IN THIS ISSUE
Terms of Service
1.
Acceptance of Terms of Service
This service is provided to you,
subject to the following Terms of Service which may be updated by us from time
to time without notice to you. In addition, when using WorkforceBR.com,
Workforce Business Review or Starhawk Systems LLC services directly or through
distributors and affiliates, you shall be subject to any guidelines or rules
applicable to such services which may be posted from time to time. All such
guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms of
Service. Starhawk Systems also offers other services which are subject to
different Terms of Service.
2.
Privacy
THE POLICY OF WORKFORCEBR.COM AND
STARHAWK SYSTEMS LLC IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO KEEP YOUR PERSONAL AND
ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. Protecting your privacy is
important to us. We hope the following statement will help you understand how
WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems LLC collects, uses and safeguards the
personal information you provide to us on our web sites. By using our services,
you agree to WorkforceBR.com’s Privacy Policy. You agree to allow us to gather
key contact and usage information in order to be able to effectively deliver
our services. The information that we capture is used to make your experience
better and to ensure that you have all of the information that you need
regarding the services that you are utilizing or may want to utilize.
i) Information
You Give Us
You agree to allow WorkforceBR.com
and Starhawk Systems LLC to store your information in our database. This
information will not be sold to any third parties for marketing or promotional
purposes. Some of the information that we ask for is optional, so you can
choose to provide us with the minimum amount of information required. This
information will be used by WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems LLC to
communicate with you, manage your account, and other related purposes.
ii) Cookie
Usage (digital identifiers)
You agree to allow
WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems to use cookies to track your account and
provide you with the full use of our services while online. You can use cookie
blocking technology, but in doing so you understand that some of the online
tools and functionality on our web site will not be available to you.
iii) Partners,
Affiliates, & Instructors
Starhawk Systems partners with
instructors, and partners to deliver content, events, training and other
services. By agreeing to our terms of usage, you understand and agree that
WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems can’t be held liable for the actions of
its partners or affiliates. We do our best to ensure that our partners are
reputable and responsible, but ultimately, their actions are out of our
control.
We will ensure that our partners
and affiliates are only provided with the minimal amount of information required
to deliver their content and services successfully, and that information will
not include your credit card information or any other critical information. In
most cases, we only share your name and organizational information for seminars
and related event registration to our partners and affiliates. However, by
using our site, you do agree to allow WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems to
communicate with you on behalf of our partners and affiliates.
By using our site, you understand
and agree to allow us to use 3rd party contractors and service providers to
manage the delivery products, tickets, packages, mailings, marketing, secure
credit card processing and other activities that are necessary for the success
of our business.
iv) Change of
Ownership
By using our services, you
understand and agree that in such case that WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk
Systems LLC is acquired, sells assets, or performs other sale or business
transfer activities, your information will be transferred as part of that activity.
If Starhawk Systems is required
to provide your personal information to Federal or State Government agencies as
part of an investigation, you agree to hold WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk
Systems free of all liability.
Other than those instances outlined
above, WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems LLC will provide you with notice
when information about you is going to be shared with 3rd party’s and you will
have the option to withhold your information.
Credit card transactions are
performed using secure site services that are provided by commercial banking
services. For your safety, we use only reputable banking services for our
online transactions.
Security is the responsibility of
the user. Starhawk Systems will not assume any liability for your improper use
of your own laptop in terms of failing to shut down your log in account.
If you are under 18, you are not
eligible to utilize our site services without the involvement of an adult that
is 18 years of age or older.
v.)
Email Usage
If you provide us with your
e-mail address, or have done so in the past, we may upon occasion send you
e-mail offers. We may use information you have given us to provide a service,
ensure proper billing, measure consumer interest in our various services, or inform
you about products and services. These e-mail offers will only come from
Starhawk Systems LLC or one of its business units.
If you have any questions or
would like further information about our privacy policy, please write to us at
Legal@workforcebr.com.
3.
Global Users
As a user of the WorkforceBR.com
and Starhawk Systems LLC services that is located outside of the United State
of America, you understand and agree to abide by the rules outlined in this
Terms of Service agreement, as well to abide by all of the relevant rules and
regulations for your specific country.
4.
Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
By choosing to visit
WorkforceBR.com, Starhawksystems.com or any other Starhawk Systems LLC service,
you agree to abide by this Terms of Service agreement and any disputes that are
associated with your privacy are to be arbitrated in Seattle, WA, as well as
abide by the rules of the state of Washington.
