Terms and conditions of use
By using the website operated by Ascentum, on behalf of the National Issues Forums Institute, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. We reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions of Use, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice. You should check these Terms and Conditions of Use prior to using the online dialogue website. Your use of this website following the posting of changes to these Terms and Conditions of Use will mean you accept those changes.

Content of submissions
You may not submit to the consultation website any material that is unlawful, harmful, harassing, threatening, abusive, hateful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, profane, vulgar, indecent, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable law. Furthermore, to respect the privacy of others you may not submit personal information about third parties (e.g. names, addresses or other identifying information) nor may you submit any material that is protected by copyright, patent, or other proprietary right without obtaining permission of the copyright or patent owner or right holder.

The website shall not be used for any commercial purposes. You will not submit any material to solicit funds or to promote, advertise, or solicit the sale of any goods or services.

Review of submissions
Although Ascentum is not responsible for screening, monitoring or verifying the content of the material posted on the website, including content's accuracy, reliability or compliance with copyright or other laws, it may from time to time monitor or review these postings. Accordingly, Ascentum and National Issues Forums Institute reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the website.

Disclaimer
Any opinions, statements or other content expressed by third parties on the consultation website are those of such third parties solely. Ascentum and National Issues Forums Institute do not endorse any such opinion, statement or other material posted on or accessible through the consultation website. Ascentum and National Issues Forums Institute make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, timeliness or completeness of any material on or accessible through its website. Any reliance on or use of such material shall be at your sole risk.

Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement refers to your use of this online dialogue website. We are committed to maintaining the privacy of visitors to this website. Ascentum, a firm that specializes in secure online dialogue, is providing this online site and will perform the analysis of the input that is provided along with research staff at National Issues Forums Institute. The following outlines our privacy policy and practices.

We will not collect or retain any information about you personally unless you provide it to us voluntarily. If you choose to participate in this process by using this online tool, we may ask you to volunteer personal information such as your name and e-mail address for the purposes of effective administration of the project.

The information you provide will be collected by Ascentum to conduct analysis and evaluation only, on behalf of the National Issues Forums Institute, the organizing bodies, and will be administered in accordance with the federal privacy legislation and other applicable privacy laws. You will be informed of the purpose for which the personal information is being collected. Your personal information will not be made available to any third parties or combined with any other information.

The information you provide will be retained and used only as necessary for the purpose of this study. Unless otherwise required by law, upon expiry of the contract, or its termination, if earlier, Ascentum shall return the information to the National Issues Forums Institute.

Ascentum uses software that receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted the online dialogue website. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of the individuals contacting the consultation website. Only general information, such as the IP address and time of visit, is tracked. Furthermore, information regarding which pages are being accessed is collected and aggregated. The information is used internally by Ascentum, and only in aggregate form to manage the website, diagnose technical problems and improve content. No personal information provided by you is passively collected by electronic means and "cookies" are only used for authentication and login purposes.

Correcting or accessing your personal information
If you provide personal information through the consultation website, you will be able to demand that this information be updated, corrected, accessed or removed from the website, by sending an e-mail to support@dialoguecircles.com identifying the information you wish to have changed, modified, removed or accessed.