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

SageTree Seminars LLC
955 Massachusetts Avenue, PMB 320
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 888.211.2198
E:Mail: info@sagetreeseminars.com