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httThe still-unfolding breach at network management software firm SolarWinds may have resulted in malicious code being pushed to nearly 18,000 customers, the company said in a legal filing on Monday. Meanwhile, Microsoft should soon have some idea which and how many SolarWinds customers were affected, as it recently took possession of a key domain name used by the intruders to control infected

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Current Job Title: Cyber Engineer II

 

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THE NCX’S TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

Version:  1.01
Effective Date: April 2019

The Rocky Mountain Technology Alliance, Inc. welcomes you to the website of the National Cyber Exchange (“the NCX”), a national non-profit forum dedicated to providing its members with timely information on emerging cyberthreats and up-to-date training in the fields of data protection and cybersecurity.  To this end, the NCX’s website and its subparts, located at www.nationalcyber.org (the “Website”), offers its users a wide array of services including: (i) access to various blogs, forums and publications concerning cybersecurity threats and remediation, (ii) referrals to pertinent vendors and subject matter experts and (iii) should you subscribe, regular alerts and updates sent by e-mail and text message (the “Services”).

 

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

The following Terms of Use, along with any agreements and policies incorporated by reference, constitute a unified legal agreement governing your access to the Website and any Services you obtain from it (collectively, the “Agreement”).  By accessing the Website and making use of the Services, you expressly consent to and accept this Agreement without modification.  Use of the Website and Services without accepting this Agreement is strictly prohibited.  If you chose not to accept this Agreement, as it may from time to time be amended, you must discontinue your use of the Website and any Services related to it.

This Agreement applies to all individuals and entities with access to Website and its Services regardless of their reason for accessing it.  If you are accessing the Website and its Services on behalf of a public or private entity, your accessing of the Website and use of the Services constitutes an acceptance ofthese terms on the entity’s behalf and shall bind the entity to the Agreement as direct party to contract.

Subject to your compliance with this Agreement and any agreements or policies incorporated by reference, the NCX grants you and any entity for whom you consent a nonexclusive, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, terminable license to access and use the Website and Services in a manner consistent with their intended purpose.  You agree to not access, reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, re-sell, modify, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit the Website, the Services, or any content they contain for any purpose except for those expressly authorized by this Agreement without the NCX’s express written consent or, in the case of content belonging to a third-party, the consent of the appropriate owner.

 

MODIFICATION

Given the rapidly-evolving nature of business on the internet, and the business of cybersecurity, in particular, the NCX reserves the right to modify this Agreement without notice and without obtaining your prior consent.  All revised versions of this Agreement will be posted at this address and shall supersede all prior versions on the day it is posted.  Your continued use of the Website and Services shall constitute explicit consent to any modifications as they are posted.  All subsequent versions of this Agreement must be accepted without modification and, if you object to an amended term, you must discontinue your use of the Website and any related Services.

Unless an agreement between the parties dictates otherwise, the NCX may alter, amend, expand, revise, discontinue or restrict access to one or all of the Services, including the Website itself, for any reason or no reason at all, at any time, without prior notice.  Consistent with the liability limitations below, the NCX shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any liability or damage alleged to arise out of any modifications it may chose to make to the Website or the Services it offers.

 

ELIGIBILITY & TERM

Your eligibility to use the Website and Services shall commence upon your acceptance of this Agreement and shall continue until your use of the Website and its Services ends, the Website and Services are discontinued, or your access to the Website and its Services is terminated by the NCX.  Any term scheduled to persist beyond this Agreement shall continue to apply until it such time as it is, by its own terms, scheduled to end.

 

RELATED AGREEMENTS

The Agreement is intended to supplement and work in conjunction with all other agreements between the parties including, but not limited to, any member, vendor, non-disclosure agreement you or the entity you represent may have with the NCX.  The terms of any such agreement are incorporated by this reference and a breach of any such agreement may constitute grounds for restricting or terminating your access to the Website and its Services.  This Agreement may further be supplemented one or more policies posted on the Website, all of which are incorporated by this reference.  Any breach of the incorporated policies may, at the NCX’s sole discretion, constitute grounds for restricting, modifying or terminating your access to the Website and its Services.

 

YOUR INFORMATION

All information provided to the NCX through your use of the Website and Services shall be subject to the NCX’s Privacy Policy  as it may, from time to time, be amended.  A copy of the privacy policy may be found at, Privacy Policy .

