Convene Connections, Corporation
The following TERMS OF USE and PRIVACY POLICY are subject to change at any time and at the sole discretion of the Site owner and operator.
TERMS OF USE-
Please read the following terms of use relating to your use of this site, and all the sites listed below under our brand, carefully. By using these sites, you agree to these terms of use. We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time, so please check this page periodically for changes. By using these sites after we post any changes to these terms, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them or been notified about them. If at any time you choose not to accept these terms of use, please do not use this site or any of our sites. – See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Owners and Collectors of Information
These terms of use apply to your use of all of the Sites and services owned, hosted, or operated by Convene Connections, Corporation (collectively “we,” “us,” or “our”), including matthewcurrin.com, convenecommunities.com, all convene training communities, and any other site that we have owned or operated, do own and operate or may own or operate in the future including social media sites (collectively, the “Sites”). Unless we say otherwise, all references to the Sites in these terms of use include all such Sites. These terms of use do not apply to your use of unaffiliated Sites to which any of the Sites may link to or direct you to. – See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Convene Connections, Corporation is not an educational institution, marketplace, or content provider. Our users, entrepreneurs, customers, and partners are not our employees. We are not responsible for any interactions between you and your customers, students, subscribers, or users (collectively, “End-Users”), other than providing the technology for you to make your content available. We are in no way liable for any disputes, claims, losses, injuries, or damage of any kind that may arise out of your relationship with your End-User, including any End-Users reliance upon any information or content that you provide.
Restrictions
The contents of our Sites are protected by copyright and trademark laws, and are the property of their owners. Unless otherwise noted, you may access and use the information and materials within the Sites for your personal use. You may not change, modify, delete, display, transmit, adapt, exploit, or copy for distribution or sale any information, material, trademark, or copyright on the Sites. You must obtain written permission from us or any other entity who owns intellectual property on the Sites before you may publish, distribute, display, or commercially exploit any material from the Sites. By using the Sites, you agree to abide by all copyright notices or other posted restrictions. – www.convenecommunities.comm
Links
These terms of use apply only to our Sites, and not to the Sites of any other companies or organizations, including those we link to. We do not maintain, create, endorse, or take any responsibility for the contents, advertising, products or other materials made available through any other site, including those we link to. Under no circumstances will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of any content, goods or services available on any other site. Other Sites may link to our Sites by permission only. To seek our permission, you may contact us at the information above. We reserve the right to rescind any permission granted to you or any organization in which we approve linking to our Sites, and to require termination of any such link to any of the Sites, at our discretion at any time. – See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Events, Information, and Speaker Changes
The events, information, and speakers listed on our Sites are subject to change without notification. – See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Submissions
We welcome your comments about any of the Sites. However, we will not review or consider any unsolicited creative submissions or suggestions for topics at our seminars or within our newsletters or products. We hope you will understand that this policy is intended to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings in the event that ideas developed by our staff might seem to be similar to the ideas submitted to us. Accordingly, we must ask that you not send us any original creative ideas, suggestions or materials. If, despite our request, you send us any idea, suggestion or material (“Submission”), it shall become our property. We will not be subject to any obligation of confidence for any Submission, and we will not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submission. In the case that you submit something to us and it is unsolicited, we will exclusively own all rights to the Submission worldwide, and we will be entitled to the unrestricted use of the Submission for any purpose, without compensation or notification to the provider of the Submission. Given this fact, we ask that you refrain from submitting creative projects to us, particularly those that are confidential or personal to you – See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Experience Submissions
The Experience Generator is meant to enhance the training in the Convene Communities Platform. Any submission to the Experience Generator shall not contain any personal information. The Convene Communities Platform is not meant to define or replace your organizations policies, procedures, protocols or act as a guideline. See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Forums/Discussion Boards
