Terms of Service
Agreement
By using the SFO web site, you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions that is stipulated below. SFO reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting the amended terms to this web site. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time) in any way, you must discontinue the usage or visitation to the site.
Copyright Restrictions/Use of Content
The materials and all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other proprietary rights are the sole property of SFO and her management. In no form or fashion are the aforesaid be used for copying, distribution, redistribution, be modified or transmitted without the prior written permission of SFO. You are authorized to use the content on this web site for internal business purposes only.
Use of SFO Web Site; Forum and Uploading Information
You agree to use the SFO web site, the forum, blog, submission of chat or comments or of any other modes only for lawful purposes. Unless specifically stated otherwise, all information and material in this web site are made available only for the purpose of providing information. Specifically all SFO members are prohibited to do any of the following: (i) upload to or transmit on the Forum and any discussion platform or inputting of views, opinions and comments in the web site any defamatory, indecent, obscene, harassing, excessively violent or otherwise objectionable material, or any material that is, or may be, protected by copyright, without permission from the copyright owner; (ii) use the web site to offend, violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others; (iii) misrepresent an affiliation with any person or organization; (v) upload or transmit files that contain a virus or otherwise corrupted data or malicious malware that will potentially cause harm or in actuality cause harm to the contents or users of the site.
Any content and/or opinions expressed or submitted to a forum, blog or any given platform on the site, other than such content provided by SFO, are solely the opinions and responsibility of the person or entity submitting them and do not reflect the opinions of SFO. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever content you submit, and must take full responsibility for such content, including its legality and reliability. By uploading or otherwise transmitting material to any area of the SFO web site, you warrant that the material is your own, is in the public domain, or otherwise free of proprietary or other restrictions and that you have the right to use it, including by posting it to the SFO web site. By default, you grant to SFO the right to use all such content you upload or otherwise transmit to the web site in any manner SFO and her management chooses, including but not limited to copying, quoting, displaying or publishing it in any format whatsoever, and modifying it, incorporating it into other material or making a derivative work based on it.
SFO reserves the right, but does not assume any responsibility, to remove from the web site any material posted by you on the web site which SFO, in its sole discretion, which it deems inconsistent with the foregoing commitments, including any material SFO has been notified, or has reason to believe has constituted a copyright infringement. However, this does not imply or make the responsibility for SFO to be expected to review all material prior to transmission on the web site nor ensure prompt action with respect to objectionable material after it is transmitted. SFO and her management assume no responsibility or liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or other content that is provided by visitors, members or third parties.
SFO and her management has sole discretion to decide if there is contravention or failure to comply with any of the above provisions, and may result in the termination of your password to the web site, membership status and may expose you to possible civil and/or criminal liability.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
The Materials and Contents found on the SFO website ('Materials") may not address your particular requirements and are not intended to constitute a definitive or complete statement of the law on any subject and are not intended to constitute legal or investment advice in any specific situation. You should take your own advice and make your own decisions without placing any reliance on any of our Materials.
The Materials include archived information and resources which may be incorrect or out of date. We exclude all express or implied terms, conditions, warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever with regard to the Materials, the Membership Service, our web site or any information or service provided through our web site not contained in this Disclaimer. We will do our best to ensure that all Materials are accurate, but please note that all Materials and information contained in the Membership Service are provided on an "as is" basis.
Much of the Materials are contributed to us by many different third parties and we do not control those parties or their information and have no responsibility for any information they contribute. Opinions expressed within the Materials are those of the authors and do not represent our opinions. We do our best to ensure that the Materials are accurate. However, we make no representations that the Material is accurate and up to date or complete and accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by inaccurate information. The Materials do not constitute any form of advice or recommendation by SFO and are not intended to be relied upon in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment, or other, decisions. If you find any inaccurate information on the web site let us know and we will correct it, where we agree, as soon as practicable.
In relation to the provision of the Membership Service, we accept no liability for any indirect or consequential loss or damage, or for any loss of data, profit, revenue or business (whether direct or indirect), however caused, even if foreseeable. In circumstances where you suffer loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the viewing, use or performance of the Membership Service or the Materials, we accept no liability for this loss or damage (except where we have been negligent) whether due to inaccuracy, error, omission or any other cause and whether on the part of SFO or our management. If we are liable to you for any reason, our liability will be limited to the amount paid by you for the Membership Service in the year in which such liability arose. This limit does not apply to any liability we may have for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence. You are responsible for ensuring that your computer system meets all relevant technical specifications necessary to use the Membership Service and is compatible with our web site. You also understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that any material available for downloading from the Subscription Service will be free from infection, viruses and/or other code that has contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.
Availability of the Membership Service
We will try to make the Membership Service available but cannot guarantee that the Service will operate continuously or without interruptions or be error free and can accept no liability for its unavailability. You must not attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Subscription Service and, in particular, you must not attempt to circumvent security, tamper with, hack into, or otherwise disrupt any computer system, server, web site, router or any other internet connected device.
Termination
We may terminate or suspend your use of the Membership Service at any time if you are found in material breach or we have reasonable grounds to believe that you are in material breach of any of these terms, including without limitation the prohibition on sharing or disclosure of user name(s) and password(s) to the Membership Service) and the reproduction of Materials and such breach, if capable of remedy, is not amended within 30 days of notification of such material breach.
If you are notified of termination of your rights of use, the SFO member may continue to use and store any licensed materials to the extent necessary for the SFO member to comply with any statutory or regulatory requirements. The SFO member may continue to use and store any licensed materials to the extent necessary for the member to comply with any statutory or regulatory requirements.
Personal Information
Internally, any personal information gathered is used to communicate with you, process and respond to your requests, and provide you with information regarding the products and services we make available. In the event you submit your resume or other personal information to us for purposes of obtaining employment or other engagement for work with SFO members, we may distribute your personal information to other SFO members. Personal information is never sold, rented, or used for other purposes. SFO employees and contractors are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and any misuse of client information will be grounds for disciplinary and/ or legal action.
Surveys
From time to time, our site requests information from users via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information, demographic information, and other data in answer to survey questions. Survey results will be used for purposes of gathering industry data for members, or for monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
Links
This web site may contain outbound links or references to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices or usage policies of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements and usage policies of each and every web site that they visit. This usage statement applies solely to information contained in this web site. Other Companies Logos and names of companies other than ours may be published on this web site. Such publication does not necessarily imply endorsement by such other company. The logos, trademarks and names of such other companies are the property of their respective owners.
Errors
The entire contents of this web site are believed to offer a full and fair representation of all facts and claims. Interested parties should however make their own enquiries to satisfy themselves on all aspects. Errors and Omissions (whether by negligence or technical failure) are accepted E&OE.
Effect of law
If any provision of this document is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the document 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 use of our services must be filed within six (6) months after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.