TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
When you (”You” or “User”) use AmaraMoms (amaramoms.com) and its related services (”Site”) You agree to the following terms and conditions (the “Agreement”). AmaraMoms (”AmaraMoms” “us” or “we”) may at our sole discretion revise these terms from time to time, or at any time, by updating this posting. Unless otherwise provided below, the revised terms will take effect as soon as they are posted.
By continuing to use the site, you are indicating your acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the terms of this agreement and all revisions thereof. Disclaimer
AmaraMoms is a community project designed to encourage parents to share information with each other. No one reviews the postings before they are published. We make no guarantee or warranty that the information in AmaraMoms is accurate, legal, reliable, or safe to practice. Nothing in AmaraMoms should be construed as an attempt to offer legal, medical or other professional advice. Neither AmaraMoms, nor the authors, editors, or users of this site can be responsible for Your use of information contained in or linked from this site

Re-publishing
We believe AmaraMoms has useful information that you can share. However, this means you can use AmaraMoms publicly posted content so long as you provide attribution to AmaraMoms. We encourage free republication of our public content to help achieve AmaraMoms’s mission by offering advice and activities to even more people for free. Our attribution requirements are easily satisfied. For internet re-publishing a direct link back to the article AND prominent text stating the material came from “Amaramoms.com – It takes a virtual village” satisfies our attribution requirement. For offline distribution, prominent attribution to “Amaramoms.com – It takes a virtual village” will suffice.

Copyright
As the author / copyright holder, You are free to use Your content in any manner You choose.
When You post information, text, files, links, software, or other materials (”Content”) to the Site, You are granting AmaraMoms, or warranting that the owner of such Content has expressly granted AmaraMoms, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, fully sub-licensable, non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, modify, translate, adapt, publish, create derivative works therefrom transmit, distribute, perform, display and delete such Content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate such Content in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed. Among other things, this grant allows AmaraMoms the ability to display commercial advertising on the website. This Site is intended to be used by Adults Only.
You must be 18 or over, or the legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction if that age is greater than 18 years of age, to use or register on AmaraMoms. You may not use this site unless you are at least 13 years old. In accordance with the Federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), AmaraMoms will never knowingly solicit nor will it accept personally identifiable information from users known to be under thirteen (13) years of age. Membership in AmaraMoms is void where prohibited by applicable law, and the right to access AmaraMoms is revoked in such jurisdictions. By using AmaraMoms, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms of Use and to abide by all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. AmaraMoms is administered in the US and intended for global users; any use outside of the US is at the user’s own risk and users are responsible for compliance with any local laws applicable to their use of the service or the website.

Registration and Security.
In order to use or access some of AmaraMoms, you may be required to register with AmaraMoms and to select a password and user name, which shall consist of an email address you own and use (”User ID”). If you register, you agree to provide AmaraMoms with accurate, complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of these Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your account. You may not: (i) enter, select or use a false name or an email address owned or controlled by another person with the intent to impersonate that person, or, (ii) use as a User ID a name subject to any rights of a person other than yourself without appropriate authorization. AmaraMoms reserves the right to refuse registration of, or cancel a User ID in its discretion. You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your User ID and password. You agree to (a) immediately notify AmaraMoms of any unauthorized use of your User ID or password, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session.

Provide Accurate Information
When asked to provide information, You agree that You will provide true, accurate and complete information. You also agree that You will maintain and update such information to maintain its truth, accuracy and completeness. AmaraMoms reserves the right to terminate Your use of the Site upon the discovery that the information You provided is not complete or accurate or for any other reason. Please edit your account if you need to update your information we have on file.

Privacy
We strongly believe that each of our users has a right to maintain their privacy. AmaraMoms does not use spy-ware, ad-ware, pop-up ads, spam or other annoying or intrusive advertising. Once in a while, we may ask your permission for an AmaraMoms affiliate to contact you. You can decline, and we will not give out your information. For more information, please read our privacy policy.

User Obligations.
You agree not to do any of the following while using the Site:
violate any applicable law, statue, ordinance or regulation;
post or transmit any Content that is unlawful, untrue, harassing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, tortuous, threatening, harmful (including but not limited to viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs) or otherwise objectionable;
access, tamper with or use non-public areas of the Site. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access these areas of the Site may be subject to prosecution;
gather and use information, such as other users’ user names, real names, email addresses, available from the Site to transmit any unsolicited advertising, “junk mail”, “spam”, or “chain letters;” post false or misleading information about a product or service; or
impersonate or misrepresent Your affiliation with any person or entity; remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on AmaraMoms.
reformat or frame any portion of the web pages that are part of AmaraMoms; create user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses; use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of AmaraMoms; take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our IT infrastructure; collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the aforementioned prohibited activities.

Intellectual Property Policy
AmaraMoms respects the intellectual property of others and requires users of the Site to do the same.
Pursuant to 17 United States Code 512(c)(2) (Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998), AmaraMoms’s designated agent for notice of alleged copyright infringement appearing on our site is our normal contact email which is available on our site. To file a notice of infringement with us, you need to fulfill the requirements specified in Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. The text of this statute can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office web site, http://www.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf (visited January 29, 2001).

Notices
AmaraMoms will give You any necessary notices by posting them on the Site. You authorize AmaraMoms to send notices via electronic mail as well if AmaraMoms decides, in its sole discretion, to do so. You agree to check the Site for notices, and that You will be considered to have received a notice when it is made available to You by posting on the Site.

