PRIVACY POLICY
Because your privacy is important to us, Globe Forum operates by these principles:
(1) We explicitly ask you when we need information that personally identifies you ("Personal Information"). For example, Globe Forum asks you for your name, e-mail name and address when you register. We use your Personal Information to better understand your requirements of your membership to Globe Forum, and we may occasionally inform you of new features, services and products from Globe Forum.
(2) Globe Forum does not ask you to provide personal details of a potentially sensitive nature, such as your ethnic origin or religious beliefs. If however you choose to supply such information to Globe Forum voluntarily, it will be viewable by any other member or casual visitor to the site and will be processed in accordance with this policy"
(3) You MUST be 18 years old or over to join a Globe Forum website and/or attend Globe Forum events.
(4) Globe Forum will not select other companies to send you information about their products or services.
(5) To make sure that the Personal Information you provide to Globe Forum is correct and current, you may review and update your personal information at any time.
(6) Personal information that you choose to provide to another web site will be subject to the privacy policies of that web site. For example, if you follow a hyperlink from Globe Forum to another site (e.g., an advertiser or merchant), information you provide is subject to that site's privacy policy rather than our privacy policy.
(7) By its very nature and purpose, a Globe Forum website is a medium by which people seek to make contact with each other. With your specific consent, all the personal information you enter onto Globe Forum site and choose to be displayed will be viewable by any other member that you are in contact with. Others, or any casual visitor to the site, including search engines that index the pages of Globe Forum website, will only see limited information.
(8) We may use that personal information to improve your interaction with the site and with other members of Globe Forum.
(9) Globe Forum has a global membership and as such, your Personal Information may be viewed in countries which may not have the same level of legal protection for Personal Information as exists in the Sweden.
(10) Your personal information may be used by us to promote Globe Forum events, services and products that we have available now or may choose to introduce in the future. By signing up for membership you are opting into announcements and newsletters.
(11) Globe Forum may disclose general information about its members (consolidated by geographic location, job title etc) but not individual personal information to third parties without the members permission.
(12) Globe Forum uses cookies or other similar software to collect data about users to track their movements around its website and in order to assist those users to automatically and effortlessly log in on subsequent visits to its site.
(13) Globe Forum may disclose your personal information to third parties with whom it seeks to develop or create partnerships.
(14) You may leave Globe Forum at any time and upon leaving you may demand that ALL the personal information relating to you, be deleted.
(15) Subscribers are able to see who within the membership has looked at their profile page.
(16) If at any time you believe that Globe Forum has not adhered to these principles, please notify us by email to info@globeforum.com and we will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and correct the problem.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND GLOBE FORUM
This Web site is offered to you, the user, conditioned on your acceptance without modification of these Terms of Use. Your use of this Web site constitutes your agreement to the Terms of Use.
MEMBERSHIP
Globe Forum is a member-only web site.
Membership may not be assigned or transferred to any other person or entity. Members must promptly inform Globe Forum of the following: changes in the expiration date of any credit card used in connection with the Service; changes in home or billing address; and apparent breaches of security, such as loss, theft, or unauthorised disclosure or use of an ID or password. Until Globe Forum is notified, by e-mail at info@globeforum.com of a breach in security, the Member will remain liable for any unauthorised use of Globe Forum’s websites.
Membership of Globe Forum may be terminated at any time, and without cause, by either Globe Forum or the Member upon notification of the other by electronic or conventional mail. Globe Forum will not disclose any membership contact details or content to any member who has terminated their membership or had their membership revoked by Globe Forum. When a member requests termination or Globe Forum revokes membership, all personal data and records will be permanently removed, members are liable for charges incurred by them until termination of membership. Globe Forum reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to the Globe Forum website, specific areas of the website or functionality or features of the website, either via the Complaints System or any other method it chooses and/or revoke membership without notice at its sole discretion.
