Terms and conditions

Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium TERMS and CONDITIONS

The Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium is offered to You on the condition that You accept these Terms and Conditions without modification. You agree to familiarize Yourself with, and to regularly review, the Terms and Conditions, and other terms, policies and guidelines found throughout the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium and abide by them if You choose to use the sites, or accept the products, services or benefits, to which such terms apply. Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium reserves the right to change any of the Terms of Service and any Additional Terms at any time without notice. If Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium makes a material change to the Terms of Service, Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium will give You notice by email at the email address which You have provided for Your Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium account thirty days before such change is scheduled to take effect. If You continue to use the Consortium after any such changes, Your continued use will constitute Your consent to such changes.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Us. In addition, Your registration information and other information about You is subject to our Privacy Statement

YOUR WARRANTIES

By subscribing to any service offered on the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium site, You make the following representations and warranties. Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium shall have the right to terminate Your Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium account, without notice at any time, if any representation warranty made by You proves to be untrue in any respect.

You represent and warrant that You and all users of the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium approved by you are at least eighteen (18) years of age. You have the legal capacity and authority to; (a) enter into binding contracts for the sale and purchase of goods and services, (b) be bound by these Terms of Service and the Additional Terms, (c) to subscribe to and use the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium service, including, where applicable listing of services or information, in accordance with these Terms of Service and any Additional Terms and (d) if you are acting in a corporate capacity, to bind Your company;

You will not use the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium for any purpose that is unlawful, or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions (as may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to time);

All information supplied by You or by others using Your account is true and accurate, including information submitted as part of the registration and information uploading process;

Any services advertised, sold or otherwise distributed by You on or in connection with Your Personal Listing are legal to offer or for distribution; that you have all licenses necessary to provide or advertise the services offered or for distribution and that all information and advertisements will be in compliance with applicable law; and You have and control all of the intellectual property, proprietary and similar rights necessary for all material located on Your Personal Listing, all submissions, and all services offered or otherwise distributed by You or on Your behalf via Your Personal Listing.

By using the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium, You agree that You will defend and indemnify the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium, each of its members and their suppliers from any third-party claim related to a breach of any of the foregoing warranties.

LIMITATIONS ON YOUR USE OF THE BANKRUPTCY IDEA CONSORTIUM

The Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium is provided to assist You with either the opportunity to find appropriate speaking engagements or to enable you to find speakers for your event. By submitting information, Speakers agree to allow their information to be published on the site. We have no obligation to guarantee speaking opportunities or to provide a speaker.

Your right to use the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium is limited to You. You are solely responsible for Your content and Your Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium account. Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium reserves the right, but is not obligated, to monitor or to review materials posted and to monitor Your compliance with these Terms of Service and the Additional Terms. Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium reserves the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any information or materials which violate these Terms and Conditions in whole or in part, without notice at any time.

You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products, services or benefits obtained from the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium, except as expressly provided herein.

You may not use a name in connection with operating Your Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium Profile that is confusing or misleading, or otherwise impersonate or deceive anyone with respect to Your identity.

You may not restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying such user’s rights to use the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium.

You may not interfere with or disrupt the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium or servers, or any network connected to it.

You may not use the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium, or the products or services provided through or in connection with the Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium to:

rent, lease, license, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer or sublicense Your rights hereunder to any third party;

defame, libel, slander, impersonate, abuse, harass, threaten, invade the privacy of or otherwise violate or infringe the legal rights (including the rights of privacy and publicity) of any other person;

conduct, promote or forward illegal contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, unsolicited e-mail (including “spamming”) or multi-level or illegal marketing campaigns;

publish, post, distribute, disseminate, advertise or link to any: (i) content, site, topic, name, material or information which is illegal, inappropriate, profane, defamatory, libelous, slanderous, infringing, obscene, indecent, or which contains nudity or adult content; (ii) software, content or other material protected by intellectual property laws, copyright licenses, rights of privacy or publicity, or other proprietary rights, unless You own, or control such rights or have received all necessary consents for Your publication, distribution, or linking of such software and other materials; (iii) software, content or other material that contains viruses, worms, corrupted files, cracks or that may or are intended to damage the operation of or render inoperable another’s computer, hardware, software, security measures or system or other programs written to defeat the security measures of any computer, system or programs; (iv) software, content, other material or Web site that constitutes “hate speech”, whether directed at an individual or a group, and whether based upon the race, sex, creed, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation or language of such individual or group;

sell, offer to sell, distribute, promote, facilitate, disseminate or link to any sites for marketing, sales, promotion, facilitation or distribution of: firearms; explosives; ammunition; liquor; tobacco products; illegal gambling (including gambling in connection with sporting events); food that is not packaged or does not comply with all applicable laws for sale to consumers by commercial merchants; illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals and controlled substances; counterfeit, pirated or stolen goods; any goods or services that infringe or otherwise violate a third party’s rights including copyright, patent, trademark, or rights of publicity or privacy; goods that are considered indecent, obscene or pornographic; Nazi memorabilia; registered or unregistered securities; goods or services that You cannot legally sell; goods which are misrepresented or which do not in fact exist; fraudulent goods; goods, services or activities that if sold via any Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium services or Your Personal Web Page would cause Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium to violate any law, statute or regulation; or any other illegal activity;

harvest or otherwise collect information about third parties, including e-mail addresses, without the express consent of such third parties;

violate any applicable government laws or regulations.

Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium Privacy Statement

The Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for these domains:

Logging

We may log your IP address and other information (such as browser type) to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site.

Our site uses cookies to keep track of your session while you use our online software. If your browser is set to reject cookies, you will not able to use our online applications, like the database of speaking opportunities. We also use cookies to save your login ID (user name) so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our site.

Information Collection

Our site’s registration form requires users to give us contact information (like your name and email address). We use customer contact information from the registration form to create accounts on our system and to send the user information about our network. The contact information is also used to communicate with users via the phone when necessary.

This site may contain links to other sites. Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other Web sites.

Our site uses forms for users to request information, products, and services. We may collect user’s information (like their account or identity) when they place a request or we provide access to data.

Information Publishing

Because of the nature of the services provided, certain elements of the information entered by some users of the system is made available to other entities by default. Your contact information, including your name, telephone number, address, website, email address, background and images you post may be available for public access. This is primarily the sharing of speaker’s biography information with meeting planners and with other visitors to the network’s web sites.

Bankruptcy IDEA Consortium will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.

Communication

The services we provide are primarily business-to-business services, and as such may send emails notifying users of information that makes our service valuable. We may also send notices or newsletters to users. At times we may use email or the telephone to contact you regarding your account.

Choice / Opt-out

Users who no longer wish to receive our communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by updating their email preferences from within their User Center, by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the message, or by submitting a ticket to [email protected].

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. None of the information stored is encrypted. We do not collect or store any financial information. Do not upload any financial information.

Legal Disclaimer

Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our web site.

Corrections/Updates

This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided.

Modify your profile in the online Member Center

Notification of Changes

If there is a significant change in our privacy practices, we will notify you by one or more of the following methods:

E-mail

Notice on home page of the Member Center

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, contact us via a support option at [email protected].