1) Privacy Policy
2) Electronic Payment Refund / Cancellation Policy
3) Acceptable Use Policy
4) Copyright Statement
Privacy Policy
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment
to privacy and security. Gentle Path Press will not divulge personal
information of any kind to any 3rd parties with the following exceptions.
- Online Invoice Payment
If you pay for services directly from Gentle Path Press, such as
through the "Electronic Invoice Payment" or "AMOS Registration Services",
we will use the personal information you provide only to process
that payment. We do not share this information with outside parties
except to the extent necessary to complete that order.
- Responses to Email Inquiries
When Visitors or Members send email inquiries to Gentle Path Press,
the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we
receive. Gentle Path Press does not use the return email address
for any other purpose and does not share the return email address
with any third party.
- Voluntary Customer Surveys
We may periodically conduct both business and individual customer
surveys. We encourage our customers to participate in these surveys
because they provide us with important information that helps us
to improve the types of services we offer and how we provide them
to you. Your personal information and responses will remain strictly
confidential, even if the survey is conducted by a third party.
Participation in our customer surveys is voluntary.
- We take the information we receive from individuals responding to
our Customer Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses
of other Gentle Path Press customers to create broader, generic
responses to the survey questions (such as gender, age, residence,
hobbies, education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic
information). We then use the aggregated information to improve
the quality of our services to you, and to develop new services
and products. This aggregated, non-personally identifying information
may be shared with third parties.
- Special Cases
It is Gentle Path Press' policy not to use or share the personal
information about Visitors of Members in ways unrelated to the ones
described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt
out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. However, Gentle Path
Press may disclose personal information about Visitors or Members,
or information regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible
through our Services, for any reason if, in our sole discretion,
we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including: to satisfy
laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, regulations,
or governmental or legal requests for such information; to disclose
information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal
action against someone who may be violating our Acceptable Use Policy
or other user policies; to operate the Services properly; or to
protect Gentle Path Press and our Members.
- "Cookies" and How Gentle Path Press Uses Them
A "cookie" is a small data file that can be placed on your hard
drive when you visit certain Web sites. Gentle Path Press may use
cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical
purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to
manage our telecommunications networks. If you are an AMOS Member,
we will use a cookie to save your settings and to provide customizable
and personalized services. These cookies do not enable third parties
to access any of your customer information. Additionally, be aware
that if you visit non-Gentle Path Press web sites where you are
prompted to log in or that are customizable, you may be required
to accept cookies.
Advertisers and web hosting customers may also use their own cookies.
We do not control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility
for information collected through them.
- Public Forums
Please remember that any information you may disclose in AMOS forums,
or other public areas of our Web sites or the Internet, becomes
public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to
disclose personal information in these public areas.
- Gentle Path Press' Commitment to Data Security
Services and Web sites we maintain have security measures in place
to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under
our control. While we make every effort to ensure the integrity
and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that
our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally
obtaining this information.
- How to Access or Modify Your Information
Gentle Path Press offers Members the opportunity to access or modify
information provided. To access or modify such information, visit
your association's AMOS site or contact our Customer Service Department
at 612-381-9951.
Electronic Payment Refund / Cancellation Policy
Cancellation or request for refund of a payment via electronically
processed credit card is subject to a $15.00 dollar processing charge.
If the fees are for services already rendered, the invoice still
stands and may be paid using other means. Otherwise the service
may be canceled and fully refunded - less the $15.00 fee.
Acceptable Use Policy
Gentle Path Press' Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") is intended to
help enhance the use of the Internet by preventing unacceptable
use. All users of Gentle Path Press' Internet services (the "Services")-those
who access some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors"),
as well as those who pay a monthly service fee to subscribe to the
Services ("Members")-must comply with this AUP. We support the free
flow of information and ideas over the Internet and do not actively
monitor use of the Services under normal circumstances. Similarly,
we do not exercise editorial control over the content of any Web
site, electronic mail transmission, news group, or other material
created or accessible over or through the Services, except for certain
proprietary websites. However, in accordance with our Internet Service
Agreement, we may remove any materials that, in our sole discretion,
may be illegal, may subject us to liability, or which may violate
this AUP. Gentle Path Press may cooperate with legal authorities
and/or third parties in the investigation of any suspected or alleged
crime or civil wrong. Your violation of this AUP may result in the
suspension or termination of either your access to the Services
and/or your Gentle Path Press account or other actions as detailed
below. This AUP should be read in conjunction with our Internet
Service Agreement and other policies.
