Privacy Policy

Stratford Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Commonwealth Learning Center, Professional Training Institute, & Commonwealth Learning Online Institute

Website Privacy Statement and Terms of Use Disclaimer

Revised: 11/15/2011

Scope
The Stratford Foundation Inc (Stratford) privacy statement applies to Stratford’s primary domain names commlearn.com, commlearntraining.com, commlearnonline.com and all its sub domains. Each of these separate domains are referred to, collectively, as the Stratford Foundation Website. The Stratford Foundation Inc strives to protect user’s privacy to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Data Collection and Usage
The Stratford Foundation Inc will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:

– To fulfill your requests for services.
– To protect ourselves from liability, or
– To respond to legal process or comply with law.

The Stratford Foundation Inc collects data from users to help fulfill the mission of the Foundation. The majority of information collected by Stratford is voluntarily provided by the user in connection with the completion of online forms or by the user’s web browser to facilitate communication with the Stratford Foundation Website. Collected information is not sold, loaned or shared with outside entities except where required by law or to fulfill the mission of the Foundation.

Secure Transactions
All transactions through the Stratford Foundation Website involving personal and financial information are processed through PayPal. Please go to the PayPal Privacy Policy for more information. When making online payments, credit card and bank information is not stored on Stratford’s systems.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
To comply with COPPA, children under the age of 13 should not submit any information to the Stratford Foundation Website without parental consent.

Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability
The views and opinions expressed on the Stratford Foundation Website do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Stratford Foundation. The information and content on this website is provided “as is” with no warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties and merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Content which appears on the Stratford Foundation Website has been compiled from a variety of sources and is subject to change without notice. Although the Stratford Foundation tries to ensure the integrity and the accuracy of website content, it makes no guarantees about correctness or accuracy. The Stratford Foundation makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, quality, non-infringement, accessibility, or adequacy of the contents of the Stratford Foundation Website, or the suitability, functionality, or operation of this website, its contents, or its use with any other equipment or software. By using this Website, users assume the risk that the information contained on this website may be inaccurate, incomplete, or offensive. Additionally, the possibility exists that unauthorized additions, deletions, and/or alterations could be made by third parties to the Stratford Foundation Website materials. The Stratford Foundation is not responsible for such unauthorized alterations which may occur.

The Stratford Foundation cannot guarantee the privacy of any data while in transit to or from the Stratford Foundation Website. Users of wireless Internet access are at greater risk of personal information being revealed and the use of wireless technologies to access or submit personal information to the Stratford Foundation Website is discouraged.

Under no circumstances, including but not limited to, negligence, shall the Stratford Foundation be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages that may result from the use or inability to use the Stratford Foundation Website, including without limitation the use of, or reliance on, information available on the Stratford Foundation Website, interruptions, errors, defects, mistakes, omissions, deletions of files, delays in operation or transmission, non-delivery of information, disclosure of communications, or any other failure of performance.

Notwithstanding the above, you acknowledge that Stratford Foundation Inc does not prescreen content, but that the Stratford Foundation and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any content that is available via this web site. Without limiting the foregoing, the Stratford Foundation and its designees shall have the right to remove any content that violates the policies of the Stratford Foundation or is otherwise determined to be objectionable by the Stratford Foundation in its sole discretion.

Copyright
All textual, graphical and other content appearing on the Stratford Foundation Website are property of the Stratford Foundation Inc. Copyright © 2011 Stratford Foundation Inc

You may view, copy, print and use content contained on the Stratford Foundation website solely for your own personal use, provided that:

– The content available from this Website is used for informational and non-commercial purposes only.
– No text, graphics or other content available from this Web Site is modified in any way.
– No graphics available from this Web Site are used, copied or distributed separate from accompanying text.
– Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppels or otherwise any license or other grant of right to use any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property of the Stratford Foundation or any third party, except as expressly provided herein.

Disclaimer of Contract
All information provided on the Stratford Foundation Website is provided solely for informational purposes, and does not constitute a legal contract between the Stratford Foundation and any other person or entity, unless such a contract has been otherwise specified.

Indemnity Release
Users of the Stratford Foundation Website release and waive any and all claims and/or liability against the Stratford Foundation arising from or in connection with the use of the Stratford Foundation website. User also agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Stratford Foundation and any of its employees from and against any and all claims or liability, including costs and attorneys fees, arising from, or in connection with, the use of the Stratford Foundation Website, or failure to abide by applicable law.

Governing Laws and Jurisdiction
These disclaimers and terms of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Massachusetts, United States of America. Disputes arising hereunder shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States of America and/or the state courts of Massachusetts, and jurisdiction therefore shall rest solely in the state of Massachusetts, United States of America.

Cookies
Cookies are text files stored on your computer by a website containing information about you to facilitate further communications with the website. Cookies are used to assist with the technical operation of the Stratford Foundation website. If the user chooses to disallow cookies, certain portions of the Stratford Foundation Website may become unavailable to the user.

External Links
The Stratford Foundation Inc is not responsible for website content, security, or protection of personal information on links found on the Stratford Foundation Website to outside agencies or entities.

Email
The Stratford Foundation Inc is not responsible for the privacy of any email messages. Users are advised that most email sent over the Internet is insecure and that, as a result, users should assume that email communications are not private.

Log Files
The Stratford Foundation website tracks generic network information to monitor trends in traffic and for security purposes. Information tracked includes but is not limited to:

– Your Internet protocol address.
– The kind of browser or computer you use.
– Number of links you click within the site.
– State or country from which you accessed the site.
– Date and time of your visit.
– Name of your internet service provider.
– Web page you linked to our site from.
– Pages you viewed on the site.

This information is generally tracked and monitored by most web sites, including the Stratford Foundation Website, and is not directly linked back to any user’s personal information.

Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, its implementation, failure to adhere to this Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and/or our general practices, please contact us at info@commlearn.com or send your comments to:

Stratford Foundation, Inc.
ATTN: Website Privacy Policy
220 Reservoir Street, Suite 6
Needham, MA 02494-313

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