Terms of Service

One of the goals here at eDoorways is to make the world more open and transparent, which we believe will promote greater understanding and connection. eDoorways promotes openness and transparency by empowering individuals to share information, connect with others and collaborate in innovative ways. Achieving these goals should be constrained only by limitations of law, technology, and evolving social norms. We therefore establish these Terms of Servics as the foundation of the rights and responsibilities of those within the eDoorways services.
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the services and eDoorways websites (the “Services”), and any information, text, graphics, or other materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services (collectively referred to as “Content”). Your access to and use of the Services is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. By accessing or using the Services of eDoorways you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Basic Terms

You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any content you post to the Services, and for any consequences thereof. The Content you submit, post, or display will be able to be viewed by other users of the Services and through third party services and websites . You should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms.
The Services that eDoorways provides are always evolving and the form and nature of the Services that eDoorways provides may change from time to time without prior notice to you

Privacy

Rest assured that we are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, it will only be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

The eDoorways Privacy Policy governs our collection and use of your information. You understand that through your use of the Services you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to the United States and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by eDoorways. As part of providing you the Services, we may need to provide you with certain communications, such as service announcements and administrative messages. These communications are considered part of the Services and your eDoorways account, which you may not be able to opt-out from receiving.

Content of Service

All Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person who first originated such Content. We may not monitor or control the Content posted via the Services and, we cannot take responsibility for such Content. Any use or reliance on any Content or materials posted via the Services or obtained by you through the Services is at your own risk.

We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted via the Services or endorse any opinions expressed via the Services. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate, or in some cases, postings that have been mislabeled or are otherwise deceptive. Under no circumstances will eDoorways be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Services or broadcast elsewhere.

Passwords

You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Services and for any activities or actions under your password. We encourage you to use “strong” passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols) with your account. eDoorways cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.

eDoorways Rights

All right, title, and interest in and to the Services (excluding Content provided by users) are and will remain the exclusive property of eDoorways and its licensors. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Nothing in the Terms gives you a right to use the eDoorways name or any of the eDoorways trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features. Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding eDoorways, or the Services is entirely voluntary and we will be free to use such feedback, comments or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you.

Your Rights

You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services.

You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any Content you provide, and for any consequences thereof, including the use of your Content by other users and our third party partners. You understand that your Content may be rebroadcasted by our partners and if you do not have the right to submit Content for such use, it may subject you to liability. eDoorways will not be responsible or liable for any use of your Content by eDoorways in accordance with these Terms. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein to any Content that you submit.
eDoorways gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the software that is provided to you by eDoorways as part of the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Services as provided by eDoorways, in the manner permitted by these Terms.

Restrictions on Content and use of Services

We reserve the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Services and to terminate users or reclaim usernames. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of eDoorways, its users and the public.

You may not do any of the following while accessing or using the Services: (i) access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, eDoorways’ computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of eDoorways’ providers; (ii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network or breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures; (iii) access or search or attempt to access or search the Services by any means (automated or otherwise) other than through our currently available, published interfaces that are provided by eDoorways (and only pursuant to those terms and conditions), unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate agreement with eDoorways (NOTE: crawling the Services is permissible if done in accordance with the provisions of the robots.txt file, however, scraping the Services without the prior consent of eDoorways is expressly prohibited); (iv) forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information; or (v) interfere with, or disrupt, (or attempt to do so), the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail-bombing the Services, or by scripting the creation of Content in such a manner as to interfere with or create an undue burden on the Services.

The Services are available “AS-IS”

Your access to and use of the Services or any Content is at your own risk. You understand and agree that the Services is provided to you on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. Without limiting the foregoing, eDoorways AND ITS PARTNERS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. We make no warranty and disclaim all responsibility and liability for the completeness, accuracy, availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Services or any content thereon. eDoorways will not be responsible or liable for any harm to your computer system, loss of data, or other harm that results from your access to or use of the Services, or any Content. You also agree that eDoorways has no responsibility or liability for the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any Content and other communications maintained by the Services. We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from eDoorways or through the Services, will create any warranty not expressly made herein.

Links

The Services may contain links to third-party websites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or (ii) the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by eDoorways of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EDOORWAYS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOOD-WILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (i) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (ii) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; (iii) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; AND (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT EDOORWAYS HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

Copyright Policy

eDoorways respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Services to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law and are properly provided to us. If you believe that your Content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information: (i) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (iv) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address; (v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

We reserve the right to remove Content alleged to be infringing without prior notice and at our sole discretion. In appropriate circumstances, eDoorways will also terminate a user’s account if the user is determined to be a repeat infringer. If you feel our copyright has been infringed, please contact us at support@edoorways.com.

