Access and Use

First and foremost, The Ellie Effect was created to be a supportive, reputable and accurate source of news and information for the fans of Ellie Cornell. It is NOT officially authorized by Ellie Cornell, her partners or her associates. The information contained on this site is provided simply for entertainment, educational and informative purposes only, as allowed by standard journalistic fair use practices. All efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, and to clearly cite the sources where the information was obtained. No infringement is intended by this site, its owners, its operators, its supporters or its contributors.

Moreover, it must be expressly and respectfully noted that materials contained on The Ellie Effect are protected by various copyright and trademark laws of the respective entities contained herein. It is hereby expressly noted that those materials are being used on this Site only for non-commercial purposes. Every effort has been made to keep all copyright and proprietary notices attached to the material, and not to suggest in any way that the material is the property of The Ellie Effect (unless otherwise expressly indicated). Users of this Site must also respect the copyright and trademark laws, and thus, should only view or download material from this Site for personal use, keeping all copyright and other proprietary notices attached to the downloaded material, citing the original source of information accordingly.

The reproduction, duplication, distribution (including by way of e-mail, facsimile or other electronic means), publication, modification, copying or transmission of material from this Site or the copyright/trademark holders contained herein is strictly prohibited unless you have obtained the prior written consent of The Ellie Effect or unless it is expressly permitted by this Site, or unless you have obtained the written consent directly from the copyright/trademark holders. The material covered by this prohibition includes, without limitation, any text, graphics, logos, photographs, audio or video material or stills from audiovisual material available on this Site. The unauthorized use of materials from this Site on any other Web site or networked computer environment is similarly prohibited.

Linked Sites and Advertising

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If The Ellie Effect has provided links or pointers to other Web sites, no inference or assumption should be made and no representation should be implied that The Ellie Effect is connected with, operates or controls these Web sites.

The Ellie Effect is not responsible for the content or practices of third party Web sites that may be linked to this Site.

The Ellie Effect takes no responsibility for third party advertisements posted on this Site, nor does it take any responsibility for the goods or services provided by its advertisers.

Any appearance of advertising on this site does not infer Ellie Cornell's support for any product or service advertised (unless otherwise expressly indicated - such as with her preferred charities).

Disclaimer of Liabilities and Warranties

While The Ellie Effect does its best to ensure optimal performance of the Site, users of this site agree that you use this Site and rely on material contained on this Site at your own risk.

The Site, and all materials on this Site, are provided "as is" and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and as allowed by standard journalistic fair use practices, and thus are provided without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied.

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Users of this site acknowledge that The Ellie Effect is not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct or material found in connection with this Site, including such conduct or material transmitted by any means by any other person.

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Copyrights/Trademarks

Copyright © 2005 to Present. The Ellie Effect. All Rights Reserved. As expressly noted above ("Access and Use"), this Site includes materials owned by various third party entities. Those materials are protected by the copyrights and trademarks of the entities, and they remain property of those entities, not The Ellie Effect (unless otherwise expressly indicated, or unless otherwise posted by some form of permission agreement between the third party and The Ellie Effect). Therefore, the materials posted on this Site shall not be used for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial purposes, and as allowed by standard journalistic fair use practices. No infringement is intended by this Site, its owners, its operators, its supporters or its contributors. Any reproduction, displaying of information on other Web sites, mailing list or newsletters, and other unauthorized copying are expressly prohibited without prior consent or permission.

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Privacy Policy

The Ellie Effect understands the need to maintain privacy when using the Internet for communication, exploration and play. At times, this Site asks you to voluntarily submit your e-mail address and/or name if you so choose to contribute and/or participate in a special project, contest, event, etc. as administered by this Site, if you so choose to submit feedback and/or contribute newsworthy information to this Site, or if you so choose to join the discussion group associated with this Site.

