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Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching Terms of Use

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Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching Terms of Use

1. General Information Regarding These Master Terms of Use (“Master Terms”).

Please read these terms carefully because they apply to your use of the Website owned by the Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching and operated at www.paifsc.com, including the products and services provided through the Website (collectively, the “Services”). The Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching (PAIFSC) is a California company with a primary mailing address of 435 S. California Ave, Suite A, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the PAIFSC, your use of the Website or any Service will always be subject to, at a minimum, the terms and conditions set out in this document. These are referred to as the “Master Terms.”

In addition, your use of the Website or any Service may also be subject to the terms of any legal notice applicable to the Website or Service, in addition to the Master Terms. All such terms supplementing these Master Terms are referred to below as the “Additional Terms.” Where Additional Terms apply to the Website or a Service, these will be accessible for you to read either within, or through your use of, the Website or that Service.

The Master Terms, together with any Additional Terms, form a binding legal agreement between you and the PAIFSC in relation to your use of the Website and the Services. Collectively, this legal agreement is referred to below as the “Terms.” If there is any contradiction between the Additional Terms and the Master Terms, then the Additional Terms shall take precedence in relation to the Website or Service to which the Additional Terms apply.

2. Your Agreement to the Terms.

YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICE IN ANY WAY SIGNIFIES THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS. By accessing or using the Website or any Service you also represent that you have the legal authority to accept the Terms on behalf of yourself and any party you represent in connection with your use of the Website or any Service. If you do not agree to the Terms, you are not authorized to use the Website or any Service.

3. Changes to the Terms.

From time to time, the PAIFSC may change, remove, add to (including without limitation by way of Additional Terms) or otherwise modify the Terms, and reserves the right to do so in its discretion. In that case, we will post the updated Master Terms or Additional Terms, as relevant, to the Website and indicate the date of revision. We encourage you to periodically review the Terms. In addition, if our modifications are material, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to notify you electronically. For example, we may send a message to your email address, if we have one on file, or we may display a notice on the Website indicating that the Terms have changed. All new and/or amended Terms take effect immediately; provided, however, that if deemed material by the PAIFSC in its sole discretion, such new and/or additional material terms will be marked as such and will take effect 30 days after they are posted on the Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no modification to the Terms will apply to any dispute between you and the PAIFSC that arose prior to the effective date of any modification and (ii) if you do not agree with any modification to the Terms, you may terminate this agreement by ceasing use of the Website and Services. Your continued use of the Website or Service after new and/or revised Terms are effective indicate that you have read, understood and agreed to those Terms.

4. Provision of the Website and Services Generally.

The PAIFSC makes the Website and Services available to you on the Terms. You may only use the Website and Services in accordance with these Master Terms and any applicable Additional Terms. In particular but without limitation, you may not use the Website and Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Master Terms, any applicable Additional Terms, or any other conditions or notices that are made available on any Website or Service.

5. Location of the Website and Services.

The Website and Services are controlled and offered by PAIFSC from its facilities in the United States of America. PAIFSC makes no representations that the Website or Services are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you are accessing or using any Website or Service from other jurisdictions, you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with local law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Website may contain or provide links to Content (defined in Section 8, below) hosted on Website located outside of the United States of America.

6. User Conduct.

Users agree not to use the Website or Services to:

  1. Post, use or transmit Content that you do not have the right to post or use, for example, under intellectual property, confidentiality, privacy or other applicable laws;
  2. Post, use or transmit unsolicited or unauthorized Content, including advertising or promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of unsolicited or unwelcome solicitation or advertising;
  3. Post, use or transmit Content that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or otherwise interfere with or disrupt the Website or Services or servers or networks connected to the Website or Services, or that disobeys any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Website or Services;
  4. Post or transmit Content that is harmful, offensive, obscene, abusive, invasive of privacy, defamatory, hateful or otherwise discriminatory, false and misleading, incites an illegal act, or is otherwise in breach of your obligations to any person or contrary to any applicable laws and regulations;
  5. Intimidate or harass another;
  6. Use or attempt to use another’s account, service, or personal information;
  7. Remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any security-related features that enforce limitations on the use of the Website or Services;
  8. Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website or Services, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Website or Services, through hacking password mining or any other means or interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website or Services or any activities conducted through the Website or Services;
  9. Use any means to bypass or ignore robots.txt, or other measures we use to restrict access or use of the Website or Services;
  10. Impersonate another person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; or
  11. Post or transmit any personally identifiable information about persons under 13 years of age.

