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What is spam?

In the context of electronic messaging, spam refers to unsolicited, bulk or indiscriminate messages, typically sent for a commercial purpose.

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) has a zero-tolerance spam policy.

Receipt of unwanted messages from Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG)

In the unlikely event that you receive any message from Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) or sent using Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) systems that may be considered to be spam, please contact Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) using the details below and the matter will be investigated.

Changes to this anti-spam policy

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may amend this anti-spam policy at any time by publishing a new version on this website.

Contact us

Should you have any questions about this anti-spam policy, please contact Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) using the details set out below:

Send an email to admin@svog.org, use "Spam" as the first part of the subject line, and include a description of the suspected spam or issue and what action you would like Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) to take.

About cookies

This website uses cookies. By using this website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG)'s use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

Cookies are files sent by web servers to web browsers, and stored by the web browsers.

The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables a web server to identify and track web browsers.

There are two main kinds of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.

Cookies on our website

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) uses the following session cookies on this website, for the following purposes:

• to flag whether or not the browser supports JavaScript; and

• to identify and facilitate recovery of the session in case of a loss of connection.

Third party cookies

When you use this website and link to another website, you may also be sent third party cookies, which may be used for purposes specific to that website. Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) has no control over nor can they anticipate what cookies a third party site might send.

Refusing cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. Refer to the documentation or help for the specific browser you are using for more information.

Blocking cookies may have a negative impact upon the usability of some websites.

Ownership of copyright

The copyright in this website and the material on this website (including without limitation the text, computer code, artwork, photographs, images, music, audio material, video material and audio-visual material on this website) is owned by Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG).

Copyright license

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) grants to you a worldwide non-exclusive royalty-free revocable license to:

• view this website and the material on this website on a computer or mobile device via a web browser;

• copy and store this website and the material on this website in your web browser cache memory; and

• print pages from this website for your own personal and non-commercial use.

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) does not grant you any other rights in relation to this website or the material on this website. In other words, all other rights are reserved.

For the avoidance of doubt, you must not adapt, edit, change, transform, publish, republish, distribute, redistribute, broadcast, rebroadcast or show or play in public this website or the material on this website (in any form or media) without Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) prior written permission.

SVOG(R) is a registered trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Data mining

The automated and/or systematic collection of data from this website is prohibited.

Permissions

You may request permission to use the copyrighted materials on this website by writing to admin@svog.org or SVOG, Office of the President, at the corporate address listed on the website.

Enforcement of copyright

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) takes the protection of its copyright very seriously.

If Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) discovers that you have used its copyrighted materials in contravention of the license above, Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may bring legal proceedings against you seeking monetary damages and an injunction to stop you using those materials. You could also be ordered to pay legal costs.

If you become aware of any use of Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) copyright materials that contravenes or may contravene the license above, please report this by email to admin@svog.org or by mail to SVOG, Office of the President, at the corporate address listed on the website.

Infringing material

If you become aware of any material on the website that you believe infringes your or any other person's copyright, please report this by email to admin@svog.org or by mail to SVOG, Office of the President, at the corporate address listed on the website.

Status of linking policy

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) welcomes links to this website made in accordance with the terms of this linking policy.

By using this website you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this linking policy.

Links to this website

Links pointing to this website should not be misleading.

Appropriate link text should be always be used.

From time to time the URL structure of this website may be updated, and unless Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) agrees in writing otherwise, all links should point to svog.org

You must not use the Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) logo to link to this website without Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) express written permission.

You must not link to this website using any inline linking technique.

You must not frame the content of this website or use any similar technology in relation to the content of this website.

Links from this website

This website includes links to other websites owned and operated by third parties. These links are not endorsements or recommendations.

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) has no control over the contents of third party websites, and Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Removal of links

You agree that, should Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) request the deletion of a link to our website that is within your control, you will delete the link promptly.

If you would like Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) to remove a link to your website that is included on this website, please contact Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) using the contact details below. Note that unless you have a legal right to demand removal, such removal will be at our discretion.

Changes to this linking policy

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may amend this linking policy at any time by publishing a new version on this website.

