Tulsa World: Know Your World

Tulsaworld.com and World Publishing Company (“Tulsa World”) are respectful of your privacy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. For your own information and protection, please read the following policy that governs the tulsaworld.com web site and all matters posted on or appearing on the web site (“tulsaworld.com”) and check back from time to time for changes to the policy. By visiting and using tulsaworld.com, you agree that your use of tulsaworld.com, and any dispute over privacy, is governed by this Privacy Policy and our User Agreement. Because the Internet is an evolving medium, we may need to change our Privacy Policy in the future, in which case we will post the changes to this Privacy Policy on tulsaworld.com and update the effective date of the policy to reflect the date of the changes. By continuing to use tulsaworld.com after we post any such changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified.

THIRD PARTIES

Personal information requested of you on tulsaworld.com, including that given in connection with any registration process, may be used by tulsaworld.com or Tulsa World for its own internal business purposes. Tulsaworld.com reserves the right to send electronic mail to you for the purpose of informing you of changes in or additions to tulsaworld.com or any Tulsa World product or service or special promotions of tulsaworld.com. Other acceptable internal business purposes include, without limitation, providing aggregated usage, usership, statistical or demographic information to advertisers and partners and marketing offers for the Tulsa World.

This Privacy Policy covers only tulsaworld.com and not those partners, advertisers or parties who link to or who you may encounter through tulsaworld.com. The privacy policy of these third party vendors, advertisers, contest partners, etc., cannot be controlled by tulsaworld.com and may therefore be different. In addition, third party advertisers or third party ad servers that place and present advertising on tulsaworld.com also may collect information from you via cookies or similar technologies. These third party advertisers and ad servers may use the information they collect to help present their advertisements, to help measure and research the advertisements' effectiveness, or for other uses. The use and collection of your information by these third party advertisers and ad servers is governed by the relevant third party's privacy policy and is not covered by our Privacy Policy. Indeed, the privacy policy of these third party advertisers and ad servers may be different from our Privacy Policy. We suggest you familiarize yourself with these separate policies as well.

CONSENT

Personal information provided to tulsaworld.com is not sold, traded or otherwise purposefully delivered to a third party without the permission of the person providing that information. Aggregated or demographic information may be given, leased or sold to third parties, but individual personal information will only be purposefully given to third parties if you have permitted us to do so.

We reserve the right to use and to disclose to third parties information that we collect online about you and other users in any way and for any purpose, with one important exception. We will not use the information that we collect online from you while you are using tulsaworld.com, nor will we authorize third parties to use such information, to mail or email promotional offers directly to you unless you have specifically informed us that you would like to receive promotional offers from us and/or from third parties. If you choose to receive these promotional offers, then your information may be used for direct mail or email marketing. Please also keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily make your personal information available for viewing by third parties online – for example on postings, message boards, email, web logs or similar uses– that information can be seen, collected and used by others besides us. We cannot be responsible for any unauthorized third party use of such information. Tulsa World takes reasonable precautions to prevent the inadvertent or unintended disclosure of personal information to third parties, hackers or others who may attempt to compromise the computer information maintained by Tulsa World. Tulsa World expressly disclaims responsibility for and each User assumes the risk that a third party may hack into, obtain or illegally and improperly attempt or gain access to personal information. Each User not only assumes the risk of disclose of information but agrees not to hold Tulsa World responsible for the illegal or improper actions of third parties who attempt to compromise information concerning the User provided to tulsaworld.com. Be aware that we may occasionally release information about Users when release is appropriate to comply with law, to enforce our User Agreement, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Users of tulsaworld.com, the public, or Tulsa World.

PUBLIC FORUMS

Please understand that personal information made available for public viewing in public message boards, responses to stories or other information, forums, chat areas or email may be captured and viewed by the general public. Tulsa World cannot be held responsible for information that you reveal to others publicly on tulsaworld.com in any way, including, without limitation, comments or responses to stories or postings, public message boards, forums, chat areas, response media to postings or email or email postings.

