Objectives and Goals of the U.S. Immigration System

U.S. immigration law is very complex, and there is much confusion as to how it works.  The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA), the body of law governing current immigration policy, provides for an annual worldwide limit of 675,000 permanent immigrants, with certain exceptions for close family members.  Congress and the President determine a separate number for refugee admissions.  Historically, immigration to the United States has been based upon three principles: the reunification of families, admitting immigrants with skills that are valuable to the U.S. economy, and protecting refugees.  This fact sheet provides basic information about how the U.S. legal immigration system is designed.

Immigration policies in the United States are set by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The USCIS is the bureau within the Department of Homeland Security that directs the immigration process in this country, including citizenship, permanent residency, family- and employment-related immigration, employment authorization, and inter-country adoptions. The USCIS also handles foreign student authorization, asylum and refugee status, and replacement immigration documents.

Policies and regulations established by the U.S. immigration system are designed to allow visitors, temporary workers, and immigrants lawful entry into the United Sates. The immigration system has two main objectives. First, it gives those seeking permanent residency a clear process for obtaining U.S. citizenship (naturalization). It also provides information for those who would like to visit the United States temporarily as students, tourists, or workers. Second, the immigration system protects the rights of current citizens by stopping illegal entry, benefit distribution, or employment.

The U.S. immigration system strives to meet the following goals:

• Safety: First and foremost, immigration laws are in place to keep U.S. citizens safe. Although many new immigrants are welcomed into the country each year, the immigration system also has safeguards to prevent unlawful entry into the United States.

• Family reunification: Policies established by the USCIS are intended to keep families intact. Immigration laws make it easier for those with immediate family members (parents, children, or spouses) already living in the United States to enter the country.

• Asylum: Immigration laws provide political, religious, and social asylum for those fleeing discrimination or maltreatment in their native countries.

• Integration: The immigration system supports those seeking permanent residency or citizenship by providing helpful resources and information.

Visas: Immigrant and Nonimmigrant

Whether you would like to visit the United States temporarily or stay permanently, the first step is to obtain a visa. A visa allows a person to travel to the United States and apply for admission to stay for longer periods of time. However, having a visa does not guarantee entrance into the United States. At the port of entry, an immigration inspector will determine the visa holder’s eligibility for admission into the country.

Operated by the U.S. Department of State, the National Visa Center (NVC) is a visa processing center that collects visa application forms and fees. Although visas are not issued in the United States, visa applications are processed through the NVC in New Hampshire. The NVC processes applications by first ensuring that an applicant’s dates of visitation are acceptable. Then, the NVC contacts the applicant for the required processing fees and visa documentation. Once the visa application has been approved, the NVC sends these records to a U.S. embassy or consulate, so that the applicant may obtain the visa. The length of time needed to issue an immigrant visa varies and depends on the applicant’s country of origin and the type of visa requested.

There are two types of visas available for travel to the United States:

• Nonimmigrant Visa: This type of visa is issued to those visiting the United States on a temporary basis, including students, tourists, businesspeople, workers, or patients receiving medical treatment. Unless you qualify for the Visa Waiver Program (generally for stays of ninety days or less) or are exempt from the visa requirement, a nonimmigrant visa is necessary for short-term admission into the country.

• Immigrant Visa: If you are seeking permanent resident status in the United States, you will need to apply for an immigrant visa. When immigrant visa holders enter the country, they obtain a permanent resident card, also known as a green card. People with green cards may live and work in the United States for as long as they would like. Immigrant visa holders keep their native citizenships and passports and do not have to become naturalized citizens of the United States. Anyone with a green card may file an application to become a naturalized U.S. citizen after five years (three years if the applicant is married to a U.S. citizen).

Becoming a U.S. Citizen

       Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. The Immigration and Naturalization Act sets forth the legal requirements for the acquisition of, and divestiture from, citizenship of the United States. The requirements have become more explicit since the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, with the most recent changes to statutory law having been made by the United States Congress in 2001.

       Many people consider the United States to be the greatest country in the world, and most of us who live here agree. It’s not surprising that so many people from other parts of the world come to the United States or that many of them want to stay here. With such a demand to become part of this great country, it is important that there is a well-defined process for legally entering this country and staying here for a short time or permanently. It is a complicated and lengthy process, but if you decide you want to stay here permanently, the information presented in this book will provide you with resources and guidance you need to become a U.S. citizen so that you can enjoy all of the many benefits this great country has to offer.

Rights and Benefits

       The United States has been called “The Land of Opportunity” and a place where you can “live the American Dream.” Although the Constitution and laws of the United States extend many rights to both citizens and noncitizens, some rights are extended to U.S. citizens only, for example:

Voting: Only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections, and most states also restrict the right to vote to U.S. citizens.

