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PRIVACY STATEMENT

College Parent Magazine

Please Read the Following Carefully

THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRIVACY POLICY OF THIS WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT WITH YOUR PARENTS OR GUARDIAN AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

Ownership

  • This website (the "Site") is made available to you by College Parent Magazine, Inc. (CPM) and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

  • The contents of this Site are protected by copyright of CPM and/or its licensors.

 

  • At CPM, we are serious about protecting your privacy, and this privacy statement. The "Privacy Statement" discloses how we collect, protect, use and share the personal information gathered on this Site.

 

Collection and Use of Information

 

  • We consider the following to be examples of personally-identifying information:

    • your first and last name,

    • email address

    • home address

    • temporary address

    • phone number

    • date of birth

    • college or university

    • male or female

 

  • The information we learn from you helps us personalize and continually improve your experience and use of this Site, so that we can further serve your needs and our legitimate business purposes. (For example, when you send us a message, make an online purchase, or enroll in a marketing promotion, we need to retain certain personally identifying information on this Site in order to respond to your request).

 

  • Your personally identifying information may be used by our company to help us improve this Site, and may be used for our company's marketing and promotional purposes.

 

  • You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features.

 

Information Sharing and Disclosure

 

  • Except as specifically stated in this Privacy Statement, our policy is not to share this personally-identifying information with third parties, but we may share this information with affiliates of CPM, and other companies and organizations who perform work for us under contract or sell products or services that complement our products and services.

  • Information collected through this Site may be supplied to affiliates of CPM, and other companies and organizations who perform work for us under contract or sell products or services that complement our products and services.

  • We may also disclose personally-identifying information in the following situations:

    • in response to a subpoena, court order or legal process, to the extent permitted and required by law

    • to protect user security or the security of other persons, consistent with applicable laws

    • in connection with a sale, joint venture or other transfer to some or all of CPM or the assets of CPM

    • In order to enforce the Site’s Terms of Use.

 

  • We otherwise exercise commercially reasonable care to not otherwise share or disclose the names of users or any other personally identifying information with third parties, except with the prior approval of the user.

 

Cookies

 

  • We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with this Site. For example, like many websites, we use "cookies" and we obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses this Site.

  • Prior to user registration, if applicable, CPM may employ cookie technology on this Site to:

    • track non-personal information such as type of browser, operating system, domain names and IP addresses,

    • improve our visitors’ experience online.

 

  • Once you register for the first time, affirmatively opt-in, and provide personal information about yourself for purposes of receiving more information about our products and services or ordering products, such personal information provided by you or collected through the cookie technology may be used for marketing to you as specified on a registration page.

 

  • Please also note that CPM reserves the right to monitor your compliance with the Terms of Use (including the Privacy Statement) of this Site and may track your usage of this Site in order to confirm compliance with these Terms of Use. CPM also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to this Site for any reason, including non-compliance with these Terms of Use.

 

  • CPM uses this service to collect visitor information like IP Addresses, browser types (such as Internet Explorer or Netscape), referring pages, pages visited and time spent on a particular site. CPM uses this service to collect this information for the following purposes:

    • to provide statistical analysis of web page traffic patterns;

    • to administer the Site and related servers;

    • to allow for auditing of our services by third parties

    • for internal marketing purposes.

 

Links to Other Sites

 

  • You may have linked to this Site through your school’s secure user authorized password protected intranet site, which is a third party site. This Site may provide links to other third party websites or resources. Because we do not control your school’s intranet site or such other third party websites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that CPM is not responsible or liable for the content, products or performance of your school’s intranet site or such other third party websites and resources, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against CPM with respect to your school’s intranet site or such other websites and resources. CPM reserves the right to terminate any link at any time without notice.

  • The inclusion of a link to such another website or resource does not constitute or imply an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation by CPM of that website or resource, or any products or services provided therein. The information practices of those websites, including your school’s intranet site, are not covered by the Terms of Use (including this Privacy Statement) or any other policies or terms applicable to this Site. We recommend that you review any terms of use and privacy policy of your school’s intranet site and any third party website linked to this Site before providing any information to those websites or using their products and services.