A “forum” or “discussion board” means any message board, chat room, user review forum or other interactive service appearing on any of the Sites and includes both public boards and private folders. You must register in accordance with instructions that you will find on the Sites in order to contribute to any forum. You may not post on any forum, or send to any other forum user or our staff, any material that is abusive, vulgar, threatening, harassing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, invades a person’s privacy, violates any intellectual or other property rights, or that would otherwise violate any law. You may not use any forum in a commercial manner. You may not post material that solicits funds, or that advertises or solicits goods or services. You may not post material known to be false. You may not post messages that contain stock touts. You may not post or transmit any information, software or other material that contains a virus or other harmful component. We are not responsible for material appearing in any forum on the Sites, except for material signed by one of our identified representatives. We are not responsible for screening material posted by users for libel, obscenity, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement, accuracy, or for any other reason. We retain, however, the right to modify or remove messages or other material that we, in our sole discretion, consider infringing, offensive, abusive, defamatory, obscene, stale, or otherwise unacceptable. We also reserve the right to edit materials for any other reason. Whether or not we modify or remove such material, users remain solely responsible for the content of their messages or postings. By posting on the Sites, you grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) us and/or relevant affiliated companies the worldwide, perpetual, nonexclusive right to use your questions, comments, and postings, in their original or edited form, in television programs, books, articles, commentaries, or in any other medium now known or later developed. You also warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content you have posted and that the public posting and use of such content by us will not infringe the rights of any third party. Additionally, you warrant that any “moral rights” in posted materials have been waived. You are not entitled to any compensation for any materials you may post on the Sites. – See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Registration
We may, at our discretion, suspend or terminate the registration of any forum user or general user who violates any of these terms of use of use, any of the forum member guidelines or for any other behavior that we in our discretion believe is inappropriate.
Disclaimers
The information, services, products, claims, seminar topics, and materials on our Sites are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. We disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied effectiveness of the ideas or success strategies listed on this site as well as those that are provided in our products or to our participants at our events. The only exception is the guarantees of satisfaction and graduation that are clearly labeled guarantees within our Sites. Neither we nor any of our respective licensors or suppliers warrant that any functions contained in the Sites will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Sites or the server that makes them available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Neither we nor any of our respective licensors or suppliers warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the services, products, information or materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not we or any of our respective licensors or suppliers) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction to your system. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. We do not endorse, warrant or guarantee any speakers, products or services offered on the Sites or those we link to. We are not a party to, and do not monitor, any transaction between users and third party providers of products or services. – See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, will we or any of our licensors or suppliers be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials or information on the Sites, or any products or services provided pursuant to the Sites, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages (including but not limited to lost data), so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall the total liability to you by us or any of our licensors or suppliers for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you to us, if any, for accessing the Sites. Under no circumstances will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of any advice, goods or services you receive from a guest speaker on our Sites or at one of our events. We are also not responsible or liable for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to our guest speakers in connection with the display of their photo, name, or biography posted on our Sites or in our marketing materials.
No Professional Advice- The information contained in or made available through the Sites (including but not limited to information contained on message boards, in text files, in chats or the application experiences) cannot replace or substitute for the services of trained professionals in any field, including, but not limited to, financial, medical, psychological, or legal matters. In particular, you should regularly consult a doctor in all matters relating to physical or mental health, particularly concerning any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. We and our licensors or suppliers make no representations or warranties concerning any treatment, action, or application of medication or preparation by any person following the information offered or provided within or through the Sites. Neither we nor our partners, or any of their affiliates, will be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or other damages that may result, including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death. You alone are responsible and accountable for your decisions, actions and results in life, and by your use of the Sites, you agree not to attempt to hold us liable for any such decisions, actions or results, at any time, under any circumstance.
