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terms of use and privacy policy
Welcome to STMO Media Group and Seek The Magic Org! STMO online, its parent, subsidiary and
affiliated companies ("STMO") maintain this site (the "Site") for your personal entertainment, information,
education, and communication. Please feel free to browse the Site. You may download material displayed on the Site for non-commercial
and personal use only provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You
may not, however, distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes,
including the text, images, audio, and video without STMO’s written permission. Your access to and use of the Site is
also subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") and all applicable laws. By accessing
and browsing the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to
these Terms and Conditions, please do not use the Site.
TERMS OF USE
You should assume that everything you see or read on the Site
is copyrighted unless otherwise noted, and may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions without the written
permission of STMO. STMO neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Site will not infringe
rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with STMO.
While STMO uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information in the Site,
STMO makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. STMO assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors
or omissions in the content of the Site.
Your use of and browsing in the Site are at your risk. Neither STMO nor any other party involved in creating,
producing, or delivering the Site is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising
out of your access to, or use of, the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the Site is provided to you "AS
IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow
the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions
or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties. STMO also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable
for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use
of, or browsing in the Site or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the Site.
While we are always happy to hear
from you, it is STMO’s policy not to accept or consider creative materials, ideas, or suggestions other than those we
specifically request. This is to avoid any misunderstandings if your ideas are similar to those we have developed independently.
Therefore we must request that you do not send to us any original creative materials such as screenplays, stories, original
artwork, etc. Any communication or material you do transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise will be treated as
non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post may be used by STMO or its affiliates for any purpose,
including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. Furthermore, STMO
is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for any purpose
whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.
Images of people or places displayed
on the Site are either the property of, or used with permission by, STMO. The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorized
by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions or specific permission provided elsewhere
on the Site. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity,
and communications regulations and statutes.
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are
registered and unregistered Trademarks of STMO and others. Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting,
by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the written
permission of STMO or such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Site. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed
on the Site, or any other content on the Site, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. You
are also advised that STMO will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including
the seeking of criminal prosecution.
STMO
has not reviewed all of the sites linked to the Site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other
sites linked to the Site. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.
Although STMO may from time to time monitor or review discussions,
chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like on the Site, STMO is under no obligation to do so and assumes
no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander,
omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations
on the Site. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous,
inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered
a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. STMO will fully cooperate with any law enforcement
authorities or court order requesting or directing STMO to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or
materials.
You agree to
indemnify, defend and hold STMO and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, owners, agents, information
providers and licensors (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all claims,
liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any Indemnified Party in connection with
any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions. STMO reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence
and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with STMO’s
defence of such claim.
The
Sites are controlled and operated by STMO online from its offices within the county of Warwickshire, England. STMO online
makes no representation that materials in the Sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations and other countries.
Those who choose to access the Sites from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance
with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. This agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, as it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely
within such country. Any action you, any third party or STMO bring to enforce this agreement or, in connection with, any matters
related to this site shall be brought only before the Courts located in England and Wales, and you expressly consent to the
jurisdiction of said courts. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable,
then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of
any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the matters contained herein and shall
not be modified except in writing, signed by STMO online.
STMO may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You are bound
by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms and Conditions to
which you are bound.
PRIVACY
POLICY
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 20 March 2008.
Introduction: This
web site which is located at the domain seekthemagic.org (the "Site") is operated by Seek The Magic Org, and STMO
online. ("STMO" or "we" or "our" or "us"). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy
Policy describes the types of information collected from you, what we do with it, with whom we share it, and how you can correct
or change such information. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy carefully, especially before providing
any personal data through the Site. This Site is operated in and controlled from the United Kingdom. If you have any questions
about this Privacy Policy or Site, or if you wish to unsubscribe from Site services for which you have previously registered,
please contact us at STMOPrivacy@seekthemagic.org or at the address at the end of this policy.
PLEASE REVIEW THIS PRIVACY
POLICY AND THE TERMS OF SERVICE FOR THE SITE CAREFULLY. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO SUCH PRIVACY POLICY
AND TERMS OF SERVICE.
Types of Information Collected
Personal Data
Aggregate and Anonymous
Data
Use of Cookies and Other Technologies
Our Use of Your Information
Disclosure of Personal Data to Third
Parties
Disclosure to Affiliates
Disclosure to Third Parties
Disclosure to Others
Third Party Advertising
and Links to Other Sites
Your Choice
Access and Correction
Children and Privacy
Message Boards, Chat
Rooms, Blogs and Other User Forums
Data Security
Exclusions
Other Terms and Conditions
Site Location
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Contacting STMO Regarding Your Privacy
1. Types of Information
Collected:
Personal Data: Personally Identifiable Information ("Personal Data") is any information
that can be used to identify a specific individual, such as your name, email address, home address, phone number and credit
card information. This Site collects Personal Data when you interact with the Site for example when you subscribe for newsletters;
register for membership services such as chat rooms or message boards; participate in chat rooms, blogs or other user forums;
respond to polls or surveys; purchase merchandise via the Site; register for sweepstakes, contests and other promotional opportunities;
or seek help from our customer service departments. We also may collect information when you purchase products or services
offline, or register for wireless services via your cellphone or other wireless devices ("Other Services"). Because
providing detailed information regarding our privacy policy when you register or provide information in connection with these
Other Services often proves impractical, you may instead be provided with a short notice that reminds you to refer to this
Privacy Policy and other relevant information from us. We may also obtain Personal Data from reputable third parties, such
as credit agencies.
Aggregate and Anonymous Data: Aggregate and anonymous data is information that does not identify
you specifically including data collected automatically through the operation of the Site ("AA Data"). We may collect
site usage data (such as which Site pages you visit and in what sequence) through the use of various technologies. For example,
we collect IP addresses from individuals who visit the Site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your
computer whenever you're surfing the Web. Web servers, the computers that "serve up" Web pages, automatically
identify your computer by its IP address, and when you request a page from a website, its servers log your IP address. We
do not link IP addresses to any Personal Data, so although your session will be logged, you will remain anonymous to us and
the Site. We may also collect password information from you when you log in, as well as computer and connection information
such as browser type or version. During some visits, we may use software tools, such as Javascript, to measure and collect
session information, including page response times, download errors, time spent on certain pages, page interaction information,
and methods used to browse away from the page.
2. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies:
Like many sites, we use "cookies" or other similar technologies to collect AA Data. A cookie is a small
data file that writes to your hard drive for record keeping purposes when you visit the Site. Cookies allow the Site to measure
traffic activity on the Site and to improve your user experience, for example by remembering your passwords and viewing preferences,
allowing you to visit "member only" portions of the Site without re-registering, and tracking the progress and number
of entries in activities that require registration or entry, such as sweepstakes. Similarly, if you have asked us to send
you information about upcoming products and promotions, using cookies we collect information about which Site pages you have
visited and in what order ("Clickstream Data") that may allow us to narrow or limit the materials provided to you
based on your prior online activities or preferences. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you
can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent, but it is possible that some parts of
the Site will not function properly if you do so.
In addition, we may use a service that collects data remotely
by using so-called "pixel tags," "web beacons," "clear GIFs" or similar means (collectively,
"Pixel Tags") embedded in the Site’s content. A Pixel Tag is an electronic image, often a single pixel (1x1),
that is ordinarily not visible to Site visitors and may be associated with cookies on the visitors’ hard drives. This
information is AA data.
3.Our Use of Your Data:
Personal Data: We will use your Personal Data
for the purposes for which it was provided. For example, if you provide Personal Data to register for a newsletter or a text
messaging service, to enter a contest or a sweepstake, or to purchase goods or services, we will use it to register you for
or provide you with those goods or services. We may also use your Personal Data to provide you with information about features,
services and other offerings that may be of interest to you. We also may send information or offers to selected groups of
Site users on behalf of other businesses. When we do this, we do not give those businesses your name or address. Under certain
circumstances (for example if you win a contest) we may post your Personal Data on the Site. We will notify you of this possibility
when you provide the Personal Data and, if possible, when the Personal Data is posted.