The following constitute violations of this AUP:
- Illegal use. Using
the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting,
or otherwise) that, intentionally or unintentionally, violates
any applicable local, state, national or international law, or
any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
- Harm to minors.
Using the Services to harm, or attempt to harm, minors in any
way.
- Threats. Using the
Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting,
or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction
of property.
- Harassment. Using
the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting,
or otherwise) that harasses another.
- Fraudulent activity.
Using the Services to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy products,
items, or services or to advance any type of financial scam such
as "pyramid schemes," "Ponzi schemes," and "chain letters."
- Forgery or impersonation.
Adding, removing or modifying identifying network header information
in an effort to deceive or mislead is prohibited. Attempting to
impersonate any person by using forged headers or other identifying
information is prohibited. The use of anonymous remailers or nicknames
does not constitute impersonation. Using deliberately misleading
headers ("munging" headers) in news postings in order to avoid
spam email address collectors is allowed.
- Unsolicited commercial
email/Unsolicited bulk email. Using the Services to transmit any
unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email. Activities
that have the effect of facilitating unsolicited commercial email
or unsolicited bulk email whether or not that email is commercial
in nature, are prohibited.
- Unauthorized access.
Using the Services to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts
of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security
measures of Gentle Path Press' or another entity's computer software
or hardware, electronic communications system, or telecommunications
system, whether or not the intrusion results in the corruption
or loss of data.
- Copyright or trademark
infringement. Using the Services to transmit any material (by
email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that infringes any copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of
any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized
copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution
of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources,
and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.
- Collection of personal
data. Using the Services to collect, or attempt to collect, personal
information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
- Reselling the services.
Reselling the Services without Gentle Path Press' authorization.
- Network disruptions
and unfriendly activity. Using the Services for any activity which
adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to use
Gentle Path Press Services or the Internet. This includes "denial
of service" (DoS) attacks against another network host or individual
user. Interference with or disruption of other network users,
network services or network equipment is prohibited. It is the
Member's responsibility to ensure that their network is configured
in a secure manner. A Member may not, through action or inaction,
allow others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate
actions. A Member may not permit their network, through action
or inaction, to be configured in such a way that gives a third
party the capability to use their network in an illegal or inappropriate
manner.
- Gentle Path Press
Members may not cancel messages other than their own messages. A Member may cancel posts forged in that Member's name. We may
cancel any postings which violate this AUP.
Gentle Path Press
requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of this
AUP direct the information to our Abuse Department, at: abuse@gentlepath.com.
If available, please provide the following information:
- The IP address used
to commit the alleged violation
- The date and time
of the alleged violation, including the time zone or offset from
GMT
- Evidence of the
alleged violation
An email with full
header information provides all of the above, as do syslog files.
Other situations will require different methods of providing the above
information.
Gentle Path Press may take any one or more of the following actions
in response to complaints:
- Issue warnings:
written or verbal
- Suspend the Member's
newsgroup posting privileges
- Suspend the Member's
account
- Terminate the Member's
account
- Bill the Member
for administrative costs and/or reactivation charges
- Bring legal action
to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages, if any, caused
by violations.
Copyright Statement
All software, graphics, and content used on this site is the property
of Gentle Path Press, it's customers, or its software suppliers
and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
- Where to Direct Questions About Gentle Path Press' Terms of Use
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices
described herein, you may contact:
Customer Service
Gentle Path Press
P.O. Box 3172
Carefree, AZ 85377
Email: service@gentlepath.com
- Revisions to the Terms of Use
Gentle Path Press reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify
these policies, our Email and Web Hosting Service Terms and our
other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner.
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