Privacy Policy. Terms of Use & Disclaimer

PRIVACY POLICY

1. Introduction.
Brain Playground  ("We") respect and protect the privacy of our users and our newsletter subscribers. This policy statement tells you how we collect information from you and how we use it. Using the Internet can be an educational and fun experience and we want to make sure your experience is what you expect. We do not collect, publish, trade, or sell your personally identifiable information. This means that unless we get your approval we will not publish, share, sell, or trade your name, address, E-mail address, telephone number, or any other information that would allow you to be personally identified. If you send an E-mail to us, we may use your email address and other information you send us to respond appropriately to your message. You can remove yourself from our newsletter subscription list at any time, simply by sending us an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

2. We May Store Some Information.
We may track user visits and behavior on the site, such as by using "cookies" - which are small files stored on your computer’s hard drive. The information we collect with cookies helps us to make improvements in site navigation. You can remove cookies from your computer if you want; your browser’s help feature can tell you how. We may collect domain names, referral data (the address of the last URL a user visited prior to clicking through to www.brainplayground.com), browser type (whether a visitor uses a Netscape or Explorer browser), platform type (whether a visitor uses Macintosh or Windows), and traffic flow (where a visitor spends his or her time while on the site). We may also collect statistics from any visitor survey that we conduct.

3. Policies for Children (Under the Age of 13)
We encourage parents to spend time together with children on our site and with our other written material. However, no information should be submitted to us by users under 13 years of age without the consent of their parent or guardian. We do not provide any personally identifiable information to any third party from any user under 13 years of age. When a user under the age of 13 registers for our newsletter or participates in some activity on our site, he/she is required to provide the E-mail address of a parent or guardian and that parent or guardian receives an E-mail from us letting them know that the child has provided personal information to us. If the parent or guardian objects to the registration with our site, we will remove the user from our registration list. We fully comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (C.O.P.P.A.).

5. Sponsor Acknowledgments.
We may use sponsor logos or words in hypertext for acknowledgment purposes. When you click through to these Web sites operated by our sponsors, you may occasionally get cookies directly from them. We do not see or use these cookies, and we do not control how other sites use cookies. Other Web sites operate under their own cookies and privacy policies, and our policies no longer apply once you leave our site.

6. Aggregated Query and Visitor Survey Information.
We may collect statistics on a user´s navigation of our site. We may also collect statistics from a visitor survey. This information may be gathered together (aggregated) so that individual users cannot be distinguished from the whole. This information would help us make editorial and design decisions to make our site more helpful and even easier to use. In addition, we may use this information for targeted advertising or media campaigns.

7. Other Disclosures.
We may preserve and disclose user information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with legal process; (b) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (c) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of our users and the public.
Our Web site may contain links to other sites that are not under our control. These Web sites have their own policies regarding privacy. You should review these polices before visiting the Web sites. We have no responsibility for linked Web sites and provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our visitors.
You should be aware that if you participate in any discussion group through our site that others may be able to contact you directly through an E-mail address if you post one on our site. You should only post personal information to our site if you wish others to be able to access and use that information.


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TERMS OF USE and DISCLAIMER

1. General.
The following rules govern the use by you of www.brainplayground.com. ("us" or "our site"). The rules set forth herein apply to all materials, online communications, and other information that is or becomes available on our site (collectively, "Information").
BY USING OUR SITE, YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES AND ANY MODIFICATIONS THERETO. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT, AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION, TO CHANGE, MODIFY, ADD, OR REMOVE PORTIONS OF THIS POLICY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE CHECK THIS PAGE PERIODICALLY FOR ANY CHANGES. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR SITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF ANY CHANGES TO THESE TERMS SHALL MEAN THAT YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THOSE CHANGES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE E-MAIL US AT This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

2. User’s Obligation to Abide By Applicable Law.
In connection with the use of our site, you shall abide by all applicable federal, state, or local laws, including those pertaining to such areas as libel, slander, defamation, trade libel, product disparagement, harassment, invasion of privacy, tort, obscenity, indecency, and copyright or trademark infringement ("Applicable Law").

3. Proprietary Information and Intellectual Property Rights.
The Information available on our site, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials that appear as part of this Web site (the Contents), are intellectual property protected under the copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of the United States and/or other countries ("Intellectual Property Laws").You may not reproduce, duplicate, distribute, or exhibit any of the text, photographic and graphic (art and electronic) images, music, sound samplings, or other protected materials. You also agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on any content found on our site. The violation of applicable Intellectual Property Laws may give rise to civil and/or criminal penalties. By communication with this Web site, you hereby represent that you have all necessary rights in the materials, communications, or other information that you have provided, transmitted, or sent to this Web site, and you hereby authorize us to use and or authorize others to use, any such materials, communications, or information in any manner we see fit, subject to the other provisions in these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. You shall not post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way use or exploit any information or downloaded Contents for commercial purposes or otherwise use the information in a manner that is inconsistent with these rules and regulations. You may download the Contents of this Web site and other downloadable materials displayed on the Web site for your personal use only. No right, title, or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying.
You may submit to us your own articles, scholarly research, or research questions and announcements. By submitting such information to us, you grant us a worldwide, fully paid, royalty-free, non-exclusive, assignable, sub-licensable (through one or more tiers), license (the "License") in all interest in and to all of the rights in article, including all copyrights therein. The License includes, without limitation, the right to use, reproduce, distribute through one or more tiers, create derivative works of, and publicly display your article on or off our site. You also represent that you have the right to grant us such a license, and will indemnify us for any claims made against us arising from an article you provide.

4. Links.
We provide links to other sites. We have has no control over such sites and resources and as such are not responsible or liable for the any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. We shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such site or resource. Prior to purchasing any third party products or services described on the Brain Playground site, you are advised to verify pricing, product quality and other information necessary to make an informed purchase. Brain Playground shall not have any liability arising from your purchases of third party products or services based upon the information provided on the Brain Playground site. Although Brain Playground has attempted to provide accurate information to you, Brain Playground assumes no responsibility for any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, delays or other defects in any of the information provided.  By  your use of this website you acknowledge that any reliance upon any advice, opinion, recommendation, statement or other information displayed or distributed through the Brain Playground site is at your sole risk.