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General

Term of Agreement. This user agreement starts when your user account is created and continues until all services granted in accordance with this agreement have expired or have been terminated.

Provision of Services. The Boolean String Bank shall serve as a platform for users to share and access content free of charge, barring premium services that require a subscription fee.

Support Services. Scope Research and Consulting will offer members a combination of email and web support related to the Boolean String Bank as needed and within the scope of what Scope Research and Consulting can afford.

Boolean String Bank Responsibilities. Boolean String Bank shall: (i) only use members' data in conjunction with the services offered; (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the security and integrity of the platform services; (iii) provide reasonable standard online support to users free of charge barring any downtime caused by circumstances beyond the control of the Scope Research and Consulting team.

Customer Responsibilities. The Customer is responsible for all activities that occur under User accounts. Customer shall: (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to, or use of, the Services, and notify Scope Research and Consulting promptly of any such unauthorized use; (ii) comply with all applicable laws in their country of use (including but not limited to copyright or trademark laws);(iii) demonstrate courtesy to all Boolean String Bank members; (iv) refrain from sharing content that is illegally obtained or may reasonably be deemed vulgar and culturally or socially inappropriate.(v) You agree to defend Scope Research and Consulting ("Boolean String Bank") against any claim, demand, suit or proceeding that are made or brought against Scope Research and Consulting ("Boolean String Bank") by a third-party alleging that Your Content, or Your use of the Service in violation of this Agreement, infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of the third-party or violates applicable law. You shall indemnify Scope Research and Consulting ("Boolean String Bank") for any damages finally awarded against, and for reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by, Scope Research and Consulting ("Boolean String Bank") in connection with such claim, demand, suit or proceeding; provided, that Scope Research and Consulting ("Boolean String Bank") (1) promptly gives You written notice of the claim, demand, suit or proceeding; (2) affords You sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim, demand, suit or proceeding (provided that You may not settle any claim, demand, suit or proceeding unless the settlement unconditionally releases Scope Research and Consulting ("Boolean String Bank") of all liability); and (3) provides to You all reasonable assistance, at Your expense.

Your Boolean String Bank Account

Users require a valid email address, username and password to remain a member of the Boolean String Bank community. If you are aware of any unauthorized use of your password or account, please contact us immediately.

Modifying and Terminating Our Services

We may add or remove functionalities or features on the Boolean String Bank, and we may suspend or stop a Service altogether. You can stop using our Services at any time without penalty. Scope Research and Consulting may also stop providing Services to you, or add or create new limits to our Services at any time. If we discontinue a Service, where reasonably possible, we will give you advance notice and a chance to get information out of that Service. This is an open platform so only the most necessary regulations will apply.

Warranties and Disclaimers

We provide our services using a commercially reasonable level of skill and care and make changes to the platform that seek to improve the productivity of members. Other than explicitly set out in these terms or additional terms, the Boolean String Bank does not make any promises about the services. As an example, we do not make commitments about the content generated by our services, or their ability to meet your needs. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all warranties.

Liability for our Services

When permitted by law, Boolean String Bank will not be responsible for lost profits, revenues, data, financial losses or indirect, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages. In all cases, Boolean String Bank and its affiliates will not be liable for any loss or damage that is not reasonably foreseeable.

Business Uses of Our Services

If you are using our Services on behalf of a business, that business accepts these terms. It will hold harmless and indemnify Scope Research and Consulting from any claim, suit or action arising from or related to the use of the Services or violation of these terms, including any liability or expense arising from claims, losses, damages, suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorney's fees.

This Terms of Service was last updated on 11/08/2020.

Information Collection

The Boolean String Bank only requires basic user information such as a valid email address, username and password to get started. All other information (including: First Name, Last Name, Country and Company) are voluntary, the majority of which are collected when users sign up to the Boolean String Bank or obtain a paid subscription. This information is used to improve a members' overall experience on the platform through periodic email updates about new features andpromotions.

Sharing Information

The Boolean String Bank allows users to publicly share Boolean search strings and strategies with online users, under the agreement that such strings can be used freely without credit. Any donation made to contributors by users is strictly voluntary. Boolean strings will be displayed along with the associated Description, Industry and in some instances Username. Email addresses and other personal information will be not be displayed.

Paid premium members can privately store Boolen Strings.

The Boolean String Bank does not share your collected information with advertisers and other third parties.

Information Security

The Boolean String Bank platform employs safeguards consistent with industry standards and applicable law to help prevent unauthorized access, loss, disclosure, modification or destruction of the information we collect. Sensitive information such as user passwords is hashed and encrypted and is not ever relayed through emails. While we are committed to ensuring the security of such information, we can not 100% guarantee that we will never fall victim to malicious hackers. Consequently, we cannot warrant or guarantee the complete security of the information in our possession. In the event of a breach, we will notify users and relevant authorities as soon as possible. Ultimately, members can help with security by choosing complex passwords that attackers cannot easily generate as well as periodically change those passwords. All members are encouraged to contact us and other authorities if they suspect their information has been compromised.

Application

This Privacy Policy does not apply to services offered by other companies or individuals, including products or sites displayed on the Boolean String Bank website. The Boolean String Bank cannot verify the security or actions of any third-party site or service.

GDPR

Boolean String Bank and Scope Research and Consulting strives to maintain a consistent level of data protection and security and remain fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) as of May 25, 2018. This compliance is reflected in the overall Privacy Policy wherein users whose personal information we process have been informed on the purpose of collection, how it is used, what their rights entail, to whom we may disclose information along with the safeguarding measures we adopt to protect their data.

Changes to privacy Policy

The Boolean String Bank may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, and you will be informed of such changes through a notice posted on our website. Your continued use of the Web site after we make changes to this Privacy Policy is deemed acknowledgement of those changes, so please review this Privacy Policy periodically.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 11/08/2020.

Access to the Boolean String Bank string collection is now open to all online users. Paid users can privately store strings and access additional features

String contributors may start collecting donations from the public through PayPal.