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This is the deal:
We're trying to give you a lot of the information you need about sex and sexuality on this site. We want this site to be a place you can go for answers, where you can comfortably read, write and explore as much or as little as you please. This is your place to go for information, news and entertainment about sexuality, sexual health and personal issues that affect you now and may affect your future.
While this is your private space on the Internet, it is also a community of other teens with whom you are invited to share your ideas, opinions, and problems.
To accomplish this, there are a few things we must ask of you. And in return, there are a lot of things you can expect from us. It's all about cooperating to make this the best teen site on the web, and making it the best source for information you need.
So here it goes:
YOU:
Please read the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement below. By using this site you are agreeing to abide by our Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. Check again from time to time for updates.
Be careful when you send us stuff to post on the site. We want to post your writing in your own words, so express yourself, but keep it as clean as possible.
We will only collect your e-mail address when you indicate you would like something sent to your e-mail address, like the Ask the Expert of the day and teenwire.com® e-news. We will not use your e-mail address to contact you for any other reason. Nor will we sell or distribute your e-mail address to anyone else.
Be respectful of other people's opinions and lives. You can disagree all you like, but remember we all have a right to an opinion.
We want to protect your anonymity, so please do not tell us your name (or your nickname) or your address and keep other identifying details to a minimum.
Try to use the site features for their best purpose. For instance, don't send a question on the "Talk Back" form, because it may not get you the information or help that you need. The only place on the site that is designed to accept and answer questions is the Ask the Experts section.
Remember, this site is no substitute for in-person medical care. If you think you might have a health problem — medical or emotional — take care of yourself by visiting a health care professional or counselor.
US:
We have done our best to build a Web site that preserves your anonymity. We will use the information you provide us responsibly.
Keep in mind, Planned Parenthood reserves the right to share information you provide (including any identifying information you provide) with legal authorities if it is, in our sole opinion, necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected fraud, situation involving threats or potential harm to the safety of any person or property, or if required by law (such as if required by a subpoena, court orders or other legal means).
We will provide the latest, most accurate information we can.
We will provide information to help you make informed decisions about your life.
TERMS OF USE
teenwire.com: PLANNED PARENTHOOD® FEDERATION OF AMERICA (PPFA®)
NOTICE: The teenwire.com Web site is provided by Planned Parenthood Federation of America provided that you agree to comply with the "Terms of Use and Privacy Statement". Please read the "Terms of Use and Privacy Statement" now and check occasionally for future changes. If you use the site we will assume that you have read these rules and agree to follow them.
INTRODUCTION
Planned Parenthood Federation of America is pleased to provide you with the resources on this site for your personal education and entertainment, but nothing on this site constitutes a recommendation for medical care, nor does PPFA make a warranty of any kind about their appropriateness for individual on-line users.
Planned Parenthood believes that every individual must have access to the health care information and services that can allow you to take responsibility for your health. Be smart about your health and your life. Arm yourself with good information about sexual and reproductive health maintenance, and visit a qualified health care provider for personal medical evaluation, counseling, and services.
1. COPYRIGHT, COPYING, AND TRADEMARK
The entire teenwire.com Web site is protected by copyright owned by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. ("PPFA"). Certain articles or materials within the Web site are also separately copyrighted by PPFA or other entities as indicated. All rights reserved. If you find these materials useful, you may download, print out, or send a copy to others so long as each copy indicates the appropriate copyright notice — for example, ©2006, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. — and is used only for personal use. But it is absolutely prohibited to reprint or electronically reproduce any text, document, graphic, or audio or visual material for bulk or commercial use. For special copyright permissions, or to purchase PPFA publications and pamphlets, please write to: Teenwire Staff, PPFA, 434 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001 or e-mail us at tw.staff@ppfa.org.
"Planned Parenthood" and its logo of nested "Ps" are registered service marks of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. "PPFA," "teenwire," "teenwire.com" and "Vox" are also registered service marks belonging to PPFA.
2. DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT
The information posted on the teenwire.com website includes information copyrighted by others, as well as hypertext links or pointers to or search or locator engines that will lead to other websites. These linked websites are developed and maintained independently and are not a part of the teenwire.com website. When users leave the teenwire.com website and travel to another website or web page, they become subject to different terms of use and privacy policies. Planned Parenthood does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of any web pages or any information found on a linked website, nor does PPFA endorse the views expressed or products or services offered by any third-party information or linked websites.
3. INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE TEENWIRE WEB SITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL, LEGAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEB SITE OR TRANSMITTED TO YOU ELECTRONICALLY IN RESPONSE TO A MESSAGE FROM YOU IS NOT INTENDED NOR IMPLIED TO CONSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. ALWAYS VISIT OR SPEAK TO A QUALIFIED HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER BEFORE YOU START ANY NEW TREATMENT OR WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING A MEDICAL CONDITION. THIS PPFA WEB SITE DOES NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PRACTICE MEDICINE OR DISPENSE MEDICAL ADVICE AS PART OF THIS SERVICE.
IN ADDITION, NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS PPFA WEB SITE IS INTENDED TO BE LEGAL ADVICE NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE, AND USERS SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN APPROPRIATE ATTORNEY OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL REGARDING INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OF A LEGAL OR PROFESSIONAL NATURE.
4. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIABILITY
PPFA ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, DECISION YOU MAKE, OR ACTION YOU TAKE IN RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TEENWIRE WEB SITE OR ANY OTHER INTERNET SITES LINKED TO IT IN ANY WAY. PPFA DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE PPFA WEB SITE OR THE INTERNET.
Furthermore, PPFA does not make any express or implied warranties, representations, or endorsements whatsoever in connection with the teenwire Web site, other Web sites connected to the teenwire Web site by "hyperlink," or the Internet generally (including without limitation, warranties of title or non-infringement, or the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). You understand that, except for information, products, or services clearly identified as being supplied by PPFA, PPFA does not review, operate, or control in any way any material, information, products or services on the Internet, including electronic transmissions from Users or materials connected to the teenwire Web site through "hyperlinks".
In no event shall PPFA be liable for any injury, loss, claim, damage, or any incidental or consequential damages arising either directly or indirectly out of or in any way connected with the teenwire Web site, or any failure or delay in updating or including any materials on the teenwire Web site, or any use of or inability to use any materials on the teenwire Web site, even if PPFA has been advised of the possibility of such damages. (Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental and consequential damages, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.)
5. WAIVER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE OR CONTAMINATED MATERIALS
Although PPFA makes every effort to ensure the correctness of data, PPFA disclaims responsibility for any errors or omissions, such as unintended technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, in the materials. You also understand that PPFA cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the service will be free of "infection" or "viruses," "worms," "Trojan horses," or other code that contain contaminating or destructive properties. Users are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy their particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a procedure outside the teenwire Web site for the reconstruction of any lost data. Use of the teenwire Web site and the Internet generally is at the User's own risk.
6. LEGAL ACTIONS
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, U.S.A, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New York. In the event that any portion of these terms and conditions is deemed by a court to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to this Web site, or the use of this Web site, must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose and must be filed in a court in New York, New York, U.S.A.
7. USER RULES
In order to maintain an informative and valuable service that meets the needs of the viewers and avoids harm to others, it is necessary to establish and for you to follow these User Rules:
a. THE USER MAY DOWNLOAD, PRINT, OR TRANSMIT INFORMATION FROM THE TEENWIRE.COM® WEB SITE FOR PERSONAL, PRIVATE USE AND ONLY IF THE USER MAKES SURE THAT THE PROPER COPYRIGHT NOTICE — for example, ©2005, PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC. — IS INCLUDED TO EACH COPY TRANSMITTED OR PRINTED. IN NO CASE MAY THE MATERIALS BE REPRODUCED IN BULK OR FOR COMMERCIAL USE WITHOUT EXPRESS, WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM:
Teenwire Staff, PPFA, 434 WEST 33RD STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10001 or e-mail tw.staff@ppfa.org.
b. Users may not submit or transmit any message that is libelous or defamatory, or violates any other person's copyrights, privacy or publicity rights, trademarks, trade secrets, or rights in other confidential information. The User indemnifies PPFA (that means the User is financially responsible to PPFA) for any and all damages suffered by third parties as a result of the User's violation of this paragraph.
c. Users may not submit or transmit any message, data, image, or program with the intent to threaten the safety of others or to cause others to feel that they are being threatened.
d. PPFA does not intend to discourage Users from taking controversial positions or expressing vigorously what may be unpopular views; however, PPFA reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate in cases where the Web site is inappropriately used to disseminate statements or materials that are reasonably construed as abusive, destructive, harmful, or threatening to the safety of others.