Members are responsible for providing all personal computer and communications equipment necessary to gain access to Globe Forum. Access to and use of Globe Forum is through a combination of an ID and a password. Each Member must keep their username and password strictly confidential. Remember your password! For security reasons, Globe Forum will not release passwords or website content for any reason, except as may be specifically required by law or court order. Unauthorised access to the Service is a breach of this Agreement and a violation of law.
You agree to register details about yourself that are true and that you will never impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Globe Forum official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
You agree adhere to the Code of Conduct and respect the Ethos and Values of Globe Forum.
You expressly understand and agree that Globe Forum shall not be liable to you for any direct or indirect use of Globe Forum website or services, including without limitation any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, alteration of, or use of records, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence, or under any other cause or action.
PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION
Globe Forum is for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not copy, replicate, modify, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from Globe Forum whether printed, visual, audio, radio, electronic, email forwarding, TV, satellite, digital transmission, scanned, website re-cycled or any other form of material except where expressly noted that the material is available for such purpose.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of this Web site, you warrant to Globe Forum that you will not use this Web site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use.
USE OF WEBLOGS, BULLETIN BOARD, CHAT ROOMS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS FORUMS
This Web site contains or will contain articles sections, news items, bulletin boards, chat rooms and other message or communication facilities (collectively, "Forums"), you agree to use the Forums only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Forum. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Forum or sending messages, you will not:
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
Publish, post, distribute, link or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, pornographic, foul language, swearing, indecent, libellous or unlawful material or information.
Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded.
Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
Except to the extent expressly allowed, advertise, or offer to buy or sell any goods or services, or conduct or forward surveys, contests or chain letters. In no event may you use any such Forum to advertise or sell any goods or services, which you are in the business of advertising or selling.
Download any file posted by another user of a Forum that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
You acknowledge that all Forums are public and not private communications and Globe Forum has the right to monitor all communications on the platform. Further, you acknowledge that Globe Forum does not endorse chats, postings, conferences, and other communications by other users, and such communications shall not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by Globe Forum. You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated. This means that you, and not Globe Forum, are entirely responsible for all content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Globe Forum does not control the content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using Globe Forum website, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will Globe Forum be liable in any way for any content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via Globe Forum website or service or any site that chooses to link to or display the content.
Globe Forum reserves the right for any reason to remove without notice any content including without limitation bulletin board postings, articles, weblogs and private messages. Globe Forum reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to Globe Forum website and/or revoke membership without notice.
1. Globe Forum is NOT generally a recruitment database; members cannot utilise the information provided to re-charge for recruitment services or approach other members to change jobs (head hunt). In the event of a member, profiting directly through the use of the information provided within the member's homepage the membership of the individual will be terminated immediately. However, Globe Forum do specifically give authority to members advertising jobs and career opportunities in the relevant sections of Globe Forum.
2. Globe Forum is NOT a Network Marketing or MLM (Multi Level Marketing) company and will not accept this kind of activity within its membership or at its events, this includes text, keywords and links in profile pages or anywhere else on the website or material at networking events. In the event of a member, profiting directly through the use of the information provided within the member's homepage or from sending information about Network Marketing or MLM (Multi Level Marketing) products, services to the membership the individual's membership to Globe Forum will be terminated immediately.
3. Globe Forum is NOT a "free to advertise database" - the sending of unsolicited emails (SPAM) advertising products and services to members either using Globe Forum messaging tools or forums or directly to members e-mail addresses is NOT PERMITTED. The collection of Globe Forum members e-mail addresses from the profile pages or from the database for ANY use without the written permission of Globe Forum is considered as theft, legal action will be taken against offenders.
4. Globe Forum gives no warranty or guarantee on the information provided by the member.
5. Globe Forum is not liable for any misrepresentation of a member and does not guarantee the reliability of any of its members, their products or services.
6. Globe Forum is not liable for any loss of job or any expenses incurred in the pursuit of employment.
7. Globe Forum will not intervene in disputes between members and do not accept any liability to any party whatsoever for any disputes arising due to postings on the website, messages, emails, telephone call or meetings by a particular member(s). Members enter into a trading relationship at their own risk and take full responsibility to undertake their own due diligence prior to engagement of any sort.
