Terms of use:
Rev. 01/07/09. This site serves
to help fill the mission statement of StepfamilySystems.com which includes facilitating connections and providing support
to those with stepfamily, single-parent, remarried or stepparent concerns for those raising children with parents in two or
more households. Because the personalities and histories of individuals vary, no specific results of utilizing connections
and exercising support can be guaranteed. This website is not to take the place of any other professional
service such as individual or family therapy, legal or financial counsel. For crises or emergency situations call 9-1-1 or
check your phone book for local resources.
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As a means of facilitating connections and providing
support, other products and services are mentioned and/or discussed for consideration but no official endorsements are made.
It is the client/patron/visitor/user’s responsibility to vet resources fully by means of their own determination and/or
counsel. Some parts of this website may contain adult content intended for people who are no less than
18 years of age. By viewing the material presented, you are representing that you are at least 18 and the content viewing
was by y our personal choice and is acceptable to you. If you have any doubt or concern, you may consider the use of filtering
software to exclude content you would prefer not to view.
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Changes
to this Agreement: StepfamilySystems.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter, or otherwise change this Agreement
and/or Additional Terms at any time. It is the responsibility of the website viewer to return to the Agreement periodically
for changes. Failure to do so and returning to the website is a default acceptance of terms at the time of each visit. If
at any time you do not accept the terms/agreement, it is your responsibility to discontinue viewing website contents of StepfamilySystems.com,
which functions independently from its advertisers, sponsors and all resources and contributing strategists and writers.
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Privacy
and Protection of Personal Information: StepfamilySystems.com does not sell personal information of its visitors or clients to
database collectors who in turn sell the information for profit. General topics, results and common experiences, however,
may be discussed on the website, radio or in print. Scenarios might sound specific to your experience, but no personal information
is ever released. Additionally, we may share information with advertisers or other third parties that will not disclose your
identity for their research purposes. We are unable to determine the mental health of those listening to the talk show, reading
the website or attending events. It is up to individuals to seek professional support for their needs or concerns and to take
appropriate mental health or legal protective measures for themselves and family members in all presenting situations in both
assumed risk and real time possibilities.
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> Passwords, Account Security/Access, Personalization and Shopping On this site: Personal information is that
which enables us to contact you (Email and home addresses, telephone numbers) or other information that, when linked to information
you have provided, allows us to personalize your visit to our site by addressing information fitting visitors’ expressed
needs or interests, as well as personalization/customization of products and services. While access to the website without completing registration/sign-up
form is an option available to everyone, those who subscribe to our exclusive Family-in-step Focal Points Corner may access
additional information making it more likely to receive more specific information and to realize greater benefits associated
with StepfamilySystems.com brand of products and services. For example, a subscriber is eligible for discounts on designated
products, special seating at events, etc. In the future we aspire to bring more benefits to subscribers to enhance their experience
relating to StepfamilySystems.com. Your information and IP address might be used to help diagnose problems with our server, to analyze trends
and visitors’ webpage usage, to help us identify you and your shopping cart, or to gather demographic information as
needed to analyze and improve services. Only if necessary, your information could be required by government or court entities.
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Contests and Surveys: For ongoing research, the Stepfamily Satisfaction
and Parental Alienation Experience Survey information may be analyzed by professionals and collegiate-level students involved
with the study and development of stepfamily dynamics, research reporting and academic projects. We also offer Give-Away entry
form options to win services/products through electronic transmission, this website, churches, and educational institutions.
If you are ever contacted by anyone other than StepfamilySystems.com personnel, you are asked to report it immediately to
TPowe@StepfamilySystems.com for immediate submission to legal counsel of Parker Stanbury for review of a possible breech, and when appropriate, terminations
will follow possible suspensions. .
Public Forums: This site may make available or refer
to chat rooms, a variety of sharing forums, message/bulletin boards and other groups. Remember information disclosed in these
areas are public and caution needs to be exercised about the amount of disclosure made in these areas. If you complete any
feature requiring you to share your personal information off of our website, you realize you have chosen to transfer your
information to that entity over which we have no control or oversight of information.
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Children’s
Protection Our website requests participants acknowledge they are age 18 or older. Children who post who are under the
age of 13, as far as we are able to determine, will have their postings removed as soon as we become aware of it. Any information
regarding children under the age of 13 will not be posted except when discussing general application of information and always
without identifying information.
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Accuracy and Completeness While StepfamilySystems.com
does attempt to provide visitors and subscribers with relevant information, it is not final word. Visitors and subscribers
have the responsibility of vetting all sources and validating accuracy or completeness of information. Hence, StepfamilySystems.com
shall have no liability for accuracy or completeness relating to authenticity, omissions, delays or other lack for claims
of distress or loss relating to information on this website.
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Transfers and use
of StepfamilySystems.com Website Content: ©2006 – 2010 StepfamilySystems.com. All rights reserved. No part of this website,
including but not limited to articles, suggested ideas, other text, images, illustrations, characters, titles, names which
collectively are Intellectual Property, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws of the United States, as
well as international conventions and laws of other countries. No part of StepfamilySystems.com may be used without authorization,
nor reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording
or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Requests sent to TPowe@StepfamilySystems.com. Legal representation retained with Parker Stanbury, LLP, Los Angeles, Calif.