Terms & Privacy Policy

 
 
 
I.          General Information
 
timetoknow.com (the "Operator," "we" or "us") has implemented this terms of use and privacy policy (our “Policy”) to provide users of this website (collectively "Users") information regarding the collection and use of information in the course of your use of this website (the “Website”), as well as rights regarding Content (as described in Section III below) available on the Website and other general legal matters. We may modify this Policy at any time and such modification will be effective upon posting.
 
II.         Privacy Matters
 
The Information We Collect
 
At this time, we do not collect your name, e-mail address, telephone number or other personal identifying information (collectively, "User Information"). However, this Policy does not limit or otherwise govern our use of User Information you provide to us through other channels such as telephone, email or mail for any lawful purpose. In addition, if you choose to participate in any “blog” or other message or communication service we offer, please see the section below entitled “Blog and other Communication Services.”
 
We use cookies (small text, pixel or similar files stored on a User’s computer) to collect information for record keeping purposes and to make it easier to navigate the Website. In addition, we may allow third-party cookies to be placed on your computer. Third-party cookies are similar to our own cookies, but they come from servers controlled by third-parties, such as our advertisers and other partners, and are used to collect information about your use of the Website that is used by those third-parties. We do not ordinarily use or otherwise have access to the information contained in these third-party cookies. You may choose not to receive cookies, whether coming directly from us or from third-parties, by following instructions in your web browser's "help" file, but this may make certain features of the Website inaccessible to you.
 
We also collect Users' IP addresses and basic log file information (such as browser type and language, number of clicks, domain names of web sites visited, pages viewed, the amount of time spent on particular pages, and the date and time of visits). This information, including information about cookies, is referred to as “Technical Information” in this Policy. We use Technical Information to help locate potential problems with our systems, improve and customize your experience on the Website and for other purposes described in "How We Use Your Technical Information" below.
 
How We Use Your Technical Information
 
We use Technical Information to improve the quality and design of the Website and to create new features and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing your preferences and trends. We may use such Technical Information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during current or subsequent visits to the Website; (b) provide customized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of marketing campaigns; (d) diagnose or fix technology problems; (e) market our Website to advertisers and other third parties; (f) track Users clicking through to this Website from promotional emails that include links to this Website; (g) aggregate general User statistics, including demographic and geographic information; and (h) other lawful purposes, so long as your personal identity is not revealed by such use.
 
When We Share Information
 
We may share Technical Information (such as Website use data) with advertisers and other third parties to assist them in understanding our Website, including Users' use of our Website. The Technical Information provided will not identify you by name.
 
We may release Technical Information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with any applicable laws or respond to a court order, subpoena, law enforcement or regulatory request, or search warrant.
 
We reserve the right to collect and share any information in order to (a) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities, (b) as appropriate or necessary to enforce this Policy or investigate potential or actual violations of this Policy, (c) take reasonable precautions against liability, (d) protect the security or integrity of our Website or (e) exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Operator, itsaffiliates, Users and others.
 
International Users
 
The Website is hosted in the United States. If you are accessing the Website from outside the United States, you are transferring Technical Information to the United States, and you consent to that transfer. You acknowledge that the laws of the United States may treat your Technical Information in a manner that may be substantially different from, and less protective than, the treatment required under the laws of other countries and jurisdictions. If you do not want your Technical Information transferred to the United States, you should not share your information with us, or use this Website.
 
Security Matters
 
We have implemented technical and organizational measures designed to secure Technical Information and other data from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or access and use the Technical Information for improper purposes, including efforts to use aggregated data in order to identify you personally.
 
You acknowledge that computer systems and the transmission of data via the Internet are inherently insecure, and no amount of security can guarantee that data stored on computers or transmitted via the Internet will not be improperly accessed, used, altered or otherwise tampered with by others.
 
III.        Terms of Use

Ownership and License
 
The Website’s Content consists of the programs, graphics, text and other imagery contained on or accessed via the Website pages, including “White Papers” and other documents made available to Users from time-to-time. This Website (including the programming for the Website) and its Content is the sole and exclusive property of Operator or its licensors. Operator and its licensors retain all right, title and interest (including all copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights) in the Website and its Content. The Website is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets, unfair competition and other laws, whether through the application of local laws or international treaties. Any unauthorized use, reproduction or modification of this Website may violate such laws.
 
Operator grants you a limited, personal, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Website only as expressly permitted in this Policy. Except for this limited license, we do not grant you any other rights or license with respect to this Website or its Content; no implied rights or licenses are granted, and any rights or licenses not expressly granted herein are reserved. You may use the Website only for your personal, non-commercial use, and not to provide services to, or otherwise for the commercial benefit of, a third party.
 
Content/Links
 
The Content is intended for information purposes only. Although we exercise reasonable efforts to ensure its quality and accuracy, there might be errors, or the information provided may not be complete, current, or applicable to your particular situation. Further, some information available on the Website (including information set forth in “White Papers”) may have been provided to us by third parties. We assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in such Content. You are responsible for evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of any opinion, advice, or other Content available through the Website.
 