Exclusions

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the limitations above may not apply to you.

Waiver and Severability

The failure of eDoorways to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. In the event that any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

Controlling Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to or application of its conflict of law provisions or your state or country of residence. All claims, legal proceedings or litigation arising in connection with the Services will be brought solely in Travis County, Texas, and you consent to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum. If you are accepting these Terms on behalf of a United States federal government entity that is legally unable to accept the controlling law, jurisdiction or venue clauses above, then those clauses do not apply to you but instead these Terms and any action related thereto will be will be governed by the laws of the United States of America (without reference to conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent permitted under federal law, the laws of the State of Tesax (excluding choice of law).

Entire Agreement

These Terms, the eDoorways Rules and our Privacy Policy are the entire and exclusive agreement between eDoorways and you regarding the Services (excluding any services for which you have a separate agreement with eDoorways that is explicitly in addition or in place of these Terms), and these Terms supersede and replace any prior agreements between eDoorways and you regarding the Services.

We may revise these Terms from time to time. If the revision, in our sole discretion, is material we will notify you via e-mail to the email associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

These Services are operated and provided by eDoorways Corporation, 820 W. 3rd Street, Austin, TX 78701. If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@edoorways.com.

eDoorways Privacy Policy

Rest assured that we are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

We want to earn your trust by being completely transparent in how eDoorways uses the information you provide and in how the site works.

This Privacy Policy describes eDoorways’ policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your information. When using any of our Services you consent to the collection, transfer, manipulation, storage, disclosure and other uses of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. Irrespective of which country that you reside in or create information from, your information may be used by eDoorways in the United States or any other country where eDoorways operates.

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@eDoorways.com.

Information Collection and Use

Information Collected Upon Registration: When you create an eDoorways account, you provide some personal information, such as your name, username, password, and email address. Some of this information, for example, your username, is listed publicly on our Services, including on your profile page and in search results. Some Services, such as search do not require registration.

Additional Information: You may provide us with additional information to make public, such as a short biography, your location, or a picture. You may customize your account with information such as a cell phone number for the delivery of SMS messages. We may use your contact information to send you information about our Services or to market to you. You may unsubscribe from these messages by following the instructions contained within the messages or the instructions on our web site. If you email us, we may keep your message, email address and contact information to respond to your request. Providing the additional information described in this section is entirely optional.

Chat Messages: Our Services are primarily designed to help you share information with the world and connect with people who can be of service to you, or people you can be of service to. Most of the information you provide to us is information you are asking us to make public. This includes not only the chat messages you enter and the metadata provided with the chat message, such as when you sent the message.

Location Information: You may choose to note your location in your chat messages and in your eDoorways profile. You can control your location information in your account setting.

Log Data: Our servers automatically record information ("Log Data") created by your use of the Services. Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type, the referring domain, pages visited, and search terms. Other actions, such as interactions with advertisements, may also be included in Log Data.

Security: We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Cookies: Like many websites, we use "cookie" technology to collect additional website usage data and to improve our Services, but we do not require cookies for many parts of our Services. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your computer's hard disk. eDoorways may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with our Services, to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on our Services, and to improve our Services. Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies. You can instruct your browser, by editing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Your Consent: We may share or disclose your information with your consent, such as when you use a third party web client to access your eDoorways account.
Service Providers: We engage certain trusted third parties to perform functions and provide services to us. We may share your personal information with these third parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform these functions and provide such services, and only pursuant to obligations mirroring the protections of this privacy policy.

Law and Harm: We may disclose your information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation or legal request; to protect the safety of any person; to address fraud, security or technical issues; or to protect eDoorways' rights or property.

Business Transfers: In the event that eDoorways is involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, your information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction. The promises in this privacy policy will apply to your information as transferred to the new entity.

Non-Private or Non-Personal Information: We may share or disclose your non-private, aggregated or otherwise non-personal information, such as your public chat messages or the number of users who clicked on a particular link (even if only one did).

Modifying Your Personal Information

If you are a registered user of our Services, we provide you with tools to access or modify the personal information you provided to us and associated with your account.

Our Policy Regarding Children

Our Services are not directed to people under 13. If you become aware that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us at privacy@eDoorways.com. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we take steps to remove such information and terminate the child's account.