In addition, you may not (and may not authorize another party to): (i) frame or otherwise co-brand the Website or Services (for example, by displaying a name, logo, trademark or other means of attribution of a third party that is reasonably likely to give the user the impression that that third party has the right to display, publish or distribute the Website or Service); or, (ii) use the Website or Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage or impair such Website or Service, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website or Service.

7. Terms Relating to Content on the Website and Services.

  • Responsibility for Content. You understand that all material, data and information, such as data files, written text, computer software, music, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos or other images (collectively, “Content”) which you may have access to as part of, or through your use of, the Website and Services are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This includes assertions that persons may make, expressly or impliedly, about the provenance and ownership of Content that they supply, upload, list and/or link to. You acknowledge that the PAIFSC does not make any representations or warranties about the Content, including without limitation, about the accuracy, integrity or quality of the Content made available at the instigation of users of the Website and Services. You understand that by using the Website and Services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances is the PAIFSC liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to: any infringing Content, any errors or omissions in Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, transmitted to, linked to or otherwise accessible or made available via the Website and Services.
  • Licenses Associated With Content on the Website and Services.
    1. PAIFSC Content: All Content (other than computer software) owned by the PAIFSC and made available by PAIFSC on the Website or through the Services is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, unless marked otherwise.
    2. Your Content: You retain the copyright in Content you own and that you provide on the Website or in connection with the Services. You hereby agree that all Content you own and voluntarily provide to PAIFSC on or through any Website or Service may be used under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license or any later version of a Creative Commons Attribution International License, is not copyrightable, or is in the public domain (such as Content you make available under CC0). When you post Content you own, you designate Creative Commons for purposes of attribution as provided in Section 3(a)(1)(A)(i) of that license, and grant permission for the relevant Website URI to be associated with Content you own for purposes of that license. If Content you own and provide is protected by copyright, then unless it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, you must not provide it to PAIFSC. For the avoidance of doubt, you may otherwise license your Content on any terms or no terms at all, but upon uploading or supplying Content you own that is protected by copyright to CC on the Website or in connection with the Services, you are licensing such Content under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (and future versions of the Creative Commons Attribution International License) as provided herein in addition to any such other license that may apply to Content you own; provided, however, that this subparagraph (b)(ii) shall not apply to Content, if any, that you identify or reference when using our License Chooser or CC0 Chooser but that you do not supply or upload onto the Website or in connection with the Services. For Content you upload onto the Website or supply in connection with the Services that is not owned by you, you agree that all such Content has been licensed by its owner under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, is not copyrightable, or is in the public domain (such as Content made available under CC0). If Content you do not own is not available under these terms, you must not provide it to PAIFSC.
    3. Third Party Content: Third Party Content and Third Party Website (as defined in Section 9, below) that PAIFSC links to or embeds in the Website or that are provided through the Services, including but not limited to course search, blogs and news feeds, are subject to the license terms accompanying such Content. We encourage you to always verify the license of any such Content before use.
    4. Search Results: The PAIFSC provides website search tools as a Service on some of the Website. While almost all content on PAIFSC Website are openly licensed, as stated above, you should independently verify the terms of the license attached to any Content you intend to use.
  • Content You Provide.You may only submit Content to the Website or in connection with the Services that you have the right to submit. This means that you can only submit Content that you yourself create, that is in the public domain or that you have been expressly granted the right to submit consistent with the Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, Content that infringes the rights of any third party (e.g., Content used without express permission of the copyright owner and not otherwise permitted by law) must not be submitted. You represent, warrant and agree that no Content of any kind submitted, posted or otherwise shared by you on or through any of the Website or Services, violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights, or contains libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful material. Further, you represent, warrant and agree not to submit any personally identifiable information, including any Content containing personally identifiable information, about any person who is under 13 years of age. PAIFSC may, but is not obligated to, review your submissions and may delete or remove (without notice) any Content in its sole discretion that PAIFSC determines violates the Terms or that may be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm or threaten the safety of others. PAIFSC does not endorse or support any Content posted by you or any other third party on or through the Website or Services. You alone are responsible for creating backup copies and replacing any Content you post on the Website or Services, and you authorize the PAIFSC Consortium to make copies of your Content as we deem necessary in order to facilitate the posting of your Content on the Website or Services. You may request the removal of your Content from the Website or Services at any time, and PAIFSC will take reasonable steps to promptly remove such Content; provided, however, that PAIFSC can remove any such Content only from its Website and cannot remove Content from email archives, wiki history pages and similar community forums where you may post content, or others’ computers, such as Content you may have sent to others in an email posted to an PAIFSC email list. If you choose to remove your Content, the Creative Commons license you granted when submitting such Content (see subparagraph (b)(ii), above) will remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
  • Use of Content on the Website or Services.You may use the Content you find on the Website or Services in accordance with the terms of the license applicable to that Content. For the avoidance of doubt, you must attribute all Content (except public domain Content) in the manner specified by the author or licensor (including attribution to any designated Attribution Party) and in accordance with the terms of such license and you must not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, name or other notice or legend that appears in connection with the Content. You represent and warrant to the PAIFSC that you will use any and all Content on our Website or Services in accordance with the applicable license. You should be sure to review the terms of that license before you use the Content to which it applies so that you know what you can and cannot do.By using the Website or Services, you agree that you are solely responsible for your use of any and all Content made available thereon. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the provenance, ownership, accuracy, completeness, or reliability of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content made available on the Website or Services without your own independent evaluation of that Content. The PAIFSC does not guarantee that Content made available on the Website or Services does not infringe the rights of any third party.

