The HILLSIDE:Privacy policy

Your Privacy

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

Use Of Content

The content of this website can be accessed, printed and downloaded in an unaltered or edited form with copyright acknowledged. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer content obtained from he HILLSIDE for the purpose of selling it, or representing it as your own. By using The HILLSIDE sites or services, you agree that you may not use any part of such service for any illegal purpose.

Data Submitted by You

You warrant that you have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that any data you submit to this Website is true and accurate and free from viruses or anything else which may have a contaminating or destructive effect on any part of this Website or any other technology owned/operated by The HILLSIDE.

Content Submitted by You

This site exists in order to encourage and enable discussion and sharing of knowledge in our industry. As such, any content, comments or opinions submitted by you is done so freely, by your own choice.

Access to this website and content

We will endeavour to allow uninterrupted access to this website, but access to the website may be suspended, restricted or terminated at any time. We reserve the right to change, modify, substitute, suspend or remove without notice any information or service on this Website from time to time. We assume no responsibility for the content or services of any other websites to or from which this Website has links.

Collection of Personal Information

When visiting The HILLSIDE, the IP address used to access the site will be logged along with the dates and times of access, as well as each page or post that is visited. This information is purely used to analyze trends, administer the site, track users movement and gather broad demographic information for internal use. We use Google Analytics to track traffic and the information gathered does not personally identity you.

Recording of Site Activity

It should be noted that your active contributions on the site, namely submitting content, making comments and contacting the IUSS Online team is personally identifiable to you. Your site browsing activity as recorded by Google Analytics is different and separate to your active site contributions.

For example: If John Doe visits the site and he makes a comment. The visit, and the pages viewed are tracked by Google Analytics. However, Analytics does not identify John Doe as the visitor. The comment John Doe makes however, is identified by his name. So over time, if John Doe makes several comments, his comment history is recorded.

What information does The HILLSIDE collect?

The HILLSIDE collects information from you when you register on our site, you may be asked to enter your: full name, e-mail address, your occupation, employer and professional affiliations. This is in order to establish your industry credentials and to maintain a professional standard on the site.

What does The HILLSIDE use your information for?

Any of the information The HILLSIDE collects from you may be used in one of the following ways:

• To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
• To improve our website (The HILLSIDE continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback IUSS Online receive from you)
• To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your service and support needs)

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent.

Does The HILLSIDE disclose any information to outside parties?

The HILLSIDE do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist me in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. The HILLSIDE may also release your information when The HILLSIDE believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, The HILLSIDE may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. IUSS Online therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, The HILLSIDE seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Commitment to Children’s Privacy

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, The HILLSIDE will never collect or maintain information at our website from those IUSS Online actually know are under 13. IUSS Online is in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act). Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our online privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

The contents of this statement may be altered at any time, at our discretion. If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of The HILLSIDE then you may contact the site administrator.