Privacy Policy (Disclaimer)

This privacy statement covers the site http://www.SVEFoundation.org/. As this Website wants to demonstrate its commitment to the users' privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices:

What personally identifiable information does Silicon Valley Education Foundation collect?

What personally identifiable information do third parties collect through the Website?

What organizations collect the information?

How does Silicon Valley Education Foundation use the information?

With whom does Silicon Valley Education Foundation might share user information?

What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information?

What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Silicon Valley Education Foundation control?

How can users correct any inaccuracies in the information?

If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should first contact Customer Services of Silicon Valley Education Foundation by sending an email to

Info@SVEFoundation.org

Mailing by post to:

Silicon Valley Education Foundation

1400 Parkmoor Ave, Suite 200 Silicon Valley, CA 95126

(408) 790-9400 Main

(408) 216-0560 Fax

Email:Info@SVEFoundation.org

www.SVEFoundation.org respects your right to privacy on the Internet. We know that you care about how personal information is used and shared. This Privacy Policy describes how www.SVEFoundation.org will treat the personal information, which you give us.

We suggest that you periodically review this policy because it can change over time. www.SVEFoundation.org will provide a link from this page detailing any updates to the Privacy Policy. If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. However, if users have opted out of all communication with the site, or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner.

Personal Information

www.SVEFoundation.org will not disclose any personally identifiable information about you to anyone. When you wish to use any feature, you will be asked to provide the following personal and demographic information: e-mail address, state, gender, race/national origin, education, occupation and age group etc. This information will be stored so that you need not fill out the questionnaire again -unless you wish to update or change your profile. We collect personal information at several other points on the site. For example, through our feedback forms we respond to users’ feedback.

Address Verification

In order for this Website to properly fulfill its obligation to users it is necessary for us to supplement the information we receive with information from 3rd party sources. For example: we use an address verification process to verify a user's address to make sure they are a potential voter in their jurisdiction.

Forums and Chats

We offer forums and chats on our network. It is entirely optional to post your personally identifiable information. However, please understand that information posted to the forums or chats should be considered public information.

E-mail Addresses

We may use your e-mail address to notify you about the results of cases in which you voted, or to give you information about cases or studies that may be of interest to you. We have alerts that are sent out regarding various issues that may interest you.

On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send users a notification email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account. However, these communications are not promotional in nature.

Sharing

www.SVEFoundation.org will not disclose your personally identifiable information without your permission unless we need to do so in order to comply with applicable law, a subpoena, or other legal process or to protect the safety of other voters or the public.

Links

Users should note that when you are on the www.SVEFoundation.org website, you may be directed to other websites that are beyond our control. For Example: If you click on a banner advertisement, the click may take you off the www.SVEFoundation.org website. These other websites may independently collect data, solicit personal information, or send their own cookies to you. You should review the Privacy Policy of these other websites to determine what use is made of the information they collect.

How cookies are used by www.SVEFoundation.org

Cookies are blocks of text placed in a file on a user's hard drive by www.SVEFoundation.org As is standard within the industry, cookies are used to automatically identify you as a user when you return to the www.SVEFoundation.org website. By doing this, we eliminate the need for you to register or enter demographics each time you enter the site. We only use cookies to let you use our site more easily. We do not use cookies to track individual web activity by users.

You can set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when your computer receives a cookie -but you should be aware that rejecting www.SVEFoundation.org’s cookies may modify or limit your participation in some of the cases or services available on the site.

Log Files

Like most standard Website servers we use 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.

Newsletters

Customers and non-customers may sign up to receive our monthly newsletter. Upon subscribing, and included in every month's newsletter, is a link to an automated "unsubscribe" system. We will not sell or release the newsletter mailing list to any other party for any reason.

A Message for users under the age of 13

We do not allow users under the age of 13 to participate in cases, in compliance with the Children's Privacy Protection Act. We will therefore not maintain any information from users who we learn are under the age of 13.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information

If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users' personally identifiable information. This can usually be done by emailing our Customer Support at Info@SVEFoundation.org or, contact us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below:

Silicon Valley Education Foundation

1400 Parkmoor Ave, Suite 200 Silicon Valley, CA 95126

(408)

790-9400 Main

(408)

216-0560 Fax Email:Info@SVEFoundation.org

For specific questions regarding the Privacy Policy of www.SVEFoundation.org, please click below to send us e-mail: Info@SVEFoundation.org

Exceptions

Nothing in this Privacy Policy or the User Agreement may be construed as stopping or inhibiting www.SVEFoundation.org cooperation with law enforcement or investigative agencies or court orders. Furthermore, nothing in this Privacy Policy shall restrain www.SVEFoundation.org from investigating and prosecuting any users of our site who attempt to defraud or damage us, or who violate our user agreement. Therefore, www.SVEFoundation.org may share otherwise protected data with law enforcement or investigative agencies, or as directed by court order. Also, when necessary to diagnose and repair technical problems, www.SVEFoundation.org may examine or change any data, computer code, or other information. Such examinations and change will be restricted to technical personnel with a need to know.

