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Seminar
Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy
The Brainstorm Institute reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a
seminar if the number of participants drops below the minimum required
number of participants
for any particular seminar. The Brainstorm Institute, Inc. shall not be
liable in any
way for any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages, resulting
from rescheduling or canceling training, including fees incurred for rescheduling
travel accommodations.
Participant
Refund and Cancellation Policy
An individual participant may cancel a scheduled seminar and receive a
refund
minus a $150.00 non-refundable cancellation fee if cancellation is received
at least
two weeks prior to the scheduled seminar start date. If an individual
cancels a scheduled seminar within two weeks of the scheduled seminar
start date and does
not reschedule the seminar, 65% of the seminar cost must still be paid
in full with
no refund available. If an individual cancels a scheduled seminar within
One week of the scheduled seminar start date and does not reschedule the
seminar, 100% of
the seminar cost must still be paid in full with no refund available.
Groups
or organizations may cancel a scheduled customized seminar and r
eceive a refund minus a $200.00 non-refundable cancellation fee per participant
if cancellation is received at least thirty days prior to the scheduled
seminar start
date. If a group or organization cancels a scheduled seminar within thirty
days of the scheduled seminar start date and does not reschedule the seminar,
50% of the full amount of the seminar per participant must still be paid
in full with no refund
available. If a group or organization cancels a scheduled seminar within
fourteen days of the scheduled seminar start date and does not reschedule
the seminar, the full amount of the seminar per participant must still
be paid in full with no refund available.
Participant
Rescheduling Policy
An individual participant may reschedule a seminar with no penalty if
the schedule change is performed and verified no less than fifteen business
days prior to the previously scheduled seminar start date. If an individual
reschedules a seminar within fifteen business days of the previously scheduled
seminar start date, the participant will be charged a $150.00 rescheduling
fee, which will be billed to the individual and must be paid prior to
attending the rescheduled seminar.
A group
or organization may reschedule a seminar with no penalty if the schedule
change is performed and verified no less than thirty days prior to the
previously scheduled seminar start date. If a group or organization reschedules
a seminar within fifteen business days days of the previously scheduled
seminar start date, the
group or organization will be charged a $150.00 rescheduling fee per
participant, which will be billed to the group or organization and must
be paid prior to attending the rescheduled seminar.
The Brainstorm
Institute reserves the right to reschedule a seminar if the number of
participants drops below the minimum required number of participants for
any particular seminar, as listed on our web site. The Brainstorm Institute,
Inc. shall
not be liable
in any way for any incidental, indirect, special or consequential
damages, resulting from rescheduling or training.
Web
Site Content
All material and information contained on this website is representative
or property
of The Brainstorm Institute, Inc. and may not be reproduced, altered,
downloaded, or
otherwise used in any manner outside of the original intention without
express
written consent from an authorized officer of the company.
Privacy
The Brainstorm Institute takes your right to privacy seriously, and wants
you to feel comfortable using this web site. We know that you care how
your information is used, and we appreciate your trust that we will use
it carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By
visiting us, you are accepting the privacy policy described below:
1. What Personal Information Do We Collect?
~ Information You Provide:
We receive and store information you enter. For example, when you search
for or buy a product or service, or when you supply information such as
your address, phone number or credit card. You can choose not to provide
certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage
of some of our features. We use the information that you provide for such
purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for
you, improving our website, and communicating with you. In addition, if
you choose, we may share your information with other companies who provide
goods or services that you are interested in. Please see the "opt-in/opt-out"
selection in Section 4 of this policy.
~Cookies:
Like many websites, we use "cookies". Cookies are small programs
that we transfer to your hard drive that allow us to recognize you and
to provide you with a customized shopping experience. If you do not want
us to use cookies, you can easily disable them by going to the toolbar
of your web browser, and clicking on the "help" button. Follow
the instructions that will prevent the browser from accepting cookies,
or set the browser to inform you when you receive a new cookie. In addition,
you may visit this and other websites anonymously through the use of utilities
provided by other private companies.
~Other Information:
Every computer has an IP (Internet Protocol) address. IP addresses of
computers used to visit this site are noted. In addition, we automatically
collect other information such as email addresses, browser types, operating
systems, and the URL addresses of sites clicked to and from this site.
~Information from Other Sources:.
We might receive information about you from other sources and add it to
our account information. For example, this may include updated delivery
and address information from our shippers or other sources so that we
can correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication
more easily.
2. How Do We Use Your Information?
Data may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this
site. Efforts will be made to prevent your data being made available to
third parties unless (i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy;
(ii) your consent is obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out
for the sharing of data; (iii) a service provided on our site requires
interaction with a third party, or is provided by a third party, such
as an application service provider; (iv) pursuant to legal action or law
enforcement; (v) it is found that your use of this site violates the site
editor's policy, terms of service, or other usage guidelines, or if it
is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to protect the site
editor's legal rights and/or property; or (vi) this site is purchased
by a third party, in which case that third party will be able to use the
data in the same manner as set forth in this policy. In the event you
choose to use links displayed on this web site to visit other web sites,
you are advised to read the privacy policies published on those sites.
3. How Do We Protect the Security of Your Information?
1. We work to protect the security of your information during transmission
by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information
you input.
2. We use a firewall to protect against unlawful intrusion.
3. We limit access to your information on a "need to know" basis.
4. We reveal only the last five digits of your credit card numbers when
confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number
to the appropriate credit card company during order processing.
5. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your
password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using
a shared computer.
6. No system can guarantee absolute security, just as the finest lock
can not guarantee physical security. However, we take every reasonable
precaution to assure that your data is secure.
4. Your Choice: Opt-in or Opt-out.
It is your choice whether to receive emails or special offers from us
or others. The following section provides you with this choice. Please
note the default settings.
~Please send me email or other mail informing me of special offers of
your products or services, or of related products or services available
from other companies.
~Please do not send me email or other mail informing me of special offers
of your products or services or of related products or services available
from other companies.
5. Children
We do
not sell products or services to children. If you are under 18, you may
use this site only with involvement of a parent or guardian.
6.
Other Websites
Various
Web sites may be linked to from this site. If you link to another site,
your privacy depends on the policy of that site. We strongly urge you
to check their privacy policy. Not all sites guarantee that they will
not share your personally identifiable information with others. You may
also wish to consult privacy guidelines such as those recommended by the
Online Privacy Alliance (www.privacyalliance.org).
7.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Changes may be made to this policy from time to time. You will be notified
of substantial changes to this policy either by through the posting of
a prominent announcement on the site, and/or by a mail message sent to
the e-mail address you have provided, which is stored within your user
settings.
8.
No Guarantees
While this privacy policy states standards for maintenance of data, and
while efforts will be made to meet the said standards, there may be factors
beyond the site editor's control that may result in disclosure of data.
Understanding this, the site editor is not in a position to guarantee
absolute and definitive compliance with these standards. Consequently,
the site editor offers no warranties or representations as regards maintenance
or non-disclosure of data.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy or about this web site, please
feel free to contact us by e-mail. You may be required to provide identifier
information to assure that this information is not released to others.
We reserve
the right to modify this policy in the future. If we do so, notice will
be posted on our web site.
©
2007, The Brainstorm Institute, Inc.
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