5.
Account Information Obligation
By agreeing to use this site and
by agreeing to abide by the WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems LLC Terms of
Service, you agree to: (i) provide accurate, and current information about
yourself as outlined in our registration forms (ii) maintain your data if it
changes. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current
or incomplete, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information
is untrue or inaccurate WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems LLC retains the
right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or
future use of the Service. This policy has been established in order to protect
our interests and the safety of our users.
6.
Member Account, Password and Security
You will receive a password and
account designation upon completing the Service's registration process. You are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account,
and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or
account. You agree to immediately notify WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems
LLC of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of
security, and ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each
session. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from
your failure to comply with this term of use.
7.
User Conduct
You understand that all
information, data and material, whether publicly posted or privately
transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content
originated. This means that you are entirely responsible for all Content that
you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via the services provided by
WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems LLC. WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems
LLC maintains the site content and data to the best of its ability, but does
not guarantee that the information is accurate.
i) You agree to
not use the Service to:
- upload, post,
email or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, threatening, abusive,
obscene, harassing, defamatory, harmful, vulgar, libelous, invasive of
another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- harm minors
in any way;
- use false
identities
- impersonate
Starhawk Systems employees, partners or affiliates
-
inappropriately utilize content from any of the Starhawk Systems LLC web sites
- advertise,
promote or communicate with system users in a way that is considered
commercial;
- transmit any
material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or
programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any
computer software or hardware
- interfere
with users services
- Intentionally
or unintentionally break any local, state, Federal or International laws
- Harass any
service users
You understand and agree that
WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems have the right to cancel any or all of
it’s services with a 24 hour notification. If fees have been paid for a service
that will not be delivered, a refund will be provided to you. If a service has
been delivered, refunds will not apply to you as a user. For online services,
monthly subscriptions and other related services, refunds will only apply for
the months following the month of cancellation. You understand that
WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems are not responsible for any 3rd party
claims that are associated with the cancellation of our services beyond that of
an appropriate refund.
Starhawk Systems reserves the
right to cancel events, programs, seminars and online services at any time
based on the discretion of the business. We do all that we can to ensure that
all programs are delivered as scheduled, but due to unforeseen circumstances,
some of our services need to be cancelled or rescheduled from time to time.
8.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold
harmless WorkforceBR.com and Starhawk Systems LLC and its contractors,
employees, officers, partners and affiliates from any claims including
attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of the use of
the Starhawk Systems LLC services, as well as due to any violations of the
Starhawk Systems LLC Terms of Service.
9.
Disclaimer regarding other servers and web sites
Other web sites listed on
WorkforceBR.com or any other Starhawk Systems LLC web sites are not under the
control of Starhawk Systems LLC. Links to these other resources are provided as
a convenience and for informational purposes only. Starhawk Systems LLC bears
no responsibility for the quality of information provided through other sites
and computer systems. Accordingly, Starhawk Systems LLC makes no representation
concerning the content of these web sites, and providing a link to these other
sites should not be construed as an endorsement or approval by Starhawk Systems
LLC of these organizations or of the positions they may take on various issues.
10.
Content and Ownership Rights
You agree to and understand that
all of the content, resources, software and systems that are used as part of
the Starhawk Systems LLC services are copyrighted, owned by or leased by
Starhawk Systems LLC. Additionally, information that is provided by 3rd parties
may also be copyrighted, or owned by those 3rd parties. You have the right to
use those materials that are presented only within the context of the Starhawk
Systems LLC services and web sites. You are not provided with the right to use
any of the information or services outside of this environment. All services
and content are to be accessed and utilized by the means provided by Starhawk
Systems LLC. You agree to not use any other means to access the services.
11.
Service Level Agreement
Starhawk Systems does not guarantee
the availability of the web site services, nor does it guarantee the schedules
of events and related services. Due to circumstances that are beyond our
control the site may or may not be available from time to time, and the events
may or may not be available as originally scheduled. We will do all that we can
to ensure that the products and services are available, but we can’t make a
guarantee. As a user of our services, you understand and agree that it is
reasonable to have down time and schedule changes as needed.
12.
