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TERMS AND CONDITIONS/PRIVACY POLICY

In consideration for viewing the content of this page, I release from liability and waive my right to sue Pierre Branding Group their employees, officers, volunteers and agents (collectively “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP ”) from any and all claims, including claims of the  “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP ” negligence, resulting in any  injury, illness, or economic loss I may suffer or which may result from my relationship with “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP ”  in relation to the information contained on this site.  

I am voluntarily reviewing the content of this website and I assume all risks associated with such; whether known or unknown to me.

I agree to “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP” obtaining my business and/or personal information in an effort to serve me, in the fields of branding and marketing, including all aspects related to the services we provide, such as development and enhancement associated with my brand and/or image.  Pierre Branding Group values our customers and respects your privacy.   Please read this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions carefully before providing us with any information, using or obtaining any content or services through our Website(s). By using our site, we obtain your implied consent that you agree to and accept the practices described in this privacy notice. 

This privacy policy describes the personal information we collect about you, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and when we share it with third parties. Our policy also describes the choices you can make about how we collect and use your information. By providing your personal information to Pierre Branding Group, you are consenting to the manner in which we collect, use, disclose, protect and otherwise manage that information.

If our information practices change, we will post an updated version of the policy on our website. You can tell if the policy has changed by checking the “Last Updated” date that appears above and that will be the date on which the new policy becomes effective. The new policy will apply to all current and past users of our website and will replace any prior policies that are inconsistent. Your continued use of our website constitutes your consent to be bound by the revised policy.

Information You Provide

Certain functions on our Websites may require users to register or to provide personal information in order to be included on our electronic or print mailing lists, download whitepapers or subscribe to other services. To better understand the needs of our website users, we may also request information from time to time on a voluntary basis.  If you share such information, information may be used for the purpose of customer-managed relationships which may include marketing material from PBG and it’s third-party/corporate affiliates.  Entry of such information is optional and if you choose not to enter such information, you can successfully use these applications.  If we share demographic information with third parties, we will only provide aggregate data.

Registered User Information

In some cases we afford the opportunity to become a Registered User of our Website(s). To do so you must provide your name, address, e-mail address, a unique login name, password, and password validation, and a password hint to help you remember your password. This information is collected on the registration form for several reasons including: (1) personal identification; (2) to allow us to contact you for customer service purposes, if necessary; (3) to customize the content of our Website(s) to meet your specific needs; and (4) to make product improvements to our Website(s).

Sharing Your Information

When you use our Website(s) or provide us with information, we may share personal information among our third party/corporate affiliates. We may also use aggregate data to inform these third parties as to the number of people who have seen and clicked on links to their web sites. Occasionally, we may hire a third party to act on our behalf for projects such as market-research surveys and will provide information to these third parties aggregated generalized data specifically for use in connection with these projects.

Opt Out

At any time, you can unsubscribe being a Registered User or a member of any of our email communications by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link and following the instructions. We reserve the right to limit our Registered Users to those who provide us with a valid email address and agree to accept e-mails. Registered Users will be notified via e-mail prior to any actions taken. After you submit personal information in connection with becoming a Registered User or other programs offered or sponsored by third parties on our Website(s), we may use such information to send you marketing emails. However, if we do so, we will provide a link on that you can click on to opt-out of receiving subsequent marketing emails generated from the same such information at any time.

Please note that changing or deleting your information otherwise opting-out of receipt of email communications from us will only change or delete the data for purposes of future activity on our Website(s) and for managing future communications. We will retain your email address on an “Opt Out List” to help ensure that it is not incorporated into future email lists. These changes and deletions will not change or delete information that we may have already forwarded to our affiliates or any other third parties, all as provided above in this Privacy Policy. This includes user-generated content and data previously provided to us.

I agree to hold “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP harmless from any and all claims, loss or damage to my personal property, liabilities and costs, including attorney’s fees, as a result of Pierre Branding Group accessing my personal or business information, that is not a direct result of the gross negligence of “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP .   If “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP incurs any of these types of expenses as a result of defending such claim I agree to reimburse “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP”.

I agree that any information as it relates to “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP” and myself shall be Confidential and shall not be relayed to any uninterested third party.  

