Policies

* Copyright Policy
* Terms of Use
* Privacy Policy

Copyright Policy

WhyAreWeWhispering? respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, WhyAreWeWhispering? will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the WhyAreWeWhispering? service that are reported to the WhyAreWeWhispering? Designated Copyright Agent identified below.
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that your copyright has been infringed you may submit a DMCA notification by filing a notice with our Designated Agent. To file a copyright infringement notification with us, please send a written communication that includes substantially the following:

* Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed.

* Identification of the material that you claim is infringing or which you claim is the subject of infringing activity.

* Sufficient information to permit WhyAreWeWhispering? to locate the material. Please provide the URL. That will help us locate the material quickly.

* Information reasonably sufficient to permit WhyAreWeWhispering? to contact you, such as an address, telephone number and email address.

* The following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."

* The following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."

* Your physical or electronic signature.

Such written notice should be sent to us as follows:

By Email: contact@WhyAreWeWhispering.com
Please send the notification information in the body of the email, not as an attachment.

By Mail:
DMCA Designated Agent
WhyAreWeWhispering?
1158 26th Street, Ste. #702
Santa Monica, CA 90403

In the event that your notification does not comply with the requirements set forth above and does not substantially comply with the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3), WhyAreWeWhispering? may not be obliged to remove the material.

Counter Notification
If WhyAreWeWhispering? removes material pursuant to a DMCA notification, WhyAreWeWhispering? will make a good-faith attempt to contact the user who posted it so they may make a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g) (3) of the DMCA.

To ensure WhyAreWeWhispering? is able to respond efficiently to your counter notification, please contact us in writing, either by regular mail or email to the Designated Agent at the address above, and include the following:

* Identification of the material that has been removed and the specific URL at which the material appeared before it was removed.

* Your contact information, including address, telephone number, and email address and your statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located, or for Los Angeles County, Los Angeles if your address is outside of the United States, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under section 512(c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.

* The following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that all information contained in my counter notification is accurate and I have a good faith belief that the material identified was removed as a result of mistake and/or misidentification.”

* Your physical or electronic signature.

Please note that you may risk liability for damages if you materially misrepresent that material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification. Any and all counter notifications submitted to WhyAreWeWhispering? that substantially comply with the above will be furnished to the complaining party.

WhyAreWeWhispering?will terminate the accounts of and/or block access to users who are repeat infringers.



Terms of Use
Welcome to the WhyAreWeWhispering?’s Web site. Please explore the Site, and when you are ready, share your feedback with us. By registering, you provide us with the information we need to keep you updated with current information on the Site and its related services (the "Services").

1. General Terms
The Site is an informational resource for you, but decisions about the best lifestyle choices and medical treatments for you should be made in consultation with your personal health care providers, whom you choose based on your own private medical needs. Set forth below are our Terms of Service; you should also review the other policies linked to at the end of this document. Please read them carefully because we want to be sure you understand and accept them before you use or register for this Site. Please note that, as explained more fully below, we offer the Site and Services "AS IS" and without warranties.

2. About the Site
The Site contains a range of information and tools relating to health and wellness. There are articles, images, interviews, discussions and other content ("Content") that we have written, commissioned from medical writers or that have been created by our members. Some Content has been licensed from well-respected sources and other Content is created by or augmented by experts in the medical community or submitted by members of the site. The Content we write or commission is augmented by or written by medical and health experts and reviewed by medical experts before it is posted. Content provided by our partners is, when appropriate, subject to review by their health and medical experts. Content submitted by users is not reviewed or verified by us. For more information, please see our Editorial Policy.

3. Joining/Submitting
To join, submit stories or add to our suggestion box, you will need to provide basic information to us, such as your name, email address, zip code, and birth date. When commenting, you may not use a screen name that is vulgar, offensive, threatening, attempts to impersonate another person, or violates the rights of others.

4. Your Personal Information
Our Privacy Policy explains the information practices that apply to the personal information that we may have about you, including your options for controlling how that information is used.

