Alt Terra Commons
*Privacy Policy
*Note: now required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and
California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA).
Privacy Notice
Effective Date: August 1, 2018 - Updated August 1, 2019
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for Alt Terra Commons and our website: https://altterracommons.wixsite.com/altterracommons. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website, except where stated otherwise. It will notify you of the following:
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What information we collect;
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With whom it is shared;
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How it can be corrected;
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How it is secured;
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How policy changes will be communicated; and
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How to address concerns over misuse of personal data.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us and to send you regular updates. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, (e.g., to ship an order and process a payment or donation).
We may also share your name and email with other group or email members or contacts via the To or CC (carbon copy) email functions for bulk or mass group emailing, and may also use edited parts of your emails (correspondence), first name and state as Testimonial Quotes in our Websites or Emails.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future, even if you do not subscribe, to tell you about changes to our website or other policies, or updates, status and goals, specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the privacy policy email contact form provided on our website at the end of this Privacy Notice.
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See what data we have about you, if any (e.g. we only have the data you have provided us with).
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Change/correct any data we have about you.
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Have us delete any data we have about you.
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Express any concern you have about our use of your data
Registration
In order to use parts of this website, a user must first complete the sign-up / registration form. During sign-up / registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the information and/or products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.
Orders and Donations
We request information from you on our order / donation form. To buy from / donate to us, you must provide contact information (like name, telephone number and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card / bank account number, expiration date). This information is used for billing / funds transfer purposes and to fill / complete your orders / donations. If we have trouble processing an order / donation, we'll use this information to contact you.
Sharing
We Do Not share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
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We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes beyond filling your order.
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We Do Not partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees / volunteers who need the information to perform a specific job (e.g. billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
Cookies
We Do Not use "cookies" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor's hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.
Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (e.g., wix, apps and advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Do Not Track
We Do Not "track" you, however we do not have control of Do Not Track by other internet services (e.g. wix, websites, apps, companies and search engines). You alone are responsible to change the settings in the menu of the Internet Browser you use to Do Not Track, and to contact those internet services you use (e.g. wix, websites, apps, companies and search engines), for instructions on how to change your Do Not Track settings.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
Notification of Changes
Whenever material changes are made to this privacy notice, you will be notified by e-mail, however we are not obliged to do so. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. It is therefore important that you review this “Privacy Policy” regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes. Any material changes will be indicated by an "Updated" Date following the "Effective" Date.
Finally, if you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via the privacy policy email "Make Contact" Form / Link provided on our website at the end of this Privacy Notice.
Alt Terra Commons
*Terms Of Use
*Note: By accessing, browsing or using this website you agree to be bound by these “Terms Of Use.”
Terms Of Use
Effective Date: August 1, 2020
Please read these Terms Of Use ("Terms", "Terms of Use") carefully before using the https://altterracommons.wixsite.com/altterracommons website or associated websites and services operated by Alt Terra Commons / ATC ( “ATC” "us", "we", "our", or “this website”). Your access to and use of this website is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these “Terms Of Use”. These “Terms Of Use” apply to all visitors, users, members, and others who access or use this website. You must also be 18 years of age or older and legally permitted to use this website by the laws of your home country. We also have a separate "Privacy Policy", "Fair Use", and "Website Notes", which are not a part of this agreement, that also apply to the use of this website and which you should Read by Clicking the Link that is on our Main Menu, Page Footer, and/or provided at the end of this agreement.
By accessing, browsing or using this website you agree to be bound by these “Terms Of Use.”
Termination:
We may terminate or suspend access to our website immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the “Terms Of Use”. All provisions of the “Terms Of Use” which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
Using the Website:
This Website contains information about Alt Terra Commons / ATC - (“ATC” "us", "we", "our", or “this website”) including but not limited to the vision outlined in data, articles, membership information, news about/faq's, links to other intentional communities and information on how to contact us. When using the website, do not interfere with operations of the website through hacking or disabling the website in any way. Do not duplicate or use screen scraping of data, articles, photos, videos, text or any other information without the written permission of an authorized representative of ATC. Use the main menu, contact page, links or the information provided on the header and/or footer of certain website pages to sign up to our mailing list or contact us via phone, email or online contact form. If there is information contained on the ATC website that needs clarification, please contact us via email and we will respond with clarification and amend the website for clarity, within a reasonable amount of time, where and when we believe it to be appropriate.
Links to Other Websites:
This ATC website contains links to other independent third-party websites or services of other intentional communities, organizations and companies of all types that support and/or provide information, services or products that are deemed helpful or essential to intentional communities or to our website or to our community. These linked websites or services are provided solely as a convenience to visitors of our website and are not owned or controlled by ATC. ATC is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of such linked websites, including any information or materials contained on such linked websites. ATC has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that ATC 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. Visitors to this website will need to use their independent judgment regarding their interaction with these linked websites or services.
Disclaimers:
ATC does not promise that our website or any content, service or feature of the website will be error-free or uninterrupted or that any defects will be corrected or that use of the website will provide specific results. All information on this website is provided “as is”, “as available” and with “all faults”. All Images, Concepts and Videos Presented are for Inspirational and Example Purposes only. All Amounts, Costs and Circumstances listed are Estimates Only and may change without notice. Various Qualifications, Limitations, Required Work Hours, and Fees plus Covenants, and Rules and Regulations do apply. Access to some website pages does require a specific type or level of Membership. This Website works Best in Desktop / Landscape Mode - PC, Laptop, TV and/or Tablet, but Not in Mobile Phone / Portrait Mode. All information provided on this website is subject to change at any time and without notice.
The above disclaimer applies to any damages, liability or injuries caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, malware, communication line failure, theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use, whether for breach of contract, tort, negligence or any other cause of action.
ATC reserves the right to do any of the following, at any time, and without notice: (1) to modify, suspend or terminate operation of or access to the website, or any portion of the website, for any reason; (2) to modify, amend or change the website, or any portion of the website, and any applicable policies or terms; (3) to interrupt the operation of the website, or any portion of the website, as necessary to perform routine or non-routine maintenance, error correction, upgrades, or other changes; and (4) To limit, suspend or cancel your access to the website, and/or to cancel or reject your request to become a website or community member of any type or level at any time, for any reason, and without notice: including but not limited to becoming a Subscriber, Prospective Member, Website Member, Registered Member, Group Member, Volunteer, Donor, Benefactor, Founder, Sponsor, Supplier and/or any other type/level of membership or interaction on/with our website or in/with our community.
Limitation Of Liability:
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Alt Terra Commons / ATC entities shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use this website; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on this website, including without limitation, any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other users or third parties; (iii) any content obtained from this website; or (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content.
Changes:
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these “Terms Of Use” at any time. If a revision is material we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice by email prior to any new terms taking effect, however we are not obliged to do so. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. It is therefore important that you review these “Terms Of Use” regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes. Any material changes will be indicated by an "Updated" Date following the "Effective" Date.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions about these 'Terms Of Use”, please contact us by email.
Copyright © 2018 - Alt Terra Commons / ATC All Rights Reserved - Chino, CA, USA
Fair Use
This Alt Terra Commons / ATC website may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in an effort to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. we believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this website is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
We encourage you to Credit and Support the Work of all/any of the Original Material Creators that may appear on this Website.
Website Notes
1.All Images, Concepts and Videos Presented are for Inspirational and Example Purposes only. 2. All Amounts, Costs, Offerings, Plans and Circumstances listed are Estimates Only and may change without notice. 3. Various Qualifications, Limitations, Required Work Hours, and Fees plus Covenants, and Rules and Regulations do apply. 4. Initial Housing Space and Amenities will be Limited and some Facilities, Equipment, Furnishings, Food and so on, will be Shared in a Dormitory / Co-Living and Communal Style unless specific items are designated as someone's personal property and/or a specific membership or purchase is required first. 5. Access to some website pages does require a specific type or level of Membership. 6. Membership places you on our Email Update List and on our Community Residency Waiting List -"Leadership Members" is 1st Tier - first place, "Website Members" is 2nd Tier, "Registered Resident Members" is 3rd Tier, and "Volunteer Members" is 4th Tier - last place. 7. This Website works Best in Desktop / Landscape Mode - PC, Laptop, TV and/or Tablet, but Not in Mobile Phone / Portrait Mode. 8. All information provided on this website is subject to Change at any time and without Notice.
Alt Terra Commons
*ATC Contact Form
Please be Specific when filling out this Form, let us know Exactly what you are Contacting Us about. Thank You.
*Note: Completing this "Contact Form" places you on our Email Update List.
All others please return to "MAIN MENU" and use the appropriate Links.
( *Note: This Form Works Best In Desktop Mode )
Alt Terra Commons
Media Inquiries - Press Kit
I. OVERVIEW: 1. Name - Alt Terra Commons / ATC. 2. Description - Vision for an Innovative, Communal, Egalitarian and Sustainable Intentional Community. 3. Concept - ATC is Building a New One of a Kind Forward Thinking Intentional Community of Semi-Autonomous Villages Surrounding a Central Hub. 4. Reason - Many people today feel Dissatisfied and/or Disenfranchised with the Dysfunctional and Disconnected me first, materialistic and evil elite controlled structure of modern society, and so ATC offers it's Members an Alternative, the chance to live a minimalistic, fulfilling work, shared economy, and helping others centered happy, peaceful and communal lifestyle. 5 History – Began 2018 and Master Plan Launched 2020. 6. Structure - Presently planned as a Non-Profit Organization that will also operate various other Non-Profit and For-Profit Business's. 7. CEO - Kevin, our Founder, Director and Futurist. 8. Quotes - "The Future Of Community Life", "Doing Community Differently", and "Together We Can Accomplish Great Things" 9. Status - ATC is in the Promoting and Recruiting and Fundraising Phases only, and Does Not yet have a Property. 10. Location - yet to be determined, but somewhere in the Mid to South West of Rural USA. 11. Immediate Goals - To purchase: First, a Standard House for #5+ Members, and Second, an Expansive Property for #15+ Additional Members, where the "Central Hub" - essential community facilities plus main house(s), and then "Group Areas" - micro neighborhoods, will all be built. 12. Future Plans - Once all essential Facilities are complete, ATC will be adding a "Visitors Center", "Eco-Village" and "Health Resort", which will include: Tours, Eco-Courses, Cafe, Store, B & B and more. 13. Logo - See Image below. 14. Video - See Movie below. 15. Website Link - See QR Code below. And 16. Social Media - See Links in Page Footer.
II. MORE INFORMATION: For Additional Details Click the "I'm New Here” Button / Link Below, there you will learn all about ATC and most of your basic Questions will be answered, and then Continue Learning with the “Welcome” page.
III. CONTACT: For Media Inquiries and to Write an Article / Story about ATC Click the "Make Contact" Button / Link Below, but only after you have read the Two Pages Listed above - Thank You!
To Continue Learning, Intro Part 1 - Click The Link/Button Below