Website Privacy Statement
Read this Privacy Statement before accessing this website
This document was last updated on 09/01/06.
Welcome to the strategies4business.com website, owned and operated by Strategies 4 Business, Inc. Our website is designed and operated to provide valuable knowledge and resources to small business owners through a combination of free, membership, subscription and paid for products and services.
We believe that your Privacy is extremely important and therefore, we only collect personalized information from you that you knowingly provide and that is required to provide the services you request from us. We do not sell, rent, trade or loan your personal information to any other organization without your consent.
This privacy policy explains how we collect, use and protect the information we gather about you and from you. The policy applies only to information collected on our website and to services we currently offer on our website. When we offer a new service we may revise the policy to reflect our collection and usage policies for the new service. Accordingly, please check this page when using a new service. For your safety we make clear upfront that this policy does not protect information provided to linked sites or services. Information provided to any linked site or service is governed by the linked site's terms of service and privacy policy, not ours.
1. Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Terms
The strategies4bsuiness.com website is owned and operated by Strategies 4 Business, Inc. (the “Company”). The Company is committed to protecting your privacy when visiting our website strategies4business.com. This Privacy Statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer interact with our website. By accessing the Company’s website, you acknowledge and fully understand the Company’s Privacy Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Website Privacy Statement.
2. Information We Collect and How We Use It
The Company collects certain information in an effort to improve your experiences with our website and our products and services. This information is collected three ways: directly from our Web Server logs, the user, and with Cookies.
When you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the site and analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:
- Your Internet protocol address.
- The kind of browser or computer you use.
- Number of links you click within the site.
- State or country from which you accessed the site.
- Date and time of your visit.
- Name of your Internet service provider.
- Web page you linked to our site from.
- Pages you viewed on the site.
b. Use of Cookies
The Company may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web Server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our Website.
c. Personal Information Users
Visitors to our website can register to purchase services or products. When you register, we will request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone number or facsimile number, account number and other relevant information. If you are purchasing a service or product, we will request financial information. Any financial information we collect is used only to bill you for the services you purchased. If you purchase by credit card, this information may be forwarded to your credit card provider. For other types of registrations, we will ask for the relevant information. You may also be asked to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and information to you. For example, such data may be warranted in order to provide online technical support and troubleshooting.
We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:
- To fulfill your service requests for services.
- To protect ourselves from liability,
- To respond to legal process or comply with law, or
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company.
3. Participating Merchant Policies
Related services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites, have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. Online merchants and others who participate in the Company’s services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.
4. How Information Is Protected
Our website has substantial security measures in place to protect your Information. The Site is hosted in a secure server environment that uses a firewall and other technology to reasonably prevent access from outside intruders. Internally, we train our employees in the handling of your information and limit access to only essential personnel. All our technology and processes are not, however, guarantees of security. Please keep your user name and password secret and let us know at if you learn or suspect that our security has been breached.
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5. Accessing Web Account Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that personally identifiable information in your web account file is correct and current. You may review this information through your user account online or by contacting us.
6. Changes to this Statement
The Company has the discretion to occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the “updated” date at the top of this Privacy page. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.
7. Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation, failure to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices, please contact us or send your comments to:
By Mail:
Strategies 4 Business, Inc.
Attention: Privacy Personnel
PO Box 430
Alpine, CA 91903
By Telephone: 877-424-9435
By Fax: 877-424-9329
By Internet: Click Here
Strategies 4 Business, Inc. will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly respond and resolve any problem or question.
Terms of Use Agreement
Read This Terms of Use Agreement Before Accessing Website.
Effective Date: This Terms of Use Agreement was last updated on 09/01/06.
This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use of the Strategies 4 Business, Inc. (the “Company”) Online Service. By using the strategies4business.com website (the “Site”) you (the “User”) agree to these terms and conditions. If User does not agree to the terms and conditions of this agreement, User should immediately cease all usage of this Site. The Company reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice. Modifications shall become effective immediately upon being posted on the Site. User’s continued use of the Service after amendments are posted constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of the Agreement and its modifications. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement may not be amended.
1. Description of Service.
The Company is providing User with Information Resources online. User must provide (1) all equipment necessary for their own Internet connection, including computer and modem and (2) provide for User’s access to the Internet, and (3) pay any fees relate with such connection.