Bringing family members to the United States: Citizens generally get priority when petitioning to bring family members permanently to this country.

Obtaining citizenship for children born abroad: In most cases, a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen is automatically a U.S. citizen.

Traveling with a U.S. passport: A U.S. passport enables you to get assistance from the U.S. government when you are overseas.

Becoming eligible for federal jobs: Most jobs with government agencies require U.S. citizenship.

Becoming an elected official: Many elected offices in this country require U.S. citizenship. In addition to these and many other benefits, U.S. citizenship also comes with certain responsibilities. When you take the Oath of Allegiance, you make several promises as a U.S. citizen, including that you will:

• Give up all prior allegiance to any other nation or sovereignty

• Swear allegiance to the United States

• Support and defend the Constitution and U.S. laws

• Serve the country when required

       U.S. citizens also have a responsibility to participate in the political process by registering and voting in elections. Serving on a jury is another responsibility of citizenship. In addition, the United States becomes stronger when all of its citizens respect the different opinions, cultures, ethnic groups, and religions found in this country. Thus, tolerance for differences is another responsibility of citizenship. As you can see, becoming a citizen of this great country is not something that should be taken lightly. However, it is a decision that certainly comes with many benefits. Before you are granted citizenship, you will be interviewed by an officer of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). It is likely that you will be asked about why you want to become a citizen and whether you accept these responsibilities willingly. Be sure to consider these questions carefully before beginning this process.

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Disclosure Policy

This blog (THE GOOD LIFE!) is a collaborative blog written by a group of individuals. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements.

The owner(s) of this blog is not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blog owners. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

This blog does contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content will always be identified.

Comments Policy

1) Comments are moderated by the blog contributors and administrators.

 

2) Comments on this blog will only be responded to in direct response to the blog comment. The blogger will not respond privately via email or other communication method to a blog comment.

 

3) All positive or negative reactions to the blog post will be published. We acknowledge your freedom of expression.  Maybe your negative reaction to the facts presented regarding the issue is the result of your lack of information.

 

4) All comments will not be edited or censored. Even if the grammar or spelling makes the commenter looks stupid.

 

5) This blog is “family friendly”.  In the interest of fair play, no personal attacks are permitted in this blog’s comments. You may question or argue the content, but not attack the blogger, or any other commenter. Comments which include offensive or inappropriate language, or considered by the blog contributors and administrators to be rude and offensive will be deleted. Play nice.

 

6) Email addresses are required for commenting, and they are not published on the blog, nor shared.

 

7) Don’t leave time waster comment nonsense like “Cool”, “I like your article”, “You make a good point”, “I need this”, and “This is great.” A comment which does not add to the conversation runs of on an inappropriate tangent, or kills the conversation will be deleted.

 

8) Links must be relevant. For the most part, linking to another site is fine as long as it adds value to the conversation. Linking to other sites that have nothing to do with the blog post is spam as far as I’m concerned and will be deleted. This blog is setup to automatically hold any blog comment with more than two links in moderation, which may delay your comment from appearing on this blog. Any blog comment with more than four links could be marked as comment spam.

 

9) Comments must relate to the post topic. This website is here to help people, not for your advertising purposes.  If a comment is clearly spam, I will delete it. If the same person or IP makes spammy comments I will add their domain and IP address to the blacklist of our anti spam software. Most comment spam is caught automatically, but a few slip through from time to time.

 

10) Don’t use keywords in your comment form name – use your name, blog title, or a pseudonym that resembles a name you want to be known as.

 

11) If you leave a comment on this blog and it does not appear in a reasonable time period, and you know that it does not violate the above Comment Policies, contact the lord of the administrators (nobong {at} buraga dot org).

BURAGA.org Disclaimer Notice and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice

First of all, I would like to thank you for visiting The Good Life! BURAGA.org, and now for clicking on the link to read the disclaimer.  So few people actually read disclaimers these days.  Truly, you are the unsung heroes of our nation.

About Using this Website

    By using or accessing this website you are accepting all the terms of this disclaimer notice.  If you do not agree with anything in this notice you should not use or access this website.

Warranties and Liability

    All data and information provided on this site is for informational purposes only. The contents herein are solely the opinions of BURAGA.org and their contributors, and should not be considered as a form of therapy nor constitute professional advice or a formal recommendation. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, services of a competent professional should be sought.

    While the content of this site is provided in good faith, BURAGA.org makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any information on this site.  In no event will BURAGA.org be liable for any incidental, indirect, consequential, punitive or special damages of any kind, or any other damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of profit, loss of contracts, loss of reputation, goodwill, data, information, income, anticipated savings or business relationships, whether or not BURAGA.org has been advised of the possibility of such damage, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website or any linked websites. All information is provided on an as-is basis. BURAGA.org hereby excludes all representations and warranties whatsoever (whether implied by law or otherwise) relating to the content and use of this site.