 

USER CONDUCT

As a condition of your access to the Website and use of the Services, you agree not to use the Website or the Services for any purpose that is unlawful, violative of this Agreement including any agreements or policies incorporated by reference, or otherwise inconsistent the purposes underlying the Website and the Services it offers.  While the NCX assumes no obligation to police the content on the Website or conveyed via the Services, it nevertheless reserves the right to investigate and take against anyone who engages in inappropriate conduct, which includes, but is not limited to conduct that:

  1. breaches the terms of this Agreement including any agreement or policies incorporated by reference;
  2. violates local, state, national or international law, including any laws and regulations that, in the NCX’s sole discretion, have the force and effect of law;
  3. infringes upon the rights of a third-party including, but not limited to, any conduct that transmitting or posting any content violates or otherwise impinges upon another party’s contractual or intellectual property rights including their rights of publicity and to control the dissemination of their personal information;
  4. constitutes an advertisement or solicitation for services outside of the Website’s established channels for marketing;
  5. harasses or advocates the harassment of another;
  6. constitutes an attempt to impersonate another, or some other subterfuge to gain access to the Website or to mislead its users;
  7. is patently lewd, offensive, or otherwise obscene and serves none of the Website’s stated purposes;
  8. is, in the NCX’s sole discretion, racist, sexist, otherwise raciest or discriminatory in intent, purpose or effect;
  9. is an attempt to hack, penetrate or otherwise exploit the Website or, via the Website, any computer network or system belonging to another including the NCX and all of the website’s users;
  10. transmits, attempts to transmit materials that are encrypted, contain viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, spiders, cancelbots, malware or other computer programming routines intended to damage, interfere with, disable or otherwise overburden the Website and Services or the private systems of the NCX and its users;
  11. sells, transfers, or otherwise gives a third-party access to your account and profile without advising the NCX;
  12. constitutes a knowing submission of false or misleading information;
  13. is a criminal or tortious activity, including child pornography, espionage, fraud, trafficking in obscene material, drug dealing, gambling, stalking, spamming, spimming, copyright and patent infringement, or theft of protected trade secrets. or
  14. is an attempt to commercially exploit the Website, the Services in a manner that is not intended.

Any violations of this User Conduct policy, including any acts that appear to be copyright infringement, should be reported to the NCX by transmitting a notice to the NCX’s designated agent, NCX Administrator, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Given the range of interests involved in a potential investigation, including the privacy concerns of those involved, the NCX may or may not be able to provide you with updates on any report you submit.

 

SUBMITTING CONTENT

Through the Website and Services, you shall be provided with the opportunity to post content to forums and for reasons consistent with your access.  As a condition of submitting such content, and as a term of this Agreement, you:

  1. Grant the NCX and the Website’s users a royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to publish the content you post and to adapt, copy, display, distribute, modify, merge, reproduce, store and derive new works from such content subject only to any applicable terms of copyright or confidentiality restricting the content’s distribution;
  2. grant the NCX all rights necessary to prohibit aggregation, display, copying, duplication, reproduction, distribution, or exploitation of your content by any third-party;
  3. represent and warrant you have the right to post your content, by means of ownership or license, and your content does not violate third-party property rights or agreements;
  4. have or will pay any royalties, fees, or other monies owed to a third-person because of any posting you make on the Website or via the Services, and content belonging to a third-party is properly attributed;
  5. represent and warrant your content is truthful and accurate to the best of your knowledge and is not posted for an improper purpose in violation of applicable law or the terms this Agreement including the terms of any agreements and policies it incorporates by reference;
  6. represent and warrant your content is not calculated or otherwise designed to subvert the cybersecurity objectives underlying the Website and its Services, or the community they serve; and
  7. authorize the NCX to, in its sole discretion, alter, delete, edit, modify or remove your content to the extent it contains information posted in violation of this Agreement, including any agreements or policies incorporated by reference, and applicable law.

YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT YOU POST ON  THE WEBSITE OR EXCHANGE VIA THE SERVICES.  While the NCX reserves the right to investigate and alter or remove any content posted or distributed in violation of this Agreement, it does not routinely monitor, check or audit your content for errors or violations of law.  You are accordingly solely responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the content you post and for the consequences of any content that results in an injury to a third-party or violation of applicable law.

 

THIRD-PARTY CONTENT

While using the Website and Services, you will be given access to third-party content posted and disseminated by other users including the NCX’s members, vendors and service providers.  Such information is the sole responsibility of its originator.  The NCX does not guarantee its accuracy, integrity or quality in any way.  You are solely responsible for evaluating all third-party content you encounter during your use of the Website and its Services and bear all the risks associated with your decision to use or rely upon it.

Content posted by other users may contain links to other websites.  The NCX cannot vouch for the content of these third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, accuracy of the information they contain or the opinions they express.  The destinations of user posted links are in not investigated, monitored or checked by the NCX and their inclusion on the Website or in the Services does not imply any form of approval or endorsement of the associated website(s).  You access these websites at your own risk.  The NCX takes no responsibility for any third-party advertisements which are posted on the Website or associated with the Services, nor does it take any responsibility for the goods or services provided by its advertisers.