Contact us

Should you have any questions about this linking policy, please contact Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) using the details set out below:

Send an email to admin@svog.org, use "Linking" as the first part of the subject line, and include a description of the Link or issue and what action you would like Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) to take.

Personal information collection

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may collect and use the following kinds of personal information through your use of our service providers:

• information about your use of the services provided by the service providers;

• information that you provide for the purpose of registering with the service providers;

• information that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to emails and notifications from the service providers; and

• any other information that you send to Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG).

Using personal information

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may use your personal information to:

• to send you emails and notifications of upcoming events

• to send you emails and notifications about new offerings from the Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG)

• to reply to inquiries to the Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG)

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may disclose your personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.

Securing your data

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.  

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) does not store the personal information you provide to the service providers and does not resell your contact information.  

Information relating to electronic transactions entered into via the service provider’s websites will be protected by the service provider’s privacy policies.  

Cross-border data transfers

Personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available around the world.  Other personal information is the responsibility of our service providers.

You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information.

Updating this statement

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website.

You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with any changes.

Other websites

This website contains links to other websites.

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.

Contact Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG)

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) treatment of your personal information, please contact by email to admin@svog.org.

No warranties

This website is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) does not warrant that:

• this website will be constantly available, or available at all; or

• the information on this website is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading.

Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind. If you require advice in relation to any legal or financial matter you should consult an appropriate professional.

Limitations of liability

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contract, the law of torts or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this website:

• for any indirect, special or consequential loss; or

• for any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, or loss or corruption of information or data.

These limitations of liability apply even if Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) has been expressly advised of the potential loss.

Exceptions

Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit; and nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) liability in respect of any:

• death or personal injury caused by Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) negligence;

• fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG); or

• matter which it would be illegal or unlawful for Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) to exclude or limit, or to attempt or purport to exclude or limit, its liability.

Reasonableness

By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable.

If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website.

Other parties

You accept that, as a limited liability entity, Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website.

Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns and sub-contractors as well as Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG).

Unenforceable provisions

If any provision of this website disclaimer is, or is found to be, unenforceable under applicable law, that will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this website disclaimer.

Introduction

These terms and conditions govern your use of this website; by using this website, you accept these terms and conditions in full. If you disagree with these terms and conditions or any part of these terms and conditions, you must not use this website.

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this website or have written permission from your parent or legal guardian to use this website. By using this website and by agreeing to these terms and conditions you warrant and represent that you are at least 18 years of age or can show written permission from your parent or legal guardian to use this website.

This website uses cookies. By using this website and agreeing to these terms and conditions, you consent to our Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG)'s use of cookies in accordance with the terms of Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG)'s privacy policy.

License to use website

Unless otherwise stated, Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website.  Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.

You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages or download shared files from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

• republish material from this website (including republication on another website);

• sell, rent or sub-license material from the website;

• show any material from the website in public without written consent from Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG);

• reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on this website for a commercial purpose;

• edit or otherwise modify any material on the website; or

• redistribute material from this website except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.

Where content is specifically made available for redistribution, it may only be redistributed in accordance with website instructions.

Acceptable use

You must not use this website in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the website or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the website; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity.

You must not use this website to copy, store, host, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any spyware, computer virus, Trojan horse, worm, keystroke logger, rootkit or other malicious computer software.

You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to this website without Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) express written consent.

You must not use this website to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications.

You must not use this website for any purposes related to marketing without Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) express written consent.

Restricted access

Access to certain areas of this website is restricted. Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) reserves the right to restrict access to areas of this website, or indeed this entire website, at Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) discretion.

If Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) provides you with a user ID, password, and/or special permissions to enable you to access restricted areas of this website or other content or services, you must ensure that the user credentials are kept confidential.

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may disable your user ID and password in Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) sole discretion without notice or explanation.

User content

In these terms and conditions, “your user content” means material (including without limitation text, images, audio material, video material and audio-visual material) that you submit to this website, for whatever purpose.  

You grant to Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute your user content in any existing or future media. You also grant to Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) the right to sub-license these rights, and the right to bring an action for infringement of these rights.  User retain full rights to the reuse and distribution of the user’s submitted content.

Your user content must not be illegal or unlawful, must not infringe any third party's legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action whether against you or Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) or a third party (in each case under any applicable law).

