Question 1

Privacy Disclosure and Terms of Use

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The Donatello Group, LLC
Privacy Disclosure and Terms of Use
 
The following PRIVACY AND DATA POLICY and TERMS OF USE are subject to change at any time, without notice, and at the sole discretion of the site owner and operator. Please visit the site regularly for updates.

PRIVACY AND DATA POLICY
These terms of use apply to your use of all of the sites and services owned, hosted, maintained, operated by, or affiliated with The Donatello Group, LLC (collectively “we,” “us,” or “our”), including thedonatellogroup.com, and any other site that we have owned or operated, do own and operate or may own or operate in the future including social media sites (collectively, the “Sites”). Unless stated otherwise, all references to the “Sites”, “Site”, “site”, or “sites” in the terms on this page include all such Sites.  All references to “websites” herein, is in reference to unaffiliated and third party websites. These terms of use do not apply to your use of unaffiliated or third party websites to which any of our Sites may link to or direct you to.

We, The Donatello Group LLC, collect your information and can be contacted anytime at connect@thedonatellogroup.com. You can lodge any complaints with us via that same email, or request to be removed from our email lists, phone lists, or advertising targeting, too.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and security and have explained in detail the steps we take to do so. We control the Sites from offices in the United States and its territories. We do not represent that materials on the Sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access these Sites from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent that local laws are applicable.

When you submit information to us or visit any of our Sites, we use it in an ongoing nature to ensure you receive the information or purchases you’ve made with us, to deliver relevant future content via our email newsletters and other marketing avenues, to track how much you use our Sites or services, and to make future offers through our company or any other company that is involved in delivering your purchases, bonuses, or content. By giving us your contact information at any time, you are granting us the right to contact you in the future in any manner necessary, at our discretion, for ongoing personal and professional development. You can unsubscribe from our email newsletters at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of all of our emails.

If you want us to no longer contact you or store your information, just write us at connect@thedonatellogroup.com, anytime, with your request and we will begin removing you from our services or content, as appropriate, and as soon as we can.

Outside Websites (Their Privacy Policies May Be Different)
Our Sites may contain links to other websites, like our sponsor’s websites or links to booksellers, that may offer products or services that our customers might find useful. These third party websites may request information from you when you arrive. In such instances, the collection and use of your personal information will be governed by the privacy policy applicable to that website. We do not control the privacy policies, contents or links that appear on these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third party websites or services before providing any of them with your personal information.

How and Why We Collect Information
We collect your email address and other contact information when you submit it, and some limited Site information and behavior, in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select or in order to contact you or advertise to you later. If you register for a seminar, for example, the information you give us – your phone number, email, and address – is used to reserve your seat, to track your preferences, and to keep you informed about the seminar and related personal development content, offers, and events until you unsubscribe or ask for your data to be removed. If you visit our Sites, we may use Facebook, Google or other tracking tools to understand your behavior on our Sites and to deliver advertising to you in the future.

As a visitor to our Sites, you can engage in many activities without providing any personal information. In connection with other activities, such as utilizing registering for a seminar or participating in a sweepstakes, we may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, we may ask that you provide us with personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including ZIP code), e-mail address, telephone number, credit card information, and any other personal information we feel is applicable. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity. In all cases, we will collect personal identification information, like your email or phone number, only if you voluntarily submit such information to us. We will also tell you how we use your information or if we share it with another party.

Except as otherwise provided in this policy, we will never sell any personal identification information about you as an individual user to any third party without having received your permission. If you supply us with your contact information you may receive periodic e-mails, mailings or calls from us with information on new products and services, important issues, or upcoming events.