Links
The Site contains links to other web sites or resources. You understand and agree that AmaraMoms is not responsible or liable for (i) the availability or accuracy of such sites or resources; or (ii) the content, advertising, or products on or available from such sites or resources. The inclusion of any link on the Site does not imply that we endorse the linked site. You use the links at Your own risk.
Your Relationship with Merchants Who Use the Site
Your correspondence with merchants or advertisers found on the Site, including payment and delivery of related goods or service, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such merchant or advertiser. You agree not to hold AmaraMoms liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such merchants or advertisers on the Site.
Errors and Disclaimer of Warranties.
We do not guarantee that the information provided will be sufficient or appropriate for every individual or situation. Consequently, you use the site at your own risk.

Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless AmaraMoms, its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, and advisors and its Content Providers from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, made by any third party due to or resulting from Your use of the Site or the Site Content or Your violation of this Agreement.

General Provisions
You are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, keeping in mind that access to the Site Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. You understand that by using AmaraMoms, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will AmaraMoms be liable in any way for any content, including any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of any content. If any part of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable part shall be given effect to the greatest extent possible and the remainder will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement is personal to You and You may not transfer, assign or delegate this Agreement to anyone without the express written permission of AmaraMoms. Any attempt by You to assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement without the express written permission of AmaraMoms shall be null and void. This Agreement will be governed by the law of California, U.S.A, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions and venue and jurisdiction shall solely and exclusively be in Santa Clara county. The Agreement comprises the entire agreement between You and AmaraMoms with respect to the use of the Site and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein. We suggest that You print out a copy of this Agreement for Your records.
AmaraMoms is a proprietary service mark of AmaraMoms.

AMARAMOMS PRIVACY POLICY
The policy below is applicable to all AmaraMoms sites and to www.amaramoms.com in general.??Your privacy on the Internet is important to us. We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. As part of the operations of AmaraMoms, we gather certain types of information about AmaraMoms users. This AmaraMoms Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains the types of information we gather, what we do with it and how you may correct or change information that AmaraMoms may collect.??
Information Collected by AmaraMoms?
AmaraMoms collects two types of information about users: personal information (such as name and e-mail address) and aggregate information (such as information about how many users log on to our sites on a daily basis).??

Personal Information
Personal information is collected when users voluntarily register for membership services. Personal information includes e-mail addresses, user registration data, passwords, external homepages, gender, birth date, children and any other user data. We may also receive personal usage and demographic information from third-party partners, and we also collect e-mail addresses from users who send us support mail or request technical or other help. This information enables AmaraMoms to improve its sites to make your online visits more productive and enjoyable.??Our site’s registration form requires users to, among other information, give us a valid e-mail address. We use customer e-mail addresses from the registration form to inform you of the status of your Member Details Page, comments to articles you are watching or have written, new articles by Members you are watching, new membership benefits and features, to let you know of urgent problems on our site, and to present opportunities that are appropriate to the interests of our community.??

Aggregate Information
One method of collecting aggregate information about your activities online (such as the pages you access most frequently or the search terms you enter), and information volunteered by you (such as survey or registration information), is by tracking Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you surf the Web. The computers that deliver the Web pages to you automatically identify your computer by its IP address. When you request a page from one of our sites, our servers log your IP address. AmaraMoms sites record IP addresses for the purpose of system administration and to provide aggregate data to third parties. We also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site. In addition, your IP address is used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information.??

Sharing Data with Third Parties
AmaraMoms shares aggregate information with third parties for advertising and promotional purposes. AmaraMoms may also share personal information with consultants and affiliates for internal business purposes and may divulge personal information if such information is subpoenaed, or if AmaraMoms believes that membership has been used to commit unlawful acts, or acts that may endanger the health or safety of another user or of the general public.??

Use of Cookies
AmaraMoms uses ‘cookies’ to record information. A cookie is a small data file that Web sites store on your hard drive when you visit them. Cookies allow us to measure activity on our sites and to improve your user experience by remembering your passwords and viewing preferences, and allowing you to visit various members-only parts of our sites without re-registering. Cookies allow us to determine which areas and features of our sites are most popular by measuring user activity. This information allows us to make improvements and updates to improve your AmaraMoms experience. AmaraMoms does not use cookies to retrieve any information from your computer.??Most browsers are set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, some parts of our site, such as the members-only areas may not function properly if you choose not to accept cookies.??

Links to Third Parties
This site contains links to sites other than our own. Those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as AmaraMoms. Such links may be to advertisers, content providers or partners who may use our logo and/or style as a result of a co-branding or application service provider agreements. These sites may send their own cookies to you, and may collect information and use it in a way inconsistent with AmaraMoms privacy policy. Such sites may contain information that content providers independent of AmaraMoms have created, maintained, published, posted or otherwise made available.??The use of any information or materials that you may access at these external sites is purely voluntary. You should not rely on the contents without independent and thorough review of the accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, timeliness and correct sequencing. These external sites may also refer to specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise. Unless AmaraMoms has provided explicit authority, such references in no way indicate our endorsement, recommendation or preference.??AmaraMoms also uses a third-party ad company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with such ads are collected by our ad company, and we do not have access to this information.?

Third Party Advertising
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you.

Third Party Cookies
In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique “cookie” on your browser.??

Forum
Information posted to articles, message boards, chat areas, and member bio areas is available to the general public and becomes public information. In addition, the site offers to visitors the possibility to provide their own content. ??

Choice to Opt-Out
We give users the option to remove their e-mail address from our database at any time and to not receive future communications

Correct/Update
This site provides users with options for changing and modifying information previously provided.

Additional Information
No transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of AmaraMoms to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect your personal information, AmaraMoms cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. Any such transmission is done at your own risk.??Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, shall AmaraMoms be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages that result from the use of the information or materials on AmaraMoms sites, even if AmaraMoms or an authorized representative of AmaraMoms, has been advised of the possibility of such damages. AmaraMoms reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any such changes will be posted online.?Use of this site means that you have understood and agreed to comply with the entire privacy policy.?

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