2. Registration/Purchase.
Certain sections of, or offerings from, the Site may require User to register. If registration is requested, User agrees to provide the Company with accurate, complete registration and/or purchase information. User’s registration must be done using accurate information. Each registration is for Users personal use only. The Company does not permit (a) any other person using the registered sections under User’s name; or (b) access through a single name being made available to multiple users on a network. User is responsible for preventing such unauthorized use.
3. Payments.
User represents and warrants that if User is purchasing something from the Site that (i) any credit information User supplies is true and complete, (ii) charges incurred by User will be honored by Users credit card company, and (iii) User will pay the charges incurred by User at the posted prices, including any applicable taxes.
4. Refund and Return Policy.
To the extent that User purchases any goods or services directly from Site, the Company will refund User the purchase price within 30 days of User notifying the Company in writing of User’s desire for the refund, together with the reason for the request, with the product or service returned to the Company in substantially the same condition as when purchased. Please note that certain products and services mentioned on the Site are sold by third parties or are linked to third party Web sites, and the Company has no responsibility or liability for those products or services. User may cancel Membership services at any time upon written request delivered by mail, fax or email. Upon cancellation no additional Membership charges will be assessed. If User requests a refund of monthly Membership fees a refund of the most current month actually charged will be refunded within 30 days, the Company will not refund any prior months charges.
5. Limited License; Permitted Uses.
User is granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license (a) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with this Agreement; (b) to use the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes; and (c) to print out discrete information from the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes and provided that User maintains all copyright and other policies contained therein. No print out or electronic version of any part of the Site or its contents may be used by User in any litigation or arbitration matter whatsoever under any circumstances.
6. Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use.
User’s license for access and use of the Site and any information, materials or documents (collectively defined as “Content and Materials”) therein are subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions on use: User may not (a) copy, print (except for the express limited purpose permitted by Section 5 above), republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means all or any portion of the Site or any Content and Materials retrieved from it; (b) use the Site or any materials obtained from the Site to develop, of as a component of, any information, storage and retrieval system, database, information base, or similar resource (in any media now existing or hereafter developed), that is offered for commercial distribution of any kind, including through sale, license, lease, rental, subscription, or any other commercial distribution mechanism; (c) create compilations or derivative works of any Content and Materials from the Site; (d) use any Content and Materials from the Site in any manner that may infringe any copyright, intellectual property right, proprietary right, or property right of us or any third parties; (e) remove, change or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice or terms of use contained in the Site; (f) make any portion of the Site available through any timesharing system, service bureau, the Internet or any other technology now existing or developed in the future; (g) remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any Site software or use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the Site architecture; (h) use any automatic or manual process to harvest information from the Site; (i) use the Site for the purpose of gathering information for or transmitting (1) unsolicited commercial email; (2) email that makes use of headers, invalid or nonexistent domain names, or other means of deceptive addressing; and (3) unsolicited telephone calls or facsimile transmissions; (j) use the Site in a manner that violates any state or federal law regulating email, facsimile transmissions or telephone solicitations; and (k) export or re-export the Site or any portion thereof, or any software available on or through the Site, in violation of the export control laws or regulations of the United States.
7. Forms, Agreements & Documents.
The Company may make available through the Site or through other Web sites sample and actual forms, checklists, business documents and legal documents (collectively, “Documents”). All Documents are provided on a non-exclusive license basis only for User’s personal one-time use for non-commercial purposes, without any right to re-license, sublicense, distribute, assign or transfer such license. Documents are provided for a charge and without any representations or warranties, express or implied, as to their suitability, legal effect, completeness, currentness, accuracy, and/or appropriateness. THE DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND WITH “ALL FAULTS,” AND THE COMPANY AND ANY PROVIDER OF THE DOCUMENTS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The Documents may be inappropriate for User’s particular circumstances. Furthermore, Federal, State and/or Local laws may require different or additional provisions to ensure the desired result. User should consult with legal and financial counsel to determine the appropriate legal or business documents necessary for User’s particular transactions, as the Documents are only samples and may not be applicable to a particular situation. Some Documents are public domain forms or available from public records.
8. No Legal Advice or Attorney - Client Relationship.
Information contained on or made available through the Site is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice, recommendations, mediation or counseling under any circumstance and no attorney-client relationship is formed. The Company does not warrant or guarantee the accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to the Site. User’s use of information on the Site or materials linked to the Site is entirely at User’s own risk. The Company is not a law firm and the Site is not a lawyer referral service.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties.
