Sorgente.net: International privacy policy, terms and conditions of use

Below you'll find terms and conditions of use, privacy policy and other legal stuff our lawyers would like you to know. We also think it's important and encourage you to read up on it:

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Privacy policy

General

Sorgente.net respects the privacy of every individual who visits this Internet site (the "Website"). This Privacy Policy applies to all of the products and services offered through the Website and outlines the information Sorgente.net will collect and how we will use that information.

Personally Information

There may be cases where Sorgente.net will ask you for personally-identifiable information such as your name, phone number, mailing address, and/or email address. For certain services, we may also ask you for credit card or other payment account information which we maintain in encrypted form on secure servers only at your request or for certain subscription services.

We may use such personally-identifiable information for the following purposes:

• Registration for certain online activities that you have requested, such as posting on message boards or online forums
• Delivering certain products and services, such as newsletters
• Confirmation or fulfillment of an order or registration that you have requested
• Answering questions or other requests by email or phone
• Sending information that you request
• Solicitation of feedback from you to assess your satisfaction or other needs and interests
• Creation of new tools, features, and services
• Ensuring the technical functionality of our network and Website
• Assessing and monitoring usage of the Website and specific features or services in order to protect or improve our services
• Notifying you about new products/services, special offers, upgrades and other related information from Sorgente.net and other approved third parties

Sorgente.net will not collect any personally-identifiable information about you unless you provide it to us voluntarily. Information Sharing with Sorgente.net-Powered Portals. One of the benefits of registering with Sorgente.net is the access that you receive to a wide range of Portals powered by Sorgente.net. In each instance that you request access to a Sorgente.net-powered Portal that is administered by a service provider other than Sorgente.net, you agree that Sorgente.net may share your Sorgente.net account information with such service provider. Please be aware that a different privacy policy may apply to your use of such Sorgente.net-powered Portal. We encourage you to look for and review the privacy statements of each and every Sorgente.net-powered Portal that you visit.

Other Disclosure to Third Parties. Except as stated elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, Sorgente.net will not disclose your personally information to any third party other than: (i) at your request, (ii) to outsource one or more of our internal functions, products, or services, or (iii) to private entities and law enforcement or other government officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate (a) to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, (b) to protect our own business and assets, or (c) in special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others. If we disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to require that the recipients of such information apply the terms of this Privacy Policy to that information as if they were Sorgente.net. Except as stated in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise stated at the time personally-identifiable information is gathered, we will not provide personally-identifiable information to third parties who are not under the direction and control of Sorgente.net.

Business Transfer. Sorgente.net may transfer information about you if Sorgente.net is acquired by or merged with another company, in which case Sorgente.net will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Cookies. When you view the Website, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a cookie or similar file and will help us to offer increased personalization and functionality. A "cookie" is an alphanumeric identifiers that we can transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Internet browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser. With most Internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions. In some cases, some of the Website's features and services may not function properly if your cookies are erased or disabled.

Server Logs. When you use the Website, our servers automatically record information that your Internet browser sends whenever you visit an Internet site. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your Internet browser. 

Information collected automatically

Sorgente.net may also automatically collect non-personally-identifiable information about your use of the Website, such as the domain from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access the Website, and the Internet address of the Internet site from which you linked directly to our Website. This information will not be linked to personally-identifiable information unless, during the registration process, or at other times during your use of the Website, we ask for and receive your permission to link your non-personally-identifiable information with your personally-identifiable information. Sorgente.net may use your non-personally-identifiable information to analyze and enhance the Website, and may aggregate this information and share such aggregated information with business partners, sponsors and other third parties.

