Be Local, Inc.
botw.org
1700 W. Market St, Suite 205
Akron, OH 44313

legal [at/@] botw.org
516-605-1880

Welcome to the website of Be Local, Inc.., located at BOTW.ORG, (hereinafter “We”, “Us”, “Our”). We thank You (any visitor to Our website and hereinafter "You" or "Your") for visiting Our website and considering Our products and services.

By using this website or by Your agreement with this policy that You clicked, You agree to the BOTW.ORG Terms of Service, Our Privacy Policy, and the use of cookies as described in Our Privacy Policy. You hereby agree to the terms and conditions of this Terms of Service (hereinafter “Agreement”) which, along with the consideration of the mutual promises

PRIVACY POLICY

Our Privacy Policy is located at /privacy-policy/ and is hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference. Please review the Privacy Policy to understand Our policies.

USERNAME AND PASSWORDS

You hereby agree that You are responsible for all actions taken under Your User Name and Password. Please remember it is Your responsibility to keep this data secure and You hereby agree that We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from Your failure to keep Your password secure. Further, You agree to immediately notify Us of any unauthorized use of Your password or any breach of security.

VISITOR SERVICES

Welcome to Best of the Web - the world’s most authoritative online directory. Visitors to Our site will find thousands of business listings to help bridge the gap between quality products and services and consumers or businesses who need them.
Please feel free to browse through Our listings to find just the right business to supply You with Your needs at no cost to You. Please note that while We verify each business and review the web for any trust metrics, businesses who list on Our site and who might have purchased paid listings. With almost a billion websites online, it is hard for users to know who to trust. Media and news outlets report on fake stories, fly by night businesses and new Internet scams daily. We cannot be responsible for the results a particular business provides to You. You understand and agree that choosing a business service for You is a result of Your own due diligence and We are not responsible for the outcome of any business You choose to work with.

Visitors to Our site are not charged for the use of the website. To finance Our website many or all of the companies featured here provide compensation to us. These commissions are how we maintain our services for consumers. Compensation, along with hours of in-depth editorial research, determines where & how companies are listed for Your benefit

Further, We will be earning affiliate commissions from various partners and or products including Amazon. For example, web hosting companies. We will be using our editorial team to review and rate their services and provide users and visitors of Best of the Web those recommended solutions that we deem to be featured.

BUSINESS LISTINGS

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BUSINESS LISTINGS CANCELLATION POLICY

Both parties have the right to cancel at any time for any reason or for no reason. If You choose to cancel Your subscription before the end of its term You will lose any unused portion of Your subscription.

AFFILIATES

We welcome affiliate marketers to Our program and ask that You contact Us at botw.org for Your application as an affiliate.

TRADEMARKS

We hereby claim Best of the Web^&tm; , and botw.org^&tm; to be trademarks of Our company.

COPYRIGHT

As indicated by the notice on the bottom of Our Home Page, We claim a copyright to the contents of this website.

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

As provided for in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act; if You feel any content on this website violates Your copyright please contact Our designated agent:

Best of the Web
c/o Copyright Depart
ment
1700 W. Market St Suite 205
Akron, OH 44313

Email: legal [at/@] botw.org

by email or regular U.S. mail with the following information:

1. 1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. 2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site is covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
3. 3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.
4. 4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact You, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which You may be contacted.
5. 5. A statement that You have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. 6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that You are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Once We have received Your complaint We will:

1. 1. Remove or disable the identified infringing material (but maintain a copy for later use);
2. 2. Promptly notify the subscriber with a copy to the complaining party that We have removed or disabled access to the material; and
3. 3. We will inform the subscriber that they may submit a counter-notification regarding the claimed infringing material.

Counter Notification - To be effective under this subsection, a counter notification must be a written communication provided to the service provider's designated agent by email or regular U.S. mail that includes substantially the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
4. The subscriber's name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the subscriber’s address is located, or if the subscriber's address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the subscriber will accept service of process from the person who provided the counter notification or an agent of such person.

Upon receipt of a counter notification We will promptly provide the complaining party with a copy of the counter notification, and inform that person that We will replace the removed material and cease disabling access to it not less than 10, nor more than 14, business days following receipt of the counter notice, unless Our designated agent first receives notice from the person who submitted the notification that such person has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the subscriber from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on the service provider's system or network.

