Worknrate.com Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy

WorkNRate.com

WorkNRate.com is operated by Sdcmedia Inc and governed by the following Terms & Conditions & Privacy Policy.

SDCMedia is committed to protecting your privacy. This SDCMedia Privacy Statement applies to SDCMedia's family of web sites and governs data collection and usage at all SDCMedia web sites and services; it does not apply to offline SDCMedia products or services. Please read the SDCMedia Privacy Policy below and also any supplementary information at the end of this statement for additional details about particular SDCMedia sites and services that you may use.

SDCMedia DOES NOT SELL, lease, or disclose any personal information collected such as your email address and holds this information in the strictest privacy to be used only in the intent that it was disclosed.

SDCMedia is a member services web site company, intended for users of legal age in their prospective state. Some Personal information of all users is collected, used and disclosed as described in this Privacy Statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

At some sites, SDCMedia collects personal information, such as your e-mail address. SDCMedia may also collect demographic information, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

If you choose to sign up for a paid subscription service, we will collect additional personal information, including your credit card number and billing address, in order to create a SDCMedia billing account. You can always add to or update the information in your billing account through the Tools --> Membership area.

SDCMedia also collects certain information about your computer hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by SDCMedia for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide help regarding use of SDCMedia's sites

Use of Cookies

SDCMedia.com uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you..

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, We use cookies (and you can turn this off on the login page) to "remember" you each time you login. This saves you time from typing in your user name and password each time you visit us.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

Use of Web Beacons

SDCMedia Web pages do not contain electronic images known as Web beacons - sometimes called single-pixel gifs except to collect web site traffic data.

Changes to this Statement

SDCMedia will occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect company and customer feedback. When SDCMedia posts changes to this Statement, you will see the word "updated" next to the Privacy Statement link on the front page of the SDCMedia web site it pertains to. If there are material changes to this Statement or in how SDCMedia will use your personal information, SDCMedia will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. SDCMedia encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how SDCMedia is protecting your information.

Security

To secure site integrity, SDCMedia employs measures, including but not limited to security audits, use of encryption tools and software, and other reasonable security measures and procedures.

Internal access to users' private and nonpublic personal information is restricted to site administrators ONLY.

Enforcement

In the event that SDCMedia becomes aware that site security is compromised or nonpublic user information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including but not limited to external security attacks, SDCMedia shall take reasonable measures which it deems appropriate, including but not limited to internal investigation and reporting, and notification to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities, notwithstanding other provisions of this Privacy Statement.

If SDCMedia becomes aware that a user's personal information provided to SDCMedia has been disclosed in a manner not in accordance with this Privacy Statement, SDCMedia shall make reasonable efforts to notify the affected user, as soon as reasonably possible and as permitted by law, of what information has been disclosed, to the extent that SDCMedia knows this information.

No Guarantees For Factors Beyond SDCMedia's Control

While this Privacy Statement expresses SDCMedia's standards for maintenance of private data, it is not in a position to guarantee that the standards will always be met. There may be factors beyond SDCMedia's control (e.g., "script kiddies, crackers and other malcontents, hurricanes, tornados, act of god, plague, scarlet fever, loss of power, loss of mind, body and soul, rabies, mad cow syndrome, foot and mouth disease, west nile virus ") that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, SDCMedia disclaims any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of private information.

Terms & Conditions

By using worknrate.com, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms and Conditions, and that you accept the Terms and Conditions contained herein, and agree to comply and abide by them. We may change these Terms and Conditions at any time, the amendment date will be reflected and any changes will be in effect immediately.

Worknrate.com is a website providing a service for to find reputable professionals based on worknrate.com user reviews and ratings. Worknrate.com does not review or rate any worker or contractor, only its members that have actually hired the professional in the past has the option to leave a rating and review.

By using this service you agree that worknrate.com cannot be held responsible for any damages or claims of any of its members, nor any actions resulting from the hiring of any of its members or for any actions by any third party resulting from membership to worknrate.com. This service is provided on an 'as seen' basis only.

The information utilized by worknrate.com is provided solely by its Members, without independent verification by worknrate.com. For that reason, all members acknowledge and agree that the information they provide shall be honest and accurate as to his or her personal details. Each member acknowledges and agrees that any information he or she submits to worknrate.com for publication can be used, unconditionally, by worknrate.com.

A membership in wornrate.com is personal and belongs solely to the applicant. The membership is not transferable.

It is understood and acknowledged that worknrate.com shall not be responsible or liable for temporary or intermittent problems or interruptions of the service provided by worknrate.com, whether due to problems with servers or software, or whether due to a members hardware or software capabilities.

Members acknowledge and agree that they will be solely responsible for their actions and for their own safety, and that they will take all necessary care and due diligence before divulging any private (non-published) information to other parties, or making private arrangements with any other members.

If you as a Member, have a complaint against another member or you feel another Member who has violated the worknrate.com Code of Conduct or any of the terms and conditions, it is your responsibility to report such behavior to worknrate.com management. Upon receiving such notification, worknrate.com will monitor the E-mail of all of the parties involved. If there is a violation of Terms of Service, membership of the offending member(s) will be terminated, at the sole discretion of worknrate.com.

Worknrate.com reserves the right, at it sole and absolute discretion, to refuse membership to any person, or to terminate any members membership, without notice, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to failure of a member to comply with the Terms and Conditions or violation of worknrate.com Code of Conduct described below.

Members acknowledge and agree that all content produced by worknrate.com or its members become the tangible and intellectual property of Sdcmedia Inc and is copyrighted accordingly. Any content produced by worknrate.com may be used by Sdcmedia Inc for any business purpose whatsoever.

Account Reminders, you agree that when joining worknrate.com if you do not log in for over a week or another member sends you an email on worknrate.com that the system will send you an account reminder or an email stating that another member has contacted you and / or occasional promotional messages. You may elect to unsubscribe at any time by responding to any email with "remove" in the subject line.

Code of Conduct

Members must at all time’s conduct their membership activities in the spirit for which this club has been created. Members will honestly describe their professions and services offered, be responsible and offer timely responses to all correspondence. Members agree to respect the views of all members at all times, and to demonstrate helpfulness and show understanding for the wishes and safety of all members.

ZERO TOLERANCE SPAM POLICY

Any unsolicited commercial or promotional messages sent to other members are considered SPAM and will result in immediate account termination. Prohibited activities include mass mailing promoting your services to other members.

This Agreement is made by the parties in the State of Florida and the United States of America, and is to be construed, interpreted, enforced and governed by and in accordance with such laws (excluding the principals thereof governing conflicts of law) and federal law, in the event, and only to the extent, federal law preempts the law of the State of Florida. Venue for any litigation concerning this Agreement shall be Miami-Dade County, Florida. The parties hereby waive any right to demand trial by jury for any litigation arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.

No civil action concerning any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be instituted before any court and all such disputes shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration by a three man panel. Each party shall select one arbitrator, who will in turn select a third arbitrator. All costs and expenses of the arbitration, including actual attorney's fees, shall be allocated among the parties according to the arbitrators' discretion. The arbitrators' award resulting from such arbitration may be confirmed and entered as a final judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction and enforced accordingly. Further, the parties hereto expressly agree that proceeding to arbitration and obtaining an award thereunder shall be a condition precedent to the bringing or maintaining of any action in any court with respect to any dispute arising under this Agreement, except for the institution of a civil action to maintain the status quo during the pendency of any arbitration proceeding.

Last modified: 2/15/2007