Use of this site is governed by the following Terms of Use.

Terms of Use

Lotsa Helping Hands, Inc. ("Lotsa Helping Hands") welcomes you to its web site (the "web site"). On this web site, Lotsa Helping Hands makes available to you its Internet service for helping others along with information, software, documents, communications, files, text, graphics, publications, content, tools, forums, resources and links to other web sites.

Privacy Policy

Lotsa Helping Hands respects your desire for privacy. Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Lotsa Helping Hands or Lotsa Helping Hands representatives and affiliates maintain facilities. This information is highly protected and is stored in a secure and controlled environment. By using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country and you consent to the terms of our Privacy Policy. The United States Department of Commerce and the European Commission have agreed on a set of data protection principles and frequently asked questions (the ‘Safe Harbor Framework’) to enable U.S. companies to satisfy European Union (EU) law requirements for adequate protection of personal information transferred from the European Economic Area to the United States. Lotsa Helping Hands abides by the privacy principles set forth in the Safe Harbor Framework, which can be found at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Web site at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor.

How Lotsa Helping Hands will protect your personal information

Notice, Choice, and Onward Transfers. Lotsa Helping Hands requests general demographic information in the sign-up process. This information is limited to reporting purposes only. Phone numbers, email addresses, and postal addresses are not shared for demographic reports with outside entities. If you join a community that was created from the web site service of one of our Partner organizations, the Partner's name is prominently displayed on each page of the web site. In such case, we may share only your name and email address with that Partner only, and the Partner may communicate with you about activities associated only with it, but you will have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving further communications from the Partner if you wish.

Data Security. Lotsa Helping Hands takes data security seriously and has put in place appropriate physical and electronic procedures to protect and secure the personal information that you share with us. Lotsa Helping Hands stores information internally in a controlled, secure environment.

Data Integrity. Lotsa Helping Hands will use personal information only in ways that are compatible with the purposes for which it was collected, which is to provide communication among the members of the private community to which you belong.

Access. All individuals providing personal information must agree to these Terms of Use, and in so doing, have access to their personal information to correct, amend, or delete. If for some reason an individual no longer has the ability to sign in to a community to which they were a member, upon request, Lotsa Helping Hands grants individuals reasonable access to personal information that it holds about them, and will take reasonable steps to permit individuals to correct, amend, or delete information that is demonstrated to be inaccurate or incomplete.

Enforcement. Lotsa Helping Hands utilizes the self-assessment approach to assure its compliance with this Privacy Policy, and periodically verifies that the policy is accurate, comprehensive for the information intended to be covered, prominently displayed, completely implemented, and in conformity with the Safe Harbor Framework.

Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our web site.

Acceptance of Terms

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. By accessing and using this web site in any way, including, without limitation, browsing the web site, using any information, using any content, using any services, downloading any materials, and/or placing an order for products or services, you agree to and are bound by the terms of use described in this document ("Terms of Use"). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE IN ANY MANNER. The Terms of Use are entered into by and between Lotsa Helping Hands and you. If you are using the web site on behalf of your employer, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms of Use on your employer's behalf.

Lotsa Helping Hands reserves the right, at Lotsa Helping Hands' sole discretion, to change, modify, update, add, or remove portions of the Terms of Use at any time without notice to you. Please check these Terms of Use for changes. Your continued use of this web site following the posting of changes to the Terms of Use will mean you accept those changes.

Use of Materials Limitations

All materials contained in the web site are the copyrighted property of Lotsa Helping Hands, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies and/or third-party licensors. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to Lotsa Helping Hands, or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and/or third-party licensors.

Unless otherwise specified, the materials and services on this web site are for your personal and non-commercial use, and you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the web site without the written permission from Lotsa Helping Hands.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of your use of the web site, you will not use the web site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Lotsa Helping Hands server, or the network(s) connected to any Lotsa Helping Hands server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the web site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to services, materials, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any Lotsa Helping Hands server or to the web site, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the web site.

Use of Services on the Web Site

The web site provides its users (called members) access to a private community, created by the coordinator, designed to provide for communication amongst the members of the community. The web site may contain email services, communities, calendars, news groups, forums, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others within your community (each a "Communication Service" and collectively "Communication Services"). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service.

