Terms of Use
This OTA Flash Forum Web site and information (the "Web Site") are provided to you under these "Terms of Use" and any amendments to these Terms of Use that may be posted by OTA Flash Forum from time to time (collectively, the "Aggreement"). BY ACCESSING/BROWSING AND/OR USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE AGREEMENT. The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and OTA Flash Forum.
Privacy and Security Policy
Modification or Suspension of the Web Site
User Conduct
No Reselling
Copyright and Trademarks
Proprietary Rights
Disclaimer of Warranties
Limitations of Liability
Use of Links
Business Relationships
Redistribution
Changes to this Agreement
Privacy and Security Policy
OTA Flash Forum is committed to protecting the participating organizations privacy and, therefore, has checks and balances in place to ensure the confidentiality and security of the members. OTA Flash Forum makes a distinction between security and privacy. These definitions and guidelines will help members understand the privacy and security policies. If you do not find your concern addressed here, or would like to contact the forum directly, feel free to contact us by e-mail at ota-flash-forum@bitfone.com .
Privacy refers to information gathered about your company, and the use made of it in the operation of the forum.
Security involves making sure that any sensitive information an organization may provide to OTA Flash Forum is done in a safe and secure manner. The sites have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under the forum's control.
OTA Flash Forum is extremely sensitive to our members' need for confidentiality; and, accordingly, OTA Flash Forum has employed special security measures to ensure that no information about a member can be shared with any party other than a member with whom that member has signed a contract agreeing that information can be shared.
Privacy Policies
OTA Flash Forum is sensitive to protecting the private information that our members provide to us. The trust and loyalty of our members is very important to us and this policy demonstrates our commitment to making sure your experience with OTA Flash Forum is positive. This policy statement describes how OTA Flash Forum treats information received about you when you are a visitor to the OTA Flash Forum Web site as well as when you become a member of the OTA Flash Forum service.
Information Collection
OTA Flash Forum will not collect personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us, or as a client in fulfillment of the service contract. You also may decide to send us personally identifying information, for example your mailing address or e-mail address, in an electronic mail message requesting that we send you information. In all cases information collected is used solely to operate our business and to respond to requests for information. OTA Flash Forum will not sell, share or release personally identifying information to third parties unless you have a contractual relationship with such party wherein such information distribution was agreed to in writing.
If you visit our site to read product information, press releases, news and events, or use the OTA Flash Forum service, OTA Flash Forum collects in a completely anonymous fashion, broad statistical information that aids in identifying the issues important to visitors and our customers. These may include:
- Name of the domain from which you access the Internet.
- Date and time you access our site.
- Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site.
- Pages that you visit.
- Selections that you make.
OTA Flash Forum actively analyzes anonymous information obtained as a result of using our Web sites and services. The information we receive depends upon what you do when visiting our site.
For site management purposes, anonymous information is collected for statistical analysis. This web site uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser -- along with a Web page -- when you access a Web site. There are two kinds of cookies. A session cookie is a line of text that is stored temporarily in your computer's RAM. Because a session cookie is never written to a drive, it is destroyed as soon as you close your browser. A persistent cookie is a more permanent line of text that gets saved by your browser to a file on your hard drive. If you have your browser set to notify you before accepting cookies the notice will tell you if the cookie expires some time in the future or not. Persistent cookies have an expiration date in the future. Session cookies have no date associated with them.
OTA Flash Forum uses cookies to store session information that simplifies interaction with the service. These cookies do not enable third parties to access any of your customer information. However, if you have a pre-existing contractual relationship with one of OTA Flash Forum's third party information suppliers, the cookie may be used in some cases, and only with the your permission, to simplify interaction with the third party provider.
Security Policies
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all, this Web site employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on our sites are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the law.
Please remember that no computer system should be considered safe from intrusion. For example, e-mail may pass through many computer systems, and should not be considered a secure means of communication unless encrypted. Even then, information is only as secure as the encryption method. Therefore, although we take many precautions to protect our system and our servers, we cannot guarantee the security of any data on any server, including secure servers.
SSL
OTA Flash Forum uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the industry standard security protocol to communicate with secure browsers like Netscape and Internet Explorer. When communicating with a secure server like ours, these browsers encrypt the information you send in a way that is extremely difficult for anyone else to decode. (You do not have to know whether your browser supports secure transactions. If it does not, you will not be able to login to the secure portions of our site.)