Cookies

Sorgente.net may use "cookies". A cookie is a small data file that a web site can transfer to a visitor's hard drive to keep records of the visits to such site. A cookie contains information such as your username and password that helps us recognize the pages you have visited and improve future visits, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is the information that you provide yourself. A cookie cannot read data off your hard drive or read cookie files created by other sites. Information stored in cookies may be encrypted, however, we do not store your credit card number in cookies. If you prefer not to accept a cookie, you can set your web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) to warn you before accepting cookies or you can refuse all cookies by turning them off in your web browser. However, access to our secured web site(s) requires the use of per-session cookies in Microsoft Internet Explorer, in which you must enable only cookies that get sent back to the originating server. Otherwise, you can still access most of the features on our web site even without accepting a cookie.

Links to other internet sites

The Website may allow links to various other Internet sites. Sorgente.net assumes no responsibility for the information practices of such other Internet sites you are able to access through the Website. These links to other Internet sites do not imply affiliation or endorsement of a linked site.

We encourage you to look for and review the privacy statements of each and every Internet site that you visit through a link or sponsorship notice.

Interactive areas of the website

The Website may feature message boards, blogs, and/or other public forums where users can share information or where users can post questions. In addition, you may choose to use certain interactive content, tools, and services that ask you to voluntarily provide information about yourself. Some of these tools do not retain information, while others may store information in accordance with the authorization you provide at the time you use the service or tool.

Any message board, online forum, or similar interactive service is by design open to the public and is not a private, secure service, and Sorgente.net is not responsible for the privacy of information voluntarily provided by a user in interactive areas. You should think carefully before disclosing any personally identifiable information in any public forum because what you have written may be seen, disclosed to, or collected by third parties and may be used by others in ways we are unable to control or predict, including to contact you for purposes unauthorized by you.

Security

The importance of security for all personally-identifiable information associated with visitors to the Website is of utmost concern to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be secure. As a result, Sorgente.net cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you transmit such information to us at your own risk. Once we receive your personally-identifiable information, we will take reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems.

Your acceptance of these terms

By using the Website, you signify your assent to the Sorgente.net Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use the Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Sorgente.net will, however, use personally-identifiable information only in accordance with the version of the Privacy Policy under which the information was collected.

Terms of use

Use of the Website is governed by the Sorgente.net Terms and Conditions of Use.
If you have questions regarding our Privacy policy, please contact us.

Terms and conditions of use

Copyright

This World Wide Web site is owned and operated by Sorgente.net. By using this site, you signify your agreement to all terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use this site. We reserve the right to, as determined in our discretion, to update or revise these terms of usage at any time.

All content and functionality on the site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement thereof, is the exclusive property of Sorgente.net or its licensors and is protected by international copyright laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks, designs, and logos (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on the site are the registered and unregistered Trademarks of Sorgente.net and its licensors. You agree that you will not refer to or attribute any information to Sorgente.net or its licensors in any public medium (e.g., press release, Web sites, etc.) for advertising or promotion purposes, or for the purpose of informing or influencing any third party and that you will not use or reproduce any Trademark of, or imply any endorsement by or relationship with, Sorgente.net,  or its licensors.

Personal information

Sorgente.net,  does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through our Web site. Please note that any information or material sent to Sorgente.net will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending Sorgente.net  any information or material, you grant Sorgente.net, an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information and you also agree that Sorgente.net  is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (a) we obtain your permission to use your name; or (b) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law.

Disclaimers

Sorgente.net,  provides this web site and the information contained herein on an "as is" basis, without warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of title, non-infringement, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. You agree that you will not rely on and are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using the information provided on this web site and assume any risks associated with doing so.

Sorgente.net,  provides links to third party web sites as a convenience, and it neither endorses nor accepts responsibility for the content of any such sites. If you choose to go to sites linked to the web site, you do so at your own risk.

In no event and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, unless required by applicable law (such as deliberate and grossly negligent acts) or agreed to in writing, shall Sorgente.net,  be liable for damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising as a result of the use of or inability to use this web site or the information contained herein (including but not limited to damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses), even if such Sorgente.net,  has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

General

If you have any questions regarding the Terms of Use, please contact us.