5. Your Responsibilities
You are responsible for not using your real name, and keeping private all personal medical information you deem private. You may notify us by contacting contact@WhyAreWeWhispering.com. You may use the Site and Services for lawful, non-commercial purposes only. When participating in our blogs you must comply with any associated Posting Guidelines. You may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site and Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, member information, or computer systems or networks, through hacking, password mining or any other means. We may take any legal and technical actions available to prevent the violation of this provision and to enforce these Terms of Service.

6. Changes to the Services
We may from time to time add new Services, substitute a new Service for an existing Service, or discontinue an existing Service. Information about new Services will be included on the Site, and the use of new Services will be governed by these Terms of Service.

7. Additional Terms Applicable to Specific Services
Certain Services on the Site may have additional terms (such as policies, guidelines, and rules) that will further govern your use of that particular Service and supplement these Terms of Service. If you choose to register for or access any such Service, you will be presented with any relevant additional terms and conditions at that time. By using those Services, you agree to comply with such additional guidelines and rules.

8. Links to Other Sites
The Site may include links to other websites, including links provided as automated search results. Some of these sites may contain materials that you find objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate. These links are provided for your convenience only and do not mean that we endorse these sites or the products and services they provide. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for the content or accuracy of these other sites.

9. No Spam
You are prohibited from using the Site or Services to post or send (a) messages that are unrelated to a particular topic of discussion of a news group or message board facilitated by the Site, (b) unsolicited commercial email, (c) unsolicited bulk email, (d) mass email, (e) junk email, (f) chain letters, (g) pyramid schemes or (f) messages advertising goods or services that are addressed to a recipient with whom you do not have an existing business or personal relationship or is not sent at the request of, or with the express consent of, the recipient (collectively, "Spam"). Other types of Internet abuse which also qualify as Spam include, but are not limited to, (i) disrupting the normal flow of dialogue, or causing the screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Products and Services are able to type, or otherwise acting in a manner that negatively affects another users' ability to engage in real-time exchanges, (ii) using "bots" or otherwise harvesting other users' email addresses from the WhyAreWeWhispering? site for purposes of sending unsolicited or unauthorized material, and (iii) uploading, posting, emailing, or transmitting the same message, URL, or post multiple times. In addition to any of the foregoing, electronic messages sent or caused to be sent using the Site or Services may not contain false or misleading information in the subject line or otherwise contain false or misleading content; employ any technique to otherwise misrepresent, hide or obscure any information identifying the point of origin or the transmission path; use or contain invalid or false headers; use any other means of deceptive addressing; use a third party's internet domain name, or be relayed from or through a third party's computer system, without permission of such third party; or use or contain invalid, non-existent or otherwise false domain names. Any violations of these Terms of Service or this Spam policy may result in legal action against the violator and the termination, without notice, of the violator's ID and/or any other of the violator's rights or access associated with the Site, including, but not limited to posts and published Content. Nothing in this policy is intended to grant any right to transmit emails or messages to or through the Site. We do not waive any rights by the failure to enforce this policy in every instance in which it might apply.