Information obtained online through the use of cookies, if used by tulsaworld.com, will be used to personalize your User experience with tulsaworld.com. Cookies collect information about your tulsaworld.com usage only. It is not possible to learn your email address or any other information about you through the use of a cookie. The only way this information could be learned is if you specifically submit that information to us, for example through a registration system, by entering a sweepstakes or promotion, registering to respond to stories or other responses, etc. or by posting it on a public forum.

CHILDREN

In many of the contests, polls or other online promotional events conducted on tulsaworld.com or registering to post or respond to stories or postings, personal information is sought from participants in order to maintain fairness and control the level of participation. Tulsaworld.com is proactive about the safety of children and their use of the Internet. Therefore, in accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, tulsaworld.com will never knowingly request or solicit personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without parental consent. In the event that we receive actual knowledge that we have collected such personal information about children without the requisite parental consent, we will notify the parent via email (if possible) and delete that information from our database as quickly as is practical.

DATA SECURITY

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the correct use of information, tulsaworld.com has established stringent physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

This User Agreement shall govern the use of this web site (“Web Site”), a service of World Publishing Company, publisher of the Tulsa World and tulsaworld.com (“TulsaWorld.com”). Any and all user or users of this Web Site (individually “User” or collectively “Users”) must agree to the terms and conditions, or the use shall be deemed to be an unauthorized and improper use. By use of the Web Site, User agrees to abide by these terms and conditions at all times. By using the Web Site in any way, you are agreeing to comply with this User Agreement. TulsaWorld.com provides a collection of online resources, including, without limitation, classified ads, forums, and various email services (referred to hereafter as "the Services") subject to this Uses Agreement and following ("User Agreement"). By using the Web Site in any way, you are agreeing to comply with the Uses Agreement. In addition, when using particular the User Services, you agree to abide by any applicable posted guidelines for all User Services, which may change from time to time. Should you object to any term or condition of the User Agreement, any guidelines, or any subsequent modifications thereto or become dissatisfied with TulsaWorld.com in any way, your only recourse is to discontinue immediately use of the Web Site.
As the Internet changes or for any reason, the TulsaWorld.com reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend, modify, add, delete, remove or change this User Agreement, the Privacy Policy and/or the terms or provisions or the services from time to time or at any time. TulsaWorld.com further may modify, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Web Site at any time, including any future database or content and may also impose limitations on features or services without notice or liability. Such modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. You must periodically review this User Agreement on a regular basis to keep yourself apprised of any changes. Use of the Web Site constitutes your affirmative consent to the terms of this User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
This Web Site is for personal, noncommercial use. (All information on the Web Site, including news, photographs, images, video or illustrations, shall be known as the "Material(s)."). The Material is protected by copyright and owned and controlled by the TulsaWorld.com or the party credited as the provider of the content, software or source materials. Users shall abide by all copyright notices or restrictions contained in any Material accessed through this Web Site.
The Web Site is protected by copyright under U.S. and International copyright laws and conventions. Without the express written permission of TulsaWorld.com or the other copyright holders, the User may not use, distribute, store, modify, publish, transmit or participate in the transfer, sale or reproduction nor create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display or store any part of the Material for purposes other than the User's personal, noncommercial use. User may copy the Material or otherwise download items for personal, noncommercial use, provided the User maintains all copyright information on such Materials.
Users shall not distribute or otherwise publish on this Web Site any information which is obscene, pornographic, abusive, libelous, defamatory or harassing of any other person or which otherwise violates any law (“Objectionable Content”). All postings shall be of noncommercial material and Users shall not distribute or otherwise publish any material for the solicitation of funds, advertising or the solicitation of the sale of goods and/or services. By use of this Web Site, User represents and warrants that any Materials submitted to the Web Site will not violate any copyright, trademark or privacy rights nor infringe or plagiarize any proprietary rights, contain defamatory or otherwise obscene or unlawful materials or contain objectionable material or content that is degrading on the basis of gender, race, class, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual preference, disability or other classifications or epithets, threats, or intimidation. To the extent of the use herein, User hereby indemnifies TulsaWorld.com, its officers, directors, agents, service providers and licensees from any and all liability and costs incurred in connection with the breach by Users of any of the foregoing provisions of this User Agreement including, without limitation, reasonable attorney fees and costs.
TulsaWorld.com is not responsible for the content of any messages posted on this Web Site by a User, including, without limitation, all messages, text, files, or other materials posted on, transmitted through, or linked to the Web Site (“Content”). Any User viewing the materials does so at his own risk and assumes all risks with respect to the viewing of, use or content of such materials. TulsaWorld.com reserves the right to delete, modify, edit and/or remove any messages or information, in whole or in part, posted on this Web Site that is deemed in TulsaWorld.com’s sole discretion to be Objectionable Content, including, without limitation, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing of any person, defamatory or otherwise violates any law. However, TulsaWorld.com shall have no duty, obligation or responsibility to monitor the Web Site for Objectionable Content and delete, modify, edit or remove materials from the Web Site. Users shall remain solely responsible for the Content of their messages as TulsaWorld.com does not and cannot review every message or Content posted by Users. Users acknowledge that any information submitted to this service may be edited, modified, published, transmitted, deleted or otherwise revised by the TulsaWorld.com. However, the TulsaWorld.com shall have no duty, obligation or responsibility to do so if it fails to do so.