Earnings Disclaimer
We don’t believe in “get rich” programs – only in hard work, adding value, building a real and professional career, and serving others with excellence and constancy. Our programs are intended to help you share your message with a wider audience and to make a difference in the world while growing your personal brand. Our programs take a lot of work and discipline just like any worthwhile endeavor or professional continuing education program. Please don’t enroll in our programs if you believe in the “money for nothing get rich quick” myth or ideology; we only want serious people dedicated to real professional development who want to add value and move humanity forward. As stipulated by law, we can not and do not make any guarantees about your ability to get results or earn any money with our ideas, information, tools or strategies. We don’t know you and, besides, your results in life are up to you. Agreed? We just want to help by giving great content, direction, and strategies. What we can guarantee is your satisfaction; we give you a 30-day 100% satisfaction guarantee, so if you are not happy for any reason with the quality of our training, just ask for your money back. You should know that all products and services by our company are for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on this page, any of our websites, or any of our content or curriculum is a promise or guarantee of results or future earnings, and we do not offer any legal, medical, tax or other professional advice. Any financial numbers referenced here, or on any of our sites, are illustrative of concepts only and should not be considered average earnings, exact earnings, or promises for actual or future performance. Making decisions based on any information presented in our products, events, services, or web site, should be done only with the knowledge that you could experience risk or losses just like any entrepreneurial endeavor. Use caution and always consult your accountant, lawyer or professional advisor before acting on this or any information related to a lifestyle change or your business or finances. You alone are responsible and accountable for your decisions, actions and results in life, and by your registration here you agree not to attempt to hold us liable for your decisions, actions or results, at any time, under any circumstance. – See more at: www.convenecommunities.com
Fees and Payment
Convene Connections, Corporation is a dynamic application. Because of this there are certain stipulations that must be understood by a customer.
Content Providers- when you create a private or premier group you are entering an agreement with Convene Connections, Corporation and paying customers. It is extremely important that you understand that there are no refunds given on the payment agreements made. For example, if you select an annual plan your contract will end at the end of that annual period. If you are a premier group owner you will be required to contact Convene Connections, Corporation at info@convenecommunites.com to discontinue your premier group.
Customers- all sales are final until the end of the members payment agreement. There are no refunds. For example, if you cancel a monthly membership you will maintain access to the group until the end of that month. The membership will end at the beginning of the next pay period. Annual memberships will last until the following year. If the customer pays for a single payment group membership there will be no refunds- all sales are final.
1. Fees and Payment. Customer agrees to pay Convene Connections, Corporation the fees and other charges (collectively “Fees”) as set forth for each license granted herein (the “License Grant”). Customer shall be responsible for any fees or charges incurred to access the Convene Connections, Corporation Videos, Products, and Related Resources, including without limitation any costs associated with third party internet access providers, any bandwidth, data, or subscription charges, as well as any other third party service charges Customer may incur. In the event that either Convene Connections, Corporation Training Materials, Videos, Products, and Related Resources are provided to Customer free of charge, the terms of this Customer License Agreement shall nonetheless apply. All fees shall be due in advance of the term covered (annually and/or monthly, and single pay subscription) and Convene Connections, Corporation shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the License Grant for which payment is not received immediately should Customer fails to pay such fees in a timely manner.
2. All fees and charges incurred in connection with Customer’s account will be billed to the credit, debit or other payment card designated during the registration process and/or subsequently designated by Customer. Customer may change its card details by clicking its name in Customer’s “Settings” after logging on to the Covenecommunities.com Web site. Customer grants Convene Connections, Corporation permission to debit Customer’s account for the amount indicated on or after the indicated dates.
3. All annual, monthly, or single payment plans will continue and renew automatically as Convene Connections, Corporation may specify, unless properly cancelled. Customer owning and operating a premier groups or private groups must receive permission through Convene Connections, Corporation prior to cancelling these groups. The reason for this is the implications of paying customers within the application to your paying groups. Contact Convene Connections, Corporationat info@convenecommunities.com. Because of the dynamic nature of the application you will be responsible through the end of your payment agreement.
Customer on a monthly subscription must manually process the cancellation of Customer’s account from within Customer’s account by going into the Billing section of the account settings and completely following the instructions to cancel or the customer can go to the premier membership group and click leave group. Either way will remove the customer from the group and cancel their subscription.