10. Content You Post or Submit
In many cases, users of the Site are allowed to post messages and information, and submit video, images, articles and other user Content to the Site ("Postings"), for example within community areas such as forums, blogs, and personal stories. Postings can be accessed and viewed by others, including the public in general. You agree that you will not use the Site to post any material that is knowingly false or defamatory, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, threatening, libelous, invasive of anyone's, or is otherwise in violation of any law. URLs to other forums, boards, or websites containing such information will not be allowed to be linked from our Site. Users are not permitted to impersonate any person. We reserve the right to edit or delete any Postings that may violate these Terms of Service. Please be thoughtful with your Postings, and avoid offending others or infringing their rights. You may only post Postings to public areas on the Site where you otherwise have permission to post. Certain areas of the Site may include additional posting guidelines and, if so, such guidelines are incorporated into these Terms of Service. You may have the opportunity to submit experience with doctors and hospitals on the Site. It is important that you act responsibly when providing this information. Please give clear, honest information about the doctor or hospital and your experiences, but do not use inappropriate language or make gratuitous personal criticisms or comments. You may also have the opportunity to rate articles and user contributed Content. Please be respectful and thoughtful with your ratings. By submitting Postings to the Site, you grant us and our affiliates the right to use, copy, display, perform, distribute (through multiple tiers of distributors), adapt, translate, edit, and promote your Postings in any medium and any manner we choose, and to use your display name to attribute your Postings to you if we so choose. Individuals submitting Postings certify that they own the Content being submitted, or otherwise have the right to freely redistribute the Content without limitation, and that submitting this Content will not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including but not limited to, copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, right of publicity or other proprietary rights. Individuals submitting Content further certify that their submissions contain no harmful or destructive Content or output (or links to same), including but not limited to any viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. We assume no liability with respect to disputes over Content ownership, copyright, or trademarks. In the event that we are notified by a rightful owner that an infringement of ownership, copyright, or trademark has occurred, we will remove the material in question in a timely manner, with no obligation to notify the original submitter. If you believe that any Content included on the Site is your proprietary work and has been copied in a way that constitutes an infringement of your copyrights in that work, please immediately notify us pursuant to the DMCA Procedures outlined below. All reports and inquiries will be kept confidential, except to the extent necessary to investigate any alleged violation and enforce the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service. While some community areas are monitored for topicality, we have no obligation to prescreen Postings, and are not responsible for their Content. We encourage you to notify us of inappropriate or illegal Content by using any "Report Abuse" links included within community areas, and we reserve the right to remove Postings for any reason with or without notice to the posting user. We are not, however, responsible for any failure or delay in removing Postings. Keep in mind that the Postings of others are simply their opinions and you should not rely on them. In addition to Postings, you may submit feedback to us. You agree that we may use in any manner and without limitation all comments, suggestions, complaints and other feedback that you provide relating to the Site or Services, and that we will own all intellectual property that we create based upon or incorporating your feedback.

11. Your Use of Content
All of the Content available on or through the Services and/or the Site is owned by us, our suppliers, and our contributors, and is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws, other proprietary rights, and international treaties, and also may have security components that protect digital information. You may not distribute, circulate of inviting people to use this site.

12. Expert Blogs, Video and Audio and Other Similar Content on the Site

In addition to the other terms of use set forth on this Site, all blogs, video content and audio content by physicians, scientists, therapists, experts and other healthcare providers on the Site (collectively, "Expert Content") are subject to the following additional and supplemental terms and conditions. All Expert Content resources and any information contained on or provided through such Expert Content IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. THAT MEANS THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE EXPERT CONTENT IS INTENDED FOR GENERAL CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATION. YOUR ACCESS TO THIS SITE IS VOLUNTARY, AND WE WILL REGARD ALL ACCESS AS VOLUNTARY AND AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

The Expert Content is for consumer informational and educational purposes only. Information conveyed through the Expert Content does not constitute medical advice, and such information should not be so construed or used. We advise our users to always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions regarding personal health or medical conditions. Never disregard, avoid or delay in obtaining medical advice from your doctor or other qualified health care provider because of something you have read or heard in Expert Content or this Site. Using, accessing and/or browsing the Expert Content and/or providing personal or medical information to an Expert Content author ("Author") does not create a physician-patient relationship between you and the author. Nothing contained in the Site is intended to create a physician-patient relationship, to replace the services of a licensed, trained physician or health professional or to be a substitute for medical advice of a physician or trained health professional licensed in your state. You should not rely on anything contained in the Site, and you should consult a physician licensed in your state in all matters relating to your health. You hereby agree that you shall not make any health or medical related decision based in whole or in part on anything contained in Expert Content or this Site. Information contained in Expert Content may be changed without notice and is not guaranteed to be complete, correct, timely, current or up-to-date. Similar to any printed materials, such information may become out-of-date. The Authors undertake no obligation to update any information on the Site.

Because our Expert Content is open to the public, you must consider your comments carefully and not include anything in a comment that you would like to keep private. By uploading or otherwise making available any information to an Author in the form of user generated questions, comments or otherwise, you grant the Author and the owners of the Site the unlimited, perpetual right to distribute, display, publish, reproduce, reuse and copy the information contained therein. We and the Author reserve the right to remove any content or comment that, in our sole judgment, does not comply with the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable. You grant us and the Author the right to modify, adapt, and edit any content.

Neither we not the Authors make any representations or warranties with respect to any information offered or provided within or through the Expert Content regarding treatment of medical conditions, action, or application of medication. Under no circumstances, as a result of your use of the Expert Content or this Site, will the Expert Content Author or such Author's employer or sponsor be liable to you or to any other person for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, consequential or other damages under any legal theory, including, without limitation, tort, contract, strict liability or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Author (and such Author's employer and/or sponsor) shall have absolutely no liability in connection with the Site for: (a) any loss or injury caused, in whole or in part, by the Author's actions, omissions, or negligence, in procuring, compiling, or delivering information within or through Expert Content; (b) any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in such information regardless of how caused, or delays or interruptions in delivery of such information; or (c) any decision made or action taken or not taken in reliance upon such information.

You agree to indemnify and hold the Author (and the Author's employer and/or sponsor) harmless from any claim or demand, including attorneys' fees, made by any third party as a result of (1) any content posted or made available by you through Expert Content, (2) any violation of law that occurs by you through your use of Expert Content or this Site, and/or (3) anything you do using Expert Content, this Site and/or the information contained therein.

The Site may contain health or medical related materials and dialogue that are sexually explicit. If you find these materials offensive, you may not want to use our Site.


14. Advertising & Promotions
We accept advertising that complies with our Advertising & Promotions Policy. Please keep in mind that any dealings that you have with advertisers found on the Site are between you and the advertiser and you acknowledge and agree that neither we, nor our suppliers, are liable for any loss or claim you may have against an advertiser.

15. Linking to the Site
You generally do not need to obtain permission from us to put a text link on your site that links back to the Site, but because this is simple Beta site, for private internal testing only, no links to this Beta site will be allowed.

16. Important Information About Specific Services
You should always speak to your health care provider before beginning, changing or stopping any medication or nutritional, dietary, herbal or homeopathic supplement or adopting any treatment for a health problem. You are solely responsible for any decisions or actions you take based on the information in the Conditions and Treatments area, including choosing to seek or not to seek professional medical care, or choosing or not choosing specific treatments.

17. International Use
The Site and Services, including the information provided on the Site, are designed for and intended for users in the United States. We make no representation that the Site or Services are applicable to, appropriate for, or available to users in locations outside the United States. Accessing the Site and Services from territories where the content is illegal is prohibited. If you choose to access the Site and Services from a location outside the U.S., you are responsible for compliance with your local laws.

18. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability
WHILE WE USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON THE SITE, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY, QUALITY, TIMELINESS, AVAILABILITY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, SUBMITTED CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE OR SERVICES, AND YOU SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THEM. WHYAREWEWHISPERING? PROVIDES THE SITE AND SERVICES ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND NEITHER WHYAREWEWHISPERING?, ITS EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS OR AGENTS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ITS CONTENT OR DELIVERY, OR FOR ANY FORM OF LOSS OR DAMAGE (INCLUDING ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EVEN IF KNOWN TO US) THAT MAY RESULT FROM ITS USE. WHYAREWEWHISPERING? EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. WE, AND OUR SUPPLIERS ALSO DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SATISFACTION OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRODUCTS. NO WARRANTY NOT SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE WILL BE VALID. IF ANY OF THE ABOVE PROVISIONS ARE VOID UNDER GOVERNING LAW, OUR LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAWS THAT THIS CONTRACT CANNOT CHANGE.

THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHYAREWEWHISPERING? IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.