If you wish to be removed from any postal, email, phone, or other lists, please let us know by emailing us at connect@thedonatellogroup.com. Please provide us with your exact name, email address, mailing address, and phone number. We will be sure your name is removed from the appropriate lists as soon as possible.
When you use our Sites, we or our authorized technology services provider may also collect certain technical and routing information from you to facilitate your use of the Sites and its services, or to contact you, or advertise in the future. We use this information to administer the Sites and to understand and measure traffic patterns on the Sites. That way we know which areas of our Sites are favorites of our users, which areas need improvement, and what technologies are being used, so that we may continually improve our Sites for mobile and future technical platforms. This information is collected mostly in aggregate form, without identifying you or any user individually. However, in some cases we use tools like cookies, web beacons, analytics services, and advertising providers to gather data about you or your computer location. We may use this  statistical data for statistical analysis, marketing, advertising, or similar promotional purposes. This data is often tracked by us or our technology services provider by using “cookies” or “pixels” during your visit. A cookie is a small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card and enables us to record your passwords, purchases, and preferences and to deliver targeted messages or advertising to you in the future. It cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. For some web pages that require an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept cookies will probably not be able to access those pages.

We also use Facebook “pixels” on many of our Site so that we can understand your digital behavior and potentially later target you with related advertising. We also use Google Analytics to understand how long you might spend on our Sites or how you interact with our Sites.

If you ever choose to opt-out of targeted advertising with us, then please contact us at connect@thedonatellogroup.com so that we can remove your email from any advertising we may use.

As always, you can unsubscribe from any of our emails at any time via the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email you received from us.

We do not store any information about you on our servers, other than that which you submit into one of our forms, and in any case we hold your sensitive information, like your credit card information, with software that keeps it encrypted. Any other information stored happens via cookies or pixels as described above, and as facilitated via third party tools (like Facebook, Google, Udemy or Kajabi). Below are examples of how we may use any information to better communicate with you:
 • Provide and administer the services, including to display customized content and facilitate communication with other users;
 • Process your requests and orders for courses, products, specific services, information, or features;
 • Communicate with you about your account by:
    • Responding to your questions and concerns;
    • Sending you administrative messages and information, including messages from instructors and teaching assistants, notifications about changes to our Service, and updates to our agreements;
    • Sending you information and in-app messages about your progress in courses, rewards programs, new services, new features, promotions, newsletters, and other available courses (which you can opt out of at any time);
    • Sending push notifications to your wireless device to provide updates and other relevant messages (which you can manage from the “options” or “settings” page of a mobile app);
 • Manage your account preferences;
 • Facilitate the Sites’ technical functioning, including troubleshooting and resolving issues, securing the services, and preventing fraud and abuse;
 • Solicit feedback from users;
 • Market and administer surveys and promotions
 • Learn more about you by linking your data with additional data through third-party data providers or analyzing the data with the help of analytics service providers;
 • Identify unique users across devices;
 • Tailor advertisements across devices;
 • Improve our Sites and develop new products, services, and features;
 • Analyze trends and traffic, track purchases, and track usage data;
 • Advertise the services on third-party websites and applications;
 • As required or permitted by law; or
 • As we, in our sole discretion, otherwise determine to be necessary to ensure the safety or integrity of our users, employees, third parties, the public, or our services.

When you submit information to us, then, we use it in an ongoing nature to ensure you receive the information or purchases you’ve made with us, to deliver relevant future content via our newsletters, and to make future offers through our company or any other company that is involved in delivering your purchases.
As an example, if you purchase certain courses from us, you may receive a bonus coaching session which is delivered from The Donatello Group, LLC by a separate system or company that runs that particular program (like one of The Donatello Group, LLC systems and companies, Udemy). To deliver that coaching, we may share your information with other system so they can contact you to schedule that coaching call(s) you received as part of your purchase. At any time, you can contact us not to have your information shared with such service providers, but you may lose access to certain purchase bonuses or items if you do not allow the delivering third-party to contact you.

As most of our programs are for ongoing educational purposes in the field of personal and professional development, you should assume we will continue to contact you in perpetuity via email or via social media in order to deliver our services, serve you related content, make recommendations, learn about your preferences, grant you products, deliver programs to you with or from other platforms or companies, advertise to you or look alike audiences, send you surveys, and other fulfillment or marketing purposes.

By using our Sites and submitting any information with us, you agree to these terms without exception and agree to waive liability and not hold us liable for any use of your information, in perpetuity, under any circumstances, including waiving your right to participate or initiate any class action complaints.

Again, if you want us to no longer contact you, just write to us at connect@thedonatellogroup.com, anytime with your request, and we will begin removing you from our services or content, as appropriate, and as soon as we can.