You must not submit any user content to the website that is or has ever been the subject of any threatened or actual legal proceedings or other similar complaint.

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) reserves the right to edit or remove any material submitted to this website, or stored on Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) servers, or hosted or published upon this website.

Notwithstanding Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) rights under these terms and conditions in relation to user content, Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) reserves the right to monitor the submission of such content to, or the publication of such content on, this website.

No warranties

This website is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) does not warrant that:

• this website will be constantly available, or available at all; or

• the information on this website is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading.

Nothing on this website constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind. If you require advice in relation to any trading, financial, legal, or tax matters you should consult an appropriate professional.

Limitations of liability

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) will not be liable to you (whether under the law of contact, the law of torts or otherwise) in relation to the contents of, or use of, or otherwise in connection with, this website:

• for any indirect, special or consequential loss; or

• for any business losses, loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, or loss or corruption of information or data.

These limitations of liability apply even if Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) has been expressly advised of the potential loss.

Exceptions

Nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit any warranty implied by law that it would be unlawful to exclude or limit; and nothing in this website disclaimer will exclude or limit Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) liability in respect of any:

• death or personal injury caused by Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) negligence;

• fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG); or

• matter which it would be illegal or unlawful for Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) to exclude or limit, or to attempt or purport to exclude or limit, its liability.

Reasonableness

By using this website, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this website disclaimer are reasonable.

If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use this website.

Other parties

You accept that, as a limited liability entity, Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) has an interest in limiting the personal liability of its officers and employees. You agree that you will not bring any claim personally against Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) officers or employees in respect of any losses you suffer in connection with the website.

Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, you agree that the limitations of warranties and liability set out in this website disclaimer will protect Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, successors, assigns and sub-contractors as well as Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG).

Unenforceable provisions

If any provision of this website disclaimer is, or is found to be, unenforceable under applicable law, that will not affect the enforceability of the other provisions of this website disclaimer.

Indemnity

You hereby indemnify Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) and undertake to keep Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) legal advisers) incurred or suffered by Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms and conditions, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms and conditions.

Breaches of these terms and conditions

Without prejudice to Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) other rights under these terms and conditions, if you breach these terms and conditions in any way, Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may take such action as Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) deems appropriate to deal with the breach, including suspending your access to the website, prohibiting you from accessing the website, blocking computers using your IP address from accessing the website, contacting your internet service provider to request that they block your access to the website and/or bringing court proceedings against you.

Variation

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may revise these terms and conditions from time-to-time. Revised terms and conditions will apply to the use of this website from the date of the publication of the revised terms and conditions on this website. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.

Assignment

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) may transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions without notifying you or obtaining your consent.

You may not transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with your rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions.

Severability

If a provision of these terms and conditions is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect.

Entire agreement

These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) in relation to your use of this website, and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of this website.

Law and jurisdiction

These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with State of California, USA, and any disputes relating to these terms and conditions will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of State of California, USA.

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) details

The full name of organization is Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG).

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) is a 501(c)(3) California non-profit tax-exempt public benefit corporation incorporated in 2009 (Federal Tax ID: 264096202; California corporation number: C3106764).

SVOG(R) is a registered trademark of the Silicon Valley Options Group.  

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors who also acts as the Operational Officers for the organization.

Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) meets monthly and all meetings are open to the public.

The corporate and mailing address for Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) is:

SVOG
Office of the President
1429 Oak Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94024, USA.

You can contact Silicon Valley Options Group (SVOG) by email at admin@svog.org.

DISCLAIMER: Use of this web site is subject to the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions and other applicable policies stated herein; your use of this web site will be considered an implicit agreement with these policies. The SVOG web site is intended as an educational resource and no information included on the site is to be deemed an endorsement or recommendation of any product, service, investment strategy, or investment advice. Further, SVOG does not engage in nor does it provide trading, financial, legal, or tax advice. The web site contains contributions provided by registered users and certain third parties that must conform to all site policies. The nature and content of these contributions do not represent the opinions or views of SVOG or its Board of Directors, nor should they be considered anything more than the contributing user’s opinion.