4. If Customer initially signs up for a plan which includes a free or discounted trial period, and Customer does not cancel that account before the stated trial period expires, Customer will be billed for the full price of the plan starting on the day the trial period ends. If Customer cancels prior to the processing of its first invoice following the trial period, Customer will not be charged.
5. Any change (including any upgrade, downgrade or other modification) to any plan by Customer in a trial period will end the trial immediately. Customer will be billed for its first term period (i.e. the first annual or monthly period) immediately upon upgrading. For any upgrade or downgrade in plan level after any trial period, Customer’s credit, debit or other payment card will automatically be charged the new rate on Customer’s next billing cycle. Customer will be billed immediately for the prorated difference for the current billing cycle for any upgrade to any higher priced plan during that billing cycle. If a plan downgrade causes a credit to Customer’s account, this credit will be used toward Customer’s next billing cycle(s). This credit will not be refunded.
INCOME AND EARNINGS DISCLAIMER
Convene Connections, Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, makes every effort to ensure that all the products and services presented on this website as well as in all other promotional materials, and their potential to earn income, are presented fairly and accurately. There is, however, no guarantee that you will make these levels of income or any income at all.
As with any business, individual results will vary greatly, and will be based on your individual capacity, business experience, knowledge, expertise, and level of desire, as well as your hard work and execution of your individual business strategies. There are no guarantees concerning the level of success you may experience. The testimonials and examples presented on this website, as well as in any other promotional materials, are exceptional results. Such exceptional results do not apply to the average user and are not intended to guarantee that any other party will achieve the same or similar results.
There is also no assurance that examples of past earnings can be duplicated in the future. Convene Connections, Corporation cannot and does not guarantee your future results and/or success. As with any business, there are unknown risks that Convene Connections, Corporation cannot foresee which can and may reduce the success you might experience and/or the revenues you might achieve.
Each potential user of Convene Connections, Corporation programs, products, and services is advised to do his or her own due diligence when it comes to evaluating his or her earning potential utilizing Convene Connections, Corporation products and services. All information, programs, products and services that have been provided should be independently verified by your own qualified professionals. All disclosures and disclaimers made on Convene Connections, Corporation web site and/or in any other materials provided to you apply equally to any offers, prizes or incentives that may be made by Convene Connections, Corporation.
You agree that Convene Connections, Corporation is not responsible for the success or failure of your business decisions relating to and/or your use of Convene Connections, Corporation programs, products and/or services. Convene Connections, Corporation cannot and does not make any guarantees about your ability to get results or earn any money with Convene Connections, Corporation programs, products and/or services.
Parental Permission
The Sites are not directed to children under the age of 16 and we will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. We strongly recommend that parents participate in their children’s exploration of the internet and any online services and use their browser’s parental controls to limit the areas of the internet to which their children have access. We may, at our discretion, require users under 18 to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to view certain content, and we may limit access to certain content to users above a specified age. You agree to abide by any such restrictions, and not to help anyone avoid these restrictions.
Explicit Language & Mature Content
On our Sites we will occasionally discuss mature topics and language relating to personal and professional growth that may use explicit language. Users who are uncomfortable with such topics or language should not use our Sites.
Confidentiality and Non-Compete
Users of our Sites hereby understand that the tools, processes, strategies, materials and information presented on our Sites are copyrighted and proprietary, so users agrees not to record, duplicate, distribute, teach or train from our information in any manner whatsoever without our express written permission. Any unauthorized use or distribution of our Sites proprietary concepts, materials, and intellectual property by you or your representatives is prohibited and Promoter will pursue legal action and full damages if these terms are violated in order to protect its rights. www.convenecommunities.com
PRIVACY POLICY
We are committed to protecting your privacy and security and have explained in detail the steps we take to do so. We control this site from offices in the United States of America. We do not represent that materials on the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
Outside Sites
(Their Privacy Policies May Be Different) The Site contains links to other websites, like our sponsor’s websites or links to booksellers, that may offer products or services that our customers might find useful. These sites may request information from you. In such instances, the collection and use of your personal information will be governed by the privacy policy applicable to that site. We do not control the privacy policies, contents or links that appear on these sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third party sites or services before providing any of them with your personal information.