8. Globe Forum will not comment on individual cases of a breach of these terms and conditions.
9. Globe Forum Invitation System
RESPONSIBILITY AND MISUSE
(1) You agree that you will solely be responsible for your use of Globe Forum Invitation System services provided to you and that you will use the service legally and only for the purposes that it is intended to be used for. You will also be responsible for ensuring that you ensure that you have a right to use your contacts and that you will not, for example, be in breach of any employment contract nor breach any third party prohibited activity or misuse policies. Note Globe Forum store each email address to connect people to their respective Networks when the invitee joins Globe Forum, responsibility for each email address lies with the member sending the invitations, the member may block emails within their Invitation System address lists to prevent further invites being sent (the email address will stay in the system to ensure it cannot be used in another invitation by another member) or request they be removed completely by emailing webmaster@Globe Forum.
(2) Furthermore you agree that you will not misuse the services supplied and that you will abide by any laws applicable to this agreement or the operation of it. In particular we refer to the use of; material or content we deem to be harmful, illegal or offensive; any infringement of intellectual rights and copyright or data protection; using the services for illegal purposes such as fraud or in any other crime. However, misuse will also include:
• Distribution of viruses, worms or any other potentially destructive or otherwise malicious code.
• Breach of any copyright, intellectual property or the rights of any third party, whatsoever in nature, and is not contrary to any law
• Allowing the automated addition of links or content to your account by third parties on an unmoderated 'free for all' (FFA) basis.
• Pirated software
• Hacker programs
• SPAM or UCE (unsolicited commercial email)
• Unsecured mail scripts
(3) You specifically confirm that you will immediately report to us, but also to use reasonable efforts to immediately stop any unauthorised use or misuse.
(4) Failure to properly use or any breach or misuse whatsoever will result in membership being withdrawn and that former member will not have access to Globe Forum services at all. Globe Forum also reserve the right to take other appropriate action.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
Globe Forum offers no warranty or guarantee whatsoever for the use of Globe Forum Invitation System or the services generally are at the users own risk. Globe Forum will not be held responsible for any loss whatsoever, including incidental or consequential loss, arising out of Globe Forum Invitation System, (as a whole or in part), its' installation, use or in any way at all including errors, mistakes, accident, theft or fraud, destruction.
If you do not accept these terms and conditions do not use Globe Forum Invitation System.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
This Web site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other than Globe Forum. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. Globe Forum does not control such Web sites and is not responsible for their contents. Globe Forum's inclusion of hyperlinks to such Web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators.
SERVICE CONTACT
Contact webmaster@globeforum.com with questions or problems with this Web site.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:
All contents of this Web site are: Copyright © 2010 Globe Forum
All rights reserved.
Globe Forum and other names of Globe Forum products and/or services referenced herein are trademarks of Globe Forum. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Globe Forum reserves the right to change the terms, conditions and notices under which this web site is offered without notice.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON THIS WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. GLOBE FORUM AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME.
GLOBE FORUM AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE, OR THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USING THE SITE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. GLOBE FORUM AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL GLOBE FORUM AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF GLOBE FORUM OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
GENERAL
This agreement is governed by Swedish law. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Sweden in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Web site. Use of this Web site is unauthorised in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph.
You agree that no joint venture; partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Globe Forum as a result of this agreement or use of this Web site.
You agree to indemnify and hold Globe Forum, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, co-branders or other partners and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal fees, made by any Globe Forum member or third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post, transmit or make available through Globe Forum website or any on site that chooses to link to or display the content, your use of Globe Forum website, your connection to Globe Forum website, your violation of these terms and conditions, or your violation of any rights of another.
Globe Forum's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Globe Forum's right to comply with law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of this Web site or information provided to or gathered by Globe Forum with respect to such use.
If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Globe Forum with respect to this Web site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between the user and Globe Forum with respect to this Web site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
Fictitious names of companies, products, people, characters and/or data that may be used herein are not intended to represent any real individual, company, product or event.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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