User PolicyAny use of IraqTheVote.org ("ITV") indicates an acceptance of the User Policy below. Please read this policy carefully before viewing other ITV web pages.
Terms and Conditions of Use
ITV includes an online petition and associated web pages. By viewing ITV pages, signing the ITV petition, or using any other ITV service, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms, please do not use ITV.
ITV does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of any information, product, or service that appears on its pages. By using ITV, you understand that the content of all material posted by visitors is the sole responsibility of the individuals who posted it.
Users are asked not to post or transmit offensive or inaccurate material, and to keep in mind that the pages of ITV may be viewed by children. Nonetheless, you understand that by using ITV pages, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, inaccurate, indecent, or objectionable. Under no circumstances will ITV, its staff, or its service providers be held liable for any errors or omissions in any postings or pages, or for any loss or damages of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any information contained on ITV pages.
When using ITV services, you agree not to do any of the following:
- post or transmit any message, information, data, text, or other materials ("Content") that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, pornographic, vulgar, obscene, libelous, that may be invasive of another's privacy, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- post or transmit Content that involves ad hominum criticisms of individuals;
- impersonate any person or entity, or falsely claim or otherwise misrepresent your identity or affiliation with another person or entity;
- post or transmit any software, graphic files, or other Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as nondisclosure agreements);
- post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," investment or loan schemes, casino or gambling offers, or any other form of commercial solicitation;
- post religious content that is evangelical or missionary in nature, or is otherwise intended to proselytize readers on behalf of a particular religion;
- intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing any of the ITV pages or services; and
- upload or transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party. By submitting Content to ITV, you automatically grant -- or warrant that the owner of such Content has expressly granted -- ITV the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.
ITV and its designees shall have the right in their sole discretion to edit, refuse to post, or remove any Content posted on ITV and to move Content from one location to another within ITV. Without limiting the foregoing, ITV and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that is in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.
You agree to indemnify and hold ITV, its staff, and its service providers harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your violation of these terms and conditions or your violation of any rights of another.
About Copyrighted Information
Web pages, message boards, forums, profiles, and email messages sometimes contain material in which users share material they have copied electronically from other sources. Because there are thousands of possible sources spread out across the Internet (e.g., home pages, blogs, and bulletin boards), it is difficult for ITV to determine if anything posted within or transmitted through ITV content infringes on the copyright of another party. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify the ITV Webmaster immediately so the situation can be promptly addressed.
Privacy
ITV will take reasonable measures not to disclose information about you or the contents of your communications, other than Content that is already publicly available or accessible via ITV pages, unless it appears that such disclosure is reasonably necessary (a) to comply with the law; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to enforce these terms and conditions; (d) to respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; or (e) to protect the interests of ITV or others. ITV also reserves the right to examine any email, posting, or other Content suspected of violating the terms of the ITV User Policy. For additional information on privacy, please see the ITV Privacy Policy.
Links
ITV and its users may post links to other web sites or resources. ITV is not responsible for the availability of such web sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. ITV shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods, or services available on linked sites or resources.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF ITV IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER ITV, ITS STAFF, NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONTENT FOUND ON ITV PAGES. ITV 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, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
ITV MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT ANY CONTENT ON THE ITV PAGES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES ITV MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH ITV. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ANY USE OF ITV IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, THAT THIS SERVICE MAY BE CHANGED OR WITHDRAWN BY ITV AT ANY TIME, AND THAT ITV IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY UNRELIABILITY OF THIS SERVICE OR ANY PROBLEM ARISING FROM USE OF AN ITV WEB PAGE OR RESOURCE. YOU FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF ITV IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS IN THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH CONTENT.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER ITV, ITS STAFF, NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE ITV PAGES OR FEATURES, OR FOR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES OR RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN ITV PAGES, OR RESULTING FROM ALTERATION OR DELETION OF ANY INFORMATION, EVEN IF ITV HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Miscellaneous
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Connecticut, excluding its conflict of law provisions. You and ITV agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the state of Connecticut. The failure of ITV to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these terms and conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the court should endeavor to give effect to the intention reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of ITV or these terms and conditions must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose. The section titles herein are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. ITV reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and from time to time.
To Report Violations
If you become aware of any violations of these terms and conditions, please notify the ITV Webmaster as soon as possible. Although ITV cannot guarantee that action will be taken as a result of your notification, all feedback is welcome.
Thank you for visiting, and for your careful attention to this policy.
--Scott Plous, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
and ITV Webmaster
Wesleyan University
Privacy PolicyIraqTheVote.org takes your privacy seriously. Please read this page for a detailed description of IraqTheVote.org's privacy practices. (Note: From time to time, IraqTheVote.org may need to change its privacy statement because of changes in its practices. In such cases, IraqTheVote.org will make a reasonable effort to publish any changes to this privacy statement.)
What information does IraqTheVote.org gather?
In order to use certain features of the IraqTheVote.org web site, such as the online petition, visitors are sometimes asked to provide their name, email address, and other information. The choice of how much personal information you disclose is up to you. It is never mandatory for you to answer any question, although it may limit your ability to use certain features of IraqTheVote.org.
In addition, IraqTheVote.org relies on log analysis software to collect and analyze information about who has visited the web site. This information includes details such as the time of each page view, the country from which pages are being viewed, and the general domain of visitors' IP addresses (e.g., .edu, .com, .org). By tracking this information, IraqTheVote.org is able to improve its service based on the amount and type of web traffic that each of its features receives.
How does IraqTheVote.org use personal information?
IraqTheVote.org has never sold information about individual visitors to a third party, and there are no plans to do so in the future. Please note, however, that IraqTheVote.org reserves the right to monitor and disclose to government or law enforcement officials, without your consent, any communications and personally identifiable information, whenever prompted to do so by legal authorities, even when you have requested that your information not be disclosed to third parties.
Does IraqTheVote.org use cookies?
No. "Cookies" give users a unique ID by storing small text files onto a user's computer hard drive. None of IraqTheVote.org's features rely on the use of cookies.
Are there online risks?
Whenever you visit a web site, there are risks that unauthorized third parties (e.g., computer hackers) may capture information from your visit. IraqTheVote.org cannot prevent or take responsibility for these actions. You should not share any information that you wish to keep private.
How can I contact IraqTheVote.org if I have further questions or concerns?
If you have any further questions or concerns, you may contact IraqTheVote.org through its Contact Us form. IraqTheVote.org will make an effort to respond promptly and resolve any problem brought to its attention.
Iraq has elections scheduled in 2009, so adding a referendum is feasible.