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    We do not warrant that the servers that make this website available will be error, virus or bug free and you accept that it is your responsibility to make adequate provision for protection against such threats.  We recommend scanning any files before downloading.

Links to Other Websites and Products

    Hyperlink is the most import feature of the web. Linking is not a crime. If it is a crime then Google would be the Number 1 violator. Links to other websites are provided for the convenience of users only.

    Please be aware that the administrator of BURAGA.org is not responsible for any content which is streamed through this website. The sites that we link to via hyperlinks are not under our control. The sun, the moon and the rotation of the Earth are not under our control either. We’re working on it, but don’t hold your breath, and don’t try to make us responsible for other sites, bad weather, global warming or any malady that befalls you. If you try, we may have to send our crack in-house security team to visit you. We are unable to provide any warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness or legitimacy of the content of such sites, or the reliability, quality or effectiveness of any products provided through external websites.  A link to an external site does not imply an endorsement of the views, information or products provided or held by such websites.

    BURAGA.org waives responsibility to any copyright infringement that may occur. The videos on BURAGA.org are made available through embedded links or streams publicly available on popular video hosting websites. BURAGA.org does not host any content or video, generate the content, or reproduce any of the videos. BURAGA.org streams content that has been uploaded to third-party online video hosting sites such as: youtube.com, megavideo.com and other video hosting sites. If any damage occurs by the use of information presented on this website, only shall the content provider be held liable. BURAGA.org can’t take any responsibility for the content hosted on such sites.

Errors or Material Omissions

    If you see any errors in an article or story here, please tell me.  I will fix it if I made an important mistake (it could happen), although again all the actual facts here are drawn from sources that are already public.  I won’t necessarily change or delete something that is true just because you ask me to do that.  But I might.

Blog

    A blog is always in transition. The world is an ever-changing place, which means that content can become outdated quickly. The information published today might not be valid or accurate two weeks or two years from now. Content, sources, information and links change over time, we cannot be held liable for this constant changes. While we hope to avoid having outdated material on our site, we can’t guarantee that everything is timely, so don’t rely on the timeliness or accuracy of the information on the site. (Only a lawyer (liars) would put out information to impress you and then say “don’t rely on it.” And while we don’t want to come across like other lawyers or liars, we don’t want to have to update our website every night either.)

    Our intention is to do no harm. Not to injure others, defame, or libel. What we write on your blog is not to be taken as fact nor absolute. If people use our advice, tips, techniques, and recommendations, and are injured, we are not to be held responsible.

    If we write a satire article or a blog post against a person or organization and resulted into a torrent of ridicule to that person or organization. We cannot held criminally or civilly responsible for the negative publicity that person or organization gets. We are protected under fair use policy of the law.

Commenting Policy

 

    We never censor comments based on ideological point of view. We reserve the right to edit or delete any comments submitted to this blog without notice due to;

1. Comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam

2. Comments including profanity

3. Comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive

4. Comments that attack a person individually

Public Forums

 

    This site makes forums and message boards available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Email-responding policy

    I try but can’t always.  NOTE: the chances of me even reading an email are greatly reduced if it:

1. has no subject line at all;

2. the subject or sender include the words “Viagra,” “cialis,” “penis,” or any other French words; or

3. the sender’s name has a middle initial displayed, which seems to be a spam indicator, especially if the name is something like “Brad Pitt” (the name on one email I actually received). If your real name actually is "Kim Kardashian” or anything like it, I apologize for not writing you back but suggest that you make up a normal-sounding fake name for purposes of writing me.  Also that you use that name for all other purposes too for the rest of your life.

Exceptions

    If any of the content of this disclaimer notice is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under the applicable law, that will have no bearing on the enforceability of the rest of the disclaimer notice and the illegal, invalid or unenforceable part shall be amended to the minimum extent necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable.

    Nothing in this disclaimer notice shall serve to limit or exclude any liability for death or personal injury arising from BURAGA.org negligence, or for fraud, or for anything else which it would not be lawful for BURAGA.org to exclude.

Disputes Jurisdiction

    This site is operated by individuals in different countries and the lead administrator is based in Timor-Leste. This disclaimer notice shall be interpreted and governed by Timor-Leste law. If there is any dispute about or involving the site, by using the site, you agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of Timor-Leste without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to personal jurisdiction by and venue in the courts of Timor-Leste.

Indemnity

    You agree to indemnify and hold BURAGA.org, its admin members, affiliates, officers, and other partners, harmless from any loss, liability, claim or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the site, including also your use of the site to provide a link to another site or to upload content or other information to the site.

