Paper and Pencils, Inc.’s Privacy Policy, User Agreement, and Copyright Notice INTRODUCTION         Thank you for visiting Paper and Pencils, Inc.  The following sets forth the online information practices of Paper and Pencils, Inc., including:   •        Privacy Policy; •        User Agreement; and, •        Copyright Notice.    Thank you for taking the time to review this information.  Paper and Pencils, Inc. is interested in making your use of this Web site rewarding, convenient, and safe.  If you have any questions about this information of suggestions for improvement please contact us. YOUR PRIVACY         Paper and Pencils, Inc. is interested in maintaining your privacy.  To that end, we have outsourced the hosting of our Web site to a firm with mature security and privacy tools and practices. Mailing Lists         You may subscribe to our e-mail mailing list or our postal mailing list. To do so, we require that you provide your e-mail address (in the case of the e-mail mailing list) or your name and mailing address (in the case of the postal mailing list). We will store the information you provide us in order to send you information about Paper and Pencils, Inc.  You may request to be removed from these mailing lists. E-Mail         If you submit feedback, questions or requests for information about Paper and Pencils, Inc. we may request your name, mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address in order to respond to your inquiries. Paper and Pencils, Inc. may collect and store the information you choose to provide us in order to send you information about Paper and Pencils, Inc. from time to time. Surveys        From time to time, we may request information from you via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary; you have a choice whether or not to disclose any information. Information requested may include personal contact information such as your name, shipping address, phone number or e-mail address. This information may be used to contact users with further information about Paper and Pencils, Inc. and for the purpose of monitoring or improving use and satisfaction of this Web site. Third-Party Vendor Services         This Web site offers a service for making donations electronically through a third-party vendor.  Please note that Paper and Pencils, Inc. does not process these payments.  When a guest uses such services the visitor is taken to a Web site operated by the third party vendor. Paper and Pencils, Inc. uses a third- party vendor to host www.paperpencilsinc.org (the "Web site").  Please note that Paper and Pencils, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.  Please review these third party vendors' privacy policies for more information on how your information may be collected and used.   However, any personal information obtained by us through other Web sites is treated as if it was gathered on our Web site, and our privacy policy applies.   Information Sharing         With the exception of Third-Party Vendor Services noted above, Paper and Pencils, Inc. will not share personally or non-personally identifiable information with third parties. Opting Out         You may choose to not provide us with any contact information. However, if you do so, we will be unable to sign you up for either of our mailing lists, or enter any sweepstakes or contests. If you would like to opt-out of receiving further information from us and would like to be removed from our mailing list(s), please contact us. Notification of Changes         If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our homepage so you will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected. Children Under 13         Paper and Pencils, Inc. does not target children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from any child under the age of 13 without parental consent. When we do receive such information, we delete it as soon as we discover it and we do not use it or share it with third parties. Security        We make every effort to have reasonable security procedures in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control. If you have any questions about the security of our Web site, please contact us. USER AGREEMENT         By viewing and/or using this Web site, you are agreeing to all of the terms and conditions explained below. Usage Indicates Agreement with Terms and Conditions         1        This World Wide Web site with its home page in the domains "www.paperpencilsinc.org” is a complimentary information service offered by Paper and Pencils, Inc. at no charge to you as a user of the World Wide Web, with the express condition that you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this User Agreement.   Modification of Terms and Conditions        2        Paper and Pencils, Inc. reserves the right to change these terms and conditions any time, and you must consult the most recent version of this User Agreement (not an older cached version) each time you view the Website. Do not use the Web site if you do not agree to all of the following terms and conditions. Information Provided “As Is”         3        You acknowledge that the information on the Web site is provided "as is" for general information only. Paper and Pencils, Inc. makes no warranties of any kind regarding this Web site, including but not limited to any warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any warranty that these pages, or the server that makes them available, are free of viruses or other harmful elements, and such warranties are expressly disclaimed. Hold Harmless         4        You agree that you will hold harmless Paper and Pencils, Inc. and its officers, directors, and employees from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this Web site or the information contained in this Web site or other Web sites to which it is linked, including but not limited to claims that you have found something you have heard, viewed, or downloaded from this Web site or another Web site to which it is linked to be obscene, offensive, defamatory, or infringing upon your intellectual property rights. In no event will Paper and Pencils, Inc. or the contributors of information to this Web site be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special, or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Opinions         5        You acknowledge that opinions and recommendations contained in this Web site are not necessarily those of Paper and Pencils, Inc. or endorsed by Paper and Pencils, Inc. Links to Other Sites         6        Paper and Pencils, Inc. may provide links on the Web site to other Web sites, which are not under the control of Paper and Pencils, Inc.  These links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by Paper and Pencils, Inc. of the organization or individual operating the Web site or a warranty of any type regarding the Web site or the information on the Web site. Maryland Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue         7        This Web site (excluding linked Web sites) is controlled by Paper and Pencils, Inc., which is headquartered in the State of Maryland, United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as United States Territories and other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Maryland, by accessing this Web site both you and Paper and Pencils, Inc. agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to use of this Web site. You and Paper and Pencils, Inc. also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the applicable Maryland courts with respect to such matters. Paper and Pencils, Inc. makes no representation that materials on the Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Web site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. COPYRIGHT NOTICE         The works of authorship contained in this Web site, including but not limited to all design, text, and images, are owned or licensed by Paper and Pencils, Inc. and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored by subsequent use, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without our prior written consent, except that you may make such temporary copies in a single computer's Random Access Memory (“RAM”) and hard drive cache as are necessary to browse the Web site, and you may make one permanent printout of each page of the Web site (unmodified in form, with a copy of this Site Notice attached) to be used by you for personal and non-commercial uses that do not harm the reputation of Paper and Pencils, Inc.