Privacy Policy
Last revised on October 22, 2019.
We are committed to protecting the privacy and rights of our website visitors. This privacy policy is intended to make clear the ways that ericschmidt.com (“website” or “site”) may collect, store, protect, and make use of your information. We will not collect any personal information from you that you do not volunteer. We do not and will not sell, share, or rent this information in any way that is not outlined in this statement.
The information we collect
Browsing Information: By visiting this site, you grant us permission to collect information automatically from your browsing that is not personally identifying. This information may include location, IP address, browser details, and similar non-identifying details that is often used to understand how visitors are using this website. For example, our servers may use “cookies” (a small data file) to track a user’s activity within our site. Cookies do not gather personal information such as email addresses.
How we use information
We use browsing information to allow us to measure user trends (such as which domains refer users to our site), to provide personalized content where available, to help diagnose problems with our servers, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our site and protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our website, administer this website more effectively and to gather broad geographic information about where users are accessing our site from. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, but this may limit your access to some features of the site.
How we share information
Information collected in connection with this website is not shared, sold or disclosed to any third party, except:
- with vendors, consultants, or service providers that have been engaged to provide services in connection with this website (such as web hosting) and who need access to such information to carry out their work; or
- if required 1) to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws, 2) to respond to a court order, judicial or other government subpoena, or warrant in the manner required by the requesting entity, 3) to take appropriate or necessary action against fraudulent, abusive or unlawful uses, or 4) to protect the integrity of information technology systems.
Security
Keeping your information safe is very important to us. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure. We strive to protect your personal information, but we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you send to us, and you do so at your own risk. We use reasonable precautions to keep your personally identifying information and browsing information secure and to only release browsing information to third parties we believe share our commitment to privacy. However, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for the actions of these parties.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. Once you have used these links to leave our site, please note that we have no responsibility for that external site. This privacy statement does not govern other sites. The inclusion of that link on this website does not mean that we endorse that website, its content, or the organization to which it belongs.
Changes to this policy
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. In the event of changes, a notice will be posted to this website to inform you of such changes. You are encouraged to review this privacy policy periodically to stay informed about how your information is handled.
Questions?
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Terms of Use
These terms and conditions and the privacy policy, which is incorporated here by reference, govern your use of this website. By using the website, you accept the terms described herein, including the privacy policy. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the website.
These Terms of Use were last modified on October 22, 2019.
Intellectual Property, including Trademark and Copyright
Unless otherwise stated, we own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website, including all text, photos, images, design, logos, videos, graphics, publications, and other content.
Use of Content
You may view, download, and print pages (or other content) from the website for your personal use. Material may not be used for commercial purposes; edited or otherwise modified; republished in any manner; sold, rented, or sub-licensed; or redistributed. All content contained in this website owned by other parties may not be reproduced or modified without prior written consent of those parties.
Exceptions for content owned by this site may be granted with prior written consent . All requests should be directed to inquiries@schmidtfutures.com. Please state the subject as “Use of Website Materials.”
No Warranties
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only and is provided “as is.” The information is provided by us and while we endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind.
Limitations of Liability
To the extent permitted by law, in no event will we be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, punitive, exemplary special, or consequential damages or lost profits whatsoever arising out of these Terms or your use of this website, whether arising in tort, contract or any other legal theory.
Venue and Choice of Law
All claims, disputes or disagreements which may arise out of the interpretation, performance or in any way relate to your use of this site, shall be submitted exclusively to the jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located in San Jose (federal) or Santa Clara County (state), California and be governed by California law, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Questions?
Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding the terms of use by contacting us at inquiries@schmidtfutures.com. Please note “Terms of Use” in the subject line of your e-mail.