and we try not to correspond with children under the age of 13. Our Web site is not directed toward children of that age or younger. If, however, a young person writes to Gramps and Gramps answers, we assume that the child has its parent’s or guardian’s permission to correspond with us and for us to answer. If you have any concerns, please contact us: [email protected].

Non-personal information and Cookies

AskGramps.org collects non-personal information by means of “cookies” and/or IP address. We collect non-personal information about visited pages on our site, duration of visitation time, and selected links. We use this information to study reader trends and interests in order to improve our service. We may share this non-personal statistical information with those who help us maintain and develop our site. However, we

Do not share

any personal information. Most browsers are set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent.

Governance

These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah, without regard to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity that arises out of or relates to these terms will be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Salt Lake County, Utah and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any of these terms and conditions are found unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable from the remaining terms and conditions, and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between you and AskGramps.org relating to the subject matter it contains. This agreement may be modified only by our posting of changes to these Terms of Use and Policy Information, or by a document in writing signed by both parties.

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