The Website may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other websites. You acknowledge and agree that the Operator is not responsible for the availability of such external sites, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
 
Blog and other Communication Services
 
The Website may contain a blog and/or other message or communication services (“Communication Services”) designed to keep Users connected with us and with each other and to enable Users to learn about our projects, successes and challenges. While any such Communication Services may be made available to our employees and the community for open communication, any opinion expressed in or through any Communication Services is that of the individual author, and not necessarily that of the Operator. All responsibility and liability for the content of each post remains with the respective author.
While the Operator has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services, we reserve the right to review and remove any comment which we feel creates legal risks, is not relevant to the topic area to which it was posted, or for any other reason in our sole discretion. The Operator reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.
The Operator specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service.
By posting or submitting content to the Website, you are giving us, and our affiliates and agents, the perpetual right to use, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your submission, as well as any ideas contained therein. No compensation will be paid with respect to any such submission. By posting or submitting content to the Website, you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your submission and that you have any and all necessary consents and permissions to make such submission.
Email addresses are required for commenting on the blog, but they are not published on the blog, nor shared with any third party. Email addresses may be used by the Operator to privately contact the commenter.
In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, you may not: 
 
•  Post any comments or submissions which include offensive or inappropriate language, or are otherwise obscene or indecent.
• Launch personal attacks against any other Communication Services participant or any other person.
• Post any email addresses, snail mail, phone numbers, or any private or personal information.
• Abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Upload any material protected by intellectual property laws unless you are legally permitted to do so. 
• Upload materials that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
• Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless specifically authorized in writing by the Operator.
•  Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
• Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of origin. 
 
No Distribution, or Sale
 
You may download, display, and/or print one (1) copy of any portion of the Website’s Content. If you do so, you may not modify the Content in any way.
Except as provided above, you may not:
• Copy, reproduce, upload, post, display, republish, distribute or transmit any part of the Content in any form whatsoever;
•  Use a frame or border environment around the Website, or other framing technique to enclose any portion or aspect of the Website, or mirror or replicate any portion of the Website;
• Modify, translate into any language or computer language, or create derivative works from, any Content or any part of this Website;
• Reverse engineer any part of this Website; or
• Sell, offer for sale, transfer, or license any portion of the Website in any form to any third parties.
 
Other Limitations
 
You may not do any of the following without our prior written consent:
• Use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor Content;
• Use or access the Website in any way that, in our reasonable judgment, adversely affects the performance or function of the Website, or any other computer systems or networks used by us, our advertisers or partners, or by other Users;
• Upload or transmit to the Website or use any device, software or routine that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other computer programming devices, software or  routines that may damage, interfere or attempt to interfere with or intercept the normal operation of our Website, or appropriate the Website or any system, or take any action that imposes an unreasonable load on our equipment, or that infringes upon the rights of a third party; or
• Disguise the origin of the information transmitted through the Website.
 
Termination
 
We may, at any time at our sole discretion and without advance notice or liability, terminate, suspend or restrict your access to all or any component of our Website, even if access continues to be allowed to others. Upon such termination or suspension, you must immediately discontinue use of the Website, and destroy any copy you have made of any portion of the Website. Accessing the Website after such termination or suspension shall constitute an act of trespass.
 
Changes
Any aspect of the Website may be changed, supplemented, deleted, updated, discontinued, suspended or modified at any time, and without advance notice or liability; however, we make no commitment to update the information contained on this Website.
Availability
We cannot promise that access to the Website will be uninterrupted or available at all times. We assume no liability or responsibility for any delay, interruption, or downtime.
 
Disclaimer of Warranty
Operator and its service providers make no warranty of any kind regarding the Website or its Content, all of which are provided on an "as is" basis. Operator and its service providers expressly disclaim any representation or warranty that the Website will be free from errors, viruses or other harmful components, that communications to or from the Website will be secure and not intercepted, that the capabilities offered from the Website will be uninterrupted, or that its Content will be accurate, complete or timely.
 
We make commercially reasonable attempts to exclude viruses from the Website, but cannot ensure that the Website will be free from viruses or other destructive software at all times. You are urged to take appropriate safeguards before using the Website. We assume no responsibility for any damage to computer equipment or other property that may result from use of the Website or downloading anything from the Website.
 
OPERATOR AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
 
 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU USE OUR WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
 
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL OPERATOR OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.

If, despite the limitation above, Operator or a service provider is found liable for any loss or damage which arises out of or is in any way connected with any use of the Website, then Operator and the service providers' liability will in no event exceed, in total and in the aggregate, the lesser of (a) US$250.00, or (b) the minimum amount permitted under applicable law.
 
Disputes
 
The laws of the State of New York (USA), without regard to its conflict of law rules, will govern this Policy. If you take any legal action relating to your use of our Website or this Policy, you agree to file such action only in the state and federal courts located in New York County, State of New York (USA). In any such action or any action we may initiate, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover all legal costs and expenses.
 
Contact Information
 
Please contact us via email at info@timetoknow.com or via regular mail at 444 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022,with any questions or comments about this Policy or the Website.
 
 
Last Updated: July 6, 2010