USING GOOD CITIZENSHIP IN PRODUCT POSTING, REVIEWS, FORUMS, ETC.

You understand and agree that You will not Use Our website to post, email, upload or transmit any content that: is patently offensive, vulgar, unlawful, threatening, defamatory, abusive, tortuous, obscene, libelous, illegal, hateful, harmful, harasses or advocates harassment of another person, invasive of another person’s privacy, exploitive of people in a sexual or violent manner, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual; nor will it: Impersonate another person or post a photograph of another person as Your image; stalk or otherwise harass another; harm a minor in any way; promote commercial activities and/or sales such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, or advertising except as provided by the functionality of the Site; Nor will You post, email, upload or transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, unsolicited mass mailing, chain letters, or pyramid schemes; Nor will You promote an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person’s copyrighted work; upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; Nor will You use software that automatically creates user identities; intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law; Nor will You post hazardous, counterfeit, stolen items or items that have been identified by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commissions (CPSC) as hazardous to consumers and therefore subject to recall; Nor will You post a review on a business You own, control or are employed by; post inaccurate or misleading information or pictures; or misrepresent a product or service.

You understand and agree that You are solely responsible for Your interactions with other visitors and that We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between You and other visitors. Further, We may delete data and posts which violate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason based on Our sole discretion.

WARRANTIES

OUR SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABLITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT OUR SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US OR OUR BUSINESS LISTINGS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS, IF ANY, WILL BE CORRECTED; NOR DO WE MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF ANY SERVICE OFFERED ON OUR WEBSITE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH ANY SERVICE OFFERED ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA. WE DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH US OR FROM ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO BY USE OF OR THROUGH ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US, OR THROUGH ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE OR OUR PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US, OR FOR THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES, OR RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED, OR MESSAGES RECEIVED, OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO BY MEANS OF OR THROUGH ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US, OR RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT IS SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO YOU, OR TO ANYONE, FOR THE STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OR ARISING FROM USE OF ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY US YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE WITHOUT REFUND OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER.

INDEMNIFICATION

You hereby warrant that You will not use the information provided by Us in violation of any State or Federal law. Further, You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Us harmless, as well as holding harmless Our parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and suppliers, and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents, from any claim, action, demand, or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by any third party or governmental agency arising out of or related to Your use of any service offered by Us or Your violation of this Agreement, including without limitation, claims or suits for libel, violation of rights of privacy or publicity, interference with property rights, trespass, violations of Federal or State Law, patent infringement or plagiarism. We may, at Our sole discretion, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by You. The assumption of such defense or control by Us, however, shall not excuse any of Your indemnity obligations.

FORCE MAJEURE

We shall not be liable for delays or nonperformance of this Agreement caused by strike, fire or accidents, nor shall We be liable for delay or nonperformance caused by lack of availability of materials, fuel or utilities or for any other cause beyond Our control.

ASSIGNMENT

You may not assign the rights or obligations under this Agreement.

INTENDED FOR ADULT USERS

We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from people who have not yet reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction. If You have not yet reached the age of majority in Your jurisdiction, please leave Our site immediately.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

Except as modified or supplemented by a writing executed by both parties, the Terms and Conditions described in this Agreement are the only representations, warranties, and understandings between the parties with respect to the products and/or services described herein.

DISPUTES

In the event of a dispute, You agree to attempt to resolve the dispute by contacting Us at legal at botw.org prior to taking any other action. Failure to contact Us to attempt a dispute resolution prior to taking any other action will result in a breach of this Agreement by You. This Agreement and Your use of Our website are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, and the courts of general jurisdiction located within Summit County, Ohio, will have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all disputes arising out of, relating to, or concerning this Agreement or any other controversy between You and Us. You hereby waive any right to a trial by jury in the event of any controversy or claim relating to this Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement, We shall be entitled to enforce all of Our legal remedies for the breach or wrongful activity including, but not limited to, seeking actual damages, the maximum amount of statutory damages under applicable statutes and Acts, profits, treble damages, and attorneys’ fees and costs. These remedies and damages are in addition to the monetary payments described above and/or any amounts otherwise due under this Agreement.

SEVERABILITY

The headings of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used to construe the meaning of this Agreement.

AGREEMENT UPDATES

This Agreement is effective as of May 22, 2021. We reserve the right to revise this policy from time to time without prior notice. You will be notified of any material changes in Our Terms of Service either by email or by a conspicuous posting on Our Website.