Changes to this Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make a change to this policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you via e-mail to the email associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Services after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.

What is eDoorways?

eDoorways is a consumer problem-solving gateway, lifestyle information source, and online business-to-consumer marketplace designed to facilitate the connection between the consumer and the providers of those goods and services who are looking to meet those needs.

Unlike other social networks, eDoorways connect you to like-minded people who maybe outside of your existing social networks. Offering enhanced chat features, eDoorways is also a powerful new way to use our platform for personal broadcasting.

How does eDoorways help answer my questions?

Type your question in the “Search” panel and eDoorways connects you with real people to get real solutions in "real-time". Upon entering your question, eDoorways searches it's data base of Solution Providers whose PowerKeys match your request and delivers a list of users who are available to chat about your question.

To select a user and to send them a chat request, click on the Chat button next to their information. You can select multiple people for any question. Your questions will then show up in your “My Chats” panel. If you select a user that is Offline, they may be notified that you’ve tried to contact them. Leave the question open in your “My Chats” panel and they’ll be able to come into eDoorways at a later time and answer your question.

If you would like to post your question or post a statement for all users to see, enter the question or post in the “Post” panel.  Your question or statement will post to the “Chat Stream”. Anyone can view your question from this panel and enter directly into a chat with you.

What is the Chat Stream and what is it for?

The “Chat Stream” is a live stream of all recently posted questions or statements. Any user may see these questions and join a chat with the person who asked the question. Clicking on the Join button launches a new chat so others may offer their expertise and services to help answer this person's questions.

What are PowerKeys?

Searches performed in the “Search” panel will result with Solution Providers based on matches to their PowerKeys. You may select them from the search results and request to chat with them. Solution Providers may also see your question in the Join panel and request to launch a chat with you in order to help answer your question.

PowerKeys are descriptive terms used to describe your goods, services and areas of expertise. When selecting PowerKeys, be as descriptive as possible as this will increase the likelihood of your showing up in searches where you can help users meet their needs.

Once you enter PowerKeys, you will begin to appear in our user's searches as a Solution Provider who can help them with what they are seeking, based on search terms relevant to your PowerKeys. Use your business name, topics of interest or study, product names, services, location, etc. as your PowerKeys and experiment with their effectiveness. PowerKeys are free for the next several months, so try as many as you want.

Go here for a more detailed description on how to use PowerKeys

How do I set up my profile?

You must set up your profile prior to using eDoorways. Edit your profile by selecting (edit) next to My Profile in the top right menu. You may edit any of the information to do with your name, image, business, PowerKeys, etc. Always remember to save your changes.

How can I launch a chat?

Chats may be launched in several ways. By submitting your question in the “Search” panel, you will receive search results with a list of Solution Providers who are either online or offline and have PowerKeys related to your question. Select the Solution Providers you would like to chat with and click the "Chat" button in their listing. This will port your chat into your “My Chats” panel.

In addition, you may launch a chat through the “Chat Stream” panel by selecting a recently asked question and clicking the "Join" button.

How can I tell if a Solution Provider is Online or Offline?

A Solution Provider will have a Red indicator on their avatar within the search results if they are offline. You may select to chat with a Solution Provider if they are online or offline, as notifications will be sent to both when you request to chat with them.

How can I be notified if I'm selected as a Solution Provider and I'm not online?

You may elect to receive notifications if your PowerKeys match a request even if you are offline and a user selects you as Solution Provider to chat with. To choose these notifications, click on Account Settings in the top right menu and select your offline notification preferences.

Why are chats popping up in “My Chats” panel without my initiating the chat?

If chats are showing up in the “My Chats” panel without your requesting to launch a new chat, then the good news is- eDoorways is working! There are two scenarios which would cause a chat to open in “My Chats”. First, a user may have asked a question to which your PowerKeys matched and they selected you as a person to ask.

Or, after you posted a question, someone may have seen your question in the “Chat Stream” panel and launched a chat with you, which would cause it to open directly in your “My Chats” panel. The subject of the chat is displayed on the tab at the top of the conversation.

How can I see other user's profiles?

There are a few ways to view another user's profile. The first is if the user has asked a question that is visible in the “Chat Stream” panel, you can click on their name within the question. Another way to view other user's profiles is from within the “My Chats” panel. Click on the person icon and number on the top right of the panel. This will reveal the participants in the chat and then click on the name of the user to see their profile and all the users within that chat.