Disclaimer of Warranty
Starhawk Systems LLC web sites,
and the information contained or generated at these sites, is furnished
"AS IS" and "WITH ALL FAULTS". Starhawk Systems LLC
disclaims and the user waives and releases any warranties (expressed or
implied), liabilities and remedies of any kind, including without limitation
any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
The information contained herein is for personal and professional use only. Any
redistribution of this information without the written permission of Starhawk
Systems LLC is strictly prohibited.
Without limitation of the
foregoing, Starhawk Systems LLC does not warrant or guarantee the timeliness,
sequence, accuracy or completeness of this information and it is provided
"AS IS" and "WITH ALL FAULTS".
THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF SUCH INFORMATION.
Without limitation of the
foregoing, neither Starhawk Systems LLC, nor its information providers, shall
be liable regardless of the cause or duration, for any errors, inaccuracies,
omissions, or other defects in, or the timeliness, or authenticity of the
information, or for any delay or interruption in the transmission thereof to the
user, or for any claims or losses arising therefrom or occasioned thereby. None
of the foregoing parties shall be liable for any third-party claims or losses
of any nature, or for any lost profits, punitive or consequential damages.
The information in the service is
for the personal and professional use only. The client or user acknowledges and
agrees that all proprietary rights in the information received shall remain the
property of Starhawk Systems LLC or its information providers.
Reproduction, or retransmission
of any information in the service without the written permission of Starhawk
Systems LLC is strictly prohibited. The user also agrees not to use or permit
anyone to use the information provided through the service for any unlawful or
unauthorized purpose.
13.
Failure to Use Services
Starhawk Systems LLC will not
provide refunds for subscriptions, classes, seminars, programs or services that
were missed due to a lack of attendance or unused on the part of the purchaser or user. All
programs are non-refundable once the program has been delivered. You understand
and agree that if you are not able to attend an event or fail to utilize the
services provided, you are still responsible for the payment for the associated
subscription, class, seminar, program or service.
14.
Copyright and Trademark Notices
Starhawk Systems LLC, Starhawk
Learning, Starhawk Systems, WorkforceBR.com and Workforce Business Review
are all registered trademarks and service marks of Starhawk Systems LLC.
All other products are trademarks of their respective holders.
All content contained on the
Starhawk Systems LLC web sites, and in our printed program materials, books,
magazines, emails, advertisements, and other digital, audio, video and print
material are copyrighted materials.
15. Online
Purchases
Purchase Terms for products, classes,
seminars, white papers, subscriptions and related services are final with some
specific exceptions for classes. Classes are refundable based on the terms
outlined below. For all site purchases that cause Starhawk Systems to charge
back the fee to your credit card, you agree to be responsible for a $15.00
processing fee.
Product or event information will
be emailed to you upon the completion of your purchase. Some of our products
require a processing fee which will be detailed during the check out/purchase
process. Where appropriate, this fee will be added to your purchase automatically
and displayed in the purchase details.
Please note the “Failure to Use
Services” Policy outlined in section 13 above. Event cancellations are
permitted within 24 hours of your initial purchase. If you need to cancel,
there is a $50.00 processing fee. Refunds will be processed and mailed to you
within 30 days of your cancellation notification.
16.
Infringement Notification
If you believe that material on a
Starhawk Systems LLC web site or on another Starhawk Systems LLC product has
infringed your copyright or other intellectual property rights, please see our
Infringement Notification below.
Infringement Notification
It is our policy at Starhawk
Systems LLC to respect copyrights and other intellectual property rights. We
may, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts and/or the ability to
post information of those who are repeat infringers of the intellectual
property rights of others.
If you believe that material on a
Starhawk Systems LLC web site or on another Starhawk Systems LLC product is
infringing one or more copyrights or other intellectual property rights held by
you or by someone on whose behalf you are authorized to act, please provide
written notice to Starhawk Systems LLC. Include the following in your written
notice:
(i) A physical or electronic
signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
(ii) An identification of the
copyrighted work that you are claiming has been infringed, or, if the notice
concerns more than one copyrighted work at a Starhawk Systems LLC web site or
product, a representative list of those works.
(iii) A description of the
material on our site that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of
infringing activity, so that we can locate that material on our site or other
product.
(iv) Your contact information,
such as your address, telephone number, and email address, so we can get in
touch with you.
(v) A statement by you that you
have a good faith belief that the use of the material on our web site or other
product is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
(vi) A statement by you that the
information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you
are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is
allegedly infringed.
Send your infringement notice to
Starhawk Systems LLC:
Email: Legal@workforcebr.com