Be Local, Inc.
botw.org
1700 W. Market St, Suite 205
Akron, OH 44313

legal [at/@] botw.org
516-605-1880

Welcome to the website of Be Local, Inc., located at BOTW.ORG, (hereinafter “We”, “Us”, “Our”). We thank You (any visitor to Our website and hereinafter "You" or "Your") for visiting Our website and considering Our products and services.

The following policy explains how information about You is used and protected. As stated in Our Terms of Service, Our Privacy Policy forms part of Your legal agreement with Us. By using this website or by Your agreement with this policy that You clicked, You signify that You agree with all terms of this Policy. Please do not use this Website if You disagree with any part of Our Privacy Policy.

We want to assure all of Our customers that whenever information is used, it is done with discretion. The safeguarding of customer information is an issue We take seriously at BOTW.ORG. To affirm Our continuing commitment to the proper use of customer information, We have set forth the following Privacy Policy.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

Non-Personal Information

When You use Our website, Our servers may automatically collect certain Non-Personal Information such as: Your operating system or Your browser.

Our Use of Cookies

We may use Cookies to store or retrieve information. Cookies are a small piece of text stored on Your browser which may allow Us to identify You upon return to the website or to remember specific information such as Your display options. Cookies are neither a virus nor spy-ware. You hereby authorize the use of cookies by Us.

Personally, Identifiable Information (PII) Collected

The Personally Identifiable Information We may collect and store is the information that You voluntarily disclose to Us upon registration, including but not limited to; any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with a particular individual.
Whether or not You submit the following information to Us, Personally Identifiable Information shall mean any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, personal mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify such natural person; including but not limited to:
A. Name or alias, address, billing address, IP address, email, account name, and other identifiers such as social security number, driver's license number, passport number, or military identification card number; or
B. Any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular Individual, including, but not limited to, signature, physical characteristics, education, employment or employment history, and financial, medical or health insurance information, as well as the following numbers: telephone, Insurance policy, bank account, credit card, and debit card; or
C. Characteristics of protected classifications of PII under state or federal law; or
D. Commercial information, such as records of personal property, products or services purchased or considered, and purchasing histories or tendencies; or
E. Biometric or genetic information including not limited to: physiological, biological, or behavioral characteristics, including DNA, sufficient to establish identity, such as images of the iris, retina, fingerprint, face, hand, palm, vein patterns, and voice recordings capable of producing an identifier template, as well as keystroke and gait patterns or sleep, health, or exercise data that contain identifying information; or
F. Internet or other network activity such as browsing history or interactions with websites, apps, or ads; or
G. Geolocation data; or
H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information; or
I. Professional or employment-related information; or
J. Education information including the name or address of a student or family members, student number, date or place of birth, mother's maiden name, handwriting, or other information that could identify a student with reasonable certainty; or
K. Information concerning children; or
L. Inferences drawn from any of the above information to create a consumer profile.

Third Party Information

Our Website may contain links or display advertising from third parties. Non-Personal and Personally Identifiable Information You voluntarily provide to third parties through links on Our website may be shared with Us by Our advertisers and other third parties. In addition, We may receive Personally Identifiable Information from co-registration partners when You have voluntarily agreed to allow a third party to share their data. Furthermore, when browsing Our site, Your Personally Identifiable Information may be broadcasted to Us through third party technology. We have no control over the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be sure to read and accept the Privacy Policy on any website You visit.

No Information Collected from Children

We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from people who have not yet reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction. If You have not yet reached the age of majority in Your jurisdiction, please leave Our site immediately.

No Information Collected from Children

We do not intentionally collect Personal Information from people who have not yet reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction. If You have not yet reached the age of majority in Your jurisdiction, please leave Our site immediately.

STORAGE AND SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Data Protection Officer

We have designated a Data Protection Officer (DPO) for Us who has the duty to: Ensure by contract that third parties to whom the company transfers personal information will adequately protect the information and use it only for specified lawful purposes; protect Your Personally Identifiable Information using appropriate security measures; notify authorities of Personally Identifiable Information data breaches; obtain appropriate consents for processing data; keep records detailing data processing; train privacy personnel and employees. Please feel free to contact Our Data Protection Officer by email to info [at/@] botw.org.