8. Third Party Website and Content; Links.

The Website or Services may contain links to Websites not controlled by the PAIFSC (“Third Party Websitse”), as well as Content belonging to or originating from persons or organizations other than the PAIFSC (“Third Party Content”). You acknowledge that the PAIFSC is not responsible or liable for any Third Party Website or any Third Party Content, information or products made available at any Third Party Website, regardless of whether any Third Party Website or Third Party Content bears a Creative Commons license or PAIFSC member mark. You further acknowledge that the PAIFSC (a) is not responsible or liable for any Third Party Website or any Third Party Content, information or products made available at any Third Party Website; (b) has not reviewed any Third Party Website or Third Party Content for accuracy, appropriateness, completeness or non infringement; (c) has not sponsored or otherwise endorsed Third Party Website or Third Party Content; and (d) makes no representations or warranties whatsoever about any Third Party Website or Third Party Content.

9. Participating in Our Community: Registered Users.

Registering for an account on the Website is void where prohibited. Any registration by, use of or access to the Services provided to Registered Users (defined below) by anyone (1) under the age of 13 or (2) under the age of majority in their jurisdiction but without parental or guardian permission, is unauthorized, unlicensed and a violation of these Master Terms. By registering for an account on any of the Website or using the related Services, you represent and warrant that you (1) are the age of majority in your jurisdiction or, (2) are over the age of 13 and have the express permission of a legal guardian to become a Registered User and use Services made available to Registered Users, and you further agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions of these Master Terms and any applicable Additional Terms.

Services offered to Registered Users are provided subject to these Master Terms and any Additional Terms specified on the relevant Website. The PAIFSC reserves the right to modify or discontinue the accounts of Registered Users and related Services at any time. The PAIFSC disclaims any and all liability to Registered Users and third parties in the event PAIFSC exercises its right to modify or discontinue user accounts or related Services.

Registration; Security. You agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about you, if and as may be prompted by the registration process on the any of the Website, (b) maintain the security of your password(s) and identification, (c) maintain and promptly update your registration information and any other information you provide to the PAIFSC, and to keep it accurate and complete to, among other things, allow us to contact you, and (d) be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place using your account. It is your responsibility to ensure that PAIFSC has up-to-date contact information for you. You may not set up an account or membership on behalf of another individual or entity unless you are authorized to do so.

As used in these Master Terms, “Registered User” means a person who has registered and obtained an account on one of our Website. Becoming a Registered User or using any of the related Website or Services does not and shall not be deemed to make you a member, shareholder or affiliate of the PAIFSC for any purposes whatsoever. Institutions may apply for membership in the PAIFSC under the terms of the Memorandum of Association and are free to designate representatives to participate on their behalf.

Termination; Termination and Inactivation of User Accounts. Your participation as a Registered User and use the related Services terminates automatically upon your breach of any of these Master Terms or applicable Additional Terms.

In addition, PAIFSC may, at any time: (a) modify, suspend or terminate the operation of or access to your user account for any reason; (b) modify or change such Website and Services and any applicable Terms and policies governing your user account and related Website and Services for any reason; and (c) interrupt user accounts and related Website and Services for any reason, all as PAIFSC deems appropriate in its discretion. Your access to your account, and use of the related Website and Services may be terminated by you or by PAIFSC at any time and for any reason whatsoever, without notice.

In addition, PAIFSC reserves the right to delete and purge any account and all Content associated therewith following any prolonged period of inactivity, all as may be determined by PAIFSC in its complete discretion.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE PALO ALTO INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMIC COACHING OFFERS THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES AS-IS AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. THE PAIFSC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT PAIFSC’S SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. PAIFSC DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE OR THE RESULT OF USE OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND THEN ONLY TO THAT EXTENT, IN NO EVENT WILL THEPALO ALTO INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMIC COACHING, ITS EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS ,MEMBERS, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS (“THE PAIFSC PARTIES”) BE LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, LOST PROFITS, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES (OR THE TERMINATION THEREOF FOR ANY REASON), EVEN IF THE PAIFSC PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

THE PAIFSC PARTIES SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE WHATSOEVER IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES INCLUDING CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT RELATING TO CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, FOR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES, OR FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES WHETHER ON THE WEBSITE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES.

12. Indemnification for Breach of Terms of Use.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the PAIFSC Parties (defined above) from and against any and all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees, resulting, whether directly or indirectly, from your violation of the Terms. You also agree to indemnify and hold harmless the PAIFSC Parties from and against any and all claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of any of the Website or Services and the Content you make available via any of the Website or Services by any means, including without limitation through a posting, a link, reference to Content, or otherwise.

13. Privacy Policy.

The PAIFSC is committed to handling responsibly the information and data we collect through our Website and Services and agrees to use your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy and the Terms. The Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated by reference into these Master Terms.

14. Trademarks.

The Website and Services may contain trademarks, service marks, logos and other names that are the property of PAIFSC or its members, or such other party as indicated with respect to that name or icon. In the case of PAIFSC’s trademarks, member mark, logos and icons, these may only be used in accordance with our trademark policy. The Trademark Policy is incorporated by reference into these Master Terms.

15. Copyright Complaints.

The PAIFSC respects the intellectual property rights of others, and we prohibit users of our Website and Services from submitting, uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting any materials that violate another person’s intellectual property rights. If you believe that content on our site is in violation of copyright, you may contact us at office@paifsc.com or at

Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching
435 S. California Ave, Suite A
Palo Alto, CA 94306
USA

It is our policy to terminate usage rights and any applicable user accounts of users we determine to be “repeat infringers” of others’ copyrights.

Content hosted on Third Party Websites is the responsibility of those Website, and not of the PAIFSC, regardless of whether the Content bears a Creative Commons license or the site bears an PAIFSC member mark. If you are the copyright owner of Content hosted on a Third Party Website, and you have not authorized the use of your Content, please contact the administrator of the hosting Website directly to have the Content removed.

16. Termination of this Agreement.

These Master Terms and any Additional Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or the PAIFSC as set out below. Your right to access and use the Website and Services terminates automatically upon your breach of any of these Master Terms or Additional Terms that may apply to any of the Website or Services.

The PAIFSC may, at any time: (a) modify, suspend or terminate the operation of or access to any of the Website or Services, or any portion of the Website or Services, for any reason; (b) modify or change the Website or Services, or any portion of the Website or Services, and any Master Terms, Additional Terms and other policies governing the use of the Website or Services, for any reason; (c) interrupt the operation of the Website or Services, or any portion of the Website or Services, for any reason, all as PAIFSC deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

Your access to, and use of, the Website or Services may be terminated by you or by PAIFSC at any time and for any reason. The PAIFSC will use reasonable efforts to notify you in advance about any material modification, suspension or termination by PAIFSC that is not caused by your breach of the Terms.

The disclaimer of warranties, the limitation of liability and the jurisdiction and applicable law provisions shall survive any termination. The license grants mentioned herein shall continue in effect subject to the terms of the applicable license. Your warranties and indemnification obligations shall survive any termination for one year.

