Policies
These are the policies of the blog Cardinal Rules, operated by YB Consulting and Cardinal Business Strategies, Inc (hereafter referred to only as “Cardinal Rules”) . By using this website, you agree to these policies:
Comment Policy
Conversation is welcome at Cardinal Rules. We expect that you will respect common courtesies and refrain from personal attacks or using profanity when posting comments. Site users are fully responsible for anything they post in their comments. All posted comments are in the public domain. Users are responsible for the copyright of the comments they post to the website. Cardinal Rules reserves the right to delete or moderate comments at any time without prior notice.
In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, any comments believed to be posted by a person 13 years of age or younger will be removed.
Photo Policy and Copyright Disclaimer
Cardinal Rules does not hold the copyright to photographs used on our website, except where otherwise noted.
Photos used on Cardinal Rules are used with the knowledge and permission of the respective photographer or are believed to be readily available in the public domain and used under protection of the US. Copyright Fair Use Act.
If you own the copyright to a photo used on our website and would like it removed, please contact us at ybconsulting{at}gmail.com
Editorial and Advertising Policy
Cardinal Rules accepts paid advertisements from third-party organizations. These ads are denoted in both graphic and text links in the header and sidebar of this website. Affiliate links are used (when available) to link to products or services reviewed or recommended on Cardinal Rules. Any banner ads that may appear on Cardinal Rules are affiliate ads or GoogleSense ads.
Any products or services provided to us to sample in order to aid in editorial research will be disclosed according to FTC regulations.
If a client of Cardinal Business Strategies or YB Consulting is discussed in a post, it will be disclosed specifically in that blog post. Cardinal Rules does not accept pay for blog editorial.
Privacy
Cardinal Rules will not share or sell identifiable personal information obtained on this website, except as required by law. Unidentifiable personal information, such as male/female reader ratios and age demographics may be shared with advertisers.
When you browse, read or download content from Cardinal Rules, certain technical information is collected including:
*The IP address from which you access our website
*The browser type and operating system used
*The date and time our site was accessed
*Pages and outbound links visited
*Links from third-party websites used to arrive at our website
*Search engine terms used to find our website
This information is collected by third-party commercial software systems (such as Google Analytics). The information collected is used to help us create a better user experience for our readers.
When you post a comment to our website, the following information is collected:
*Your name as provided by yourself
*Your email address as provided by yourself
*Your third-party website as provided by yourself
*Your IP address
Content Reproduction
Content from Cardinal Rules may be reproduced or re-posted in part (limited to a summary or a quote not to exceed a paragraph in length), provided proper credit and an active link are attributed to our site. Written permission is not necessary for partial reproduction provided the above stipulations are adhered to.
Blog posts may NOT be reproduced, re-posted, or copied in their entirety.
Linking Policy and Disclaimer of Endorsement
The views and opinions expressed by guest bloggers of Cardinal Rules are those of the individual bloggers. The views do not necessarily reflect those of Cardinal Rules.
Information presented on Cardinal Rules is for educational, informational and inspirational purposes only and should not be considered contracted advice.
Cardinal Rules is committed to providing accurate information, however because of the evolutionary nature of business trends and services, the accuracy of archived content cannot be guaranteed.
For the convenience and interest of readers, Cardinal Rules provides hyperlinked text and photos to third party sites. By selecting these links, you are leaving the Cardinal Rules site and are subject to the policies of the third-party website.
Cardinal Rules does not guarantee that third-party websites comply with FTC regulations or other laws applicable to online content.
Cardinal Rules is not responsible for private content collected by third-party websites and is not responsible for how that information is used by the third-party website.
Cardinal Rules cannot authorize the use of copyrighted material used by a third-party website and is not responsible for its use.
Cardinal Rules does not control or guarantee the accuracy of content provided on a third-party website.
Cardinal Rules is not responsible for the opinions expressed on a third-party website nor that of the outside website’s sponsors.
Contact Information
While we do try to answer every email we receive, due to the volume, we regret that it is not always possible to send an individual reply.
You may contact us at hello{at}thinksplendid.com
Our mailing address is:
Cardinal Business Strategies, Inc
PO Box 52484
Durham, NC 27704
Policies updated December 2009.