“PIERRE BRANDING GROUP” reserves the rights and ownership of all images and designs “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP” creates unless otherwise agreed upon by both parties. “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP” reserves all rights to the content within this page and you agree to not use any content within this website without the expressed written approval of “PIERRE BRANDING GROUP”.

“Cookies” are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Like many websites, we use cookies and Pixel Tags to keep track of your activity on our Website(s) and enhance your experience. We may also use strings of code called Anonymous Identifiers that are combinations of random characters where cookies are not available (for example, when you access our Website(s) from mobile devices). We also use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, in some cases to save your password, and if you choose, to save other personal information so you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit our Website(s). Although we do not generally host advertising, a cookie or other tracking methodology (including LSO persistent cookies) may also be placed by an advertising servers or other. Such cookies are used for purposes of tracking browsing behavior. Similarly, a cookie may be placed by other third-party advertising companies. If you wish to disable cookies, the “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how. However, if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas or features of the Website(s).

Other

From time to time we may add or enhance services available on our Website(s). To the extent these services are provided and used by you, we will use the information you provide to facilitate the service requested. For example, if you submit a question on our Website(s) or by email, we will use your email address, name, nature of the question, etc. to respond to your question. We may also store such information to assist us in making our Website(s) the better and easier to use.

Information Other Websites Collect From You

On our Website(s), we place links to other web sites operated by other parties. Some of these other web sites contain our brand names and trademarks and other intellectual property that we own; others do not. When you click on these links and visit these other web sites, regardless of whether or not they contain our brand names, trademarks and other intellectual property, you need to be aware that we do not control these other web sites or these other web sites’ business practices, and that this privacy policy does not apply to these other web sites. Consequently, the operators of these other web sites may collect different kinds of information about you,and may use and disclose that information in different ways than we would if it were collected on our Website(s). We encourage you to review their privacy policies and remind you that we will not be responsible for their actions.

In addition to the circumstances described above, we may disclose your information as part of a validation process in the interest of preventing fraud, to provide proper accounting to our business partners (for “pay-per-click”, “pay-per-call” or “push-to-talk” advertising listings and related programs) and to validate our business metrics including number of clicks, referrer logs and other tracking information. We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by other government or law enforcement authority, or in the good faith belief that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable including, without limitation, to protect our rights or properties of our affiliated companies or when we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities. In addition, if Pierre Branding Group LLC or substantially all of our assets are acquired, our customer information will be transferred in connection with such acquisition to the successor owner.

Special Promotions 

PBG may from time to time provide certain promotional opportunities, sweepstakes and contests to Users. All such promotions will be run at the sole discretion of PBG, and can be activated, modified or removed at any time by PBG without advance notification. For information on these promotional opportunities, please consult the rules or entry guidelines.

Intellectual Property Rights.  

All text, graphics, editorial content, data, formatting, graphs, designs, HTML, look and feel, photographs, music, sounds, images, software, videos, designs, typefaces and other content (collectively “Proprietary Material”) that Users see or read through the PBG Site or rendering of PBG Services is owned by PBG, excluding User Generated Content that PBG has the right to use. Proprietary Material is protected in all forms, media and technologies now known or hereinafter developed. PBG owns all Proprietary Material, as well as the coordination, selection, arrangement and enhancement of such Proprietary Materials as a Collective Work under the United States Copyright Act, as amended. The Proprietary Material is protected by the domestic and international laws of copyright, patents, and other proprietary rights and laws. Users may not copy, download, use, redesign, reconfigure, or retransmit anything from the PBG Site without PBG’s express prior written consent and, if applicable, the holder of the rights to the User Generated Content. Any use of such Proprietary Material, other than as permitted therein, is expressly prohibited without the prior permission of PBG and, if applicable, the holder of the rights to the User Generated Content. 5 The service marks and trademarks of PBG, including without limitation PBG and PBG logos are service marks owned by PBG. Any other trademarks, service marks, logos and/or trade names appearing via the PBG Site are the property of their respective owners. You may not copy or use any of these marks, logos or trade names without the express prior written consent of the owner.

Governing Law 

You further understand that the terms herein are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, U.S.A. without reference to its conflicts of law provisions. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to these Terms and Conditions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Georgia for any disputes arising out the use of the PBG Services. If, for any reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or part of a provision of these Terms and Conditions unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the terms herein. Any remaining provisions of the Terms and Conditions will continue to be enforced with full effect.