17. Miscellaneous Terms.

These Master Terms and any Additional Terms are governed by and construed by the laws of the Republic of California, in the United States, exclusive of its choice of law rules. The parties agree that any disputes or proceedings between the PAIFSC and you concerning these Master Terms, any Additional Terms, and/or any of the Website or Services shall be brought in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the Republic of California, and hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such court. Either party’s failure to insist on or enforce strict performance of any of the Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. If any term or part of the Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any law or regulation or final determination of a competent court or tribunal, that provision will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The parties agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and the PAIFSC as a result of these Master Terms, any Additional Terms, or your use of any of the Website or Services. These Master Terms and any applicable Additional Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the PAIFSC relating to this subject matter and supersede all prior, contemporaneous and future communications (with the exception of future amendments to the Terms as made available by the PAIFSC from time to time) between you and the PAIFSC. A printed version of the Terms and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to the Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

18. Using these Terms of Use for Your Own Purposes

The PAIFSC Terms of Use were modified from the Creative Commons Terms of Use, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You are free to use and adapt these Terms of Use for your own purposes. However, please keep in mind that these terms, as written, may not be completely suitable for your situation. The PAIFSC and Creative Commons strongly encourage you to seek the advice of your own attorney or counsel before using these Terms of Use.

Additional Terms of Use, Coach Finder

The Coach Finder (Coach Finder) is provided as a service to Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching (PAIFSC) graduates and the general public. The Coach Finder is a free service accessed through the PAIFSC website. The PAIFSC’s Master Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy, apply to your use of the website and Coach Finder. Your use of the Coach Finder is subject to the following additional conditions:

  1. You may not use information from the Coach Finder for the purpose of sending unsolicited commercial mail, electronic or physical, or to make telephone calls for purposes of soliciting anyone listed in the Coach Finder to purchase any product or service; to make contributions to any organization, campaign or cause; or to engage in illegal activity. You may not use Coach Finder information to create a listserv or other group without the express consent of the Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching and each person listed.
  2. You may not use Coach Finder information for any activity that violates the rights or privacy of others.
  3. You may not attempt to hack into the database for any purpose. You may not use Coach Finder information to send harmful software, such as a virus, worm or Trojan Horse, to any person listed or to the PAIFSC.
  4. You may not reproduce this Coach Finder in whole or in part for commercial purposes. If you would like to duplicate one or more listings to include in another Coach Finder or application, you should seek permission directly from the individuals selected.
  5. You understand that individuals listed in the Coach Finder have provided their information voluntarily. Individuals listed in the Coach Finder have neither paid for the listing nor been paid to be included. The PAIFSC makes no guarantees, expressed or implied, that the information provided is correct or up to date, or that the individuals listed in the Coach Finder will be willing or able to engage in any activity you request of them.
  6. If you submit information to be included as a listing in the Coach Finder, you understand that all information you submit will be available to the public. You are responsible for the content of your listing and for maintaining its accuracy. PAIFSC may, but is not obligated to, review your submission and may delete or remove (without notice) any Content in its sole discretion that PAIFSC determines violates the Terms or that may be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm or threaten the safety of others.
  7. To post certain material to the Coach Finder, you will be required to register. We will request information from you, including your name and email, for your registration. You must provide us with true and accurate registration information. We will not share your registration information with third parties, except as necessary to provide you with services you request or with your permission as provided in the Site Privacy Policy.
  8. We will assign a user name to you. You may not share your account, user name or password with anyone else, and you will be responsible for the actions of anyone who obtains your user name and/or password and uses them to access the Coach Finder. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your user name and password.
  9. If at any time during the term of this agreement we come to the understanding that you misled us as to your business practices and/or services, we reserve the right to terminate your account. We may terminate your account and/or your access to theCoach Finder at any time if we deem in our sole discretion such to be necessary or appropriate.
  10. The Coach Finder is intended to provide users with general information. We do not recommend or endorse any specific professionals, tests, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on any information provided by us, our employees, others appearing on Site at our invitation or other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk. Your use of the Site is a privilege.
  11. Further, we explicitly disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy, content or availability of information found on a site that links to or from the Coach Finder (a “third-party site”). We may offer links to, or incorporate into the Coach Finder, third-party sites that offer various products and/or services. We cannot ensure that users will be satisfied with any products or services that are purchased from such a third-party site, since such sites are owned and operated by others. We do not endorse any of such products or services, nor have we taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in any third party sites. We do not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including credit card and other personal information) users might be requested to give a third-party site. We strongly encourage users to make their own investigation of third-party sites before proceeding with any transaction with such third parties.
  12. You shall indemnify and defend us, and our officers, employees, consultants and trainers against any costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees whether arising out of a third-party claim or in enforcing this indemnification), claims, judgments, settlements and damages (including all damages awarded to third parties payable by us, but in all cases only our direct damages) arising out of, or related to, your use of the Coach Finder, any materials posted to the Coach Finder or provided to other users by you or any violation of these Terms of Use.
  13. We do not endorse, and nothing on the Website shall be deemed to be an endorsement, representation or warranty of, any third party (including Coach Finder members), whether in relation to such third party’s products, services, websites, experience or background or otherwise. We do not make any representations or warranties with regard to any materials posted by our users, directory members or bloggers. Your use of the Coach Finder is at your own risk.