All Users understand that all Content is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. More specifically, you are entirely responsible for each individual item ("Item") of Content that you post, email or otherwise make available. You understand that TulsaWorld.com does not control, and are not responsible for Content or any Item made available through the Web Site, and that by using the Web Site, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. Furthermore, the Web Site and Content available through the Web Site may contain links to other web sites, which are completely independent of TulsaWorld.com. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such site. Your linking to any other web sites is at your own risk. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, that you may not rely on the Content, and that under no circumstances will TulsaWorld.com be liable in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the Web Site. You acknowledge that TulsaWorld.com does not pre-screen or approve Content or Items, but that TulsaWorld.com shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to remove, refuse to post, delete, edit, modify or otherwise move any Content that is available via the Web Site, for violating the letter or spirit of this User Agreement or for any other reason.
The TulsaWorld.com is not responsible for the accuracy or liability of any statement, information, opinion, recommendation or advice displayed or distributed through this Web Site or any information provided by any other person or entity. User's reliance upon any such information shall be at User's sole risk. All downloaded software information is distributed "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of title, implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. All use of this Web Site or its Material are at User's sole risk.

The Web Site and Content available through the Web Site may contain features and functions that may link you or provide you with access to third party content which is completely independent of TulsaWorld.com, including web sites, directories, servers, networks, systems, information and databases, applications, software, programs, products or services, and the Internet as a whole. Your interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Web Site, including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties. You agree that TulsaWorld.com shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings. If there is a dispute between participants on this Web Site, or between Users and any third party, you understand and agree that TulsaWorld.com is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other Users, you hereby release TulsaWorld.com, its officers, employees, agents and successors in rights from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or our service. All Content is deemed published, posted and originated when posted to the Web Site only in Tulsa, Oklahoma and not where any User may originate or send the Content to the Web Site. All Users consent and agree that (i) all use of the Web Site and Content shall be deemed to be published only in Tulsa, Oklahoma, (ii) to the fullest extent allowed by law, all Users further consent and agree to the jurisdiction and venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and (iii) all claim or actions related to the Web Site or the TulsaWorld.com shall be filed only in the state of federal courts of the State of Oklahoma in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

THIRD PARTIES

CONSENT

PUBLIC FORUMS

COOKIES

CHILDREN

DATA SECURITY

NOTIFICATION OF CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT OR MATERIAL A USER CLAIMS TO BE OR CONTAIN OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT