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Orato respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work appears on another site without your permission, you may notify us by emailing Orato at info@orato.com with the following information, which is consistent with the form suggested by the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA):
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Orato Media Corp.
4th Floor – 525 Seymour St
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 3H7 Canada
phone: 604-608-1070
fax: 604-689-3009 Attn. Orato Legal
info@orato.com
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This Website host links not maintained by or related to Orato. These sites are entirely independent of this Website and imply no affiliation with Orato. Orato does not review or monitor such websites and is not responsible or liable for the content on them. Review terms and conditions of all websites you visit.
You are legally and ethically responsible for words, files, pictures, or any other work you post using Orato's services and are responsible for honoring the rights of others, including intellectual-property rights (copyright, patent, and trademark), the right to privacy, and the right not to be libeled or slandered. If you wish to post any work on the Website, you are responsible for obtaining the copyright holder's permission first. In posting a work on Orato, you authorize others to respond to and link to your work. That said, readers may not otherwise reproduce or disseminate this work unless permission has been granted by you.
By posting content on Orato you grant Orato the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to publish, excerpt, and display the content (in whole or in part) worldwide. All comments you submit regarding the content of this Website shall be non-confidential and Orato is free to host it on the site. Orato is not responsible for any material and/or data obtained through downloading or other means, which may damage your computer system or for viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property.
Protecting your privacy is important to Orato Media Corporation ("Orato"). This Policy explains how Orato collects, uses, and discloses the personal information you may provide while using Orato.com (the "Website"). It is always your choice to provide personal information.
By using or submitting information to Orato, you signify your consent to Orato’s collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, you may not use or submit information to Orato./
The Website automatically records the date and time you access the Website, your IP address, the URL from which you linked to the Website, the operating system you are using, the Website pages read and images viewed, and any content you post to the Website. This non-personal information is used for Website and system administration purposes. Non-personal information may be disclosed to others and permanently archived for future use. The Website uses "cookies," that stores information on a user’s computer to recognize future visits. Cookies allow Orato to recognize you so you do not have to enter your personal information every time. Some of the banner ads displayed in the Website are provided by outside companies. These ads contain cookies. While Orato uses cookies in other parts of the Website, cookies received with banner ads are collected by Orato’s advertisers and Orato does not have access to this information.
During your use of the Website, you may be asked to voluntarily provide personal information (such as your personal name, e-mail address, password, and address) for communications with you. If you choose not to provide certain requested personal information, you may not be able to use certain features of the Website.Orato may use your personal information to contact and correspond with you, respond to your communications, or provide services to you. Orato will never include any user’s personal information in reports. Orato allows its users to send articles or links by email to other parties who may be interested in them. Orato does not retain any email addresses of either the sender or recipient of such articles or links after they are sent.
If you register as an Orato member and opt into services then Orato may send you e-mail. At any time you may ask Orato to stop sending you e-mail by sending your request by e-mail info@orato.com. Also, each e-mail Orato sends to you will tell you how to decline further unsolicited e-mail. You should be aware that if you voluntarily disclose information online you may receive unsolicited messages from others. Orato has no control over this use of your personal information.Orato uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your search queries and visits to the Website in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Orato may disclose your personal information in the following circumstances and as otherwise permitted by applicable law: If you use the Website on behalf of another person or organization (such as your employer), Orato may provide your personal information to that authorizing person/organization. Orato has no control over the use of your personal information by the authorizing person/organization, and that use is not subject to this Policy. If you do not wish your personal information to be disclosed to the person/organization on whose behalf you use the Website, you may choose not to use the Website.Orato requires its affiliated businesses, advertisers, suppliers and service providers to protect the privacy of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Policy. Orato may be involved in the sale or transfer of some or all of its business. As part of that sale or transfer, Orato will require the acquiring organization to agree to protect the privacy of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Policy.
Orato has no liability for the acquiring organization’s use and disclosure of your personal information. If at any time you do not wish Orato to disclose your personal information as part of the sale or transfer of some or all of its business, please send your request by e-mail to info@Orato.com. Orato may disclose your personal information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information or where Orato has reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful in the investigation of unlawful activity. Orato has no control over, or liability for, those persons’ use and disclosure of your personal information, and that use and disclosure is not subject to this Policy.
The provisions of this Policy concerning "personal information" do not apply to information (such as your personal name, position or title, business address, business telephone number, business fax number and business e-mail address), which enable you to be contacted at a place of business. Orato will store and process your personal information in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. You may request access to your personal information and information about Orato collection, use and disclosure of that information by sending your request by e-mail to info@Orato.com. Orato attempts to keep its records as accurate and complete as possible. You can help us maintain the accuracy of your information by updating your personal information.
The Website may contain links to other sites. When you click on one of those links you are contacting another website. Orato has no responsibility or liability for or control over those other websites.If you stop using the Website or your permission to use the Websites is terminated, Orato may continue to use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Policy. New versions of this Policy will be posted here. Orato's collection, use and disclosure of your personal information will be governed by the version of this Policy in effect at that time. Your use of the Website subsequent to any changes to this Policy will signify consent. If you have any comments or questions about this Policy or your personal information, please send your comments by e-mail to info@orato.com or to:
Orato Media Corp.
4th Floor - 525 Seymour St
Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 3H7
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