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These Terms and Conditions govern Your (any person or entity) access and use of https://orinnovationhub.com (the Site). Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully because by accessing and continuing to access the Site, you accept these Terms and Conditions without limitation and modification. You also acknowledge that the Site has links to third-party websites operated by government agencies, nonprofit organizations, private businesses, and other entities. When you use and follow one of these links, you are no longer on the Site and these Term and Conditions will not apply and your use of those third-party sites is subject to their privacy policy, terms conditions, or terms of use.

The content and services provided by the Site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement, or whether information is accurate or current at the time it is accessed. You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Business Oregon and its officers from and against any damage and liability based on or arising out of your access or use of content on the Site.

Disclaimer

The information provided on the Site (https://orinnovationhub.com) is for general informational purposes only. Although the Oregon Innovation Hub strives to provide accurate and current information, it does not make any representations or warranties, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, suitability, or availability of the information, products, services, or related graphics on the Site for any purpose. Any reliance placed on such information is strictly at your own risk.

The Site may include content or services from third parties, including events, programs, resources, and services offered by organizations. Business Oregon and the Oregon Innovation Hub do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party information, resources, or services. Users of this site may create organization profiles, program descriptions, events, and so on, and interact with other users or organizations. Please note that, although Business Oregon strives to provide a safe and respectful environment, we are not responsible for the actions or conduct of individual users or organizations. We encourage all users to exercise caution and discretion when interacting with others online.

The content and events listed on this Site are subject to change without notice. Business Oregon does not guarantee that any program, event, or opportunity will be available or take place as scheduled. We encourage you to confirm the details directly with the event organizers or hosting organizations.

By using the Oregon Innovation Hub site, you agree to the terms of this disclaimer and acknowledge that using any information or services from this Site is at your own risk. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the website.

Personal Information and Public Records

As part of using the Site or services available through the Site, you may be asked to submit information that you consider personal information, as defined below. For the purposes of your use of the Site and services, we consider “Personal Information” to be information about an individual that can be readily used to identify that individual, such as an individual’s name, and email. Personal information may be exempt from disclosure if disclosure would constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy under the circumstances. Most information collected is assumed to be open to the public unless specifically exempted. ORS Chapter 192 contains the Oregon Public Records Law. Under this law, individuals may request that public officials not disclose public records containing their home addresses and telephone numbers under certain circumstances. ORS 192.445 specifies how to make such a request.

Use of Personal Information

The Site may collect Personal Information to deliver services.
Personal Information collected during an online transaction is used for, but not limited to, the following purposes:
• Create user profiles
• Send email or otherwise contact the individual to confirm identify; or
• Provide information about Hub services,
• Conduct occasional online surveys to improve Site operation or seek opinions of users. These surveys are entirely voluntary and You may easily decline to participate.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

The Sites and services are not designed for or intended to be used by children under the age of 13. Children under 13 are not eligible to use services that require the submission of personal information and should not submit any personal information through a site. This includes submitting personal information for a user or personalization profile. If you are under 13 years of age, you may only submit personal information with your parent(s) or guardian(s). If you are under the age of 13, please seek guidance from your parent(s) or guardian(s).

Information collected while browsing Site web pages

If you browse information on the Site, standard data collected by all web server software is collected, including the information below:
• The Internet Protocol (IP) address of a user connection (not an email address). An IP address is a numerical identifier assigned to either an internet service provider or directly to a user’s computer. It is used to respond to a browser request.
• The domain name assigned to an IP address (if there is one). Example: somename.com
• The type of browser and operating system used. Example: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows NT; IE4WDUS-1998101501)
• The date and time a user visited the Site.
• The web pages or services a user accessed on the Site.
• The search engine or a link on another site that a user visited prior to coming to the Site. (Note: This information is included so that we can perform a summary analysis of how visitors get to our Site.

The site does not track individual users’ navigation choices, and the above information is summarized to determine what organizations our most frequent users are from (item 2 above), so we can better target our content to the audience.
• What browsers are being used on our site, so we can determine which techniques to use to develop pages that will work with different browsers (item 3 above).
• How often our pages are visited (item 5 above).
• The traffic from organizations, such as search engines, that direct people to the site (item 6 above).

However, the site may request information about individuals in order to provide services. Please see the Use of Personal Information section for more information. For information security purposes, and to ensure that the sites and services remain available to users, network traffic is monitored in order to identify any unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or to otherwise cause damage. If security monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, system personnel may provide the results of such monitoring to the appropriate officials. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on the sites are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal law, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996.

Secure transmission

This site uses the industry standard encryption software Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to enable secure transmission of data. The URL in your browser will change to “HTTPS” instead of “HTTP” when this security feature is invoked. Your browser may also display a lock or key symbol on its task bar to indicate invoked secure transmission. If these indicators are not present, information may be susceptible to interception by other parties.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that a web server creates and stores on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies save unique information that the web server can access while you browse our website. Typically, cookies save information such as your site preferences, the date you last viewed a specific page, or a random number identifying your web session. Cookies help us measure how many visitors come to our website and how many of them are new or returning. Cookies placed on your computer by our web management tools can only be used by our tools and only retrieve specific information. We do not gather information from you or other cookie files, nor do we access any other information on your computer. Most web browsers allow you to accept or deny cookies (refer to your browser’s help function for details). You can control the use of cookies on your computer and even eliminate them.