I've launched a new chat, why has nobody responded to me?

You may have more success starting a chat by letting others know you are present. Say "hello" or restate your question. Each time you type a message, a sound will notify the user on the other end of the open chat (unless they have specifically turned off this audio notification).

A critical mass of users must be achieved on the site for intended functionality and these users must be present and online to engage in these topics.

What is a Channel?

A Channel is a great way for people with like interests to have an easy way to communicate with each other. Groups or individuals can create channels for a number of uses, for example, Realtors can use a Channel to communicate with clients and potential clients, online tv stations can use a Channel to broadcast and interact with their viewers. There are numerous ways to use eDoorways Channels.

Are my chats public or private?

All chats are currently public on eDoorways. Any users may see your question and enter into a chat already in progress. These chats stay active on the system and are viewable by others until the chat has been closed and has scrolled off the Join panel.

How do I change my display name?

At this time you can change your display name as often as you like. To change your display name, select (edit) next to My Profile in the top right menu and simply edit your display name as you see fit. Be sure to save your changes.

What does Facebook Connect do?

Facebook Connect allows you to login to your existing eDoorways account or create a new one using your Facebook account. You may find & follow your friends on eDoorways who have also used Facebook Connect with eDoorways. And, you may also share with your friends and send them a personal invitation to join you on eDoorways.

How do I link my Facebook account to my eDoorways account?

To link your eDoorways and Facebook accounts, select the Facebook Connect button from the landing page or go to Account Settings, then to the Edit tab, and finally to the Facebook button. You will be prompted to enter your Facebook Username and Password. This will link your eDoorways and Facebook accounts. You may unlink them at anytime and relink with a different account.

How do I invite my friends to join eDoorways through Facebook?

You can post a link to your wall in Facebook along with your own personal message to let your friends know about eDoorways. This feature is in the Edit tab from within Account Settings and click Post under "Share eDoorways with your Friends on your Wall". Future functionality will let you send individual invitations to your Facebook Friends, but this feature is temporarily disabled while Facebook developers are working to resolve an issue that prevents invitations to be received properly.

If I have more than one eDoorways account, how do I change which one is linked to my Facebook account?

Unlink or disconnect an eDoorways account from your Facebook account in the Edit tab from within Account Settings. Click on the Facebook button and select “Unlink”. Then logout and reconnect from your desired eDoorways account.

What does it mean to Follow someone and what does Following and Followers mean?

On eDoorways, your contacts are organized as people who you choose to follow and people who have chosen to follow you. Following someone allows you to see their profile at any time from within your profile’s Following tab. The Followers tab shows you eDoorways users that have chosen to follow you. Future functionality will enable you to view their activity and history on eDoorways and your Followers will also be able to see you and your activity. You will be notified when someone has chosen to follow you.

What does linking with my Twitter account do?

Linking your eDoorways account to your Twitter account allows you to receive eDoorways notifications via Twitter direct messages or @messages instead of e-mails directly from eDoorways. After linking your Twitter account to your eDoorways account, you must change your notification settings from within your Account Settings. After linking your eDoorways account to your Twitter account you will have the ability to view your Twitter posts directly from within eDoorways via your Account Settings, Twitter tab. You may link more than one Twitter account to your eDoorways account.

How do I link my Twitter accounts to my eDoorways account?

To link your eDoorways and Twitter accounts go to Account Settings and select Twitter. Enter your Twitter Username and Password. This will link eDoorways to your Twitter accounts. You may add as many Twitter accounts as you like at anytime to your eDoorways account.

How can I invite other friends outside of Facebook to join eDoorways?

You can invite anyone to join you on eDoorways with Facebook Connect by entering their e-mail addresses. Selecting and inviting your Twitter contacts directly through eDoorways is not a feature that is supported at this time, but we are working on this for release in the near future.

Why can’t I import my Twitter contacts directly to my eDoorways account?

We have just introduced Twitter support and more functionality will be available soon. We are continuing to upgrade these features and will release additional functionality soon.

What are the types of notifications I may receive from eDoorways?

eDoorways notifications will be sent directly to you for chat requests that occur when you are offline, when contacts choose to follow you, and when your password is reset. You may customize your notification preferences within your Account Settings.

Can I leave feedback and suggestions for eDoorways?

Yes! Click the black feedback button on the right edge of your browser window from within the application to leave any comments. We truly want to hear from you so please tell us how we're doing, what you'd like to see next, and how you are using eDoorways.