Keep in mind, Planned Parenthood reserves the right to share information you provide (including any identifying information you provide) with legal authorities if it is, in our sole opinion, necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected fraud, situation involving threats or potential harm to the physical safety of any person, or if required by law (such as if required by a subpoena, court orders or other legal means).
e. Users may not interfere with other Users' use of the teenwire Web site, including, without limitation, disrupting the normal flow or use of the service.
f. Users may not post or transmit any file which contains "viruses," "worms," "Trojan horse" or any other contaminating or destructive features.
g. It is PPFA's general policy to protect the privacy of the persons transmitting any messages to PPFA. By sending a submission to teenwire, the User automatically authorizes teenwire.com and PPFA to read it, edit it, and publish it on the Web site or any of our future publications and authorize other organizations to publish it. Before distributing it, however, we will do our best to take out identifying information.
We reserve the right to remove any information that is posted in violation of these terms and to suspend any registered user accounts for persons who violate these terms and conditions.
8. Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notices
As required by Section 512(c)(2) of Title 17 of the United States Code, if you believe that any material on the teenwire.com Web site infringes your copyright, you must send a notice of claimed infringement to PPFA's Designated Agent at the following address:
Name of Agent Designated to Receive
Notification of Claimed Infringement: Eileen Twiggs
Full Address of Designated Agent to which
Notification Should be Sent:
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
434 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Telephone Number of Designated Agent: 212-541-7800
Facsimile Number of Designated Agent: 212-868-4677
E-mail Address of Designated Agent: dmca@ppfa.org
To be effective, Section 512(c)(3)(A) of Title 17 of the United States Code requires that your notification of claimed infringement be a written communication and that it include each of the following elements:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if more than one work is covered by the notice of claimed infringement, a description of each work.
- A description of the infringing activity or of the work that is claimed to be infringing and information about the location on this Web site (or, if the infringing information is located on another Website linked to through this website, information about the location of the link or reference on this Web site) where the alleged infringement is occurring that is reasonably sufficient to allow us to locate the infringing material.
- Sufficient information to allow us to contact you, including your name, address, telephone number and, if available, your e-mail address.
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement by you that the information in the notice of claimed infringement is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
©2005, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. All rights reserved. "Planned Parenthood" and its logo of nested "Ps" are registered service marks of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. "PPFA," "teenwire," "teenwire.com" and "Vox" are also registered service marks belonging to PPFA.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
teenwire.com: PLANNED PARENTHOOD® FEDERATION OF AMERICA (PPFA®)
We want this site to be a safe and private place for users. We will do our part by not requiring you to register or provide any information at all to use most features of this Web site. In turn, you can do your part by reading this policy and taking the steps outlined below.
There are certain actions and areas of the site that will require you to provide some information, such as:
- registering as a member of teenwire.com to use certain features like Talk Back and Ask the Experts
- sending an e-mail question
- joining an e-mail mailing list
- submitting an article or a story
Any time you provide information, you should remember the terms of this privacy policy, as it will govern our use of the information you have provided.
We will update this privacy policy as we deem necessary, so be sure to reread it from time to time. By submitting information to us, you agree that PPFA may use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.
1. Information You Choose to Provide
In order to gain access to certain areas of our site or to use certain features of our site, you may choose to provide information. If you do submit information to us, we will use that information for the purposes for which it was submitted. For example:
- If you join one of our e-mail lists, our third-party vendor will have a record of your e-mail address. We will only use your e-mail address to send you the information you requested, like the Ask the Expert of the day or teenwire.com e-news. See "E-Mail Lists" (make this jumplink to "E-Mail lists" below) for more information on e-mail list management.
- If you register as a member of teenwire.com, we ask only for your "handle" (nor your real name or e-mail address), your sex, your age, and your city/state or part of the world you are from. We will have a record of all of this information and we will use it only to allow you to interact with our site and for general statistical purposes.
- We will receive any other information you choose to provide, such as e-mail questions, answers to polls, feedback, articles or other materials you submit. See "Submission of Materials by Users" for more information on how these questions, articles or other materials will be used.
In addition to the uses described above, Planned Parenthood reserves the right to share information you provide (including any identifying information you provide) with legal authorities if it is, in our sole opinion, necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected fraud, situation involving threats or potential harm to the safety of any person or property, or if required by law (such as if required by a subpoena, court orders or other legal means).
2. Submission of Materials and Information by Users
When you submit a question, article, or other material to PPFA through the Web Site, you are authorizing PPFA to read it, edit it, publish it on the Web Site or any of our future publications and authorize other organizations to publish it. This means your submission can be read all over the world and downloaded and copied, as well as in other on-line or off-line forms. If you don't want your question, article or other materials to be posted and read by others, do not submit it. Before posting a submission on the site, PPFA will edit it — lightly or heavily — in order to make it clear and to preserve your anonymity. You can do your part by editing it yourself first to eliminate anything that might identify you or other people mentioned in your submission. PPFA is not obligated to and makes no representation that it will publish any particular submission. Furthermore, all of the material you submit must be your own creation — not copied from someone or something else. Once a submission is published on the Web site, PPFA may take it down for any or no reason.
