Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
for the John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation

Terms of Use

The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation maintains this website as a service to its members and visitors. The Privacy Policy set forth below governs your use of this website, and by using the website you agree to be bound by them. Therefore, please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you use this website. If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy, please do not use this website.

Disclaimer

The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose of the information and materials made available through this site. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation be liable for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages whatsoever arising out of or resulting from:

(i) the use of, or inability to use, data, documents or information made available on this site or other websites linked to this site, or

(ii) content errors, omissions or infringing material, including without limitation, lost profits, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction or any and all other damages or losses, even if The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation is advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the legal or equitable theory (contract, tort or otherwise) upon which the claim is based.

The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation may make improvements and/or changes to any product(s) or service(s) described in this site at any time. The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation does not guarantee that any product or service described in this site will be continuously available. The information on our site is periodically updated. The documents and related graphics published on this site could include typographical errors or technical inaccuracies.

Permissions

You may not reproduce or distribute copies of materials found on this site (including, but not limited to text, logos, graphics, sounds or images) in any form (including by e-mail or other electronic means), without prior written permission from The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation. Instead, we encourage you to tell others how to access the materials directly through this site.

Requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials found on this site should be sent to our webmaster via the Contact Us form

Links

Our Website may contain links to sources outside of The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation's domain that we believe are useful to visitors to our site. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

Once you leave The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation's Website and connect to the site of another entity, that site is not under the control of The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation, and The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation is not responsible for the content of sites to which it is linked. The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation's endorsement of the site(s).

Links to other web sites are included when the content of those sites are judged to be suitable or helpful. However The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation has no control over the nature of content of those web sites, which may change from time to time. If you find a link on our site to any other site where the content does not appear to be suitable, please immediately notify the webmaster. Upon confirmation that the content is not appropriate, the link may be removed from the The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation web page(s).

The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation welcomes links to its site. You are free to create a hypertext link to our site as long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation. Also, we request a courtesy notification, via our Contact Us page, in advance of your intention to link to our site.

Privacy Policy

Log Files

Like most websites, this website logs your IP address, browser type, visits to particular pages and other general traffic information. This information is not linked to personally identifiable information and you remain anonymous.

Cookies

A "cookie" is a file that is sent from a web server to your web browser and placed on your computer. Only when you sign in or begin a registration form, will we create a cookie for your computer and then use it to maintain a logged-in state. There is no personal information stored within the cookie itself and we do not use cookies to retrieve personal information from your computer. We do not use cookies to track your activity before or after you leave the site. Our cookie is temporary and will be removed from your computer upon closing your browser.

Security of Personal Information

We are committed to ensuring that your personal information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. When you login to a "secure area" using your username and password or enter information in a registration form, you will see a "padlock" icon on the address bar and you will also see a SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certificate icon at the bottom of the page. All information transfered between you and our webserver happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

Use of Personal Information

Your personally identifiable information is kept secure. When you give us personal information, we will not share that information with any third party, except with authorized foundation members who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential, or in order to comply with the law, to enforce or apply the Privacy Policy or Terms of Use or to protect the rights, property or safety of the website, any user of the site, The John W. and Rose E. Watson Foundation or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliated organizations.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy or Terms of Use, please contact us via the Contact Us page.