 

NCX’S COPYRIGHTS & TRADEMARKS

The Website and Services contain graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names that are the trademarks or trade dress of the NCX in the U.S.  These trademarks and trade dress may not be used without the NCX’s express written consent and may not be included in any trademark or as part of any domain name, keyword advertisement or email addresses, or in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion.

You should assume all nonuser content and material on the Website or disseminated through the Services is protect by copyright law.  Aside from user-submitted content, all other materials and other information on the Websites and Services, including, but not limited to, all text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, downloads, data compilations and software are the exclusive property of the NCX or its licensors and are protected by all United States and international copyright laws.

 

NOTICE & DESIGNATED AGENT

NCX may use the user information you provide to it to transmit Agreement-required notices to you by e-mail or U.S. certified mail.  All notices to the NCX will be provided by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or first-class mail sent to the National Cyber Exchange, 421 South Tejon Street, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903.  Such notices will be deemed delivered upon the earlier of the verification of delivery or two (2) business days after being sent.

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, Title 17 of the United States Code, Section 512 (“DMCA”), the NCX will respond promptly to all claims of copyright or trademark infringement reported to its Designated Agent.

NCX Administrator:
Address: 421 South Tejon Street, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
Email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Any report of claimed infringement should include the following elements:

  1. a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
  2. identification of the copyrighted work or trademark claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works or trademarks at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
  3. identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, or to be the subject of infringing activity, and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
  4. information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact You, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which You may be contacted;
  5. a statement that You have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright or trademark owner, its agent, or the law; and
  6. a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that You are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

The NCX will investigate notices of copyright and trademark infringement and take appropriate actions under the DMCA.  Inquiries that do not follow this procedure may not receive a response.

 

WARRANTY & DISCLAIMER

YOU ACCESS AND USE THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN ‘AS IS, AS AVAILABLE’ BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED.  NEITHER THE NCX NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS RESULTING FROM USE OR UNAVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION OR CONTENT ON OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOST PROFITS, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COMPENSATORY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  THIS DISCLAIMER IS APPLICABLE TO ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE OR OMISSION OF THE NCX, COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER SIMILAR ITEM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ERRORS, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR USE OF USER INFORMATION THROUGH THEFT OR ANY OTHER MEANS. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CRIMINAL, TORTUOUS, OR NEGLIGENT ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF THIRD PARTIES THAT AFFECT THE WEBSITES AND SERVICES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE NCX OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, ASSIGNS OR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY TORTUOUS OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS. IN NO EVENT WILL THE NCX OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR ASSIGNS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, HARDWARE OR OTHER PROPERTY OF USER OR PERSONAL INJURY THAT ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE WEBSITES AND SERVICES.

ANY MATERIAL ACCESSED, DOWNLOADED, OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.  NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE NCX OR THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE NCX DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT (I) THE WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE AND/OR SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.  YOU AGREE THAT FROM TIME TO TIME WE MAY REMOVE OR SHUTDOWN THE WEBSITE AND SERVICE FOR INDEFINITE PERIODS OF TIME, OR CANCEL THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.

THE NCX SHALL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROTECT INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, BUT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR SUBMISSION OF SUCH INFORMATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, AND THE NCX HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR LIABILITY RELATING TO SUCH INFORMATION IN ANY WAY.

The NCX has no control over and no duty to take any action regarding other users’ behavior, what effects their content may have on you, how you may interpret or use their content or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the content third-parties post on the Website or distribute through the Services.  You accordingly release the NCX from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired third-party content through the Website and its Services.  The NCX makes no representations concerning any content, including the accuracy thereof, contained in or accessed through the Website and Services and, except where such responsibility is expressly assumed in this Agreement, the NCX will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of any material contained in or accessed through the Websites and Services.

 

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE NCX BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD-PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, EVEN IF THE NCX HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, THE NCX’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO THE NCX FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify and hold the NCX its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorney’s fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your use of the Website or its Services in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or if any content that you post on the Web site or through the Services causes the NCX to be liable to another.

 

NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA USERS

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California web users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Website and Services are provided by the Rocky Mountain Technology Alliance, Inc. (d.b.a. the National Cyber Exchange), 421 South Tejon Street, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903. If You have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding the Services, please contact NCX by either sending: (i) an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; or (ii) a letter, first class certified mail, to the NCX at the address above.