The site is provided by the Company on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the use or the results of this Site in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. The Company shall have no liability for any interruptions in the use of this Site. The Company disclaims all warranties with regard to the information provided, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
10. Limitation of Liability.
THE COMPANY SHALL NOT be liable for any damages whatsoever, and in particular THE COMPANY shall not be liable for any special, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages, or damages for lost profits, loss of revenue, or loss of use, arising out of or related to this SITE or the information contained in it, whether such damages arise in contract, negligence, tort, under statute, in equity, at law, or otherwise, even if THE COMPANY has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
11. Indemnification.
User agrees to indemnify and hold the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of User’s use of the Site or Services herein, the violation of this Agreement, or infringement by User, or other user of the Site or Services herein using User’s computer, of any intellectual property or any other right of any person or entity.
12. Modifications and Interruption to Service.
The Company reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service with or without notice to the User. The Company shall not be liable to User or any third party should the Company exercise its right to modify or discontinue the Service. User acknowledges and accepts that the Company does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Site and operation of the Site may be interfered with or adversely affected by numerous factors or circumstances outside of our control.
13. Third-Party Sites.
The Site may include links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by online merchants and other third parties. User acknowledges that the Company is not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any third-party site. User should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those third-party sites if User has any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such sites. User’s use of those third-party sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each site, and the Company is not responsible therein. The Company encourages all Users to review said privacy policies of third-parties’ sites.
14. Linking to the Site.
User may provide links to the Site, provided (a) that User does not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright notice, or other notices on the Site, (b) Users site does not engage in illegal or pornographic activities, and (c) User will discontinue providing links to the Site immediately upon request by the Company.
15. Privacy Policy.
The Company’s Privacy Policy, as it may change from time to time, is a part of this Agreement.
16. Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Vendor Information.
Product specifications and other information have either been provided by the Vendors or collected from publicly available sources. While the Company makes every effort to ensure that the information on this Site is accurate, the Company can make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of any information provided on this Site. The Company makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any product provided or offered by any Vendor, and User acknowledges that any reliance on representations and warranties provided by any Vendor shall be at User’s own risk.
17. Governing Law and Attorney’s Fees.
The Site is operated and provided in the State of California, County of San Diego. As such, this Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of California, County of San Diego. The Company makes no representation that the Site or other services are appropriate, legal or available for use in other locations. Accordingly, if the User chooses to access the Site the User agrees to do so subject to the internal laws of the State of California. In the event if either the Company or the User institutes suit in court against the other party, in connection with any dispute or matter arising under this Agreement, the party which prevails in that suit shall be entitled to recover from the other its attorney’s fees in reasonable amount, which shall be determined by the court and included in the judgment in said suit.
18. Compliance with Laws.
User assumes all knowledge of applicable law and is responsible for compliance with any such laws. User may not use the Service in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. User further agrees not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
19. Unlawful Activity.
The Company reserves the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of this Agreement and to take any action the Company deems appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to User’s profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information.
20. Copyright and Trademark Information.
All content included or available on this site, including site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof is © 2006 Strategies 4 Business, Inc., with all rights reserved, or is the property of the Company and/or third parties protected by intellectual property rights. Any use of materials on the Site, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or replication, any form of data extraction or data mining, or other commercial exploitation of any kind, without prior written permission of an authorized officer of the Company is strictly prohibited. User agrees that they will not use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained therein without prior written permission of an authorized officer of the Company.
Strategies 4 Business™, strategies4business.com™, strategies4business.biz™, bizfuel™ and bizfuel.biz™ are proprietary marks of the Company. The Company’s trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not provided by the Company, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits the Company.
All other trademarks displayed on the Company’s Site are the trademarks of their respective owners, and constitute neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of those Vendors. In addition, such use of trademarks or links to the web sites of Vendors is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly, that those Vendors endorse or have any affiliation with the Company.
21. Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement.
Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Company designates the following individual as its agent for receipt of notifications of claimed copyright infringement.
By Mail
Ronald Brookshire
PO Box 430
Alpine, CA 91903
By Telephone: 619-279-4258
By Internet: Click Here
22. Other Terms.
If any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially-enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent. User agrees that this Terms of Use Agreement and any other agreements referenced herein may be assigned by the Company, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition. This Terms of Use Agreement shall apply in addition to, and shall not be superseded by, any other written agreement between us in relation to Users participation as a User. User agrees that by accepting this Terms of Use Agreement, User is consenting to the use and disclosure of their personally identifiable information and other practices described in our Privacy Policy Statement.
