Accessibility

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Our site is WCAG Level A compliant, and incorporates additional web accessibility standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative.

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Proprietary Materials
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The materials posted on this site may be retrieved and downloaded solely for not-for-profit or educational purposes (”Authorized Uses”), provided that such Authorized Uses do not include posting, publication, transmission, or dissemination of such materials in digital or electronic form by means of the World Wide Web, e-mail, online services or any other medium now existing or hereafter developed, or the making of more than thirty (100) printed copies.

No materials contained on this web site may otherwise be copied, modified, published, broadcast, or otherwise distributed without the prior written permission of the Claremont Forum. Any reproduction permitted under this User Agreement must contain the following notice: “Copyright ©2010 The Claremont Forum. All rights reserved.”

The information contained on this web site, or any other web site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by The Claremont Forum, as well as the design and layout of such web sites, contains elements protected by trade dress, copyright, or other laws, and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No text, logo, graphic, sound, or image from this web site may be copied, except in connection with the Authorized Uses described above, or retransmitted without the express written permission of the Claremont Forum.

Warranties
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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CLAREMONT FORUM, ITS EMPLOYEES, ITS AGENTS, OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THESE PAGES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ANY LINKED SITE.

Community Guidelines

External Links
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The Claremont Forum invites you to join our community and post your thoughts on our web site and social networking pages.

But before you comment, please read these basic rules:

1. •Be appropriate. Comments with obscene, explicit, sexist, racist or otherwise derogatory language or images will be deleted.
   

2. •Be polite. Comments containing personal attacks, insults or threats will be deleted.
   

3. •Be honest. Potentially libelous comments will be deleted.
   

4. •Don’t  ‘spam.’ Comments advertising or promoting commercial products and services will be deleted.
   

Comments on our web site are held for moderation and approved several times daily. We reserve the right to delete or reject any comment or ban any user who violates our community code of conduct. Community comments don’t reflect the views o the Claremont Forum or its employees unless stated otherwise.

Privacy Policy

Our General Policy
The Claremont Forum recognizes the importance of protecting information we may collect from visitors to our site. Our policy is to use the information we acquire from visitors to our sites for internal purposes only, and we maintain appropriate security measures to keep this information private.

Users can visit the site without revealing any information about themselves. If one chooses to give us personal information via the Internet for the purposes of correspondence, then it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information.

If users tell us that they do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact, we will respect those wishes. We do not share information web users provide with third parties for commercial purposes.

The Claremont Forum takes precautions to keep the user information disclosed to us secure. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.

If users have questions about the types of information collected on this web site or would like to request a correction of any information collected, then please contact us at rachel@claremontforum.org.

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Cookies were originally designed to help a web site distinguish a user’s browser as a previous visitor and thus save and remember any preferences that may have been set while the user was browsing the site. If you are just browsing www.claremontforum.org, a cookie identifies only your browser but you do not have to accept the cookie to continue browsing the site. It is possible to set your browser to inform you when a cookie is being placed – then you have the opportunity to decide whether to accept the cookie.

User Agreement
If you have any questions about this User Agreement, contact the Claremont Forum. If you do not agree with these terms of this User Agreement, you may not use the site. The Claremont Forum reserves the right to change this User Agreement at any time without notice.

Thoughts or questions about this policy? Let us know at claremontforum@gmail.com