Exceptions to Privacy Policy
While we are committed to keeping your information secure and private, we have the following exceptions to our privacy policy: We will release specific information about you or your account to comply with any valid legal inquiry or process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute or court order. We will also release specific information in special cases, such as if there is an attempted breach of the security of the Sites, or a physical or property threat to you or others. We may also transfer user information, including personally identifiable information, in connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, the sale of related assets or corporate division or other fundamental corporate change. Further, the information you enter when making a purchase or an online donation will be shared with payment processors, financial gateways, and your credit card company to authorize credit card payments. Such information may also be shared with necessary third parties solely for the purpose or carrying out the transactions. Please note that if you give out personal information online through a discussion board or posting site/website, that information can be collected and used by third parties. Although we strive to protect our users’ privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of information you post in these forums. You disclose such information at your own risk.

Miscellaneous
These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity that arises out of or relates to these terms will be subject to mediation in the District of Columbia. If any of these terms of use are found unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable from the remaining terms of use, and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. These terms may be modified only by our posting of changes to these terms of use on our Sites.

TERMS OF USE
Please read the following terms of use relating to your use of this Site, and all the Sites listed below, under our brand, carefully. By using these Sites, you agree to these terms of use. We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time, without notice, so please check this page periodically for changes. By using these Sites after we post any changes to these terms, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them or been notified about them. If at any time you choose not to accept these terms of use, please do not use this Site or any of our other Sites.

Restrictions
The contents of our Sites, as well as any of our content on our affiliated Sites, are protected by copyright and trademark laws, and are the property of their owners. You can not repost or resale any of our content without permission, as it is our protected or proprietary content and assets. The Financial Maxim, The Real Estate Investment Model for Wealth, and many of our courses and brands are owned by The Donatello Group, LLC. “What They Don’t Teach You In School”; as well as the brands of The Donatello group, LLC are trademarked or controlled by The Donatello Group, LLC, and all information on our Sites is copyrighted by the designee on the footer.
Unless otherwise noted, you may access and use the information and materials within the Sites for your personal use only. You may not change, modify, delete, display, transmit, adapt, exploit, or copy for distribution or sale any information, material, trademark, or copyright on the Sites, or any of our affiliated Sites. You must obtain written permission from us or any other entity who owns intellectual property on the Sites before you may publish, distribute, display, or commercially exploit any material from the Sites and if you do not gain our written permission you will be held liable for significant damages. By using the Sites, you agree to these restrictions and to abide by all copyright notices.

Links
These terms of use apply only to our Sites, and not to the websites of any other companies or organizations, including those we link to. We do not maintain, create, endorse, or take any responsibility for the contents, advertising, products or other materials made available through any other website, including those we link to. Under no circumstances will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of any content, goods or services available on any other site. Other websites may link to our Sites by permission only. To seek our permission, you may contact us at the information above. We reserve the right to rescind any permission granted to you or any organization in which we approve linking to our Sites, and to require termination of any such link to any of the Sites, at our discretion at any time.

Signatures
Electronic signatures are as valid as handwritten signatures, and are enforceable in Court.

Question 2

Affiliation Disclosure

Accepted Answer

The Donatello Group, LLC
Affiliation Disclosure
 
1. We take pride in selecting our affiliate partners and have a process to vet partners to ensure they meet the standards of our Clients.
2. When you purchase products or services promoted through an affiliate link on our site we may receive a commission from an affiliate partner.  
3. You are solely responsible for any action you take on another company’s site and purchases with them. If we are paid by an affiliate, it does not cost you any extra – they are compensating us for referring you to them. In addition, we are able to get you discounts and trials to companies we approve of; and we only recommend companies we’ve vetted.
4. Results for products or services promoted through this website may vary from person to person and are not guaranteed. 
5. We do not provide refunds for purchases you make through our affiliates.
6. We make no guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind or nature, express or implied with respect to the products or services of our affiliates negotiated, agreed upon and/or rendered.
7. In no event shall the The Donatello Group, LLC be liable to the for any direct, indirect, consequential or special damages. Notwithstanding any damages that the Client may incur, the The Donatello Group, LLC’s no liability, and the Client’s exclusive remedy, shall be limited to remedies to be gained by the affiliate organization.

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