Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

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This website, www.STRIDECreativeDC.com, (this “Site”) is operated by or on behalf of STRIDE CREATIVE ("we," "us," and "our"). This online Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (this “Terms” and “Policy) describes our commitment to privacy and reflects the importance we place on earning and keeping your trust. 

Your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Use

These Terms and Conditions of Use apply to all users of this Site. By using this Site you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use, you may not access or use this Site.

Your acceptance of our Privacy Policy

By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions of Use, you agree also to the terms of our Privacy Policy, which is expressly incorporated herein. Before using this Site, please carefully review our Privacy Policy, below. All personal information provided to us as a result of your use of this Site will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Your consent to other agreements

When you sign up to use a special feature of this Site, you may be asked to agree to special terms governing your use of the special feature. In such cases, you may be asked to expressly consent to the special terms, for example, by checking a box or clicking on a button marked "I agree." This type of agreement is known as a "click-through" agreement. If any of the terms of the click-through agreement are different than the terms of these Terms and Conditions of Use, the terms of the click-through agreement will supplement or amend these Terms and Conditions of Use, but only with respect to the matters governed by the "click-through agreement."

These Terms and Conditions of Use may change

These Terms and Conditions of Use are current as of the effective date set forth above. STRIDE CREATIVE reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions of Use from time to time, consistent with applicable laws and principles. These changes will be effective as of the date we post the revised version on this Site.

Your continued use of this Site after we have posted the revised Terms and Conditions of Use constitutes your agreement to be bound by the revised Terms and Conditions of Use. If at any time you choose not to accept these Terms of Use, you should not use this Site.

Intellectual Property Rights

Our Limited License to You. This Site and all the materials available on the Site are the property of us and/or our affiliates or licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The Site is provided solely for your personal noncommercial use. You may not use the Site or the materials available on the Site in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. If you share our content via social media, we ask that your postings clearly acknowledge us as the source.

Passwords

To use certain features of the Site, you will need a username and password, which you will receive through the Site’s registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are responsible for all activities (whether by you or by others) that occur under your password or account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your password or account information.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, INCLUDING OUR MESSAGING, BLOGS, COMMENTS OF OTHERS, BOOKS, EMAILS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, OR THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE OR BY US IN ANY WAY, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, ANY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THE SITE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS.

YOU acknowledge and agree that no representation has been made by STRIDE CREATIVE and its AFFILATES and relied upon as to the future benefits or outcomes that may be derived from the participation in ANY PROGRAM OF ANY KIND OFFERED BY STRIDE CREATIVE.

THIS SITE IS CONTINUALLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND STRIDE CREATIVE MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, IMPLIED OR EXPRESS, AS TO ITS ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR APPROPRIATENESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.

WITH REGARDS TO CONTENT RELATING TO HEALTH & WELLNESS ON THE SITE:

THIS SITE OFFERS GENERAL WELLNESS INFORMATION AND IS DESIGNED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THIS INFORMATION AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DOES IT REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU OR YOUR CHILD’S PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL. DO NOT DISREGARD, AVOID OR DELAY OBTAINING MEDICAL OR MENTAL-HEALTH RELATED ADVICE FROM YOUR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THIS SITE. THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THIS SITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL OR COUNSELING CARE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND COUNSELING INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOTHERAPY, OR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TREATMENT, INSTRUCTIONS, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OR ADVICE.

Termination

We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Site or any part of the Site at any time without notice. In the event of cancellation or termination, you are no longer authorized to access the part of the Site affected by such cancellation or termination. The restrictions imposed on you with respect to material downloaded from the Site, and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms of Service, shall survive.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold STRIDE CREATIVE and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and Service Providers and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of this Site in violation of these Terms of Use and/or arising from a breach of these Terms and Conditions of Use and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or if any material that you post using this Site causes us to be liable to another. We reserve the right to defend any such claim, and you agree to provide us with such reasonable cooperation and information as we may request.

Severability and Integration

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and STRIDE CREATIVE with respect to this web site and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications between you and STRIDE CREATIVE with respect to this web site. If any part of these Terms and Conditions is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Privacy Policy

Scope of This Policy

This Policy applies to the information we collect from or about you through this Site. During your visit to www.STRIDECreativeDC.com, information that is not readily identifiable to an individual is automatically collected and stored. This information is used solely to improve our web services.

Information Collected and How It is Used

If you do nothing during your visit to www.STRIDECreativeDC.com but browse or download information, we automatically collect and store the following information about your visit.

  1. The Internet Protocol address and domain name used but not the email address. The Internet Protocol address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer.
  2. The type of browser and operating system you used and your connection speed;
  3. The date and time you visited this site;
  4. The web pages or services you accessed at this site; and
  5. The web site you visited prior to coming to this web site.

The information we automatically collect or store is used to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how people are using our site. www.STRIDECreativeDC.com analyzes our web site logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site. Our web site logs are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that browse www.STRIDECreativeDC.com.

If during your visit to www.STRIDECreativeDC.com you participate in a survey or send an email, the following additional information will be collected:

  1. E-mail correspondence: The e-mail address and contents of the e-mail;
  2. Surveys: Any information you volunteered in response to a survey.

The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us.

We use your email to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our web site, or to forward the email to another agency for appropriate action. Survey information is used for the purpose designated.

Some of the information www.STRIDECreativeDC.com collects through this Site may be "personal information" — information that identifies you personally, alone or in combination with other information available to us. Examples of personal information include (but are not limited to):

  1. contact data (such as your email address, phone number and physical address)
  2. demographic data (such as your date of birth and your ZIP code)
  3. health and medical data (such as information you supply in response to health/stress quizzes, program entry/exit surveys, information about health and wellness techniques that you use, and other information about your experience of anxiety and stress)
  4. registration data (such as your first name, last name, and password)
  5. credit card or debit card numbers and expiration dates (if used) so that you can register for events or other activities through this Site 

It is important to note that the survey information you submit is voluntary, towards program evaluation, program planning, and overall program improvement. Your information is therefore not considered “private” or "protected health information" (as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

A note about children's privacy

You must be at least 13 years old to have our permission to use this Site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from users under 13 years of age. If you are under the age of 13, you can use this service only in conjunction with your parent's or guardian's permission.

How we protect your information

www.STRIDECreativeDC.com takes reasonable precautions to provide a level of security appropriate to the sensitivity of the information we collect. Although we use reasonable measures to help protect your information against unauthorized use or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet or stored in our databases and will not be responsible for breaches of security beyond our reasonable control.

Disclaimer

www.STRIDECreativeDC.com has links to other web sites. These may include links to web sites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on www.STRIDECreativeDC.com and this Privacy Notice will not apply. When you link to another web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site.

Your consent

By using this Site, you are consenting to the collection, use, disclosure, and transfer of your information as described in this Policy (and any Privacy Notices that apply to you). If you do not consent to the collection, use, disclosure and transfer of your information as described in this Policy (and any Privacy Notices that apply to you), you may not use this Site. If you have questions about this Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].

First Published: 09/23/2020

Last Reviewed: 09/23/2020