Terms, Conditions & Privacy

By using this website you are deemed to have read and agreed to the following Terms & Conditions:

The following terminology applies to these Terms & Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice.  “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person accessing CommunicationsMatch and accepting our Terms & Conditions.  “Islay Communications” refers to the holding company of the CommunicationsMatch business and website.  “Users” refers to users of CommunicationsMatch.

Privacy Policy, Data Use and Data Removal  

CommunicationsMatch Privacy Policy:  This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information provided by users of the site.  Information provided by users is used for identification to permit posting to CommunicationsMatch site, share information with users of the site, distribute emails requested by users, and to improve the site.  Email addresses provided to CommunicationsMatch may also be used for communication with users by CommunicationsMatch and its officers.  By using CommunicationsMatch, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection and Use:  While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you.  Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name, address and email ("Personal Information"). The inormation you provide is used to assist with log in, manage access and providing the best user experience. In addition, we may use this information to contact you via email for specific CommunicationsMatch processes (signup and RFQs/RFPs) and to share specific user-related news, events and research, subject to rules governing email use and best practices. Public-information shared with us or collected by our researchers included in CommunicationsMatch profiles is available to clients and others searching for agencies, consultants, freelancers and services providers on the site with the goal of generating new business leads for profiled firms as part of the operation of the platform. information. We do not sell email lists or consolidated data to third-parties.       

Log Data: Like many site operators, we collect information your browser sends whenever you visit our Site ("Log Data").  This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of the site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

Cookies:  Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier.  Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive. Like many sites, we use "cookies" to collect information.  You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.  However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some of the functionality of our site.

Security:  The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.  While we strive to protect the Personal Information you provide, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Removal: At anytime you may request that your information (email address, profile or registration information) be removed from CommunicationsMatch by contacting [email protected] and asking us to delete data or be removed from email lists. Data will normally be removed within one business day of a request being received.   

 

Disclaimer

No warranties:CommunicationsMatch makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website, including that this website will be constantly available, or available at all; or the information on this website is complete, accurate or not misleading.  Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, specific advice for individuals or individual companies. We recognize that every company and situation is different. The responsibility for decsions based on content on this site is that of companies or individuals using it.       

Limitations of liability: By agreeing to use this website, you agree to hold CommunicationsMatch harmless in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this website and content individual users may post on the site.  You understand that the website contains information from CommunicationsMatch users that may not have been independently verified.

You agree to indemnify CommunicationsMatch from any indirect, special or consequential loss; business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill that may result from use of the site, or the use by others of the site.  These limitations of liability apply even if CommunicationsMatch has been expressly advised of the potential loss.

You also understand that CommunicationsMatch permits users to post information on the site.  You agree to indemnify CommunicationsMatch and Islay Communications and its officers from any indirect, special or consequential loss; business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill that may result from users posting to the site.  You agree that any such posts are the responsibility of the user or individual posting to the site, not CommunicationsMatch or Islay Communications.

You also agree to abide by all laws that govern information posted in public or publicly accessible websites.  By posting information on this site, you assume liability and responsibility for applying with relevant laws.  In the event, the Webmaster is notified of content that does not confirm with laws and requirements, it is the right of the Webmaster to remove such content.

Reasonableness: By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable.  If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website.

Other parties:You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against CommunicationsMatch or Islay Communication’s officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website.

Unenforceable provisions: If any provision of this website disclaimer is, or is found to be, unenforceable under applicable law, that will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this website disclaimer.

Links to This Website

You may create a link to any page of this website without our prior written consent.  If you do create a link to a page of this website you do so at your own risk and the exclusions and limitations set out above will apply to your use of this website by linking to it.

Third-Party Content

We do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked to from this website either by CommunicationsMatch or users of the site.

Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us and should not be regarded as the publisher of such opinions or material.

Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices, or content, of these sites.  We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of these sites.  You should evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any other site connected to this site or accessed through this site yourself, before disclosing any personal information to them.  CommunicationsMatch will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information.

Log In

The ability to upload content and full access to CommunicationsMatch services is available to users by logging into the site using their name, address and email or by using our social or PRSA sign-in tools. Individuals will not be permitted to log in anonymously, but only using their actual names.  Reflecting the fact that the ability to post information to the site is a privilege not a right, CommunicationsMatch reserves the right to decline or withdraw log in permission for users at anytime.

Data on CommunicationsMatch

The companies listed on CommunicationsMatch include those that created listings and others identified by our reseachers using public information and company information drawn from each company's individual website or provided directly by each company.  CommunicationsMatch has made every effort to contact individual companies to verify information identified and posted to CommunicationsMatch from public sources and ensure that individuals authorized by each company may post information about their company.  This includes sending verification request emails to each company that is listed.

CommunicationsMatch provides no guarantee of the accuracy of the information posted to the site either by our researchers or individual companies (see User-Posted Content).  The decision to hire or engage any company listed on CommunicationsMatch is that of the hiring organization and should be based on a thorough independent review and verification of capabilities of each company.  CommunicationsMatch does not recommend individual companies or provide any implied warrantee of their services or employees.  Communications companies may edit and update information on CommunicationsMatch at any time by Loging In or contacting CommunicationsMatch.  Companies may request at any time that their information may be removed from the site at any time.  

Profiles    

CommunicationsMatch charges for profiles and reserves the right to change payment terms.  It is our intention to provide a reasonable notice of any change to the  payment model and paid listing options.    

Free Search

Use of the site by companies or professionals looking for communications resourses ("Searchers") is free.  Searchers do not have to log in to have basic use of the site, but search results will be limited.  By registering searchers will have full access to the site and data and ability to use its full functionality.

Agency Select

Use of our Agency Select tool by companies or professionals looking for communications resources ("Searchers") is a paid service. CommunicationsMatch makes every effort to ensure that the Agency Select tools are available, consistent with the terms of this policy.          

Partner Company Services

CommunicationsMatch has partner relationships with a range of communications services providers.  While CommunicationsMatch will take all reasonable steps to ensure that its partners deliver service offered under our payment plans. All legal liability for the delivery, responsibility and commitment to deliver services rests with partner companies.  By using this site, users are deemed to understand and agree that disputes or the failure to deliver services by partner companies are the legal responsibility of third-party partners. 

Partner Company Compensation

CommunicationsMatch may be compensated directly or indirectly by Partner companies or advertisers listed on the site.  Compensation may be in the form of payment for advertising, commissions for leads generated through the site or barter services agreements. 

Premium Search

CommunicationsMatch may be engaged directly by companies seeking to identify potential partner companies for a fee.  When engaged our consultants will use our search engine, as well as additional resources, to find companies that match search criteria and manage the search process based on the search criteria requested by an individual firm - with the decision to hire made by the company.  To avoid any perceived or actual conflicts of interest, CommunicationsMatch discloses that a compensated Partnership agreement may be in place - should a partner company be in any list of recommended services providers.

Third-Party Content

CommunicationsMatch provides a platform for users to post information to the website as a service for other users.  Users are responsible for ensuring that information posted to the site is accurate and respectful.

CommunicationsMatch and Islay Communications assume no responsibility for information posted to the site by users and reserve the right to delete and/or remove content posted by users at their discretion.

CommunicationsMatch will remove information that does not conform with the site’s commitment to accurate information or respectful dialog or that is identified by users as inappropriate or inaccurate.  In the event inaccurate or misleading information, users may be de-listed and annual membership dues for that year will be forfeited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright and other relevant intellectual property rights exists on all text relating to the Company’s services and the full content of this website.

Changes To These Terms & Conditions

CommunicationsMatch may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time.   You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Portions of this document were created using a Contractology template available at http://www.freenetlaw.com.