Open Adit™ has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for all of our online services, including internet and e-mail. Use of the Open Adit™ Rocks & Minerals web site and information distributed in conjunction with the Open Adit™ Rocks & Minerals web site indicates your acknowledgment and agreement to this Privacy Policy and other notices posted on this web site.

Your use of this web site or of any content presented in any and all areas of the web site indicates your acknowledgment and agreement to our Privacy Policy and other notices posted on this web site.

Please Note that the Internet is a rapidly changing medium and we reserve the right to modify the terms of this agreement. By continuing to use the site after we post any such changes, you accept the modified terms.

Where on-line purchases are requested by the user, we collect financial information (such as account or credit card numbers) in order to complete the transaction. Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services.

Open Adit™ uses order forms for customers to request information, mineral specimens, and / or services. We collect visitor's contact information and financial information. Contact information from the order form is used to send orders and information about our company to our customers. Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services they have requested.

Open Adit™ uses cookies to help identify you when you visit the Open Adit™ Rocks & Minerals web site. These cookies make your use of our site easier and allows for a more secure site. You will be unable to shop Open Adit™ Rocks & Minerals without setting your browser to accept cookies.

Section [1a] Guestbook:

Open Adit™ provides visitors with a guestbook which enables communication with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others. In doing so, other visitors and web sites may collect your data as these are fully public. Open Adit™ does not have access to any information gathered from web sites other than the material that is directly posted for public viewing. Do not include any information, you do not wish to be accessed by the public at large i.e., e-mail address, web site URL, name etc.

Section [1b] Disclosure:

Open Adit™ reserves the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate its systems properly or to protect itself or its users. Where practical, Open Adit™ will attempt to obtain the prior consent of the individual prior to disclosing individually identifiable information.

Section [2] Children's Guidelines:

Open Adit™ abides by the The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998. This web site has been registered with Childsafe International, Safe Surf and The Internet Content Rating Association. All three of these sites have rated open-adit.com safe for children. Open Adit™ is not specifically directed at children, but does not specifically prohibit children from using the reference material provided without prior parental consent or parental notification. Children using this site are encouraged, but not required, to seek parental approval prior to using our services. Children are not permitted make purchases at this site.

No specific personal information on any child or any user is ever disclosed to any other organization without the prior express consent of that user.

Section [3] Monitoring:

Information from this server resides on a computer system that is not owned by Open Adit™. Anyone using this system consents to monitoring of their use, by the server owners.

Open Adit™ has contracted with Google's AdWords program to monitor certain pages of the Open Adit™ Rocks & Minerals web site for the purpose of reporting web traffic, statistics, advertisement 'click-through's', and/or other activities on the Open Adit™ Rocks & Minerals web site. Where authorized by Open Adit™, Google AdWords may use cookies, web beacons, and/or other monitoring technologies to compile anonymous statistics on Open Adit™ visitors. No personally identifiable data is collected by or transferred to Google.

Open Adit™ has contracted with Overture services, Inc. (“Overture”) to monitor certain pages of the Open Adit™ Rocks & Minerals web site for the purpose of reporting web traffic, statistics, advertisement 'click-through's', and/or other activities on the Open Adit™ Rocks & Minerals web site. Where authorized by Open Adit™, Overture may use cookies, web beacons, and/or other monitoring technologies to compile anonymous statistics on Open Adit™ visitors. No personally identifiable data is collected by or transferred to Overture. For more information about how the information collected by Overture is used, please see Overture’s privacy policy.

Section [4] Indemnification by User:

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Open Adit™ and our affiliates, business partners, officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) asserted by any third party relating in any way to your use of this web site or breach of these Terms & Conditions of Use. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, which shall not excuse your indemnity obligations.

Section [5] Copyrights:

This website is designed, programmed, owned and maintained by Gunmetal Web Design. All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Open Adit™ and Open Adit™ West, or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws (Copyright © 2003-2005). The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Open Adit™ and Open Adit™ West with copyright authorship for this collection by Gunmetal Web Design, and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. (Copyright © 2003-2005. All Rights Reserved). Please honor all copyrights and acknowledge the work of others whether or not it is requested to do so in the materials.

Open Adit™ intent is to present all information presented herein only for private use and not for use by others for commercial purposes. Distribution of the information in whole or in part for commercial or unlawful purposes is strictly prohibited.

Open Adit™ shall be not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, Internet service providers, computer equipment, software, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to your or any other person's computer as a result of using this web site.

Open Adit™ reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, disable access to or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any part or all of this web site or any information contained thereon without liability or notice to you.

As a visitor to open-adit.com, you acknowledge and agree that any reliance on or use by you of any information available on this web site shall be entirely at your own risk. In no event shall Open Adit™ nor any of its data providers be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or exemplary damages arising from the use or the performance of this web site.

Section [9] Jurisdiction:

YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY AGREE AND CONSENT THAT ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE OPEN ADIT™ ROCKS & MINERALS WEB SITE, INFORMATION, AND CONTENT MAY BE INSTITUTED IN ANY PROVINCIAL, STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS AND, YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE NOW OR HEREAFTER TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OR TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. YOU AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY PERSONAL SERVICE OF A COPY OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT OR OTHER LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, OR BY ANY METHOD OF SERVICE PROVICED FOR UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAWS. IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING YOU AGREE TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY AND WAIVE TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE THAT EACH ACTION OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

Section [10] Complete Agreement:

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN A SEPARATE LICENSE OR OTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND OPEN ADIT™, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND OPEN ADIT™ WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THE OPEN ADIT™ ROCKS & MINERALS WEB SITE, AND ANY SOFTWARE, INFORMATION AND CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN.

Section [11] Privacy Support:

If you have an inquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact our , or phone (937) 440-9891 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time.