19. Disclaimer of Medical Advice
THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES OFFER HEALTH, FITNESS, SEXUAL HEALTH, WELL BEING, AND NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, BUT ARE DESIGNED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THIS INFORMATION AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DO THEY REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN, OR OTHER HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL. DO NOT DISREGARD, AVOID OR DELAY OBTAINING MEDICAL OR HEALTH RELATED ADVICE FROM YOUR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THIS SITE. THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THIS SITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL OR COUNSELING CARE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND COUNSELING INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOTHERAPY, SEX THERAPY, OR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TREATMENT, INSTRUCTIONS, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OR ADVICE. DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH MAY IMPACT THE HEALTH, FITNESS AND NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION THAT APPEARS HERE. NO ASSURANCE CAN BE GIVEN THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE WILL ALWAYS INCLUDE THE MOST RECENT FINDINGS OR DEVELOPMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR MATERIAL. Your access or use of this Site and the Services does not create in any way a physician/patient, confidential, or privileged relationship, or any other relationship that would give rise to any duties on our part or the part of our suppliers. We do not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, procedures, opinions, or other information that may appear on the Site. If you rely on any of the information provided by this Site, its employees, or its guests or visitors, you do so solely at your own risk.

20. Termination
We may terminate and/or suspend your registration immediately, without notice, if there has been a violation of these Terms of Service or other policies and terms posted on the Site by you or anyone else using your email address or computer. We may also cancel or suspend your registration for any other reason, including removing content or comments. Your right to use the Services will end once your registration is cancelled or terminated, and any data you have stored on our Site may be unavailable or deleted.

21. Indemnification
Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our employees, contractors, officers, directors, agents, parent, other affiliated companies, and suppliers, from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your use or misuse of the Site and the Services, including but not limited to any Postings made by you or other use by you of the Site or the Services that infringes or violates any rights of third parties. We reserve the right to assume control of the defense of any third party claim that is subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

22. Breach
You hereby acknowledge that your breach of the Terms of Use may result in immediate and irreparable harm to us, for which there may be no adequate remedy at law, and that we shall be entitled to equitable relief to compel you to cease and desist all unauthorized use, evaluation and/or disclosure of information obtained through the Site. Your breach of the Terms of Service may also entitle us to bring an action against you for any and all other remedies available at law or in equity.

23. Jurisdiction
We operate and control our Site from our location in the State of California, in the United States of America. We make no representation that any information, materials or functions included on or through our Site are appropriate for use in any other jurisdiction. If you choose to access our Site from locations other than within the State of California, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable laws and regulations You agree that the Terms of Use, and the rights and obligations hereunder, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California. You further agree that any legal action or proceeding between you and us arising out of or relating to the Terms of Use or your use of the Site shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Los Angeles, California, and you hereby expressly and irrevocably consent to be bound by the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

24. No Waiver; Severability
A waiver of any breach of any provision of the Terms of Use shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any repetition of such breach or in any manner affect any other terms or conditions of the Terms of Use. In the event that any provision of the Terms of Use is held to be unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions and will be replaced by an enforceable provision that is the closest to the intention underlying the unenforceable provision.

25. DMCA Procedures
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our suppliers and those posting to this Site to do the same. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on this Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us pursuant to the terms of this Section. When reporting an infringement, please ensure you provide all of the following information: (i) a detailed description of the Content on the Site that you, in good faith, believe is an infringement of your ownership rights; (ii) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use has not been authorized by you, the copyright owner; (iii) a statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that (A) the foregoing information is accurate, and (B) that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the actual owner; and (C) your physical address, telephone number, and email address. We will remove the infringing posting(s), subject to the procedures outlined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). As a general matter, we do not pre-screen user or third party Content posted on the Site, except for certain areas where we may employ certain automated screening software, although we reserve the right to do so. We do not guarantee that any screening will be done to your satisfaction or that any screening will be done at all. We reserve the right to monitor some, all, or no areas of the Site and Services for adherence to these Terms of Service or any other rules or guidelines posted by WhyAreWeWhispering?. Our agent for DMCA notices under this Section can be reached as follows: By mail: WhyAreWeWhispering?, 1158 26th Street, Ste. 702 Los Angeles, California 90403.

26. Trademark Notices
All trademarks appearing on the Services are the property of their respective owners, including, without limitation, WhyAreWeWhispering?. No right, license or interest to such trademarks is granted by this Agreement.

