PRIVACY POLICY
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS sssOF THIS PRIVACY POLICY (THE "PRIVACY POLICY",) GOVERN THE MANNER AND MEANS IN WHICH The Positive Project, ("tpp") COLLECTS, STORES, AND USES THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF OUR customers, visitors, users, and others who use or visit OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT AT WWW.thepositiveproject.org. ("THE TPP WEBSITE") (each a "TPP User"). BY USING AND/OR VISITING THE TPP WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO BOTH THIS TPP PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TPP TERMS OF USE WHICH ARE PUBLISHED AT www.thepositiveproject.org. SEE THE POSITIVE PROJECT’S TERMS OF USE. THE TPP PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TPP TERMS OF USE MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY. If you do not agree to ANY OF the POLICIES, PRACTICES OR PROCEDURES CONTAINED HEREIN, please (I) LEAVE THE TPP.ORG WEBSITE, DO NOT CREATE AN ACCOUNT AT THE TPP WEBSITE OR CONTACT TPP TO TERMINATE YOUR EXISTING ACCOUNT, AND (III) do not use the TPP Website TO download ANY CONTENT available therein (HEREINAFTER "tpp content").
The TPP Terms of Use are incorporated herein by reference and form an essential part of this TPP Privacy Policy and describes the terms and conditions governing your use of the TPP Website, which you should read carefully before accessing or using the TPP Website.
The Information TPP Collects
TPP may collect two types of information from TPP Users: (i) personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide when creating an account at the TPP Website ("User Information") and (ii) indirect information that TPP collects as a result of your use of, and interaction with, the TPP Website ("Usage Information").
User Information: When you create your account, you may be asked to provide certain personally identifiable information including, without limitation, your name and email address ("Personally Identifiable Information") as well as general demographic information, such as age range and gender ("Demographic Information"). Your Personally Identifiable Information is not collected unless you voluntarily provide it to TPP. You may choose not to provide your Personally Identifiable Information and/or Demographic Information and not to create a TPP User account. However, creating an account is a prerequisite for using the full functions of the TPP Website, including the ability to (i) order, purchase and/or download TPP Content, (ii) participate in message forums at the TPP Website, (iii) and/or subscribe to the newsletters or other mailing lists.
Usage Information: When you visit the TPP Website, TPP and/or its web service provider may collect three different kinds of usage information: (i) session cookies, which are removed upon closing your browser, and persistent cookies, which may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site, to uniquely identify your computer, (ii) "log files" that automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website, and which may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, and the date and time of your request, and (iii) "clear GIFs" or "Web Beacons" which track anonymous, aggregate online metrics such as total number of visitors and/or pages viewed, or to monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns by measuring click-thru, email open, and/or response rates.

The Way TPP Uses Information
By creating an account with the TPP Website, you consent to TPP using your User Information, including both Personally Identifiable Information and Demographic Information, and your Usage Information in any manner reasonably necessary to operate and maintain, and to provide you with the full use of, the TPP Website. This may include the use of all or part of your User Information and your Usage Information by TPP to track and analyze the preferences and trends of TPP Users to improve the quality and design of the TPP Website and/or to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services. In addition, TPP may use your Usage Information to (i) remember certain information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the TPP Website; (ii) provide custom, personalized content and information; (iii) track your entries, submissions, and status in promotions, sweepstakes, and contests, (iv) notify you of changes to the TPP Website, the TPP Terms of Use, and/or this TPP Privacy Policy, and (v) provide you with newsletters, emails, features, and other value-added materials. Further, your User Information and your Usage Information may both be used in connection with customer-relations correspondence and may be retained for use in evaluating and improving our customer-relations and assistance programs. We may also share your User Information and your Usage Information, as necessary, with our affiliates, as well as with unaffiliated third parties who perform services for TPP.
The Way in Which TPP Does Not Use Your Information
TPP may use your Demographic Information to identify and develop products and services that may be of interest to you and/or share this information with certain third parties for direct marketing purposes with respect to special offers, products, services, programs, promotions, surveys, publications, invitations or other opportunities that may be of interest to certain demographic groups. TPP does not sell your User Information, including your Personally Identifiable Information, to third parties and have no intention of doing so in the future. Authorized parties with whom TPP may share your information are subject to terms similar in intent and purpose to those in this TPP Privacy Policy. Under the laws of some jurisdictions, you may be entitled to request disclosure regarding how TPP shares your Demographic Information with third parties for direct marketing purposes ("Information-Sharing Disclosure"). To the extent required by applicable law, TPP shall provide the Information-Sharing Disclosure to you upon rightful request made in writing to Privacy Officer, TPP, 1221 South Clarkson, #302, Denver, Colorado, 80210.
