Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
A. TERMS OF USE
Welcome to www.sagetreeseminars.com, the web site (the “Site”) of SageTree Seminars LLC ("SageTree"). Please carefully review these Terms of Use (“Terms”). Your use of this Site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms. If you do not agree to abide by all of the provisions contained in these Terms, you must not use or access the Site. SageTree also may make changes to these Terms, which will be posted to this page and will become effective immediately upon posting.
1. Scope
We control and operate this Site from the United States of America. This Site is intended for use by United States residents only and contains information regarding SageTree and its business within the United States. If you are a non-U.S. resident, you may access this Site solely at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations, if applicable.
2. Modifications to Site
SageTree reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Site (or any portion of the Site), temporarily or permanently, with or without notice to you, and is not obligated to support or update the Site. SageTree shall not be liable to you or any third party in the event that SageTree exercises its right to modify or discontinue the Site (or any portion of the Site). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Site shall be subject to these Terms.
3. Copyright Notice
All of the trademarks, service marks and logos displayed on this Site are
registered and unregistered trademarks of SageTree, its affiliates or
subsidiaries, or third parties who have licensed their trademarks to SageTree or
one of its affiliates or subsidiaries. In addition, all content, including but
not limited to text, software, music, sound, photographs, video, graphics or
other material contained on this Site or in commercially produced information
presented to you through the Site by SageTree, its affiliates or SageTree’s
third party licensors (“Content”) is protected by copyright, patents or other
proprietary agreements and laws and you are only permitted to use Content as
expressly authorized by SageTree, its affiliates or its licensors. Nothing
contained herein transfers any right, title, or interest in the Site or the
Content to you.
You may download, view, copy and print Content, subject to the following:
(a) the Content may be used solely for personal, informational, or internal
business purposes;
(b) any and all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights notices must
appear on all copies, including the copyright notice at the bottom of the page;
(c) the Content may not be modified or altered in any way; and
(d) no graphics may be used separate from accompanying text.
Except as provided above, you may not use, download, upload, copy, print,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, post, transmit, frame, mirror on
another web service, use any meta tags, inline any graphics or distribute any
Content or information from the Site in whole or in part without the express
permission of SageTree. Requests for such permission should be made to
info@sagetreeseminars.com. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Please be advised that SageTree enforces its intellectual property rights to the
fullest extent of the law. Certain product, service, or company designations for
companies other than SageTree may be mentioned in the Site for identification
purposes only. Such designations are often claimed as trademarks or service
marks. In all instances where SageTree is aware of a claim, the designation
appears in initial capital or all capital letters. However, you should contact
the appropriate companies for more complete information regarding such
designations and their registration status.
4. Confidentiality
Any Content that is provided to or accessible by you hereunder through the restricted areas of the Site (including any feedback or improvements prepared by you based upon such Content), shall be considered confidential information of SageTree under these Terms. You may only use such confidential information in accordance with these Terms. You shall take such measures to protect SageTree’s confidential information from disclosure to third parties as it takes to protect its own similar proprietary and confidential information, but in no event, less than a reasonable level of care. You shall return or certify destroyed all of SageTree’s confidential information immediately upon SageTree’s request, or upon termination of these Terms or your access to the Site as provided herein. You are responsible for all unauthorized uses or disclosures of SageTree’s confidential information by any entity to whom you disclose the confidential information. You agree that any actual or threatened breach of this Section by you would cause irreparable harm to SageTree, and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy. In such case, you agree that SageTree is entitled to seek (without limiting any other rights or remedies) an injunction or other equitable relief, and you waive posting of any bond or surety.
5. Links
The Site may provide links to web sites operated by third parties. Please refer
to the separate terms of use, privacy policies, and other rules posted on these
linked sites before you use them. Third party links are provided merely as a
convenience to you, and the inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation or
endorsement by SageTree. SageTree does not review, monitor or check the accuracy
of content published on third party sites, and is not responsible for the
availability of, and content provided on, third party sites. If you choose to
purchase any products or services from a third party, your relationship is
directly with the third party and SageTree is not responsible for any loss or
damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with any third party.
In general, in the absence of any other agreement with SageTree, you may link or
hyper-link to the home page of the Site from your web site, subject to the
following:
(a) you notify us by email at info@sagetreeseminars.com specifying the URL of
each page from which you will be linking to our home page;
(b) you do not frame the Site or any portion of the Site;
(c) you do not deep link into the Site (i.e., you do not link into any page
other than the home page);
(d) the link or hyper-link to the Site is not used in a way that suggests that
SageTree endorses you or your web site;
(e) the link is identified using a plain text rendering of the SageTree name and
not any trademark or SageTree logo;
(f) the link or hyper-link to the Site is not used or presented in any way that
disparages SageTree or tarnishes, blurs, or dilutes the quality of SageTree’s
names or trademarks or any associated goodwill; and
(g) you agree that we may terminate your right to link or hyperlink to the Site
at any time for any reason or no reason.
6. Disclaimer
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE
SITE, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. SAGETREE EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND SECURITY AND ACCURACY, AS WELL
AS ALL WARRANTIES ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE.
SAGETREE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT:
(A) THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS;
(B) THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR
ERROR-FREE BASIS;
(C) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES
OFFERED THROUGH THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; OR
(D) THE QUALITY OF ANY SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU
THROUGH THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH
THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. SAGETREE SHALL HAVE
NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM SAGETREE
OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
Your right to use the Site is personal to you. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell or resell the Site, without the express written consent of SageTree.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold SageTree, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless from any claim, demand, liability, expense, or loss, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of, or in any way connected with your use of or access to the Site or your violation of these Terms.