Secure Pages
Some parts of OTA Flash Forum's Web site are secure while others are not. Some of the activity on our site involves the viewing of materials we have prepared and made accessible to everyone, so there is no need for these pages to be secure. With a service information page, for example, no security risk exists because there is no exchange of information. Anyone can access the same pages by pointing their browser at http://www.otaflashforum.org/.
The portion of the OTA Flash Forum site we have made secure is the client area. This is where we might send patches to clients, make changes to account information, or update profiles. Account creation and management process, from introduction to final confirmation, takes place in a secure environment.
Internet Trust Services
OTA Flash Forum enlists the service of VeriSign, the leading provider of Internet trust services -- including authentication, validation and payment -- needed by Web sites, enterprises, and e-commerce service providers to conduct trusted and secure electronic commerce and communications over IP networks. With VeriSign's secure site solutions, we are confident that you are receiving the same high level of security used by all of the Top 40 sites and Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
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Modification or Suspension of the Web Site
You agree that OTA Flash Forum may, in its sole discretion, and at any time, discontinue, suspend or modify its operation of this Web Site, or any part thereof, temporarily or permanently, without notice to you, and you agree that OTA Flash Forum shall not be liable therefore.
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User Conduct
You agree to comply with all applicable local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable Content, including without limitation, laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
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No Reselling of Web Site
You agree not to sell, resell, reproduce, duplicate, copy or use for any commercial purposes any portion of the Web Site, or use of or access to the Web Site.
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Copyright,Trademark and Proprietary Rights
All material presented at this Site, unless specifically indicated otherwise, is under copyright to OTA Flash Forum, Inc. The material is freely downloadable for browsing purposes only. None of the material, nor its content, nor its code, nor any copy of it, may be altered in any way, transmitted to, or distributed to any other party, without the express written permission of OTA Flash Forum. All trademarks, service marks and logos used on this site are trademarks or service marks or registered trademarks or service marks of OTA Flash Forum, Inc.
You agree not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell assign, distribute, license, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on the Web Site or any content (including without limitation any software) available through the Web Site.
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Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEB SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, OTA Flash Forum EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
OTA Flash Forum DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE WEB SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS, IF ANY, WILL BE CORRECTED.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEB SITE IS AT YOUR ONW DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOUF FROM OTA Flash Forum OR THROUGH THE WEB SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
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Limitations of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL OTA Flash Forum OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA, GOODWILL OR THERE INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF OTA Flash Forum OR ITS SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM: (1) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE, (2) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, (3) THE STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEB SITE, OR, (4) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATIVE TO THE WEB SITE.
NOTE THAT IN THE JURISDICTIONS THAT DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AS SET FORTH ABOVE, SUCH MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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Use of Links
You acknowledge that the OTA Flash Forum product contains links that are protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of third-party content providers. OTA Flash Forum is an independent provider of links to news articles and is not responsible for the availability of any link (external site). You may not publish transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, distribute, display, or in any way exploit any of the links, in whole or in part; nor are you authorized to copy the text from any article without the express permission of the publisher. OTA Flash Forum is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or the content of external Web sites.
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Business Relationships
OTA Flash Forum makes no representations whatsoever about any other Web site that you may access through this one. When you access a non-OTA Flash Forum Web site, even if it contains the OTA Flash Forum logo, please understand that it is independent from OTA Flash Forum, and that OTA Flash Forum has no control over the content on that Web site. In addition, a link to a non-OTA Flash Forum Web site does not mean that OTA Flash Forum endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such Web site. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature. IN NO EVENT WILL OTA Flash Forum BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF ANY HYPER LINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Redistribution
You shall not disseminate, sublicense, distribute, redistribute, sell, lend, rent, lease, transfer, or grant any rights in or to all or any portion of data contained in the OTA Flash Forum content or services. Nor shall you provide direct or indirect electronic or other access to the OTA Flash Forum product or services to any other party.
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Changes to this Agreement
OTA Flash Forum may make changes to this policy from time to time. We will post changes to our policies here, so be sure to check back periodically. Your continued use of the Web Site constitutes your acceptance of any such changes.
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