Who We Are
Welcome to thestarswithinus.org! These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of our blog.
By accessing this blog, we assume you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use thestarswithinus.org if you do not accept all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.
The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement, and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements: “User,” “You,” and “Your” refers to you, the person accessing this blog and accepting the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company,” “Ourselves,” “We,” “Our,” and “Us,” refers to our Company. “Party,” “Parties,” or “Us,” refers to both the User and ourselves, or either the User or ourselves. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization, and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
License
Unless otherwise stated, thestarswithinus.org and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on the blog. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may view and/or print pages from thestarswithinus.org for your own personal use subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.
You must not:
- Republish material from thestarswithinus.org
- Sell, rent or sub-license material from thestarswithinus.org
- Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from thestarswithinus.org
- Redistribute content from thestarswithinus.org (unless content is specifically made for redistribution)
Hyperlinking to Our Content
The following organizations may link to our blog without prior written approval:
- Government agencies;
- Search engines;
- News organizations;
- Online directory distributors when they list us in the directory may link to our blog in the same manner as they hyperlink to the websites of other listed businesses; and
- Systemwide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.
These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other blog information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way misleading; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.
Content Liability
We shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your blog. You agree to indemnify and defend us against all claims arising out of or based upon your blog. No link(s) may appear on any page on your blog or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene, or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third-party rights.
Reservation of Rights
We reserve the right at any time and in its sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our blog. You agree to immediately remove all links to our blog upon such request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuing to link to our blog, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions.
Removal of links from our blog
If you find any link on our blog or any linked website objectionable for any reason, you may contact us about this. We will consider requests to remove links but will have no obligation to do so or to respond directly to you.
Content Changes
We may revise these terms and conditions from time to time. Revised terms and conditions will apply to the use of our blog from the date of the publication of the revised terms and conditions on our blog. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.
Cookies
We employ the use of cookies. By using the online blog at thestarswithinus.org, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with thestarswithinus.org privacy policy.
Most interactive websites use cookies to retrieve user details for each visit. Cookies are used in some areas of our site to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those people visiting.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children.
Who We Share your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
What We Do With your Data
We may use information related to your website engagement for the following purposes:
- Providing and Improving the Website: Delivering content, enhancing user experience, and analyzing usage patterns to optimize our services.
- Communication: Responding to inquiries, sending administrative messages, and providing updates about our Website.
- Marketing: Notifying you about relevant content, products, services, or promotions unless you opt out.
- Legal Compliance: Complying with legal obligations and protecting our rights, property, and safety.
- Research and Analytics: Conducting research, analyzing trends, and generating insights to improve our offerings.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights you Have Over Your Data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes through prominent notice on our Website. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Where We Send your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.