1. Terms
By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law.
2. Use License
Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Virtual Competitions Inc.'s web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:modify or copy the materials; use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial); attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Virtual Competitions Inc.'s web site; remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Virtual Competitions Inc. at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
3. Disclaimer
The materials on Virtual Competitions Inc.'s web site are provided "as is". Virtual Competitions Inc. makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Virtual Competitions Inc. does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
4. Limitations
In no event shall Virtual Competitions Inc. or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Virtual Competitions Inc.'s Internet site, even if Virtual Competitions Inc. or a Virtual Competitions Inc. authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
5. Revisions and Errata
The materials appearing on Virtual Competitions Inc.'s web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Virtual Competitions Inc. does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Virtual Competitions Inc. may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Virtual Competitions Inc. does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
6. Links
Virtual Competitions Inc. has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Virtual Competitions Inc. of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk.
7. Site Terms of Use Modifications
Virtual Competitions Inc. may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
8. Governing Law
Any claim relating to Virtual Competitions Inc.'s web site shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of law provisions. General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.
9. Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy. We take every reasonable effort to maintain GMDR compliancy in accordance with SAS guidelines found here, https://www.sas.com/content/dam/SAS/en_us/doc/whitepaper1/gdpr-compliance-109048.pdf
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. We will collect and use of personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law. We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes. We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned. Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date. We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information. We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.
10. DMCA Copyright Infringement.
If you believe that material or content residing on or accessible through the Virtual Competitions Online website or services infringes a copyright, please send us a Notice of Copyright Infringement to the Designated Agent (listed at bottom).
HOW TO REPORT COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT?
Please send the Designated Agent (listed at bottom) the following:
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed;
Identification of works or materials being infringed;
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing including information regarding the location of the infringing materials that the copyright owner seeks to have removed, with sufficient detail so that Virtual Competitions Online is capable of finding and verifying its existence;
Contact information about the notifier including address, telephone number and, if available, e-mail address;
A statement that the notifier has a good faith belief that the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided is accurate and the notifying party is authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the copyright owner.
ONCE A VALID INFRINGEMENT NOTIFICATION IS RECEIVED BY THE DESIGNATED AGENT
Upon receiving a valid infringement notification, it is our policy:
to remove or disable access to the infringing material; and
to notify the content provider, member or user that it has removed or disabled access to the material.
Please contact Virtual Competitions Online Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement at rontramntano@virtualcompetitions.net Please include in the subject of the message: DMCA – 1030809 for inclusion into the Copyright Offices Designated Agent Directory. Thank You
Below I provide a SAMPLE DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE TEMPLATE. You are free to cut/paste and use it as you see fit. You will need to gather the appropriate information specific to your request, which I have designated in red. Please complete the form having found material you know to be your own and possessing a copyright. Please send a copy by FAX to 561-482-1896 and Registered mail: 11435 A West Palmetto Park Rd. Boca Raton, Fl 33428 also to rontramontano@virtualcompetitions.net
SAMPLE DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE TEMPLATE
To Whom It May Concern,
The following information serves to assert my rights and request removal of allegedly infringing web content under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The following is a report, in good faith, of alleged copyright infringement. I am contacting you as the designated agent for the site upon which the infringing work currently appears. This letter is a Notice of Infringement as authorized in §512(c) of the U.S. Copyright Law.
I am the copyright owner of the works and the following is true and accurate.
1. The original work, for which I claim copyright, appears, with my permission, at the following locations online:
{URLs WHERE YOUR ORIGINAL AUTHORIZED WORK APPEARS}
2. Copies of my original copyrighted work are {attached/included/provided} to assist you in your evaluation and determination.
3. The allegedly infringing {work/text/image} appears at the following location(s) online: {URLs WHERE INFRINGING WORK IS CURRENTLY LOCATED}
4. My contact information, as copyright holder, is as follows:
{INCLUDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION}
5. The information of the alleged copyright infringer is:
{INSERT target="_blank">WHOIS INFORMATION FOR THE SITE YOU ALLEGE IS INFRINGING}
6. I have a good faith belief the use of the above reference copyrighted work(s) that appears on the website for which you are the designated DMCA agent is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or by law.
I declare, under penalty of perjury, this notice is true and correct and that I am the copyright owner entitled to exclusive rights which I allege are being infringed. Signed this ________ day of ___________, 20_____ in {INSERT CITY, STATE, COUNTY}.
{YOUR SIGNATURE/SIGATURE}
Indemnity
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Virtual Competitions, its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service; (ii) your violation of any term of this Agreement; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your Content caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive this Agreement and your use of the Service.
Third-Party Links
The Service may contain links to third-party websites and online services that are not owned or controlled by Virtual Competitions. Virtual Competitions has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, such websites and online services. Be aware when you leave the Service; we suggest you read the terms and privacy policy of each third-party website and online service that you visit.
11. ADA Compliance
In short, ADA website compliance means that a website makes the information it holds as accessible as possible to Americans with a range of disabilities. Virtual Competition makes reasonable every effort to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
About this Agreement Modifying this Agreement
We may modify this Agreement, for example, to reflect changes to our Service or for legal, regulatory, or security reasons. Virtual Competitions will provide reasonable advance notice of any material modifications to this Agreement and the opportunity to review them, except that modifications addressing newly available features of the Service or modifications made for legal reasons may be effective immediately without notice.
Modifications to this Agreement will only apply going forward.
If you do not agree to the modified terms, you should remove any Content you have uploaded and discontinue your use of the Service.
Continuation of this Agreement
If your use of the Service ends, the following terms of this Agreement will continue to apply to you:
Other Legal Terms
About This Agreement, and the licenses granted by you will continue as described under “Duration of License.
Severance
If it turns out that a particular term of this Agreement is not enforceable for any reason, this will not affect any other terms.
No Waiver
If you fail to comply with this Agreement and we do not take immediate action, this does not mean that we are giving up any rights that we may have (such as the right to take action in the future).
Interpretation
In these terms, “include” or “including” means “including but not limited to,” and any examples we give are for illustrative purposes.
Governing Law
All claims arising out of or relating to these terms or the Service will be governed by Florida law, except Florida conflict of laws rules, and will be litigated exclusively in the federal or state courts of Palm Beach County,
Florida, USA. You and Virtual Competitions consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.
Limitation on Legal Action
YOU AND VIRTUAL COMPETITIONS AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
12. A Global Standard for Data Protection Law What happened?
In January 2012, the European Commission published a proposal to comprehensively reform the European data protection legal regime. This consisted of a Regulation that covered general data processing (known as the GDPR - the General Data Protection Regulation), and a brand newDirective for the police and justice sector (known as the Law Enforcement Directive).
In January 2012, the European Commission published a proposal to comprehensively reform the European data protection legal regime. This consisted of a Regulation that covered general data processing (known as the GDPR - the General Data Protection Regulation), and a brand newDirective for the police and justice sector (known as the Law Enforcement Directive).
The GDPR became one of the most controversial pieces of legislation to have ever passed through the Brussels legislative process, with an unprecedented lobbying onslaught from businesses and interested organizations in all sectors, and the United States Government too. Some 5,000 amendments were tabled during its passage through the European Parliament, with countless more during the (much more secretive) negotiations between the EU member state governments, in the Council as well as the final, even less transparent, horse-trading during the so-called Trialogue between the European Commission (the civil service), the Parliament, and the Council (the 27 member state governments).