8. Export Restrictions/Legal Compliance
SageTree controls this Site from within the United States of America. You may not access, download, use or export the Site or the Content in violation of U.S. export laws or regulations, or in violation of any other applicable laws or regulations.
9. General
In the event that any provision of these Terms shall, in whole or in part, be
determined to be invalid, unenforceable or void for any reason, the
determination shall affect only the portion of the provision determined to be
invalid, unenforceable, or void, and shall not affect the remainder of that
provision in any way. You agree to allow a court or arbitrator to replace such
an invalid, unenforceable, or void provision with a valid provision which is as
similar as possible in substance to the invalid, unenforceable, or void
provision. SageTree’s failure to act with respect to any breach by you does not
constitute a waiver of our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar
breaches.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to its choice of law
provisions. In the event of any conflict between foreign laws, rules and
regulations and those of the United States, the laws, rules and regulations of
the United States shall govern. You hereby consent to personal jurisdiction by
the state and federal courts located in Boston, Massachusetts.
SageTree may assign its rights and duties under these Terms without such
assignment being considered a change to the Terms and without notice to you. You
may not assign these Terms without the prior written consent of SageTree.
These Terms, the Privacy Policy, any operating rules, policies, or
procedures that may be posted from time to time by SageTree on the Site, and any
modifications to the foregoing, constitute the entire agreement between the
parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, as to such subject
matter. Nothing contained in these Terms shall be deemed to constitute either
party as the agent or representative of the other party, or both parties as
joint venturers or partners for any purpose.
10. Acknowledgment
By accessing this Site or registering with SageTree, you agree to all the terms and conditions of these Terms. You acknowledge (a) that you have read and understood these Terms and that you have the authority to agree to such Terms; and (b) that these Terms have the same force and effect as a signed agreement.
B. Privacy Policy
Our Commitment to Privacy
Our Privacy Policy was developed as an extension of our
significant commitment to combine the highest-quality products and services with
the utmost level of integrity in dealing with our clients, affiliates and
partners. The policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect,
use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you
in making informed decisions when using our site and our products and services.
This statement will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business
practices and our customers' needs and will be updated to reflect any changes.
What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit our site, you
may provide us with personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that
is collected on an individual basis.
Credit Card Information
If you choose to
purchase products or services from us or our partners, you may need to give
personal information and authorization to obtain information from various credit
services. For example, you may need to provide the following information:
• Name
• Mailing address
• Email address
• Credit card number
• Home and business phone
number
Email Information
In addition to providing the foregoing information to
our partners, if you choose to correspond further with us through email, we may
retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and
our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic
communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail
and telephone.
How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
Broadly
speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering our business
activities, providing customer service and making available other products and
services to our customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also
use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our
Site, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. The lists
used to send you product and service offers are developed and managed under our
traditional corporate standards designed to safeguard the security and privacy
of our customers’ personal information. As a customer, you may contact us at any
point in time to request to be removed from our mailing list.
Sharing
Information with Affiliates
From time to time you may notice offers from outside
companies advertised on our Site. We take measures to select product or service
providers that are responsible and afford privacy protections to their
customers. However, we cannot make any representations about the practices and
policies of these companies.
Sharing Information with Strategic Partners
We may
enter into strategic marketing alliances or partnerships with third parties who
may be given access to personal information including your name, address,
telephone number and email for the purpose of providing you information
regarding products and services that we think will be of interest to you. In
connection with strategic marketing alliances or partnerships, we will retain
all ownership rights to the information.
Notice of New Services and Changes
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about
important changes to our Site, new services and special offers we think you will
find valuable. As our client, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of
your desire not to receive these offers by clicking on a response box when you
receive such an offer or by sending us an email request at
info@sagetreeseminars.com.
How Do We Secure Information Transmissions?
When you
send confidential personal credit card information to us on our Site, a secure
server software which we have licensed encrypts all information you input before
it is sent to us. The information is scrambled en route and decoded once it
reaches our Site. Other email that you may send to us may not be secure unless
we advise you that security measures will be in place prior to your transmitting
the information. For that reason, we ask that you do not send confidential
information such as social security or account numbers to us through an
unsecured email.
How Do We Protect Your Information?
Information Security. We
are fully compliant with the Massachusetts Data Security Regulations. A copy of
the regulations are available at:
http://www.mass.gov/Eoca/docs/idtheft/201CMR1700reg.pdf
Evaluation of
Information Protection Practices. Periodically, our operations and business
practices are reviewed for compliance with corporate policies and procedures
governing the security, confidentiality and quality of our information. Employee
Access, Training and Expectations. Our corporate values, ethical standards,
policies and practices are committed to the protection of customer information.
In general, our business practices limit employee access to confidential
information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized
persons, processes and transactions.
How Can You Access and Correct Your
Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable
information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing
info@sagetreeseminars.com.
Do We Disclose Information to Outside Parties?
We may
provide aggregate information about our customers, sales, Site traffic patterns
and related Site information to our affiliates or reputable third parties, but
this information will not include personally identifying data, except as
otherwise provided in this policy.
What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of
Information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in
other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the
protection of our legal rights.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Site?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from
our Site nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to other
websites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be
useful to the users of our Site.
Contact Information
955 Massachusetts Avenue, PMB 320
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 888.211.2198
E:Mail: info@sagetreeseminars.com