27. Changes to Terms of Service
We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify these Terms of Service, simply by posting such change, update or modification on the Site. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy or its implementation, you may contact us at this email address: contact@WhyAreWeWhispering.com.

These Terms of Service were last updated 09/07/2009

Privacy Policy

At WhyAreWeWhispering?, we understand that your health is a very personal matter, and we appreciate the trust you place in us to treat your information carefully and sensibly. As part of our commitment to honoring your privacy, we provide this policy ("Privacy Policy") to make you aware of the choices you have about the way your information is used and to explain how we guard your information. We hope this policy will help you make informed decisions about sharing information with us.

1. Application of our Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to the use of our website (the "Site"), as well as products and services owned and operated by us (the "Services"). Note, however, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of unaffiliated sites to which our Site only links. Once you enter another web site (whether through an advertisement, service, or content link), be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of that site. Also, this Privacy Policy only covers information collected on our Site and does not cover any information collected by us through other means, such as direct mail, paper applications, submitted forms, etc.
Our Privacy Policy answers the following questions:
* What information do we collect about you and how do we use it?
* Will we share your personal information with third parties?
* What choices do you have about the collection and use of your personal information?
* What security measures do we take to safeguard your personal information?

2. Information Collection and Use - General
We collect personal and non-personal information to customize the content and advertising you see, fulfill your requests for products or services, and improve our services to you. There are many aspects of our site that can be enjoyed as a visitor, but you need to register in order to take full advantage of the services we provide.
Registration:
When you register for the site, we collect personal information from you such as your name, email address, zipcode and birthdate. Registering allows you to contact us, submit personal stories, comment on blogs, and submit suggestions whenever you come to our site.
Search:
When you search on our site, we store the search terms and the site(s) visited so that we can continuously improve the quality of our search results.
Cookies:
We collect anonymous information about your use of our site through cookies. The cookie does not tell us who you are. Only you can tell us that. The information collected by cookies helps us generate customized content, such as conditions and news that may be important to you, and also allows us to statistically monitor how many people are using our site and for what purposes. For contests or sweepstakes, we may use cookies in order to track your progress and the number of your entries. We do not store any identifying information in any cookies on your computer. Your browser software can be set to reject all cookies or to accept cookies only from our Site. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the "Help" section of the toolbar. If you reject our cookies, you may not be able to log in or use certain functions and conveniences of our site.

3. Sharing of Information With Third Parties
We know how important it is to keep the information that you have entrusted to us confidential, that's why during our Alpha phase we will not rent, sell or share any personal information about you.

4. Your Choices Concerning the Collection and Use of Your Personal Information
Whenever reasonably possible, we will offer you choices when we ask for personal information and tell you why we collect different types of information. You may always decline to provide personal information to us and/or refuse cookies in your browser, although some features or services may not function properly as a result. To make it easy for you to make the choices that are right for you, we provide the following controls:
Public & Private:
All stories posted are public.
Communications:
Email communication that you send to us via the email links on our site may be shared with a support representative, employee, or the expert that is most likely to be able to address your inquiry. Please do not provide personal health information in your email unless you are doing so anonymously; regardless, we will only use such information for the purposes of answering your email. From time to time, we may send you service-related emails, such as a welcome email when you register with our site. If we find your personal question valuable to community discussion, we reserve the right to anonymously post your question on the site by removing any names or personal identification, including photos and username.
Sexuality & Stress Quiz:
When you choose to participate in the Sexuality & Stress Quiz, the personal information and answers you provide will be held private, are anonymous, and will not be shared with any third party. From time to time, if we find your personal question, concern or story valuable to community discussion, we reserve the right to anonymously post your question/concern/story on the site by removing any names or personal identification, and/or having an Expert respond in our blog, Q &A or article format.
SPEAKeasy – Sharing Your Story:
After you register, you can share your story. You can share your thoughts, experiences, transformation, and success stories that would inspire others. Your story may be published and featured in our Speakeasy public blog section. By default, your personal story will be associated with your name included in your story submission as indicated. If you wish to remain anonymous, you need to make sure that the details of your story do not allow someone to indirectly identify you.