Acceptance of Terms
By browsing, viewing, or using the ThinkNW website (ThinkNW) site in any way, you agree to these terms and conditions. These terms are a contract between you and the ThinkNW. You agree that this electronic version of these terms and conditions has the same force and effect as an agreement in writing, and that any disputes or claims under these terms will be resolved by a court in the State of Oregon. If you cannot or will not follow the provisions set forth in these terms and conditions, you are agreeing not to use the ThinkNW website.
The ThinkNW website is not customized for use in any specific territory and we do not ensure or assume that the website complies with laws and regulations in any specific country or jurisdiction, or any territory in which you elect to use the ThinkNW website. You are responsible for the compliance with local laws that are applicable with your use of the website.
We may modify these terms at any time without notice. If you do not agree to any of these changes, your sole remedy is to stop using the ThinkNW website. Your use of the website after the effective date of any changes will constitute your agreement to the changes.
Your Responsibilities When Using the ThinkNW Website
You are responsible for your activities when using the ThinkNW website. You will not disrupt the functioning of the ThinkNW website. You will not act in a way that interferes with other users’ use of the ThinkNW website or harms other users or businesses affiliated with the site in any way. You will follow all applicable laws and regulations, and will follow these terms and conditions. You will not participate in, facilitate or further illegal activities.
You are solely responsible for the content you upload, transfer, send, mail, forward, post or otherwise provide to us or members of the ThinkNW website or content shared with others or the general public. This includes any personal information you choose to submit or share using the ThinkNW website.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE THINKNW WEBSITE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTACT, INTERACTION, LOSS OF PRIVACY, AND ANY OTHER CONSEQUENCES THAT OCCUR BETWEEN YOU AND ANY OTHER USER OF THE THINKNW WEBSITE OR THE PUBLIC AND THAT THE ENTIRE RISK FALLS ON YOU.
In addition to these terms, if you submit a business or job posting for inclusion on the ThinkNW website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the ThinkNW website Submission Policy below.
Submission Policies
All submissions to the ThinkNW website, including job postings, must be fully accurate and in compliance with applicable law. For example, if a position is based in a state that requires posting salary or salary ranges, you must comply. It is not ThinkNW’s responsibility to ensure that you are complying. You must also ensure that your job postings are up to date. The default setting for job postings is one (1) month. If the job is filled before then, you are responsible for removing it from the ThinkNW site.
Discretion Over Use, Content And Operation of The ThinkNW website
We may edit, move, or delete any content on the ThinkNW website (including content that you have provided) or terminate all or part of the ThinkNW website without notice or liability for any reason at our discretion. You agree that Safeguard Financial and the ThinkNW website staff and editors, have full editorial control to determine the structure and content of the ThinkNW website and that because a businesses listing in the directory is subject to change or deletion at any time, you may not rely on any aspect of its inclusion in the directory. You agree to waive any claim related to the inclusion, placement, exclusion, or removal of any business listing in the ThinkNW website or to the title or description of any site appearing in the ThinkNW website.
We are not responsible for any failure to remove or delay in removing harmful, inaccurate, unlawful, or otherwise objectionable content on the ThinkNW website originating with or otherwise provided by third parties.
We may collect or disclose information about users, including those who submit job postings for possible inclusion on the ThinkNW website, if required to do so by law or in good faith believe that doing so is necessary to (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these terms; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the ThinkNW’s members, or the public; or (e) administer the ThinkNW website.
Use of Services
Your access to and use of the ThinkNW site is subject to all applicable local, provincial, state, and national laws and regulations. You shall not use, allow, or enable others to use the ThinkNW site’s services or in any manner that is, attempts or is likely to:
- be libelous, defamatory, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, or abusive which may or may appear to impersonate anyone else;
- affect adversely, harm, disparage or reflect negatively on ThinkNW, or our services, website and content, or on our goodwill, name or reputation, or the goodwill, name or reputation of any other user or their user Information;
- transmit, distribute or upload programs or material that contain malicious code, such as viruses, time bombs, cancel bots, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, or other potentially harmful programs or other material or information;
- violate any laws, regulations (including, without limitation, laws regarding the transmission of technical data or software exported from the United States), judicial or governmental order, any treaties or violate or infringe upon any intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or privacy or any other rights of ours or of any other person, firm or enterprise;
- gain unauthorized access to our services, website and content; or other users’ IDs, names, personally identifiable information or User Information; or other computers, websites or pages connected or linked to our services, website and content or to use our services, website and content in any manner which violates or is inconsistent with these Terms of Use;
- modify, disrupt, impair, alter or interfere with the use, features, functions, operation or maintenance of our services, website and content or the rights or use and enjoyment of our services, website and content by any other user, person, firm or enterprise; or
- collect, obtain, compile, gather, transmit, reproduce, delete, revise, view or display any content, material or information, whether personally identifiable or not, posted by or concerning any other user, person, firm or enterprise, in connection with their or your use of our services unless you have obtained the express, prior permission of such other user, person, firm or enterprise to do so or as otherwise set forth in these Terms of Use or any Additional Terms as applicable to your use of the Services.
If you breach (or we believe you have or may breach) these Terms of Use or if we are notified, determine or have reason to believe you or any member’s authorized users have or are engaging in conduct that violates any of the terms and conditions of these terms of use, we may deactivate, cancel, suspend or terminate your use, Membership (if applicable) and any other use of our services, in whole or in part, without notice to you. We may declare all monies then due, owing and outstanding immediately due and payable and we will have no liability or further obligation of any kind to you or any other person and you will not be entitled to any refund.
Links to Third-Party Sites
We provide links to other internet sites and businesses. We do not control these sites and resources. We are not responsible for any aspects of those sites, including their availability, content, accuracy, legality or delivery of services. You waive any claim resulting from your exposure to material on or through the ThinkNW website that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable. Although we endorse these sites insofar that we make job postings available,opportunities, we will not be held liable for any decision you take upon using them. All vetting and research is dependent upon you, and the decision make to apply for a job posted on the ThinkNW website is solely yours.
Indemnification
Upon request by us, you will indemnify the ThinkNW website, and its affiliates, officers, agents, suppliers and employees from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise from a breach of these terms for which you are responsible from the use of the ThinkNW website. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In that event, you shall have no further obligation to provide indemnification for us in that matter.
Privacy Policy
The only personally identifiable information about you (“PII”) (e.g., your name, email or physical address, or telephone number) that the ThinkNW website receives is any PII you choose to include in forms submitted to our site. We use this PII only for the purpose of We do not share your PII with any outside companies. As explained below, website editors for the ThinkNW website may have access to your PII if you wish to submit your business to the Directory.
When you use or access the ThinkNW website, we receive and store certain information from your browser, including your IP address; your browser type; access date and time; the referring website address; the ThinkNW website page you requested; and in the case of a search, the specific search terms requested. We use this information for purposes of security, to learn more about how the ThinkNW website is used, and to improve the quality and usefulness the website and Directory. We do NOT link any of this information with PII, and we do not share this information with any outside companies. We reserve the right to create a retention policy for PII and browser information for our business purposes, including the prevention of fraud and abuse of the ThinkNW website.
ThinkNW website board members and volunteers may receive PII about you in these three circumstances: (1) if you correspond directly with an (e.g., to ask a question about a category) or submit information about yourself or your business, the editor will of course learn your email address, as well as any other PII you choose to share on your form; (2) if you submit a business for inclusion in the ThinkNW website, editors may access any PII you include in the submission form (e.g., your email address), as well as your IP address; (3) if you contact Safeguard Financial through a website form or through a phone call, editors may access any PII you include in the submission form.
If you have any questions regarding your privacy, please contact us.
Copyright Assignment
(Note: If you are only submitting a business to be included in the directory, this copyright assignment only applies to the site description that you want included in the ThinkNW website, but doesn’t extend to the actual web site or its content).
To enable us to take appropriate action in the event of infringements by third parties, and in consideration for the opportunity to use and be listed in the ThinkNW website, you hereby assign to Safeguard Financial the copyright in any material (whether site descriptions, directory organization, or otherwise) that you create and submit for inclusion or use in the ThinkNW website. Safeguard Financial hereby licenses back to you a nonexclusive, royalty-free right to use any such material. You further warrant that you have all rights necessary to authorize the distribution and re-distribution of any material you submit for inclusion or use in the ThinkNW website. You will provide information that we reasonably request related to any claim that material you submit infringes the rights of a third party.
Proprietary Rights
The content on the ThinkNW website, the design, structure, and compilation are protected by copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary rights and laws. Unless otherwise noted, you may view, copy, download, and print documents from the ThinkNW website as long as you use them only for personal, non-commercial purposes and do not post, distribute, or modify them or remove any copyright or other proprietary information and notices. For permission to use third-party materials appearing on or linked from the ThinkNW website, please contact us for communication to the specific business owner.
General Terms
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the ThinkNW and governs your use of the ThinkNW website. You represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into agreements of this nature. You further represent and warrant that you understand the nature of the content published and that you voluntarily and knowingly choose to view such material. Additional or different terms and conditions may apply when you use affiliated websites, third-party content, or third-party software. The laws of the State of Oregon, except for its conflict-of-law provisions govern this Agreement and our relationship. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Oregon for any claim or dispute with Safeguard Financial or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, or employees. Our failure to enforce any right under this Agreement will not waive that right. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, the Agreement should be interpreted to effect the intent of the parties, and the remaining provisions will remain in effect. You must file any claim or suit related to the ThinkNW website within one year after it arises. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no substantive effect.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU ARE: (1) WAIVING CLAIMS THAT YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE AGAINST US BASED ON THE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING YOUR OWN; (2) IRREVOCABLY CONSENTING TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF, AND VENUE IN, STATE OF OREGON OVER ANY DISPUTES OR CLAIMS YOU HAVE WITH US; AND (3) SUBMITTING YOURSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESOLVING ANY SUCH DISPUTES OR CLAIMS.