Your use of the Coach Finder provides acknowledgement that you have read, understand and will adhere to the PAIFSC’s Master Terms of Use, its Privacy Policy, and the above additional Terms of Use for the Coach Finder.

Questions concerning the Coach Finder can be addressed to: office@paifsc.com

The Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching’s Privacy Policy

The Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching (PAIFSC) collects data from individuals under a variety of circumstances in the conduct of its day-to-day business . While the PAIFSC values openness in its interactions, it nevertheless recognizes that individuals have very good reasons for protecting the privacy of their data. Therefore, the PAIFSC has developed the following privacy policy to provide online visitors an opportunity to make informed decisions about the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information received from users of its Website.

Our Commitment To Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

The Information We Collect:

Cookies

Cookies are small amounts of data, often including an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site’s computers and stored on your computer’s hard drive. The PAIFSC uses cookies when you login to Coach Finder or Member site keep you logged in, until you log out.

You might want to review our Cookie Privacy page.

Personal Information

This notice applies to all personal information collected or submitted on the PAIFSC’s Website. On some pages, you can provide feedback, make requests, and register for the Coach Finder. Depending on the activity, the types of personal information requested at these pages may include:

  • Full Name
  • Address
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Areas of expertise
  • Personal statement or profile

We only collect personally identifiable information when you voluntarily provide it to us.

The Way We Use Information

We use the information you provide only to provide services, respond to questions or maintain relationships with our members. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to support these activities.

When you login to the Site, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type or the domain from which you are visiting, the web-pages you visit/edit, and the search terms you use. For most users accessing the Internet from an Internet service provider the IP address will be different every time you log on. We use Log Data to monitor the use of the Site and of our Service, and for the Site’s technical administration. We do not associate your IP address with any other personally identifiable information to identify you personally, except in case of violation of the Terms of Service.

You can register with our website if you would like to receive our newsletter. Information you submit on our website will not be used for this purpose unless you fill out the newsletter registration form.

Additional opportunities to provide or exchange personal information may be made available through our Website, such as registration for webinars, meetings or other events, or through message boards and discussion forums. Your name and likeness or other information you submit in conjunction with these activities may be used or displayed for purposes of providing you with the requested service.

The purpose of the Coach Finder is to provide a consolidated list of experienced coaches. The Coach Finder provides a searchable index of coaches, browsable by a variety of criteria, to anyone interested in locating such professionals. If you would like to be listed in the Coach Finder, you may fill out the form to be included. This Coach Finder and all information you submit to the Coach Finder will be available to the public through our website, including your contact information, areas of expertise, location, languages spoken, and any personal profile you care to submit. Anyone using the Coach Finder will be able to see and use the information you provide. Additional Terms of Use apply to the Coach Finder

We never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without first obtaining your permission.

Our Commitment To Data Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Our Commitment To Children’s Privacy

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

How You Can Access, Correct or Delete Your Information

You can access, edit or remove all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by logging into the appropriate area of our site.

You can modify your Coach Finder information at Coach Finder.

You also may have your personally identifiable information removed from our cached data by sending us a request to remove that data. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

Changes to These Policies

If we decide for any reason to change these policies, we will post those changes to this page and modify the policy modification date below.

Last Modified: February 16, 2020

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