Privacy Statement

The Value Networks Cluster respects the privacy and security of all users. The following statement explains privacy, security and email practices.

The Value Networks Cluster registration form requests you to supply name, email and address. We only use this information for official cluster business, transactions and to deliver information to you.

The Value Networks Cluster holds that unsolicited commercial email or spam is a crime. The Value Networks Cluster is a member of http://www.cauce.org/ and supports the Federal Can-Spam Act of 2003.

The Value Networks Cluster believes our culture of connectedness benefits from accurate contact information. Periodically, affiliates are asked to review, confirm and update their contact information. This is a normal, customary and routine practice. These data are not shared and used only for The Value Networks Cluster. This important housekeeping process helps make the Web a safer, more secure, trustful and useful environment. It is not spam. There is no product offering.

The Value Networks Cluster respects the right of people to be left alone. All official KM Cluster communiqués provide for 'opt-out.' This is the standard, globally accepted convention for people using email.

"The makers of the Constitution conferred the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by all civilized men — the right to be let alone."

– Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1928

The Value Networks Cluster is provided free of charge on an "as is" basis. It is not responsible for any lost profits or other consequential damages that may result from its usage.

The Value Networks Cluster holds that organizations and people who make information available on the World Wide Web or in newsgroups do so with the full expectation that this information is public and widely available to anyone.

Furthermore, making links to publicly accessible Web pages is legally permissible and encouraged. This practice is consistent with the common, customary expectations of those who make use of the WWW, Usenet, email, blogs, wikis and other Internet communications media.

The Value Networks Cluster may contain trade and service marked names of companies and publications throughout its site. It does not attempt to list the company names and entities that own the marks. It does not insert a trade or service mark symbol with each mention of the marked name.

Rather, it states here that it is using the names only for editorial purposes with no intention of infringing upon their mark. In addition, there is no copyright claim over any companies' materials. Finally, all users of this Web site should contact the various companies and publishers directly to obtain information or services.

Disclaimer

The Value Networks Cluster disclaims any liability whatsoever for any damage arising out of its use. It makes no attempt to review all the content of sites linked. It is not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, or legality of any material contain herein or linked.

Security

The Value Networks Cluster is confident of our system's ability to protect all transactions. Unauthorized access to the system is strictly prohibited.

This is a private computing system which is restricted to authorized individuals. Actual or attempted unauthorized use of this computer system will result in criminal and/or civil prosecution.

We reserve the right to view, monitor and record activity on the system without notice or permission. Any information obtained by monitoring, reviewing or recording is subject to review by law enforcement organizations in connection with the investigation or prosecution of possible criminal activity on the system.

If you are not an authorized user of this system or do not consent to continued monitoring, exit the system at this time.

Skipjack and GeoTrust

Value Networks Cluster uses Skipjack. It is a patented, proprietary encryption protocol, specifically designed for handling financial transactions.

Skipjack encryption supports a minimum key space of 225 to the 2000 power (225^2000).

In addition to the magnitude of the key space, each transaction encrypted with Skipjack carries its own unique key. The key information cannot be used to compromise another transaction, since each key is unique to each transaction.

Transaction-specific keys combined with the extremely large key space make it impossible to break transactions. With the Value Networks Cluster, GeoTrust SSL Certificates and Skipjack, your registrations and data are protected by the strongest encryption protocol in the industry and the most robust privacy standards available.