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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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its associated web sites, including but not limited to HGExperts.com
and HG.org, is provided as a service to the Internet community,
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in or linked to this web site and its associated sites. As legal
advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case,
and laws are constantly changing, nothing provided herein should
be used as a substitute for the advice of competent counsel.
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HIEROS GAMOS CONTENT
The purpose of this Site is to give the visitor a general understanding
of the law; not to provide specific advice. While a great deal of
care has been taken to provide accurate and current information,
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The law firms and experts provide the information in the directory
of lawyers and experts. Hieros Gamos does not garantee the validity
of the information, nor does it guarantee the quality of the work
product. The determination of the need for legal services and the
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than any other lawyer. All potential clients are urged
to make their own independent investigation and evaluation
of any lawyer being considered.
Because User authentication on the Internet is difficult, Hieros Gamos cannot and does not confirm that Users are who they claim to be. Hieros Gamos does not warrant the truth or accuracy of what the experts have represented to Hieros Gamos or what they have requested to be listed and made public on the Site. Specifically, without in any way limiting any other provision of this Agreement, Hieros Gamos does not control, warrant, or guarantee the quality, safety or legality of the items advertised, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of the experts to render expert services, or consumers of expert services to purchase them. Hieros Gamos does not control, warrant, or guarantee that any User is who he or she claims to be or is not acting under false pretenses.
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Important note: Hieros Gamos
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WE DO NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICES
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circumstances to eliminate or preclude repeat violations,
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PRIVACY POLICY
Hieros Gamos respects the privacy and security of its users. Our goal is to provide you with a personalized Internet experience that delivers the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. In order to achieve this goal, we sometimes collect information during your visits to understand what differentiates you from each of our millions of other users.
In order to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we have prepared this statement disclosing the privacy practices for the entire Hieros Gamos site. Additional terms and conditions, if any, regarding the collection and use of your information may also be provided to you before you sign up for a particular service. Here, you will learn what personally identifiable information of yours is collected, how and when we might use your information, how we protect your information, who has access to your information, and how you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
What Information is collected:
Hieros Gamos collects certain information from and about its users in three ways -- directly from the user, from our Web server logs, and with cookies.
User-Supplied Information: When you sign up for a service, such as the Legal News, free Web Sites, or free e-mail services, we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, and some other personal information. The more accurate information you volunteer, the better we are able to customize your Hieros Gamos experience.
Server Log Information: When you visit an Internet Web site, you disclose certain information about yourself, such as your Internet [Protocol] (IP) address, the time of your visit, and the referring location (e.g., the Site or page that offered a link to a Hieros Gamos page). Hieros Gamos, like many other sites, records this basic information about visits to its site.
Cookies: In order to offer and provide a customized, personal service, Hieros Gamos may use cookies to store and help track your information. For example, we may use cookies to help remind us who you are and to deliver content and services based on your account information. In addition, third party advertising networks may issue cookies when serving advertisements.
Cookies are simply pieces of information that are sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. The use of cookies is relatively standard and you will likely find them used on most other major Web sites. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can reset your browser either to notify you when you receive a cookie, or to refuse to accept cookies. You should understand that certain areas of many sites may not function properly if you set your browser to not accept cookies or if you reject a cookie.
You should remember that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online, such as on message boards, through e-mail, discussion groups, or in chat areas, your information can be collected and used by others. Although Hieros Gamos tries to protect your personal information, Hieros Gamos cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. You are also solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords you set up and/or any account information.
How and When Information is Used: We use information in different ways, depending on the type of information:
User-supplied information: This information is used for purposes such as personalization and verification.
Web Server Logs: This information helps us identify which areas of our site are of interest to our visitors. Hieros Gamos also collects the Internet [Protocol] (IP) addresses of its visitors for the purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers.
Cookies: We use "cookies" to let you use our services more easily and to let us keep track of certain statistical information that helps us improve our site. Cookies allow us to save passwords and preferences for you so that you won't have to re-enter them the next time you visit.
How We Protect Your Information:
The privacy and protection of your personal information is vitally important to us. Hieros Gamos does not make personal information available to any third parties without your permission. Any user statistics that we may provide to prospective advertisers or partners regarding your Hieros Gamos usage are provided in the aggregate only and do not include any personally identifiable information about any individual user.
Your access to some services and content is password protected. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. Hieros Gamos will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. You should not disclose your user name and password to others. In addition, if applicable, you should remember to sign out of your Hieros Gamos account or service at the end of each session. You may also wish to close your browser window when you have finished your work. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Accordingly, despite our efforts to protect your personal information, Hieros Gamos cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, or to or from our online products or services. You transmit all such information at your own risk. However, once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
Who Has Access to the Information:
Except as described below, Hieros Gamos will not willfully disclose any individually identifiable information about its users to any third party without first receiving that user's permission. Hieros Gamos may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or to protect the rights or property of Hieros Gamos.
When you are at the Hieros Gamos site and asked for personal information, you share that information with Hieros Gamos alone, unless the service is offered in conjunction with another party. For example, some Hieros Gamos services, such as Hieros Gamos Fax, are offered in conjunction with another company. In order to provide such co-branded services to you, it is necessary for us to share your personal information with the company offering the co-branded service. If you do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow the transfer of data by not using that particular service. If you choose to share your data with a provider of a co-branded service, you should understand that those providers may have separate privacy and data collection practices. Hieros Gamos has no control over and accepts no liability for these independent practices. Each provider should provide more information regarding its privacy and/or use policies.
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