California residents may reach the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210 or Hearing Impaired at TDD (800) 326-2297 or TDD (916) 322-1700.

 

DISPUTES & GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Colorado without respect to its conflict-of-law principles.  Any dispute involving you and the NCX and arising out of or in any way related to this Agreement shall be resolved by submitting the matter to binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The arbitration will be presided over by a single arbitrator and conducted in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration in effect at the time of filing.  The arbitrator’s decision shall be binding on all parties and enforced as a final judgment in accordance with Colorado law.  You consent to the vesting of jurisdiction and venue in accordance with this clause, and irrevocably waive any and all objections you may have to the same.  The prevailing party in any dispute shall be entitled to an award for any fees or expenses they incur in enforcing this Agreement including, but not limited to, their reasonable attorney’s fees.  Each parties’ right to recover a prevailing party’s award of fees and costs shall survive this Agreement and apply to any appellate, enforcement or collection proceedings that occur after a final award is entered, or confirmed by judgment, and such right shall not expire or extinguish until all relevant judgments and awards, including any awards authorized by this subsection, are fully satisfied.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Construction; Headings:

The headings are for reference only and do not define or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of its provisions.  Words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.  The term “Agreement” as used herein shall include these terms and any agreements, policies or documents incorporated by reference as they may, from time to time, be amended or replaced.  In the event this Agreement conflicts with any other agreements between the parties, the terms of the other agreement shall control.

Integration, Modification & Waiver:

This Agreement states the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous contracts, proposals, oral or written, and all other communications between the Parties respecting the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior understandings, representations, warranties, agreements or contracts (whether oral or written) between the Parties respecting the subject matter detailed herein.  Any waiver of a right or remedy described in this Agreement must be in writing.  No delay in exercising a remedy, or requiring the satisfaction of a condition, and no course of dealing between the Parties shall operate as a waiver or estoppel of any right or remedy described herein.  A written waiver shall be effective only in the instance and only for the purpose that it is given.  To the extent any course of dealing, act, omission, failure, or delay in the exercising a right or remedy arising out of this Agreement constitutes the election of an inconsistent right or remedy, that election does not constitute a waiver of any other right or remedy described herein nor shall it limit or prevent the subsequent exercise an Agreement created right or remedy.

Severability:  

Should any part or portion of this Agreement be deemed invalid, such part or portion shall be revised in a manner that renders it enforceable to the full extent permitted under applicable law.  If any part or provision cannot be revised and is stricken, all remaining parts or portions shall continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed without the invalid part or portion.  It is hereby declared the intention of the Parties that they would have executed all remaining parts or portions of this Agreement without including any such part, parts, or portions which may, for any reason, be hereafter declared invalid and incapable of revision.

 

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THE NCX PRIVACY POLICY

The following guidelines outline the privacy policy that the National Cyber Exchange (the “NCX”) will follow in collecting, maintaining, and using the information it receives through your interactions with its website and it subparts, found in desktop and mobile formats at www.nationalcyber.org (the “Website”).  These guidelines have been developed to support and supplement the Website’s Terms & Conditions, which may also be found on the Website, and are incorporated by reference. 

Due to the constantly evolving nature of the internet and the legal policies that surround it, the NCX reserves the right to unilaterally update these guidelines and the Terms & Conditions they support.  Each revision shall be effective when posted, and shall immediately supersede and replace any versions that proceeded it.  While the NCX will endeavor to provide you with notice of each revision, delivery of notice shall not be contractually required.  You are thus encouraged to periodically review these guidelines and note any changes.  Like the Terms & Conditions, these guidelines cannot be revised or accepted in piecemeal.  If you object to a specific revision, you must discontinue your use of the Website and its services.  Your use of the Website and its services shall constitute an express acceptance of the privacy guidelines in effect at the time of use.

Consistent with the Terms & Conditions, the NCX does not audit, vet or endorse the privacy policies of any webpages linked to the Website.  You are accordingly responsible for reviewing the terms and conditions associated with each website you visit, and should not assume they will follow the privacy policy outlined below.

 

1. What Information Does the NCX Gather?

During your interactions with the Website, the NCX shall gather the following types of information.

Registration Information.  The NCX will collect any information you provide when registering to use the Website and its services including, but not limited to, your name, e-mail address, and demographic information (e.g., your age, sex, and the city in which you work).

Traffic Information.  The NCX will collect your computer’s I.P. address, the browser type you use, your access times, data from undeleted cookies, and other numeric measures or codes used to track your computer’s interaction with the Website.  This information allows the NCX to measure a computer’s interaction with the Website and use of its services.  With the exception of cookies discussed below, all of the traffic information we gather from your interactions with the Website shall be nonidentifying, in that it will not identify you personally, and will be used to improve the Website and may occasionally be shared with third-parties for marketing purposes.