Lotsa Helping Hands reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as Lotsa Helping Hands deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Lotsa Helping Hands' sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication Services. Lotsa Helping Hands does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, Lotsa Helping Hands specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Services. Coordinators and members are not authorized Lotsa Helping Hands spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Lotsa Helping Hands.

Spam Email and Postings

You agree that Lotsa Helping Hands would be irreparably harmed by the use, by you or others, of the web site or facilities in connection with the transmission of spam newsgroup postings or unsolicited email in violation of these Terms of Use, and that Lotsa Helping Hands is entitled to obtain injunctive relief against any such transmission (in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity). Lotsa Helping Hands reserves the right to block, filter or delete unsolicited email.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Lotsa Helping Hands, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders, partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your submissions, your use of the web site, including any use by your employees, your connection to the web site, your violation of the Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another.

Advertisements and Promotions

Lotsa Helping Hands may run advertisements and promotions from third parties on the web site. The manner, mode and extent of advertising by Lotsa Helping Hands is subject to change. Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers other than Lotsa Helping Hands found on or through the web site, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. Lotsa Helping Hands is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such non-Lotsa Helping Hands advertisers on the web site.

Disclaimers and Other Notices on the User of the Web Site

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION, MATERIALS, SERVICES AND PUBLICATION ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND LOTSA HELPING HANDS AND ITS AFFILIATES, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN ADDITION, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, LOTSA HELPING HANDS AND ITS AFFILIATES, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, OR QUIET ENJOYMENT.

LOTSA HELPING HANDS, ITS AFFILIATES, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS, AND THE OFFICERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTORS, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF LOTSA HELPING HANDS AND ITS AFFILIATES PARTNERS AND SPONSORS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "COVERED PARTIES") WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM (A) ANY DEFICIENCY IN THE WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE PROVIDED VIA THE WEB SITE (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SERVICE") OR ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIALS ON WHICH IT IS BASED OR ANY INSTRUCTION OR OTHER MATERIALS DESCRIBING THE SERVICE OR ITS USE, (B) THE UNAVAILABILITY OR INTERRUPTION OF THE SERVICE (OR ANY PART THEREOF), (C) ANY USE OF THE SERVICE BY YOU (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM A COVERED PARTY IN USING THE SERVICE), (D) YOUR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, (E) THE LOTSA HELPING HANDS WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT THEREOF, OR (F) ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE REASONABLE CONTROL OF A COVERED PARTY. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE COVERED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATTER RELATED TO THE WEB SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. YOUR RIGHT TO MONETARY DAMAGES IN THAT AMOUNT SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST ANY COVERED PARTY. THE COVERED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES) IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OR ANY MATTER RELATED TO THE WEB SITE.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS CONCERNING THE SUITABILITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE WEB SITE, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS. THE WEB SITE, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. LOTSA HELPING HANDS AND ITS AFFILIATES, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH INACCURACIES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE WEB SITE, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS AND IN ANY OTHER REFERENCE.

LOTSA HELPING HANDS MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE WEB SITE, SERVICES ON THE WEB SITE, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, PRICES, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, PRODUCT OFFERINGS AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ON THE WEB SITE AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE.

THE WEB SITE, DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED INTERNATIONALLY AND MAY CONTAIN REFERENCES OR CROSS-REFERENCES TO LOTSA HELPING HANDS PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED OR AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY. SUCH REFERENCES DO NOT IMPLY THAT LOTSA HELPING HANDS INTENDS TO ANNOUNCE SUCH PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES IN YOUR COUNTRY. CONSULT YOUR LOCAL LOTSA HELPING HANDS BUSINESS CONTACT FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WHICH MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.

THE WEB SITE CONTAINS LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES WHICH ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF LOTSA HELPING HANDS AND LOTSA HELPING HANDS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS ON ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. LOTSA HELPING HANDS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. LOTSA HELPING HANDS IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY THAT LOTSA HELPING HANDS ENDORSES OR ACCEPTS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT ON SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITES.