Privacy & Terms
This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for Because She Cares and its website becauseshecares.com. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website.
By using this website and/or affiliated Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages (collectively “The Because She Cares (BSC) Platforms”), you signify your agreement to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to all of these terms and conditions, do not use the BSC platform. Because She Cares may revise and update these terms and conditions without notice at any time. Your continued use of the BSC platform will mean you accept those changes.
Because She Cares welcomes and encourages respectful comments and contributions to promote community discussion on BSC Platforms. Because She Cares deeply values the opinions, stories, and experiences that you wish to share.
While we make a reasonable effort to monitor and/or moderate content posted on BSC Platforms, we do not moderate all comments. We cannot always respond to online requests for information in a timely manner.
Please respect the following terms of use when browsing the BSC website and social media pages:
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Content posted on the BSC website is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to serve as medical or legal advice. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, or legal advice. If you have or suspect you have a health problem, please consult your family physician. If you have or suspect you are experiencing a health emergency, please promptly visit a hospital emergency department in your area. Please consult a licensed doctor or lawyer before making decisions with medical or legal implications.
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While we make every effort to ensure that content is accurate as of the date it is posted, mistakes may appear. Information may also become outdated. The content of web pages, reports, videos, webinars and other items on the BSC website may change periodically without notice.
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Content posted to the BSC website is not intended for commercial use.
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Content may be used for educational or academic purposes provided that Because She Cares or contributing authors are credited as the source.
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Content posted to BSC’s website may present opinions expressed by researchers, clinicians, support workers, community members, policymakers, and other stakeholders. While BSC respects these opinions, their inclusion on the website should not be seen as an endorsement by either The Because She Cares or its funders. By posting on BSC Platforms, you agree to take full responsibility for your comments and engagement and any consequences directly resulting from or concerning something written in a comment.
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BSC reserves the sole right to review and/or delete any comments that it deems inappropriate. Comments including, but not limited to the following, may be deleted or edited by Because She Cares.
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abusive or hurtful comments about a blogger or another participant;
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off-topic and redundant comments (including the promotion of events, groups, pages, websites,
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organizations and programs not related to or affiliated with Because She Cares);
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comments that contain language that is discriminatory towards any identities or groups that are protected classes under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and/or
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personal attacks or defamatory statements or comments (i.e., making negative personal or untrue comments about another participant).
Any websites linked from the BSC website are created by organizations outside of Because She Cares, and those organizations are responsible for the information on their sites. Because She Cares does not recommend and does not endorse the content of any third-party websites. Because She Cares is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites or third-party advertisements and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites. Any specific comments regarding such a site should be directed to the organization responsible for it.
We will always collect your Personal Information by fair and lawful means (for example, when you become a member or a subscriber, use the BSC website or use a third-party tool, etc.), where we have obtained your consent to do so or as otherwise permitted by law. “Personal Information” is any information that is identifiable with you as an individual. This information may include but is not limited to your name, gender, date of birth, language of correspondence, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, and membership in an organization.
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Information voluntarily submitted by users helps Because She Cares to evaluate our products and services. Information provided by visitors to the BSC website is only used as needed to fulfill the stated purpose of their requests. Because She Cares does not disclose, give or sell any personal information about visitors to our site.
Our Services do not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this information. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do the necessary actions.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy or if you would like additional information about our policy, you may contact us immediately via email
Risks to posting on BSC Platforms: By submitting content to BSC Platforms, you understand and acknowledge that this information is available to the public and that Because She Cares may use this information for internal and external promotional purposes [which may include the name and/or image of the content, if already included in a submission for public purposes]. Please note that other participants may also use your posted information beyond the control of Because She Cares. If you do not wish to have the information you have made available via BSC Platforms used, published, copied, and/or reprinted, please do not post.
Social media providers, like Facebook and Twitter, may also have additional or different terms of use specific to their Platform. Please review the platform terms of conditions that apply to you.
Because She Cares’ website may use Google Analytics to track usage of our website for reporting and evaluation purposes. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to report on user interactions on Google Analytics customers’ websites. These cookies are used to store non-personally identifiable information. Browsers do not share first-party cookies across domains. For further information on the privacy policy concerning Google Analytics, please see http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.
This website is built on Wix.com. Please review there privacy policy here: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy
If you have any questions or concerns about these terms of use, please contact us at info@becauseshecares.com.
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