E-mail addresses and/or names are kept in strictest confidence and are not retained, stored or used for any additional purposes unless otherwise indicated by the specified rules of a project, contest, event, etc., or unless further correspondence is warranted on an individual basis regarding any or all newsworthy contributions to this Site. Furthermore, in joining the discussion group associated with this Site, you have the opportunity at any time to unsubscribe from receiving communications.

The Ellie Effect does not sell your personally identifiable information. It is used only to contact you, if necessary and/or warranted, as to information requested from this Site (e.g., voluntary participation in a project, contest, event, etc.), and/or any other information requested and/or related to Ellie Cornell. However, The Ellie Effect may be required by law to release personal information as a result of a law suit or subpoena, or as immediately necessary to protect its rights or the rights and safety of its other users, its owners, its operators, its contributors and/or its supporters. Additionally, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet.

This Privacy Policy is subject to modification at any time. You are responsible to review the Privacy Policy before using this Site and/or providing any information.

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What information does The Ellie Effect collect?

This Site collects information that falls into one of two categories - personally identifiable information and aggregated information. Personally identifiable information is information that can be used to identify you. Aggregated information is information that is not associated with a specific user, such as the number of people who visit this Site from various states and/or countries, most popular pages viewed, etc.

The Ellie Effect only collects personally identifiable information (such as a name and e-mail address) whenever you voluntarily submit it to this Site. Examples of this type of information include when you participate in a special project, enter a contest, participate in an event, send feedback/information, or join the discussion group associated with this Site. You always have the option of choosing not to reveal this personally identifiable information to The Ellie Effect, although certain participation and services may be unavailable if you do not. In the event of a complaint, The Ellie Effect may also receive and collect personally identifiable information about you from other users and/or third parties who may communicate information to this Site about you in relation to that complaint.

In addition, The Ellie Effect collects and stores statistics and other information about the online activities of visitors to this Site on an aggregated (collective) basis. For example, The Ellie Effect tracks the number of people who view each page, the order in which pages are viewed, and other information to learn which features are the most popular and to refine the design and communication efforts.

How does The Ellie Effect use the personal information it collects?

Both aggregated and personally identifiable information is used only to operate and enhance this Site and enhance user on-site experience. The Ellie Effect does not sell personally identifiable information to third parties.

Moreover, any personal information collected by The Ellie Effect is kept in strictest confidence and used only to communicate about and/or deliver news, to notify/contact users if so required (e.g., if they have won a prize from voluntary participation in a contest), or to be able to further personalize and/or enhance a part of this Site. If you chose to subscribe to the discussion group, The Ellie Effect only uses your personal information to select and deliver messages to you.

Aggregated information is used for statistical analysis only in order to further enhance the functionality of this Site (your name and e-mail address is not associated with this). The Ellie Effect may disclose aggregated information about this Site to third parties for further statistical and/or developmental analysis.

However, any information you provide within the discussion group associated with this Site is considered a "public forum," and thus, is not confidential. For such activities, a separate warning may not be provided. Your choice to disclose personally identifiable information in these cases is voluntary and The Ellie Effect is not to be held liable for the disclosure of this information.

Is this Site secure so that other people cannot obtain personal information without your consent?

Personal information collected by The Ellie Effect is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet. Thus, there are limits on this Site's abilities. The Ellie Effect cannot fully ensure that private communications and other personally identifiable information will not be disclosed to third parties. The Ellie Effect may be forced to disclose information to the government or third parties under certain circumstances, or third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. If The Ellie Effect needs to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, this Site can (and you authorize this Site to do so) disclose information to private entities, law enforcement or other government officials as this Site, in its sole discretion, believes legally necessary and/or appropriate.

What about the privacy of users who are 13-years-old and under?

The Ellie Effect is committed to protecting the safety and privacy of all users, including those who are 13-years-old or under. The Ellie Effect does not collect or display personally identifiably information about users who have expressly indicated they are under the age of 13. However, The Ellie Effect cannot and does not claim to know the age of all its users, and thus, cannot be held liable for users who falsify their age, or any users who choose not and/or do not disclose their age in any personal information collected by The Ellie Effect.

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