Last updated: 2021

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Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms", "Terms of Service") carefully before using the www.pocketnest.com website (the "Service") operated by Pocketnest ("us", "we", or "our").  Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. if you don't agree with these terms, you should not use the service.  These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service. Users must be at least 18 years of age to use this site.

 

By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you may not access the Service.

 

A portion of these Terms of Service is licensed by TermsFeed Generator and CooleyGo Terms of Service, to Pocketnest.

 

Description of Service

Pocketnest is a personal financial planning service that assists you in a do-it-yourself manner to prepare a financial plan and organize your personal finances. It is provided to our users free of charge as we are compensated by affiliate income. We may also include a service that provides you a credit summary, educational resources, third party products you may be interested in and general financial tips.  We are not brokers and we are not tax advisers and we do not offer legal advice.  Our services are not intended to provide legal, tax or standalone financial advice.  Our services are intended only to assist you in preparing your plan based solely on the data you input into our platform.  All advice is dependent on the data you input, which must be complete.  This should NOT be the only advice you seek.  Your financial situation is unique and any service we provide may not be appropriate for your individual situation.

 

Your Account

In order to access Pocketnest features, you must register to create an account.  When you register you will be asked to create a password and input additional data.  We comply with federal standards to guard our users' non-public personal information (see our privacy policy below). You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account login and password.  You should maintain appropriate anti-virus and anti-malware software on your computer. I'd move this up to the top.  You agree to these terms by creating an account and/or using the service.

 

Links To Other Web Sites

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may mention third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites. Pocketnest has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You acknowledge and agree that Pocketnest shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that you visit. We do not endorse, warrant or guarantee the products or services available from third-parties linked from our site.  We are not an agent or broker responsible for the activities, policies of these third parties or that they are the best terms or lowest rates in the industry. If you elect to use or purchase these services, you are subject to their terms and conditions.  

 

Rights You Grant Pocketnest 

By submitting your information, data, passwords, usernames, pins and other login information, you are licensing that content to us for the purpose of allowing Pocketnest to make more recommendations.  We may use and store this information and have no obligation to pay any fees or be subject to any restriction or limitations.  By using our services, you authorize us to access your account information maintained by identified third parties on your behalf and you authorize these third parties to disclose this information to us.  We are not responsible for any inaccurate account information coming over from third parties.

 

You Agree to the Following:

You will not use any robot, spider, scraper, deep link or other similar automated data gathering tools, programs, algorithms to access or copy or monitor any of the services on our site. You will not post or transmit any file which contains viruses, or any other contaminating or destructive device that may interfere with the working of Pocketnest.

 

Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

The Pocketnest site, information, recommendations, data, features and all content and services are provided to you on an as-is and as available basis.  WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON OUR SITE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO OUR CONTENT OR SERVICES.  You agree that your use of Pocketnest is at your sole risk.  We make no representations or warranties or guarantees regarding the accuracy, reliability or completeness of content on this site.  We disclaim any warranties or non-infringement.  We make no guarantee that the content or services on our site is free from infection, virus or other code or computer contamination or destructive properties.  Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, if such, this may not apply to you.

 

Termination

We may terminate or suspend access to our Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

 

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Michigan, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Service. All disputes will be settled in Michigan courts.

 

Changes

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will try to provide at least 30 days notice to our users prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, please stop using the Service.

 

Limitations on Pocketnest's Liability and Indemnification

We in no event shall be responsible or liable to you or to any third party for any indirect or punitive damages including, but not limited to loss of revenue, loss of profit, loss of business, perceived loss of income, profit or business, unexpected or unintended tax liabilities, lower than expected life insurance proceeds or cost of insurance premiums.  We are not liable for any margin calls, commissions, fees or costs you may owe to third party affiliates.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary of this agreement, our liability to you for any cause whatsoever will at all times be limited to $100.00. You shall defend indemnify and hold harmless Pocketnest and our employees, directors, owners from and against all claims, suits, proceedings, losses, liabilities, and expenses in tort, contract or otherwise, that arise from but are not limited to attorney fees attributable to any breech of this agreement.  

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at hello@pocketnest.com

 

Privacy Policy, this website

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

 

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog or website? When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you with your experience.

 

When do we collect information? We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form or enter information on our site.

 

How do we use your information? We may use the information we collect from you when you register, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

    • To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.

    • To improve our website in order to better serve you.

    • To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.

    • To send periodic emails regarding our and other products and services.

We are able to use general, aggregated information in any manner we desire.

 

How do we protect your information? We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI standards. We only provide articles and information. We never ask for credit card numbers. We do not use Malware Scanning. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information. All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.

 

Do we use 'cookies'? Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We use cookies to help remember and process data and understand and save user's preferences for future visits.  You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, Some of the features that make your site experience more efficient may not function properly.Some of the features that make your site experience more efficient and may not function properly.

 

Third-party PII disclosure:  We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it's release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

 

Google: Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.

 

California Online Privacy Protection Act: CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. - See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

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According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following: Users can visit our site anonymously.  Our Privacy Policy can be found here https://www.pocketnest.com/privacypolicy and includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above. You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our disclosures page.  You can change your personal information by emailing us at support@pocketnest.com or by logging in to your account.

 

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals? We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

 

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking? It's also important to note that we allow third-party behavioral tracking.

 

Fair Information Practices: The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information. In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify you via email within 7 business days.  We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

 

This privacy policy for the www.pocketnest.com website is valid from June 1, 2021

 

The Pocketnest blog ("Nest Tips") is a personal blog written and edited by us. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question. This blog does contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content may not always be identified.