Bugs and Exploits 

Using exploits or tricks in the PBG Site’s code or third-party platforms to gain privileges, access, or abilities not clearly intended by the board design is prohibited. Making exploits public or using them for personal benefit is grounds for immediate loss of access to the PBG Services.

Site Security and Conduct 

We have incorporated all reasonable and commercially available measures to protect the Site from unauthorized access. Any unauthorized commercial use of the PBG Service is expressly prohibited. You agree to comply with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations and are solely responsible for all acts or omissions that occur when using the Site and/or PBG Services. You are also responsible for the acts or omissions of any individual to whom you grant access—either intentionally or unintentionally. Violations of system or network security are prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. We will investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve and will cooperate with law enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected. You must take reasonable security precautions in light of your use of the PBG Service. You are solely responsible for any breaches of security affecting the servers under your control.  Further, by way of example and not as a limitation, you agree not to: harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; create a false identity or forged e-mail address or header, or otherwise attempt to mislead others as to the identity of the sender or the origin of the message; transmit any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, trap doors, back doors, Easter eggs, time bombs, cancelbots, netbots, or any other harmful or deleterious programs or scripts; violate any U.S. law regarding the transmission of technical data or software exported from the United States through the PBG Service; interfere with or disrupt networks connected to the PBG Service or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks; attempt to gain unauthorized access to the PBG Service, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the PBG Service, through password mining or any other means; or interfere with another User’s use and enjoyment of the PBG Service.

We want to give each of you the time and guidance you deserve. That's also why when it comes to client selection, we’re choosy.  

Candidates for PBG Membership are exclusively nominated and referred by existing PBG Members, Friends and Family. Nominations are initiated, written and completed by the member who acts as the proposer by completing an online nomination form for the proposed candidate. The initiative to nominate a candidate for PBG Membership was put in place because we want to give each of you the time and guidance you deserve. 

As we seek to create and foster a positive, productive and safe environment in our company culture,  we are committed to the values on which our firm was founded.  This includes having a formal process in place for the acceptance and continuation of clients.  For this reason, we regularly evaluate and update our customer journey, including the client selection process, determining which clients we serve and in what industries, ensuring we systematically identify and manage risk before committing to a client or a project.  

In addition, not accepting a potential new client will often be based on current workload, location and competition. Selecting the “right” client at the outset is essential to the firm’s success, as well as for staff satisfaction and retention. 

Under our Client Service Policy, our firm must affirmatively approve service to new clients.  Such approval is based on the results of client diligence performed by a mix of internal staff and outside experts.  Criteria for selecting new clients can include being in business for a period of time (e.g. 3 years), owner-managers that are open to advice and pleasant to deal with and a clear opportunity for the firm to add value to the business via forward looking services. 

Our process ensures that we take a consistent, holistic approach to evaluating the clients we serve and the likely impact of our work to determine if it meets the high expectations and ethical standards held by our colleagues, clients and other external stakeholders. Among other criteria, it requires us to consider the unintended consequences of any proposed work, including potential negative impact to individuals, partners, colleagues, and affiliates.

Our Client Service Policy also includes bright-line rules for work we will not perform. For example, we will not take on High-risk projects which are projects that are highly visible, have a sweeping impact inside and outside the organization and pose significant threats to the project team's ability to deliver. 

As project managers and consultants, we utilize tools & methods for identifying, analyzing and monitoring project risk. These tools generally involve conducting a feasibility study, anchored in the principles of project risk management and is highly effective in managing stakeholder expectations, developing early warning systems and setting contingency budgets and plans. To mitigate risk, we often rely on traditional project control methods, contingency planning and risk transference. For the majority of our projects, these proven methods instill the vision, confidence and courage to deliver.  This framework is embedded in the way we assess risk for all our client work. It applies globally, across all sectors, whether work is formal or informal, paid or unpaid.

We also have policies and guidelines in place for specific areas of our client work; for example, an enhanced set of rules govern our work for public, social, and state-linked sector (PSSS) clients. These rules ensure that our work for PSSS clients is rigorously risk reviewed, with consideration to such matters as the impact and value for money of our work and our contracting arrangements.