Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website and reviewing our privacy policy. Our privacy policy is clear:  We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us.

Here is how we handle information about your visit to our website:

Internet Security Policy

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this private computer system employs state-of-the-art software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically.  This information does not identify you personally.  We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

• The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website;
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The pages you visit; and
• If you linked to our website from another website, the address of that website.

We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use.  We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits.

If You Send Us Personal Information

If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an e-mail to our Staff, or by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through our website, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with information that you request.

If you submit your resume through our website, we use your personal identification information only in considering your application for employment. 

We do not collect personal information for any other purposes.  The information you provide is not given to any private organizations or private persons.  We do not collect or use information for commercial marketing.

Links to Other Sites

Our website has links to websites of federal agencies and links to private organizations, with their permission. 

Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

Terms of Use Agreement

1. You Agree to These Terms by Using this Site

Your access to, and use of, the Site is subject to the following Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations.  By accessing and using the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms of Use, and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and us are superseded with respect to this subject matter.  If you do not agree and accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms of Use, please exit the Site.

2. Ownership of Content

The Site and all of its contents including, but not limited to, all text and images ("Content") are owned and copyrighted by us or others with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted.  Any Content that is a trademark, logo, or service mark is also a registered and unregistered trademark of us or others.  Your use of any Content, except as provided in these Terms of Use, without the written permission of the Content owner is strictly prohibited.  You are also advised that We will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.

3. Your Use of the Site

We grant you permission to use the Site as follows:

• You may download Content, but only for noncommercial, personal use and provided that you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the Content;
• You may not use images of people or places without our written permission;
• Content within the Site may be reproduced solely for editorial purposes in daily newspapers, general circulation news magazines, trade publications and broadcast media;
• You may not distribute, modify, copy (except as set forth above), transmit, display, reuse, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, sell or otherwise use Content without our written permission;
• You are prohibited from using the Site to post or transmit any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law - We will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or any court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting or transmitting any such information or materials; and
• You are prohibited from using the Site to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation.

4. Privacy

Any personal data (for example, your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address) you transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise will be used by us in accordance with the Site's Privacy Policy .  Any other communication or material you transmit to the Site, such as questions, comments, suggestions or the like, will be treated as non-confidential and nonproprietary.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. 

Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.  Without limiting the foregoing, We neither warrant nor represent that your use of any Content will not infringe the rights of any third parties nor that the Content will be accurate, complete or up-to-date.  Additionally, with reference to any discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like that may be on the Site, we assume no responsibility or liability arising from any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law, contained in any such locations on the Site.

6. Exclusion of Liability

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS, NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SITE, ARE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR CONTENT WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES.

Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of certain damages, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

7. Links to Third Party Sites

The Site may contain links to sites owned or operated by parties other than us. Such links are provided for your convenience only. We does not control, and is not responsible for, the content or privacy policies on, or the security of, such sites. Without limiting the foregoing, We specifically disclaim any responsibility if such sites:

• infringe any third party's intellectual property rights;
• are inaccurate, incomplete or misleading;
• are not merchantable or fit for a particular purpose;
• are not merchantable or fit for a particular purpose;
• do not provide adequate security;
• contain viruses or other items of a destructive nature; or
• are libelous or defamatory.

Neither do we endorse the content, or any products or services available, on such sites.  If you establish a link to such sites or the Site, you do so at your own risk and without the permission of us.

8. Export Control

Software and other materials from this Site may be subject to United States Export Control.  The United States Export Control laws prohibit the export of certain technical data and software to certain territories.  No software from this Site may be downloaded or exported:

into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, Syria, or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or anyone on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders.

We do not authorize the downloading or exportation of any software or technical data from this Site to any jurisdiction prohibited by the United States Export Laws.

9. Revisions to the Terms

We may at any time, and without notice, revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting.  You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current Terms of Use.

10. Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use and your use of the Site are governed by the laws of the State of Louisiana, USA, without regard to its choice of law provisions.  The courts of general jurisdiction located within St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA, will have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all disputes arising out of, relating to or concerning these Terms of Use and/or the Site or in which these Terms of Use and/or the Site are a material fact.