Except as otherwise described in this TPP Privacy Policy, TPP does not disclose or release your Personally Identifiable Information to third parties; provided that, to the extent permitted by law, TPP may use or disclose Personally Identifiable Information: (i) for compliance purposes, such as immigration and customs control, security, and legal support; (ii) in connection with legal requests from government authorities or third parties pursuant to a subpoena or other legal process; (iii) if we sell or otherwise transfer assets related to the TPP Website.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, by posting information on the TPP Website or directing TPP to store and publish any User Submission, you agree and acknowledge that any Personally Identifiable Information contained within such posting or User Submission or on any discussion boards, video comments, messages and chat areas, available at the TPP Website, has been voluntarily disclosed and made publicly available for collection and use by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other parties. TPP has no control over this use of your Personally Identifiable Information. Also, TPP may display your TPP screen-name to other TPP Users who may contact you through the messages and comments section of the TPP Website.
You can request access to your Personally Identifiable Information in order to review and edit any such information you have provided to TPP at any time by making such request in writing to: Privacy Officer, TPP, 221 South Clarkson, #302, Denver, Colorado, 80210. You may also opt-out of receiving communications about special offers or programs from TPP or other information for which you subscribed by clicking on a link provided at the bottom of the email communication, and/or by emailing or calling TPP at www.thepositiveproject.org.
When TPP Discloses Information
  • We may provide your User Information and/or Usage Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with the TPP Privacy Policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
  • We may share your Demographic Information (such as anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the TPP Website.
  • We may release your User Information and/or Usage Information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright Law) or respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.
  • TPP also reserves the right to disclose your User Information and/or Usage Information that TPP believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our web site, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of TPP, our Users or others.
Your Choices
If, at any time, you do not agree with or consent to this TPP Privacy Policy, your sole remedy is to elect not to create a TPP User account or to terminate an existing TPP User account. Please be aware, however, that terminating your TPP User Account does not obligate TPP to delete any User Information currently maintained in its systems, networks or servers. However, it is TPP’s policy to only maintain such expired User Information and Usage Information for no longer than thirteen months. Accordingly, TPP shall make commercially reasonable efforts to delete your user Information upon its next scheduled deletion date.
Security of Personally Identifiable Information.
TPP takes reasonable precautions and has implemented reasonable technical measures intended to protect against the risks of unauthorized access to, erroneous disclosure of, and unlawful interception of personally identifiable information submitted to the TPP Website, including the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology supported by most versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and other popular browsers. Once your information is received by Company, we use commercially reasonable efforts to limit access to personal information about you to those employees and service providers whom we determine need access to that information to provide the requested products or services and/or other offers or opportunities that may be of interest to you. However, please be aware that your email transmissions and/or other communications to TPP containing personally identifiable information may be unlawfully intercepted or accessed by third parties and/or the TPP Website may be subject to hostile network attacks or administrative errors. Accordingly, TPP cannot and does not guarantee that your personally identifiable information is completely secure and safe from such risks.
Third Party Sites.
The TPP Website may contain links to other web sites. TPP is not responsible for the collection, use or disclosure of information collected through third-party web sites and expressly disclaims any liability related to such collection, use or disclosure. TPP is not responsible for the practices employed by web sites linked to or from the TPP Website nor the information or content contained therein. Links to other web sites are provided solely as a convenience. Your browsing, use and interaction on any other web sites, including web sites which have a link to the TPP Website, are subject to that web site’s own rules and policies and TPP recommends that you review the information collection practices of such sites before using them or providing them with information.
Our Commitment To Data Security
To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you access to your TPP User profile. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information at all times.
Once your information is received by TPP, we use commercially reasonable efforts to limit access to your Personally Identifiable Information to those employees and service providers whom we determine need access to that information to provide the requested products or services and/or other offers or opportunities that may be of interest to you. However, please be aware that your email transmissions and/or other communications to TPP containing Personally Identifiable Information may be unlawfully intercepted or accessed by third parties and/or the may be subject to hostile network attacks or administrative errors. Also, even after your information is received by TPP, we can not guarantee that your Personally Identifiable Information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed as a result of a breach of our commercially reasonable efforts or as a result of any other event beyond TPP’s reasonable control. Accordingly, TPP cannot and does not guarantee that your Personally Identifiable Information is completely secure and safe from such risks.
For the avoidance of doubt, TPP expressly disclaims any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to ensuring, guaranteeing or otherwise offering any definitive promise of security in connection with your User Information or Usage Information.
If TPP learns of a security systems breach, we may use the following methods to inform you so that you can take appropriate steps; (i) posting a notice on the TPP Website, and/or (ii) making a commercially reasonable attempt to contact affected TPP Users by using the email addresses such TPP Users provided to TPP when creating their TPP User accounts. Additionally, depending on state law, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. In order to provide such written notice, you will need to provide TPP with your postal address using contact information posted at www.thepositiveproject.org or by mailing such information to TPP, 1221 South Clarkson Street, #302, Denver, Colorado 80210.
Our Commitment To Childrens' Privacy
TPP does not knowingly solicit, collect or maintain any information, either User Information or Usage Information, from persons under 13 years of age and no part of our website is directed to persons under 13. In addition, TPP does not knowingly allow persons under 13 to register with the TPP Website. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the TPP Website at any time or in any manner. If TPP learns that it has collected either User Information and/or Usage Information from persons under 13 years of age without verified parental consent, then TPP will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you believe that you may have information regarding a person under 13 that you believe to be a registered TPP User, please contact TPP at www.thepositiveproject.org or by mailing such information to TPP, 1221 South Clarkson Street, #302, Denver, Colorado 80210. As part of TPP’s commitment to protecting the privacy of minors, if you are aged between 13 and 18, TPP requests and strongly encourages, that you first obtain the permission of your parent or legal guardian before providing TPP with any information or registering as a TPP User.
Special Note to International Users
The TPP Website is hosted in the United States and is intended for and directed to TPP Users physically located within the United States. If you are attempting to access the TPP Website from a physical location within the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the TPP Website, which are governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Notice, and our Terms of Use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to (i) to such transfer, (ii) the application of the laws of the United States and/or the State of Colorado with respect to any dispute arising from or related to this TPP Privacy Policy and/or your use of the TPP Website, other than such rules, regulations, case law, and/or international treaties that would result in the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or the State of Colorado, and (iii) the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States or the State of Colorado. Any claim or dispute between you and TPP that arises in whole or in part from the TPP Website or in connection with this TPP Privacy Policy shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Denver, Colorado. Each party hereby agrees that such court shall have in personam jurisdiction and venue with respect to such party, and each party hereby submits to the in personam jurisdiction and venue of such courts and waives any objection based on inconvenient forum.
In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy
In the event that TPP is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, TPP may transfer or assign the information we have collected from TPP Users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.
In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
Changes and updates to the TPP Privacy Policy
TPP may revise this TPP Privacy Policy. The date of any such revision shall be reflected by the "effective date" below. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. The use of both your User Information and your Usage Information shall be governed by the TPP Privacy Policy then in effect. In the event that TPP does amend this TPP Privacy Policy, TPP shall provide you with general, not specific, notice of such changes by posting a conspicuous announcement on the TPP Website homepage that (i) such changes or amendments have occurred, and (ii) identifying which particular provisions have changed. Such announcement shall be maintained for no less than [30] days following the effective date of such amendment. Your continued use of the TPP Website following the posting of such announcements will signify and be deemed your assent to and acceptance of the revised TPP Privacy Policy.
if, and only if, TPP makes revisions to the TPP Privacy Policy that result in a material lessening of the restrictions on TPP’s use or disclosure of your Personally Identifiable Information, TPP will make a commercially reasonable attempt to obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with respect to such Personally Identifiable Information.
If you disagree with the terms of any TPP Privacy Policy at any time, your sole remedy is to terminate your use of the TPP Website and Your TPP User account. Continued use of the TPP Website constitutes your agreement to any TPP Privacy Policy as in effect.
Date Last Modified:
This TPP Privacy Policy was last modified December, 2007
Contact Information:
If you have any questions or comments with respect to this TPP Privacy Policy, your rights hereunder, or your opt-in or opt-out choices, please contact TPP at www.thepositiveproject.org or by mailing such information to TPP, 1221 South Clarkson Street, #302, Denver, Colorado 80210.

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