Cookies and similar tools
may be used to relate your use of the Site and AA Data to Personal Data obtained from you. If any AA Data is linked with Personal
Data, the linked AA Data will then be treated as Personal Data.
AA Data: We may also use Personal Data in aggregate
form for purposes of research or analysis. In order to better understand and serve the users of the Site and Other Services,
STMO often conducts research on its customer demographics, interests and behaviour based on Personal Data we gather. Although
this aggregated data may be based in part on Personal Data, it does not identify you personally. STMO may share this type
of AA Data with a variety of third parties, including its affiliates, agents, and current and prospective business partners.
We may use AA Data collected from the Site for site administration, advertising and promotional purposes, and
we may share such information with various affiliated and unaffiliated entities for such purposes. For example, IP addresses
are used for the purposes of system administration and to provide AA Data to advertisers about the volume of use on the Site,
and Clickstream Data and demographic AA Data may be shared with our advertisers and business partners. We may also enter into
agreements with outside companies that possess technology that allows the Site to customize the advertising and marketing
messages you receive on the Site. This data (including Clickstream Data about your activities on our Site) may be shared with
these companies for this purpose.
4. Disclosure of Personal Data: Disclosure to Affiliates: We
reserve the right to share Personal Data with our affiliates. If you do not want us to share your Personal Data with our affiliated
companies for their marketing purposes, you may opt-out of such sharing by contacting us at STMOPrivacy@seekthemagic.org (see
"Your Choices" below).
Disclosure to Third Parties: STMO, like many businesses, sometimes hires other
companies to perform certain business-related functions on our behalf such as hosting specific portions of the Site, maintaining
databases, administering contests, providing wireless services, mailing information and processing payments. When we employ
a third party to perform these functions, that third party will only be provided with the particular Personal Data it needs
to perform its function, and is required to protect the Personal Data. For third-party sponsored sweepstakes, contests or
promotions, we may request Personal Data from you that may be shared with the sponsor upon request.
Disclosure
to Others: In addition, we may disclose Personal Data without providing you with a choice under the following limited circumstances
to: (1) protect the legal rights, privacy or safety of STMO or its subsidiaries, affiliates or its or their employees, agents
and contractors; (2) protect the safety and security of visitors to our web sites or other properties; (3) protect against
fraud or other illegal activity or for risk management purposes; (4) respond to inquiries or requests from public authorities;
(5) permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain; (6) enforce our Terms of Service; or
(7) comply with the law or legal process.
If STMO sells all or part of this Site or makes a sale or transfer of
assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or business transfer, we may, in our sole discretion, transfer, sell or assign
your Personal Data to a third party as part of or in connection with that transaction. Upon such transfer, the Privacy Policy
of the acquiring entity may govern the further use of your Personal Data.
5. Third-Party Advertising
and Links to Other Sites:
This Site may include third-party advertising. These third parties’ websites
and advertisers, or the Internet advertising companies that work on their behalf, may use technology to send (or "serve")
the advertisements that appear on our Site directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this
happens. They may also use cookies, Javascript, Pixel Tags and other technologies to deliver advertisements, collect information
about the effectiveness of their advertisements, and to collect anonymous information about your visits to the Site, such
as the number of times you have viewed an ad (but not your name, address, or other Personal Data). For more information about
these specialized cookies and other technologies, and how to "opt out" of information collection by these companies,
we suggest you visit http://doubleclick.net/privacy_policy or http://networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp.
Please note that this Site contains links to other sites that will not follow the same Privacy Policy as our Site. For instance,
clicking on an advertisement or on links or other elements on the Site may take you to an entirely different site. Links to
other sites may use our Site logo or style as a result of a co-branding agreement. These sites may send their own cookies
to you and may collect data and make use of that data in ways that this Site would not. Once you've left this Site, this
Privacy Policy will no longer apply to Personal Data or any other data collected from or provided by you. You should check
the applicable privacy policy to determine how that site will handle such data.
6. Your Choices:
You can use the Site and certain Other Services without providing any Personal Data, but if you decline to provide
Personal Data, you may not be able to use certain services or features. If you have previously provided Personal Data to the
Site and have subscribed to one or more email newsletters or are receiving emails or other communications from the Site and
you do not want to receive such emails, please discontinue your subscriptions by selecting the "unsubscribe" link
at the bottom of any message, visiting the Unsubscribe section of the Site or contacting us at STMOPrivacy@seekthemagic.org.
You may opt-out of receiving offers from us by adjusting your Site preferences at our Unsubscribe link on this page. If you
ask that we stop using your Personal Data, we will honour that request. However we will retain records of your Personal Data
as needed in order to comply with applicable laws.
7. Access and Correction:
If
you would like to review, correct or change the Personal Data that you have previously provided us, please contact us at STMOPrivacy@seekthemagic.org
We will take reasonable steps to update or correct Personal Data in our possession.
8. Children and
Privacy:
We encourage parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to be fully familiar
with the sites visited by their children. At various places on the Site or Other Services, we may ask users for their age.
By using the Site or Other Services you agree to respond truthfully and accurately about your age. Children under the age
of 13 years of age are expressly prohibited from submitting or posting any Personal Data on the Site or Other Services.
9. Message Boards, Chat Rooms, Blogs and Other User Forums:
Please remember that information
posted to message boards, chat rooms, blogs and other user forums becomes public information. Use caution when posting. Individuals
under the age of 18 should be especially careful not to provide any personally identifiable information when participating
in any area of the Site where postings might become public. Please see our Terms of Service for the standards of behaviour
that must be followed when using these portions of the Site or Other Services.
10. Data Security
Disclaimer:
STMO takes reasonable security precautions to secure the Personal Data that you choose to provide
against the loss, misuse, alteration or unauthorized access of such information. Unfortunately, no transmission of data over
the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of STMO to
intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect your Personal Data, we
cannot ensure or warrant the security of any Personal Data you transmit to us. Any such transmission is done at your own risk.
If you believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us of the problem by contacting us at STMOPrivacy@seekthemagic.org.
11. Exclusions:
This Privacy Policy shall not apply to any unsolicited information you
provide to STMO on or through this Site or Other Services. Please see our Terms of Service for our policies regarding such
Unsolicited Information. All such Unsolicited Information shall be deemed to be non-confidential, and STMO shall be free to
reproduce, use, disclose and distribute such Unsolicited Information to others without limitation or attribution.
12.
Other Terms and Conditions:
Your access to and use of this Site or Other Services is subject to the Terms of
Service.
13. Applicable Law:
We control and operate this Site from the United
Kingdom. The Site is not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than
that of the United Kingdom. Please note that we do not represent or warrant that the Site is appropriate for use in any particular
jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Site do so at their own initiative and are responsible for complying with all
local laws, rules and regulations.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy:
From time
to time, we may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect industry initiatives, changes in the law or technology, or changes in
our practices regarding information collection and use. If we make revisions to the way we collect or use Personal Data, we
may provide notice of those changes by either: (1) announcing the change on the home page of the Site or (2) taking such other
action as we deem appropriate under the circumstances, including without limitation, posting the revised draft of this Privacy
Policy on the Site. You can determine when this Privacy Policy was last revised by referring to the "Last Updated"
legend at the top of this page. Any changes to this policy will become effective upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy
on the Internet, accessible through the Site. By continuing to use the Site following such changes, you will be deemed to
have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to
time, in whole or in part, please do not continue using this Site.
15. Contacting STMO Regarding
Your Privacy:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, Personal Data gathered by this Site or Other
Services, or about the operation of this Site or Other Services, please contact us at STMOPrivacy@seekthemagic.org, or at
the address listed below.
STMO FEEDBACK
21 Henley Street
Stratford upon Avon
Warwickshire
England
CV37 6QW
THE FRAUDULENT MEDIUMS ACT 1951
Due to changes in Consumer Law replacing the Fraudulent Mediums
Act 1951 we are obliged to state the following:
"All services provided on ghost hunts,
vigils and other events (including tarot and oracle card readings) are for entertainment purposes only."
However, we ask you to judge for yourself...
if you think you're brave enough!
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