This site is owned and operated by Barangay Filipino, Inc. Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us.

Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you should fully understand our policy and the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we gather and how we use it.

INFORMATION BARANGAY FILIPINO in NEW ENGLAND GATHERS

Barangay Filipino, Inc. gathers certain types of information about users:

* Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions. These are voluntary submissions to participate in our Business Directory, Calendar of Events posting, Message Boards or Forums, and Chat.


Optional Voluntary Information

We offer the following free services, which require some type of voluntary submission of personal information by users:

1. Business Directory Listing
A business directory listing include the following data: business type, business name, address, business telephone number, and contact email if provided.

Barangay Filipino, Inc. makes no warranty, guarantee, endorsement or promise in relation to any aspect of a third party service, product, company, other entity or other matter.

2. Calendar of Events Policy
We will offer a free Calendar of Events to users. Barangay Filipino, Inc. gathers the Organization's name, contact person and email addresses of users/group who voluntarily subscribe. Users may remove themselves from this list by sending email provided.

3. Message boards/forums policy
Users of the site's Message Boards and Forums must register separately for these services (both are free of charge) in order to post messages, although they needn't register to visit the site. During registration the user is required to supply a username, password, and email address.

4. Chat
Users of the site's Chat Rooms must register separately for these service.

Terms and Conditions for Using Chat Rooms

1. A user should avoid actions that may make him/her or the Barangay Filipino, Inc. criminally or civilly liable to others. A user should avoid any acts or omissions that might subject him/her to criminal penalties or to civil liability to pay money to others. A user will want to be aware, as well, that some acts or omissions that might subject him/her to criminal penalties or civil liability may also subject the Barangay Filipino, Inc. to criminal penalties or civil liability. A user should also know that, under law, he/she may be required to reimburse the Barangay Filipino, Inc. for any amount of money it must pay to another because of injury caused by his/her conduct. This document presents, by way of example, kinds of conduct most likely to bring down criminal penalties or civil liability. A user should be aware, however, that if state or federal law makes the user or the Barangay Filipino, Inc. criminally or civilly liable for certain conduct, that law still applies even if not specifically described herein; and if state or federal law prescribes certain consequences for certain conduct, the user may suffer those consequences even if they are not described herein. Therefore by way of example, The Barangay Filipino, Inc.'s Chat room should not be used for any of the following purposes:

• Making statements that are sexually explicit or grossly offensive, including blatant expressions of bigotry, racism, hatred, or profanity;
• Indulging in abusive, defamatory or harassing behavior or insults or personal attacks or threats of harm to anyone or promoting physical harm or injury to any group or individual;
• Promoting or providing information about illegal activities. The user also may not indulge in activities that infringe upon anyone else’s copyright(s). Specifically, he/she cannot advocate illegal conduct or participate in illegal or fraudulent schemes. He/she cannot use chat rooms to distribute unauthorized copies of copyrighted materials, including photographs, artwork, text, recordings, designs, or computer programs;
• Impersonating someone else or falsely representing oneself;
• Attempting to post or use of computer programs that contain destructive features, such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, bot scripts, etc.; and
• Posting or transmitting of unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation or other users.

2. Neither the Barangay Filipino, Inc. nor its Internet access provider is responsible for the content of chat rooms.
3. Users can be held legally liable for the contents of their speech and messages, and may be held legally accountable if their speech includes, for example, defamatory comments.
4. Due to legal requirements, neither Barangay Filipino, Inc. nor its Internet access provider monitors chat rooms, but the Barangay Filipino, Inc. itself, in the interest of fostering positive uses of the Internet, urges users to access only those chat rooms that help meet the Barangay Filipino, Inc.’s mission.
5. Users agree to indemnify and hold harmless Barangay Filipino, Inc. and its Internet access provider for any loss, liability, claim, damage, and expenses (including attorney fees) arising from or in connection with the contents of their speech and their use of chat rooms.

PLEASE BE AWARE that when you voluntarily disclose personal information (such as your name, e-mail address) in chat areas or bulletin boards to third parties, that information may be collected by others outside the control of us and may result in unsolicited messages from others.

Children

Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.

Cookies

We may place a text file called a "cookie" in the browser files of your computer. The cookie itself does not contain Personal Information although it will enable us to relate your use of this site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided. But the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Barangay Filipino, Inc. uses cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described above).

You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. If you've set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use this site. However, you do need cookies to participate actively in message boards, forums, polling and surveys.

USE OF INFORMATION

Barangay Filipino, Inc. uses any information voluntarily given by our users to enhance their experience in our site, or to better prepare future content based on the interests of our users.

Barangay Filipino, Inc. never shares any information with any third parties, including advertisers, sponsors or partners.

We will not disclose any information about any individual user except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

YOUR CONSENT

By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Barangay Filipino, Inc. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.