Registration, polling, In Your Own Words, Ask the Experts and "Talk Back" data, along with our tabulations of where our users are "clicking" the most (see "Information Automatically Collected" and "Use of Cookies" below), will be compiled into statistics to inform us about your needs and interests. We may also share this statistical information with writers, Web site writers, media, and outside experts, to help us improve the site and give you more on the subjects and things in which you show the greatest interest.
3. E-mail Lists
Once you submit your e-mail address, it will be managed by an outside list management provider, Topica.com. Click here to view Topica.com's privacy policy. If you want to unsubscribe from any mailing list, please follow the directions on the bottom of the e-mail. If you choose to unsubscribe, teenwire.com (through its third-party vendor, Topica) will no longer have a record of your e-mail address, however, topica.com will maintain a copy of your e-mail address for their records.
4. Information Automatically Collected and Stored
As is true of most Web sites you enter, we automatically collect and store some information about your computer and your visit and store it in log files. This information includes your computer's (or your ISP's) Internet Protocol (IP) address (this is not your e-mail address); the domain from which you access the Internet (e.g., "AOL.com" or "msn.com"); the name, version, and specifications of your computer and your computer's operating system; the Internet address of the Web site, if any, from which you came to our site; the date and time you arrived at our site and how long you spent on the site; and which pages you visited.
We use this information to formulate statistics (possibly with the help of outside experts) that show the number of visitors to the different sections of our site and to help us make our site more useful to you. For example, we use the browser information to help us design our Web site so that as many people as possible will be able to view the pages correctly. These statistics do not reveal personal information.
5. Use of Cookies
We use session cookies on teenwire.com to allow use of certain features only by members, to track the number of times you have used a certain feature and to keep track of unique visitors to the pages of teenwire.com.
Session cookies are small text files that are placed in your computer's Random Access Memory. If you register or login as a member of teenwire.com, we place a session cookie on your computer so that you can use certain features of our site that are accessible only to members. The cookie only resides in your Random Access Memory for the length of your browser session. For example, if you log in as a member and then browse through different pages of the Web site, the cookie will allow you to use certain features (e.g., Talk Back and Ask the Experts) and will also keep track of the number of times you used a certain features (e.g., voting on a poll, asking a question to Ask the Experts, posting to In Your Own Words).. However, once you close your browser window, the session cookie times out. If you open a new browser window and return to our Web site, you will have to log in again to gain access to the member-only features.
6. Your Help Is Needed
Although PPFA does its best to protect your privacy on our site, we need your help.
- You have control over your own privacy. Think carefully before providing any personal information. When you write to us or send us a submission to publish on the site, do not tell us your name, the name of other users, or of your friends. In fact, try to keep out any information that you think may identify you or others
- No e-mail or Web transmission is completely secure against interception. If you are worried because your communication is very sensitive, do not send it via e-mail or submit it online. Click here for additional ways to contact us.
- We cannot protect you once you leave our site, such as by "hyperlink." So when you visit other Web sites, check each one's privacy policy yourself, and be careful about the information you submit. In fact, if another site is collecting certain information that can identify you and you are under 13 years old, the law may require that your parent(s) provide written consent.
- In addition to the records left on your computer by cookies, your browser and operating system contain other records of your Web browsing and other actions (e.g., browser history). As with cookies, you can find information about how to clear these history trails in your browser's "Help" section or through other Web sites that provide detailed information for each browser and operating system.
7. How to Unsubscribe or Contact Planned Parenthood Federation of America About Your Information
If you want to unsubscribe from any mailing list, please follow the directions on the bottom of the e-mail. teenwire.com will no longer have a record of your e-mail address, however, emailfactory.com will maintain a copy of your e-mail address for their records.
You may contact Teenwire Staff by mail, e-mail, or telephone, as follows:
Mail: Teenwire Staff, PPFA, 434 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001
E-mail: twstaff@ppfa.org
© 2005 Planned Parenthood® Federation of America. All rights reserved. "Planned Parenthood" and its logo of nested "Ps" are registered service marks of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. "PPFA," "teenwire," "teenwire.com" and "Vox" are also registered service marks belonging to PPFA. |
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