Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.consolidatedrock.com. The domain consolidatedrock.com and any and all subdomains and newsletters are referred to herein as the “Website.” These terms and conditions form a contract between Sultan Ameerali (the “Operator” or “we”) and each user of the Website (“you”).
Terms of Use
By accessing or otherwise using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound by the Terms, without qualification, including the Privacy Policy.
Changes to Terms and Website
We may at any time, without notice, revise the Terms, effective when posted, and/or change any aspect of the Website, without any liability to you. By continuing to use the Website, you agree to be bound by such revisions to the Terms and agree to periodically revisit this page to review the current version of the Terms, as modified from time to time. If you do not agree to the Terms, please do not use the Website.
Right to Use
The Website, including any web pages, text, photographs, images, sound, video, software, information in all forms, text, logos, graphics, icons, lay-out, and other data, elements, or information contained in the Website (the “Content”), is provided for general informational purposes only. You may view and print out web pages from the Website for personal, informational, and non-commercial use only, but may not otherwise copy, reproduce, modify, collect, republish, distribute, or catalogue any of the Content without the Operator’s consent. Except as expressly permitted by the Operator, you may not use the Website or the Content for any commercial purposes whatsoever.
Use of the Information on the Website
You acknowledge and agree that the Website and the Content (including Newsletter and User Content) is provided for general informational purposes only and that you will not use or rely upon the Website or any Content for trading, investment, or any other purposes. The Operator does not provide investment, tax, or other advice. The Operator does not make investment recommendations of any kind. The Operator does not advocate, endorse, or recommend the purchase or sale of any particular security or other financial instrument.
You acknowledge that the Operator, and/or one or more of its partners, shareholders, employees, consultants, or agents, may own shares or other securities of the third parties mentioned or featured on the Website or newsletter (including in Content posted by the Operator or in User Content) and/or have a business or other relationship with such third parties (which may include the provision of consulting, advertising, and/or other services), and that these factors may influence our perspective or provide an incentive for publishing favourable information with respect to such third parties.
You are strongly encouraged to obtain independent investment advice from a qualified person authorized to provide such advice prior to making any investment or trading decision.
Communicating with the Operator
Any communication or material you transmit to or through the Website or by e-mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, creative suggestions, ideas, concepts, products, photos, marketing or promotional plans or strategies, or the like, will immediately be deemed and shall remain the exclusive property of the Operator. You understand and acknowledge that the Operator may have developed or may in the future develop ideas identical to or similar to your suggestions or comments and that the Operator is only willing to consider suggestions and ideas on the terms set forth herein. Any suggestion, idea, or comment is not submitted in confidence and the Operator assumes no obligation, express or implied, by considering it. Without limitation, the Operator shall exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to such suggestions, ideas, or comments of every kind and nature and the Operator shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the same for any purposes whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcasting, or posting, without any compensation to the provider of the suggestions, ideas, or comments.
Personal Information
The Operator may collect, use, and disclose your personal information only in accordance with the Privacy Policy of the Operator (the “Privacy Policy”). By providing personal information to the Operator, you consent to the Operator’s use and disclosure of such information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
Monitoring Use of the Website
The Operator may monitor the use of the Website, but is under no obligation to do so. You hereby waive any expectation of privacy in any information and activity resulting from or provided during your use of the Website. Your waiver of rights in all such monitoring does not apply to personal information which is handled by the Operator in accordance with the Privacy Policy of the Website.
Copyright, Trademarks, and Other Intellectual Property Rights
Copyright: The Content is the exclusive property of the Operator or, as applicable, its licensors, suppliers, and partners, and is protected under the copyright laws of Canada and other countries. All rights are reserved. Any infringement of the Operator’s rights will result in appropriate legal action.
Trademarks: The Operator’s trademarks are valuable assets and the Operator takes infringement of them seriously. All names, marks, brands, titles, slogans, logos, icons, graphics, trade dress or trade names, designs, and other designations within the Website are registered and unregistered trade-marks of the Operator and other parties (“Trademarks”) in Canada and other countries. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Website without the written permission of the Operator or the applicable Trademark owner. Misuse of any Trademark or the Content by you is strictly prohibited.
Other Rights: The Content and the Website are also protected by other Canadian and international intellectual and industrial property rights. These rights are valid and protected in all media currently existing or later developed, and all use of the Content and Website shall be in accordance with such rights and the Terms.
Confidentiality
The Operator provides commercially reasonable security, administrative, physical, and technological measures to protect this Website. However, you acknowledge and agree that the Internet is not a secure means of communication and the privacy, integrity, or authenticity of any communication over the Internet between you and the Operator or between you and the Website cannot be ensured. The Operator is not responsible for any damages you may suffer if you communicate confidential information over the Internet or if the Operator communicates such information to you at your request.
Comments
Note: This website does not currently allow visitors to leave comments on posts. However that could change in the future.
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.