Privacy Policy

At Werans, protecting your privacy is very important to us. Our goal is to treat the personal information you submit us with the utmost respect. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information may be collected, used, or disclosed as a consequence of your activities on this Web site. We urge you to read it carefully.

By accessing, using and/or downloading materials from, or sending or posting materials to, Werans, you agree on your own behalf and on behalf of each entity on whose behalf you act, to the terms of this Privacy Policy and to the practices for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information as described here.

Please note that this Site is also governed by the Terms and Conditions of Use and Rules of Conduct. We urge you to review the Terms and Conditions of Use before proceeding further on this Web site.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Anonymous browsing

You can visit this Web Site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself, including your e-mail address. In this case, our Web server collects the URL, the IP address and the domain you used to access Werans, the type and version of browser and operating system you are using, and the Web site you came from. This information is used by us to measure the number of visits, average time spent, pages viewed, and other general statistics about visitors to Werans. We may also use this data to monitor site performance for systems administration purposes, to make this site easier and more convenient to use.

Use of Data

As part of our services, Werans provides the opportunity for you to submit personal information such as results of your searches, your comments and ratings of the agencies you have worked with, or information about jobs you have. We do not sell or distribute that information to any third party. You may make your information private by checking the Private check box if you only want to use Werans to contact clients. In this case only you and the staff of Werans will have access to this information. However your e-mail address will not be exposed to the Internet because a special online form is used. If at any time you would like your information removed from our database, please contact us. Please note, however, that when you are sending your information to any third parties, your submissions will be subject to their privacy policies. In this case, your information and cover letter are outside the Werans site and Werans control. Although Werans uses every reasonable means to protect your personal information, we are not responsible for any improper use of your personal information once it is beyond the control of Werans. Please note that we do not sell or give your personal information contained in your profile to anyone at any time.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data stored by your Internet browser on your computer's hard drive, which permit us to recognize you when you access this Web site. If you are browsing, a cookie is used to help us measure the number of visits, average time spent, pages viewed, and other statistics relating to your use of this site. If you are searching, a cookie is used to carry the search request data from the request page to the results page. This cookie, by itself, does not tell us your e-mail address or who you are.

Please note that portions of this Web site will not function if your browser does not accept cookies.

Our Use of Cookies

To ensure we are publishing the content customers need and want, Werans collects aggregated site-visitation statistics using cookies. We do not track your individual use of the site, nor do we connect the pages you have viewed to your registration information.

When you visit our site, a cookie is placed on your computer (if your computer accepts cookies) and is read subsequently to test if your browser accepts it.

Werans also uses "session cookies". Our Web site will recognize that you are logged on to the search pages as you move from page to page. Once you close your browser, this "session" data is lost. This is available in the forum of special and private use such as paying members and so on.

Secure Online Transactions

Werans uses a reputable third party transaction processing company, MBTMicro, to process credit card transactions for purchases made on our site. Your credit card information (i.e., card number and expiry date) is encrypted and communicated directly to BMTMicro via a secure Internet connection (SSL—Secure Socket Layer). Werans does not collect or receive any of your credit card information. Please read BMTMicro's privacy and security policy for more information.

Terms and Conditions

User Agreement

The Site is only a source of information and a meeting place for companies to improve business and job seekers and their clients. As a neutral facilitator, Werans is not directly involved in the some of the actual transactions between users of the Site and as a result, Werans has no control over the accuracy, truth, legality, quality, or safety of relations made by the Site users. Because verifying the identity of users on the Internet is difficult, Werans cannot and does not confirm the identity of the Site users. Except expressly stated otherwise, Werans does not confirm nor verify the qualifications, background, or abilities of the Site users including paying members.

Liability of EBooks and Proposals: Although Werans believes that the information on the EBooks and proposals is reliable, Werans makes no guarantees that information is accurate or current. Therefore, you agree that Werans, its directors, officers, employees, agents and owners shall have no liability of any kind arising from your use of the EBooks and proposals and you hereby release them from any and all past, present, and/or future claims, actions, demands, rights, damages, causes of action, and rights of action whatsoever, known and unknown, anticipated and unanticipated, in any way resulting from and/or as a result of using the information contained on the EBooks, lessons, training, consultation and proposals.

Your communication with clients, agencies, service providers, advertisers, or users of the Site, including production and delivery of related goods and/or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such clients, agency, advertiser, or user. You agree not to hold Werans liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such clients, agencies, advertisers, or users on the Site.

User Conduct: You are solely responsible for the content and context of anything you post through the Site including private e-mails sent to Site members using its mailing system. You warrant and agree that, while using the Site, you shall not: harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort upon another party; transmit through the Site any information, text, files, links, messages, e-mails, communications or other materials that Werans, at its sole discretion, considers unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive harassing, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable; impersonate any other person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity; upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, information, software or other material that is protected by copyright or other intellectual property right, without obtaining proper permission; upload, post, publish or transmit any unlawful, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, abusive, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute illegal activity, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or foreign law; deny or degrade service to other users by generating unusually high numbers of daily database accesses, whether generated manually or automatically;

Forums Disclaimer: The views expressed in the Site forums are those of the individual post authors and are not necessarily the views of Werans and/or Site moderators. If the reader considers a post to cause offence, then s/he should address a complaint to the moderator of the forum concerned.