Collecting information
We collect your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you register for a seminar, for example, the information is used to reserve your seat, to track your preferences, and to keep you informed about the seminar and related events. As a visitor to our Sites, you can engage in many activities without providing any personal information. In connection with other activities, such as utilizing registering for a seminar or participating in a sweepstakes, we may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, we may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including ZIP code), e-mail address, telephone, credit card, and other personal information. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity. In all cases, we will collect personal identification information from you only if you voluntarily submit such information to us. We will also tell you how we use your information or if we share it with another party. Except as otherwise provided in this policy, we will never intentionally disclose any personal identification information about you as an individual user to any third party without having received your permission. If you supply us with your contact information you may receive periodic e-mails, mailings or calls from us with information on new products and services, important issues, or upcoming events. If you wish to be removed from any postal, email, phone, or other lists, please let us know by emailing us at info@matthewcurrin.com. You can also write us or call us at the contact information above. Please provide us with your exact name, email address, mailing address, and phone. We will be sure your name is removed from the appropriate lists immediately. When you use our Sites, we or our authorized technology services provider may also collect certain technical and routing information from you to facilitate your use of the Site and its services. We use this information to administer the Site and to understand and measure traffic patterns on the Site so that we know which areas of our sites are favorites of our users, which areas need improvement, and what technologies are being used so that we may continually improve our sites. This information is collected in aggregate form, without identifying you or any user individually. We may use this aggregate, non-identifying statistical data for statistical analysis, marketing, or similar promotional purposes. This data is often tracked by us our our technology services provider by using “cookies” during your visit. A cookie is small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card and enables us to record your passwords, purchases, and preferences. It cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. (For some web pages that require an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept cookies will probably not be able to access those pages.
COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Our website security uses cookies, beacons, tags, and other tracking technologies to gather demographic information about you, identify your visits to our Website, and other interactions with our Website. We gather information such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, internet service provider (ISP), operating system, browser type, date/time stamp, and store it in log files. To collect this information, a cookie, a standard feature of a website that allows us to store a small amount of data on your computer to allow our web servers to recognize you, may be set on your computer or device when you visit our Website. We may track your use across different websites and services. In some countries, including those in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the information in this paragraph may be considered personal information under applicable data protection laws.
You can control how websites use cookies by changing your cookie settings (www.aboutcookies.org), but your modification may limit your use and functionality of some of the features on our Website. We may also use cookies and other tracking technologies to provide you advertising based on your browsing activities. You may opt out of targeted advertisements by visiting http://optout.networkadvertising.org, or if located in the EEA, you may opt out by visiting http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.
Analytics
Anonymous information will be passively collected without your providing information through technologies such as cookies, log files, server data, etc. Data such as what browser you are using, what city you are from, what pages you are viewing, etc. are collected through an analytics programs. This is for the purpose of providing a better user experience and improving the site.
Exceptions to Privacy Policy
While we are committed to keeping your information secure and private, we have the following exceptions to our privacy policy: We will release specific information about you or your account to comply with any valid legal inquiry or process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order. We will also release specific information in special cases, such as if there is an attempted breach of the security of the Sites, or a physical or property threat to you or others. We may also transfer user information, including personally identifiable information, in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, the sale of related assets or corporate division or other fundamental corporate change. Further, the information you enter when making a purchase or an online donation will be shared with payment processors, financial gateways, and your credit card company to authorize credit card payments. Such information may also be shared with necessary third parties solely for the purpose or carrying out the transactions. Please note that if you give out personal information online through a discussion board or posting site, that information can be collected and used by third parties. Although we strive to protect our users’ privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of information you post in these forums. You disclose such information at your own risk.
Miscellaneous
These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity that arises out of or relates to these terms will be subject to mediation in the State of North Carolina. If any of these terms of use are found unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable from the remaining terms of use, and will not affect the validity and enforce-ability of the remaining provision.