Additional Information About Privacy

 

If you do not want to receive e-mail or other marketing communications from us, please adjust your registration page to opt-out of further marketing to you.

 

If you have any concerns, comments, or questions about this Privacy Statement or privacy on this Site, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. The College Parent Magazine website is free to use by our visitors. Moreover, by using this site, you the user are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use. After reviewing the following terms and conditions thoroughly, if you do not agree to the terms and conditions, please do not use this site.

  1. Acceptance of Agreement. You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms and Conditions of use Agreement (Agreement) with respect to The College Parent Magazine website (the Site). This Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between us and you, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the Site, the content, free product samples or freebie offers or services provided by or listed on the Site, and the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended by us at any time and at any frequency without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site, and you should review this Agreement prior to using the Site.

 

  1. Copyright. The content, organization, graphics, design, and other matters related to the Site are protected under applicable copyrights and other proprietary laws, including but not limited to intellectual property laws. The copying, reproduction, use, modification, or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Site is strictly prohibited, without our express prior written permission.

 

  1. Deleting and Modification. We reserve the right in our sole discretion, without any obligation and without any notice requirement to you, to edit or delete any documents, information, or other content appearing on the Site, including this Agreement.

 

  1. Submissions. All suggestions, ideas, notes, concepts and other information you may send to us (collectively, "Submissions") shall be deemed and shall remain our sole property and shall not be subject to any obligation of confidence on our part. Without limiting the foregoing, we shall be deemed to own all known and hereafter existing rights of every kind and nature regarding the Submissions and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose, without compensation to the provider of the Submissions.

 

  1. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold our officers, our shareholders, partners, our attorneys, employees, and us harmless from any and all liability, loss, damages, claim, and expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, related to your violation of this Agreement or use of the Site.

 

  1. Limits. All responsibility or liability for any damages caused by viruses contained within the electronic file containing the form or document is disclaimed. We will not be liable to you for any incidental, special or consequential damages of any kind that may result from use of or inability to use the site.

 

  1. Third-Party Website. All rules, terms and conditions, other policies (including privacy policies) and operating procedures of third-party linked websites will apply to you while on such websites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions express in such Websites, and such Websites are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked Website on our Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked Website by us. This Site and the third-party linked websites are independent entities and neither party has authority to make any representations or commitments on behalf of the other. If you decide to leave our Site and access these third-party linked sites, you do so at your own risk.

 

  1. Third-Party Products and Services. We advertise third party linked websites from which you may purchase or otherwise obtain certain sample goods, freebie offerings or free trial services. You understand that we do not operate or control the products, free offerings, or services offered by third-party linked websites. Third-party linked websites are responsible for all aspects of order processing, fulfillment, billing, and customer service. We are not a party to the transactions entered into between you and third party linked websites. You agree that use of such third-party linked websites is at your sole risk and is without warranties of any kind by us, expressed, implied or otherwise. Under no circumstances are we liable for any damages arising from the transactions between you and third-party linked websites or for any information appearing on third-party linked websites or any other site linked to or from our site.

 

  1. DISCLAIMER. College Parent Magazine has no liability whatsoever for your use of any information or service, in particular, but not as a limitation, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages (including damages for loss of business, loss of profits, loss of money, litigation, or the like). The information and all other materials on the site are provided for general information purposes only and do not constitute professional advice. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy and completeness of all information available on this site or any website with which it is linked.

 

General. You agree that all actions or proceedings arising directly or indirectly out of this agreement, or your use of the site or any sample products, freebie offers or services obtained by you through such use, shall be litigated in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. You are expressly submitting and consenting in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or proceeding in any of such courts, and are waiving any claim that United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is an inconvenient forum or an improper forum based on lack of venue.