Terms of Use

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the WinningWorkplaces.org website.

The Winningworkplaces.org web site is an interactive online service operated by Winning Workplaces ("Winning Workplaces," "us," or "our"). By using the Winningworkplaces.org web site, you signify your agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the Winningworkplaces.org web site. Please check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Winningworkplaces.org web site will mean you accept these changes. Winning Workplaces reserves the right to modify, suspend, terminate, or restrict your use of any portion of the Winningworkplaces.org web site at any time, without notice.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Restrictions on Use of Materials
General Submissions
Third Party Information and Links
Notification of Copyright Infringement
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Privacy Policy
Miscellaneous

1. Introduction
This web site provides selected information, training, ideas, consulting, and tools to help small and mid-sized organizations create great workplaces. Except where otherwise provided on designated areas of the Winningworkplaces.org web site, all information contained on the Winningworkplaces.org web site is provided by Winning Workplaces.

[Certain sections of the Winningworkplaces.org web site may have separate registration procedures and separate terms and conditions, terms of service, user agreements or similar legal agreement that may be offered by Winning Workplaces or its third party service providers. When you are using any section of the Winningworkplaces.org web site that does not have a separate legal agreement, these Terms of Use shall apply.]

2. Restrictions on use of materials
Except as otherwise authorised in writing by Winning Workplaces, all materials contained on the Winningworkplaces.org web site are the copyrighted property of Winning Workplaces, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies and/or third-party licensors. (c) 2002 Winning Workplaces. No material from this web site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided that (i) you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices, (ii) you make no modifications to the materials, (iii) you do not use the materials in a manner that suggests an association with any of our products, services, or brands, and (iv) you do not download quantities of materials to a database that can be used to avoid future downloads from this web site. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other web site or computer environment is prohibited, unless you have obtained prior written approval from Winning Workplaces. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right under any patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual property right of Winning Workplaces, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any third party.

All trademarks and service marks identified by ®, T or (SM) symbols or appearing in type form different from that of the surrounding text are marks owned by Winning Workplaces, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or third parties. [Identify any marks owned by Winning Workplaces (e.g. Winning WorkplacesT).

3. General Submissions
Except as otherwise provided in the Privacy Policy, in the event that you submit to Winning Workplaces any suggestions, comments, questions, information or the like, such information shall be deemed to be non-confidential, and Winning Workplaces shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information. By making a submission to Winning Workplaces, you assign to Winning Workplaces all rights, title and interest in and to such submission, and Winning Workplaces shall be free to use, display, distribute, copy and otherwise use the submission for any purpose, without limitation, the research, development, manufacture, use or sale of products incorporating information contained in such submission. Please see Winning Workplaces' Privacy Policy for more information about Winning Workplaces' collection, use and disclosure practices with respect to information collected from you on the Winningworkplaces.org web site.

4. Third Party Information and Links
The Winningworkplaces.org web site may contain third party information or content. Such information or content is, wherever practically possible, marked with the name of the source and does not necessarily represent the opinion or viewpoint of Winning Workplaces. Winning Workplaces does not take any responsibility whatsoever for such third party information or content. As a convenience to you, this web site may provide links to third party web sites. Winning Workplaces has no responsibility for, or control of, the content appearing on third party sites and shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from the content of those sites. Further, Winning Workplaces disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on sites that link to or from the Winningworkplaces.org web site from third parties not associated with us. As some sites employ automated search results or otherwise link you to sites containing information that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive, Winning Workplaces cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance or compliance with any other intellectual property rights, legality, or decency of material contained in third-party sites, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against Winning Workplaces with respect to such sites.

Not withstanding the foregoing, Winning Workplaces reserves the right to reject or terminate any links to the Winningworkplaces.org web site, and you hereby agree to immediately cease linking to the Winningworkplaces.org web site upon Winning Workplaces' request.

5. Notification of Copyright Infringement
It is Winning Workplaces' policy to respond to claims of intellectual property infringement. Winning Workplaces will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2) ("DMCA") and other applicable intellectual property laws.

Pursuant to the DMCA, if you believe that content appearing on the Winningworkplaces.org web site infringes any copyright rights, please send a notification of copyright infringement to Winning Workplaces' Designated Agent for the Winningworkplaces.org web site:

[Identify individual, preferably by title]
Winning Workplaces
1603 Orrington Avenue
Suite 1275
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-328-9798
Fax: 847-328-2224
Email: info@winningworkplaces.org

To be effective, the notification must be a written communication that includes the following:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

6. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
You expressly agree that your use of this web site is at your own risk. Neither Winning Workplaces, its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the web site makes any representations or warranties of any kind regarding the Winningworkplaces.org web site, the content appearing on this web site, any advertising material or the results that may be obtained from use of this web site. THE WINNINGWORKPLACES.ORG WEB SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND WINNING WORKPLACES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties. As a result, some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.
WINNING WORKPLACES, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS AND LICENSORS SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM OR CAUSED BY THE WINNINGWORKPLACES.ORG WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSSES RELATED TO: YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WINNINGWORKPLACES.ORG WEB SITE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF; ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DEFECTS IN THE CONTENT APPEARING ON THE WINNINGWORKPLACES.ORG WEBSITE; OR ANY INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS IN TRANSMISSION OR COMPUTER VIRUSES.
BY USING THE WINNINGWORKPLACES.ORG WEBSITE, YOU HEREBY RELEASE WINNING WORKPLACES, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS AND LICENSORS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, THAT YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THEM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE WINNINGWORKPLACES.ORG WEBSITE. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE ALL LAWS THAT MAY LIMIT THE EFFICACY OF SUCH RELEASES.
You acknowledge and agree that, regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action you may have arising out of, or relating to, your use of the Winningworkplaces.org web site must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arises, or forever be barred.

7. Privacy Policy
Our Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on all of our Web pages.

The Information We Collect
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the Winning Workplaces Web site. We do not send any cookies. On some pages, you can order products, make requests, and register to receive materials via e-mail. The types of personal information collected at these pages may include:
Name
Address
Email address
Phone number
Credit/Debit Card Information

The Way We Use Information
We use the information you provide about yourself only for the purpose for which you provided that information. For example, when you provide information when placing an order or requesting information or a newsletter, we use that information only to complete your request or order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order or request. Similarly, we use the information you provide about someone else when placing an order only to ship the product and to confirm delivery. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.

We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties. We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our Web site, products and to better understand the needs of our clients.

Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. If you no longer want to receive e-mails from Winning Workplaces, please send an e-mail request to info@winningworkplaces.org.

Our Commitment To Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our Web site from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our Web site is structured to attract anyone under 13.

How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information
You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online by sending an e-mail request for the data at info@winningworkplaces.org. You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by sending us a request that credibly shows error. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

How To Contact Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please call us at 847-328-9798 or send us an email at info@winningworkplaces.org.
Winning Workplaces
1603 Orrington Avenue
Suite 1275
Evanston, IL 60201

8. Miscellaneous
This Terms of Use Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. You hereby agree that any cause of action you may have with respect to the Winningworkplaces.org web site must be filed in the federal or state courts located in Cook County, Illinois within one year after the cause of action arises or the cause is barred.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS STATED ABOVE OR TO ANY CHANGES THE SERVICE MAKES IN THESE TERMS, PLEASE EXIT THE WINNINGWORKPLACES.ORG WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.

Last updated: August 2010

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