Posting in Forums: No posts which can be construed as advertising, except as an introduction about yourself or your agency. Moderators reserve the right to delete any posts which amount to spam. Reposting of entire articles from other Web sites on the Site is prohibited.

Rating and Feedback: You agree and acknowledge that Werans may contain public feedback visitors or members with whom you have transacted. You acknowledge that this feedback for you may consist of ratings and comments made by other site users and that Werans may calculate an average rating number based on individual ratings made by clients and businessmen. Clients and businessmen agree to be rated by each other using several criteria, as determined by Werans. Werans provides the feedback and rating system as a means through which clients, businessmen and dealers can express their opinions publicly. Werans does not monitor or censor these opinions or investigate any notes made by investors or clients for accuracy unless a user brings the particular posting to the attention of Werans moderators, supervisors, trainers and staff.

You may be held legally responsible for damages suffered by other Werans users or any third parties as a result of these remarks or notes if a court finds that these remarks or notes are defamatory or otherwise objectionable.

You warrant and acknowledge that you own or otherwise control all the rights to the notes and remarks that you post; that they are accurate; that use of the content you supply will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Werans for all claims resulting from content you supply. Werans has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Werans takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

You agree to report any violations or abuses of Werans rating and feedback system immediately.

Liability: Although Werans believes that the information on the Site is reliable, Werans makes no guarantees that information is accurate or current. Therefore, you agree that Werans, its directors, officers, employees, agents and owners shall have no liability of any kind arising from your use of the Site and you hereby release them from any and all past, present, and/or future claims, actions, demands, rights, damages, causes of action, and rights of action whatsoever, known and unknown, anticipated and unanticipated, in any way resulting from and/or as a result of using the information contained on the Site.

Modifications to the Site and Terms and Conditions: Werans reserves the right, for any reason, at its sole discretion, to terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site, including, but not limited to, content, features or hours of availability without prior notice to the User. Werans may also impose limits on certain features of the Site or restrict your access to part or all of the Site without notice.

Werans reserves the right to make changes to these Terms and Conditions at any time. Any changes or revisions are effective immediately upon their release. Your use of the Site will be subject to the version of the Terms and Conditions posted on the Site at the time of such use. Accordingly, you are advised to review the Terms and Conditions prior to using the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any changes or revisions of these Terms and Conditions will constitute your acceptance of such changes or revisions. If you do not agree to any changes or revisions to these Terms and Conditions, you may not use the Site and must immediately discontinue using of the Site.

User Information: As part of your use of the Site, you may provide certain information to Werans or other users of the Site. You agree that the party receiving that information can use such information. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy and content of information provided by you.

Indemnification: Because Werans is not involved in any projects or business between the parties using this Site, you shall indemnify, defend and hold Werans, its officers, directors and employees harmless from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses related thereto arising out of any dispute between the parties that use services provided by the Site, any breach or violation by you of these Terms and Conditions or any use by you of the Site.

Termination: These Terms and Conditions constitute a binding agreement. If you become dissatisfied with the Site in any way, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of the Site. Werans may, at any time, at its sole discretion, immediately remove from the Site any information you have posted to the Site.

Information Storage: Werans assumes no responsibility for the deletion or failure to store information or any other form of communication made using the Site.

Disclaimer: The Database of Freelancers and Agencies contains listing information submitted by the site members representing themselves individually. By providing details, Werans makes no representations regarding their availability or willingness to assist in any matter. The information and services offered on this site are provided ad needed to move on with business. This database is provided only as a convenience to the site users and Werans cannot warrant that the information herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence or any other cause whatsoever associated with the information contained in this database. Site members providing information regarding themselves for inclusion in this database are solely responsible for the accuracy of the information submitted. The site users acknowledge the database should not be relied upon as the sole source of information when business projects and decisions are being made. When considering any business project with clients, be sure to check their credentials and references.

Membership: Werans may, at its sole discretion, immediately terminate membership of any member of the Site if their conduct fails to conform to the terms and conditions of this agreement.

Electronic Communication: When you visit the Site or communicate with us through the Site or using other forms of electronic communication such as electronic mail, you are communicating with us electronically. You agree that all electronic communication that we provide to you including information published in these Terms and Conditions is equivalent to communications in writing and will have the same effect as if they were in writing and signed.

Search Engines: The Werans Web site is regularly visited by search engines, which cache the content of profiles on their own servers, including your name, images and any publicly visible text and contact information you have entered on your profile. You agree that Werans is not responsible for the removal of any content from search engines as well as for inclusion of any content into their cache.

General Provisions: If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. The failure by Werans to exercise or enforce any rights or provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. You agree that any cause of action arising out of, or related to, the Site must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action arose; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred. The Terms and Conditions comprise the entire agreement between you and Werans and supersede all prior agreements between the parties, regarding the subject matter contained herein. All provisions in this Agreement regarding representations and warranties, indemnification, disclaimers and limitations on liability shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

Translation Disclaimer: This is the official English original of the Werans Terms and Conditions. In case of any discrepancy between its translations and this original English version, this English version shall prevail.