Information Storage

We store Your Personally Identifiable Information on Our computers, and We believe We have reasonable security measures in place including administrative, technical and physical safeguards that are appropriate for the size and complexity of Our business to protect Your Personally Identifiable Information including encryption of any personally identifying information. However, We cannot guarantee that Our security measures will prevent Our computers from being accessed without authorization and Your Personal Information stored on them stolen, deleted or changed. We assume no responsibility for such unauthorized actions.

You hereby agree that We may store Your data on Our servers located within the U.S. or anywhere in the cloud.

Security Breach Notice

For any unencrypted data that We maintain that includes Personally Identifiable Information, We will notify You of any unencrypted Personally Identifiable Information that was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. In the unlikely event that We do have a data breach We will be contacting Your state’s office of the Attorney General to report the breach and follow their instructions concerning communication with You and the repair that is required.

DISPOSAL OF CUSTOMER RECORDS

When the time comes to dispose of Customer Records; We will shred, erase or otherwise modify the Personally Identifiable Information when disposing of Customer Records under Our control.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use Your Personally Identifiable Information for any legal purpose in Our sole discretion, including but not limited to; membership, registration, log-in, or order fulfillment purposes. We may also use Your Personally Identifiable Information to contact You by phone, U.S. mail, texts, chat bot or email.

DISSEMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION

We may transfer Personally Identifiable Information to third parties for order fulfillment, to respond to Legal Processes or governmental requests for information, or for any other legal purpose.

DO NOT TRACK REQUESTS

While Your browser may contain a “do not track” signal or other mechanism that provides You the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of Personally Identifiable Information or about Your Internet activities over time and across third-party sites or online services, Our systems are not set up to accommodate Your browser’s request.

PRIVACY POLICY REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION UNDER THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

We are pleased to have visitors who are residents of the European Union countries and Great Britain. If You are a resident of the European Union or Great Britain, We have initiated the following rules just for You in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

It is Our intent to provide this information to You in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language.

You understand and agree that You are still responsible to follow the Privacy Policy of Our website as stated above. However, if there is any conflict between Our Privacy Policy and the GDPR then the GDPR regulations shall apply, and You have the right to have Your requests under the GDPR be processed without undue delay.

Our company is a data controller. We have designated a Data Protection Officer for Us who has the duty to: Ensure by contract that third parties to whom the company transfers personal information will adequately protect the information and use it only for specified lawful purposes, protect Your personal data using appropriate security measures, notify authorities of personal data breaches, obtain appropriate consents for processing data, keep records detailing data processing, train privacy personnel and employees, and to audit and update Our Privacy Policies. If You have any questions about Your Privacy Rights under the GDPR and Our Privacy Policy please feel free to contact Our Data Protection Officer by email to info [at/@] botw.org.

Your Personal Data is being collected when required for the functionality of Our website; as well as for the purpose of fulfilling Your order and processing Your payment. Shipping and payment processing may be provided by a third party to whom We will provide Your data for this purpose.

Your data will be kept in Our files for approximately two years from the time You last logged into Our website. You hereby agree that We may store Your data on Our servers located within the U.S. or anywhere in the cloud.

You have the right to request access to Your data stored by Us and to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. taking into account the purposes of the processing. Should You elect to exercise this right We will update Your changes with any third parties to whom We have shared Your data.

You have the right to the rectification or erasure of Your personal data stored by Us or the restriction of processing concerning Your data. Should You elect to exercise this right We will update Your changes with any third parties to whom We have shared Your data.

You have a right to data portability and to have the personal data which You have provided to Us forwarded directly to another controller where technically feasible. You may also lodge a complaint with Your country’s supervisory authority if You believe Your rights are not being properly handled under the GDPR. You also have the right to know from which source the personal data originated, and if applicable, whether it came from publicly accessible sources.

SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR NEVADA RESIDENTS

If You are a resident of the state of Nevada and a customer of Ours, You have the right to opt out of any "sale" of Your Personal Information. Simply write Us an email to legal at botw.org. We will remove Your Personal Information with-in 60 days and confirm this removal to You before any sale of Personally Identifiable Information is made.

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES FOR THE ENTIRE WEBSITE

This Privacy Policy is effective as of May 22, 2021. We reserve the right to revise this policy from time to time without prior notice. You will be notified of any material changes in Our Privacy Policy either by email or by a conspicuous posting on Our Website.