Disclaimer

While www.SVEFoundation.org agrees to maintain certain security measures to protect User information, www.SVEFoundation.org is not responsible for release of User information caused by hacking or other User's tampering with the www.SVEFoundation.org Website. Users assume the risk that any information submitted, however secure, may be illegally misappropriated by others. www.SVEFoundation.org agrees to fully cooperate with law enforcement to protect and retrieve any information that may be illegally misappropriated by others

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Silicon Valley Education Foundation its products and services, harmless from all claims, damages and expenses (including attorney's fees) made by any third party arising out of your content, your use of http://www.SVEFoundation.org, your connection to http://www.SVEFoundation.org, your violation of this Agreement, our Terms of Use or our Privacy Policy, and the development, operation, maintenance, use and contents of your website

Financial Transactions and Taxes

If you make any financial transactions on www.SVEFoundation.org, including paying for network services fees, advertising banners, product placements, products or services, you may be asked for credit card or other payment information. You agree that all information you provide is accurate, complete and current and that you will pay all charges owed, including any applicable taxes. You agree that you are solely responsible for any personal income reporting and tax payments required of you by applicable government authorities.

Termination

Silicon Valley Education Foundation reserves the right to discontinue in whole or in part any portion of www.SVEFoundation.org services or programs with or without notice.

Independent Investigation

You acknowledge that you have read this agreement and agree to all its terms and conditions. You, understand that we may at any time (directly or indirectly) solicit member referrals on terms that may differ from those contained in this user agreement. You have independently evaluated the desirability of participating in www.SVEFoundation.org or its programs and are not relying on any representation, guarantee or statements other than as set forth in this agreement.

Liability Disclaimer

You specifically agree that hwww.SVEFoundation.org shall not be responsible for unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, any material or data sent or received or not sent or received, or any transactions entered into through an www.SVEFoundation.org site/service. You specifically agree that http://www.SVEFoundation.org is not responsible or liable for any threatening, defamatory, obscene, offensive or illegal content or conduct of any other party or any infringement of another's rights, including intellectual property rights. You specifically agree that http://www.SVEFoundation.org is not responsible for any content sent using and/or included in anhttp://www.SVEFoundation.org site/service by any third party.

In no event shall http://www.SVEFoundation.org and/or its partners/associates/suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages what-so-ever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the http://www.SVEFoundation.org sites/services, with the delay or inability to use the http://www.SVEFoundation.org services or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the http://www.SVEFoundation.org sites’ services, or otherwise arising out of the use of the http://www.SVEFoundation.org sites’ services, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if http://www.SVEFoundation.org or any of its partners/associates/suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages. http://www.SVEFoundation.org does not endorse in anyway any advertisers/contents of advertisers on its web pages. Please therefore verify the veracity of all information on your own before undertaking reliance and actioning thereupon. http://www.SVEFoundation.org shall not be responsible nor liable for any consequential damages arising on account of your relying on the contents of the advertisement.

Legal Policy

According to the terms & conditions of this agreement, the user fully understands and expressly agrees that the use of Silicon Valley Education Foundation products and services are at the user's sole risk, and that the user will be solely responsible for any damage to his/her computer system or loss of data resulting from the use of such product(s), service(s) and/or data.

Silicon Valley Education Foundation products are intended for use at user's own discretion and therefore cannot be reproduced or redistributed without prior written agreement with Silicon Valley Education Foundation Source code is considered property of Silicon Valley Education Foundation unless other is negotiated and agreed upon in written form.

The user understands and agrees that Silicon Valley Education Foundation products and services are provided "AS IS", therefore, Silicon Valley Education Foundation disclaims all warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, and including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.

Silicon Valley Education Foundation makes no warranty or representation regarding the results that may be obtained from the use of our products and/or services. Silicon Valley Education Foundation shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever, and in particular for any special, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages of any kind that result from the use of or the inability to use Silicon Valley Education Foundation products and/or services, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, revenue, use, data or other intangibles, even if Silicon Valley Education Foundation had been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Privacy Policy

Silicon Valley Education Foundation is absolutely committed to your privacy in all aspect. We guard your personal and business information to the best of our capabilities. We know and understand the fast-paced growth of the Internet and all other types of online services has raised reasonable concerns among the consumers about what information is being collected and distributed about them. We are committed to protect your privacy from any unauthorized access and improper use.

We have taken and will take all appropriate steps to protect your privacy while you are with us online. Whenever you provide personal or business sensitive information -demographic information, personal details, a credit card number to conclude a deal, we always take reasonable steps to protect it by suitably encrypting it. We also take reasonable security measures to protect your personal and business information in our storage system.

We do not and will not provide any of your personal or business information to other companies or individuals without your specific request and permission. It is possible though that we may need to provide your name and delivery address to third parties that Silicon Valley Education Foundation uses for delivering specific services to you -like courier companies if you have asked us to send something to you.

We have implemented technology and policies with the sole objective of protecting your privacy from unauthorized access and improper use of any kind. We will update these security measures as and when appropriate new technology becomes available.

These terms and conditions are governed by and to be interpreted in accordance with relevant Silicon Valley laws, both substantive and procedural. In the event of any dispute arising in relation to these terms and conditions or any dispute arising in relation to the website whether in contract or tort or otherwise the Silicon Valley courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over such dispute.

If you have a question or complaint about this website, please contact the Administrator. Or alternately you can E-mail or, contact us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed here:

Silicon Valley Education Foundation

1400 Parkmoor Ave, Suite 200 Silicon Valley, CA 95126

(408) 790-9400 Main

(408) 216-0560 Fax Email:Info@SVEFoundation.org