Cookie Information.  The NCX will use cookie-based tracking to identify you and confirm your rights to access the Website and its services.  The NCX’s gathering of this information is contingent upon your acceptance of the cookies used to gather it.  If you refuse to accept cookies from the NCX, your access to certain portions of the Website and its services may be restricted or blocked entirely.  From time to time, we may also a third-party advertising server to display ads on the Website and some of the ads posted by these servers may contain cookies specific to the advertiser.  We do not have access to these cookies or the information they gather, and acceptance of these cookies, or the cookies sent from any party other than the NCX, is optional and shall not affect your use of the Website or its services.

Credit Card & Payment Information.  The NCX uses a third-party merchant service to process all online payments.  Accordingly, the NCX does not routinely keep or store your credit card or other payment information.  In the event the NCX is given your credit card or other payment information, it shall keep such information only so long as necessary to process the payment and transfer the information to its merchant service provider.  All information provided to the NCX’s third-party merchant provider shall be kept secure in accordance with the provider’s internal policies and procedures.  Information on the NCX’s current provider shall be provided upon request.

 

2. How is Your Information Used?

The information the NCX gathers shall be put to the following uses:

Statistical Analysis & Banner Advertising.  The NCX may use your anonymous traffic information to analyze user behavior and measure interest in the various areas of our site (for product development purposes) or to inform advertisers as to how many consumers have seen or “clicked” their advertisements.  The NCX also uses demographic information to allow advertising banners on our Website to be targeted, in aggregate, to the readers for whom they are most pertinent.  This means that readers see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer’s experience and the effectiveness of the ads.  In this statistical analysis and banner advertisement targeting, we will disclose information to third-parties only in aggregate form.  Personal information about you as an individual subscriber or registrant will not be provided to any third-party, except when we have your permission or if there are unique circumstances requiring disclosure in a manner consistent with the Terms & Conditions or any nondisclosure agreement you executed with the NCX.

E-mail.  The NCX may use the e-mail addresses you provide, information about our services, updates on your account and notices required by the Terms & Conditions.  Occasionally, the NCX shares data collected about subscribers with other units within the NCX group of companies or third-parties whose products or services we feel may be of interest to you.  Many of our subscribers find these mail or e-mail promotions valuable, whether they are shopping for merchandise, taking advantage of a special offer or purchasing unique services. If you prefer not to receive promotional materials from companies outside the NCX group of companies, please see the “Opting Out” provision below.

Data Security.  To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect the information we collect online, including utilizing third party payment services for security for credit card submissions.  Detailed information about PCI security for credit card submissions is available from the PCI Security Standards Council at: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pci_security/

 

3. When & How is Your Information Shared?

The NCX shares the information it gathers, in aggregate form, with advertisers and other partners.  The NCX does not release personal information about you as an individual to third-parties, except when we have your permission or under special circumstances described in the Terms & Conditions.  The NCX will provide you all of your personal information provided at registration upon request. This information will only be sent to an e-mail provided during the registration process.

The Website provides it users with a variety of message boards as a means of exchanging information with each other.  The content of these boards is generally available to all users with access to the Website and is thus not governed by these privacy guidelines.  Any information you disclose when posting a message in a board becomes public to all users with access to it.  You should always be careful when distributing your personal information in this manner.  If you choose to participate or post messages in the NCX’s boards, we will collect such information about you as you choose to disclose.  If you send the NCX personal correspondence about your activities or postings on the NCX’s Website, the NCX may collect such information in a file specific to you.

The boards may be used only for non-commercial purposes.  You may not post any material concerning promotion, advertising or solicitation for goods or services without the NCX’s prior consent. From time to time the boards may be monitored by the NCX in order to maintain professional decorum and to prevent prohibited uses of the boards.  The NCX reserves the right to remove any material, message or discussion thread that is, in the sole judgment of the NCX, inappropriate.  For more information about the boards, please review our Terms and Conditions of Use or contact the NCX by e-mail.

 

A Special Note About Children.

Children under 13 are not eligible to use the NCX’s services, and we ask that minors not submit any personal information to us.  If you are a minor, you may use this service only in conjunction with a parent or guardian.

 

Opting-Out, Corrections and Cancellations.

Upon request, the NCX will:

  • remove you and your personal information from our database, thereby canceling your registration;
  • correct personal information that you state is erroneous; or
  • permit you to “opt out” of further e-mail contact (except notification of major changes to the service) while still allowing access to the site.

To request a correction or cancellation, contact NCX Administration Office at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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