TERMS OF USE
EMPOWER LLC

Copyright

All materials and content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, design, audio, and videos, unless expressly identified, are the property of Empower, LLC, its employees, suppliers, and/or affiliates, and are protected under the laws of the United States of America and international copyright laws, Empower, LLC ©2020.

This website is published under the Peer Production License. This means that it is free to share, copy, distribute, execute, and publicly communicate our content and make derivative works, under the following conditions:

Attribution - Equal Share - Non-capitalistic

• Attribution: You must recognize the credits of our content and publications

• Share the same: If you alter, transform, or generate content from ours, you can only distribute it under a license identical to this one.

• Non-capitalistic: The commercial exploitation of our content and publications is only allowed for cooperatives, civil society organizations, non-profit groups, and self-managed workers' organizations, where there are no exploitative relationships.

More info about the license. 

The use of any content or information must be recognized with copyright identification, identifying its origin as a product of "Empower, LLC ©️2020 http://www.empowerllc.net." The user is responsible for verifying any other copyright restrictions that may apply to the materials. By using Empower, LLC content or information, you may not request or imply endorsement of Empower, LLC for your work.

Without the prior written permission of Empower, LLC, you may not modify, alter, transform, or build upon any material on this website, in whole or in part. Permission can be requested by contacting Empower, LLC at info@empowerllc.net.

External links

Empower, LLC's links to other Internet sites do not necessarily imply endorsement of the material or policies of such sites.

Legal warning

The materials available on the website are for informational use only and are not intended to provide legal or other advice. You should contact your attorney for advice regarding any particular issue or problem. The use of and access to this website, materials, or any of the e-mail links contained herein do not create an attorney-client relationship between Empower, LLC and the user of the browser. The opinions expressed on and through this site are the sole responsibility of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the organization or any of its associates.

Limited liability

Empower, LLC is not responsible for any claim, loss, or damage based on errors, omissions, interruptions, or other inaccuracies on the Empower, LLC website, nor for any claim, loss, or damage arising from the use of the site in breach of the provisions of this user agreement.

These terms of use include a waiver by users of any claim for damages against Empower, LLC or any of its affiliates in the U.S. or other countries that may arise from the use of the website by the user, to the extent that it is submitted under local laws. By using this website, the user consents to such waiver, unless local laws have other requirements.   

The Empower, LLC terms of use are subject to change. We recommend that you review them in case you need to address our copyright and privacy policies in the future.

Indemnity

Unless there are other provisions of local law, the user agrees to defend, indemnify, and exempt Empower, LLC, its associates, affiliates, consultants, suppliers, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claim, action, lawsuit, damages, obligations, losses, responsibilities, costs, debts, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from: (a) use of or access to the website, including any content that the user stores, reproduces, exhibits, distributes, or makes available in any way through the site; (b) violations by users of any of the Conditions of Use and related policies; (c) the violation by users of the rights of third parties, including copyright, property, or privacy; or (d) any other claim that arises from content sent by a user that causes damage to a third party. The preceding defense and indemnification obligations will survive these conditions of use and the use of the website by the user, to the extent permitted by local laws.

Legal online privacy notice

This website is owned and operated by and on behalf of Empower, LLC. We recognize that website visitors may be concerned about how we use the information they provide us. By visiting www.empowerllc.net, you agree to the practices described in this statement. Our privacy statement applies only to the use of the Empower, LLC site. The site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such sites.

Information collected by the website

Empower, LLC is responsible for the use and protection of your personal data. In this regard, we inform you of the following:

The only personal information that we request on this page is your name and your e-mail address, which are necessary for your voluntary subscription to the newsletter and institutional communications of Empower, LLC. You should know that, although we generally do not, we can access standard technical information such as the IP address of the computer used, the search engine used, and the Internet address of the website through which it was reached. We could do this during website evaluations, in the diagnosis of technical problems, and in our defense against attacks on this site.

We do not use persistent cookies on this site, unless you use the "Remember Me" option or another similar function. We may use session cookies occasionally. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. You can preset your browser so that it does not accept them.

We may request additional information when you leave comments or feedback, or otherwise contact us.

Use of information

We use your information to process and manage your contribution. If you wish, we will use your e-mail to send you updates and alerts so you can take action, whether attending an event or contacting a decision maker. If you want to suggest someone else to use Empower, LLC's online tools, we will ask for that person's name and their online contact information. We will use this information to contact that person. We may request additional personal information when you provide feedback, comments, or contact us in any other way.

Disclosure of your information

While Empower, LLC seeks to provide the highest level of protection for your information, we may disclose personally identifiable information about you to third parties, under limited circumstances, including: (1) with your consent; or (2) when we believe in good faith that it is required by law, pursuant to a subpoena and other court or administrative order. If we are required by law to disclose the information you have sent us, we will attempt to notify you (unless we are prohibited from doing so) that your information has been requested from us, so that you have an opportunity to object to the disclosure. We will attempt to send you this notification via e-mail or postal mail if you have provided us with a postal address. If you do not challenge the disclosure when you find out, we must legally release your information. In addition to this, we will deny requests for access to information to those users of the website that we believe make inappropriate use of it.

Updating or removing your information

You can choose to correct, update, or delete any information you have provided to us simply by contacting Empower, LLC. If we unintentionally collect more personal information than we intend, we will endeavor to remove irrelevant information from our records.

Changes to our policies

Empower, LLC's terms of use may vary from time to time. However, any substantial changes to our policies will be prominently displayed on our home page and on this page.

Contact us

By accessing or using the website, you agree that you are bound by the terms and conditions published at the time you accessed. If you have questions about our policies or their compliance, you can contact us at info@empowerllc.net.