Variations

    We reserve the right to revise and amend this disclaimer notice from time to time and any revised version will be deemed to be applicable from the first date of publication on this website. 

    Just in case. If I say something stupid in the future, it’s better to be able to point out that the stupidity is mine, and mine alone. My stupidity! You can’t have it! :)

Revised October 16, 2011

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

    BURAGA.org does not store any copyrighted documents, softwares, audio-visual content for streaming or downloading on our servers. The BURAGA.org website, forums and software may contains links to user-submitted audio-visual content stored on third party servers. BURAGA.org is fully compliant with the laws of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

    All streaming music, audio, video content, PDF downloads and related services accessed through BURAGA.org is stored on third-party servers, aggregated, linked or embed in our website. BURAGA.org is not responsible if this third-party website like YouTube, MegaVideo, RapidShare is fully compliant with the laws of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

    Please note that any claims against these third-party websites like YouTube-related content must be made to YouTube itself. Any DMCA claims sent to BURAGA.org that pertains to YouTube, MegaVideo, RapidShare and other third-party website content will be ignored.

    A. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any User Submission or other content infringes upon your copyrights, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail). BURAGA.org will take all necessary actions to remove/delete material/links claimed to be the subject of infringing activity. Please provide the following information:

* Describe and identify the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.

* A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located within the BURAGA.org site, with enough detail that we are able to locate it.

* Include your name, phone number, postal address, email address and any other company/record label information.

* Sign the document with your legal name.

* A statement 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.

* A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Understand, upon signing this document, you claim to be the owner of the copyrighted piece that is being infringed upon or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest.

* 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 owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

    BURAGA.org's designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is: Nobong Barrientos, email him at nobong (at) buraga dot org.

    For clarity, only DMCA notices should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications should be directed to our Contact Us page. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section, your DMCA notice may not be valid.

    B. Counter-Notice. If you believe that your User Submission that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the content in your User Submission, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent:

* Your physical or electronic signature;

* Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled;

* A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and

* Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Timor-Leste and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

    If a counter-notice is received by the Copyright Agent, BURAGA.org may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 25 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 15 to 25 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at BURAGA.org's sole discretion.

Understand that you will be held liable for damages if you falsify any activity, mislead or misrepresent yourself as the rightful copyright owner or representative thereof.

Revised October 17, 2011

BURAGA.org Terms of Use

Welcome to The Good Life! at BURAGA.org!

1. Your Relationship With BURAGA.org

1.1 Your use of BURAGA.org’s products, services and web sites (referred to collectively as the “Services” in this document and excluding any services provided to you by BURAGA.org under a separate written agreement) is subject to the terms of a legal agreement between you and BURAGA.org. This document explains how the agreement is made up, and sets out some of the terms of that agreement.

1.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing with BURAGA.org, your agreement with BURAGA.org will always include, at a minimum, the terms and conditions set out in this document. These are referred to below as the “Universal Terms”.

1.3 Your agreement with BURAGA.org will also include the terms of any Legal Notices applicable to the Services, in addition to the Universal Terms. All of these are referred to below as the “Additional Terms”. Where Additional Terms apply to a Service, these will be accessible for you to read either within, or through your use of, that Service.

1.4 The Universal Terms, together with the Additional Terms, form a legally binding agreement between you and BURAGA.org in relation to your use of the Services. It is important that you take the time to read them carefully. Collectively, this legal agreement is referred to below as the “Terms”.

1.5 If there is any contradiction between what the Additional Terms say and what the Universal Terms say, then the Additional Terms shall take precedence in relation to that Service.

2. Accepting the Terms

2.1 In order to use the Services, you must first agree to the Terms. You may not use the Services if you do not accept the Terms.

2.2 You can accept the Terms by:

(A) clicking to accept or agree to the Terms, where this option is made available to you by BURAGA.org in the user interface for any Service; or

(B) by actually using the Services. In this case, you understand and agree that BURAGA.org will treat your use of the Services as acceptance of the Terms from that point onwards.

2.3 You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if (a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with BURAGA.org, or (b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the Timor-Leste or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Services.

2.4 Before you continue, you should print off or save a local copy of the Universal Terms for your records.

3. Language of the Terms

3.1 Where BURAGA.org has provided you with a translation of the English language version of the Terms, then you agree that the translation is provided for your convenience only and that the English language versions of the Terms will govern your relationship with BURAGA.org.

3.2 If there is any contradiction between what the English language version of the Terms says and what a translation says, then the English language version shall take precedence.

4. Provision of The Services by BURAGA.org

4.1 BURAGA.org is constantly innovating in order to provide the best possible experience for its users. You acknowledge and agree that the form and nature of the Services which BURAGA.org provides may change from time to time without prior notice to you.

4.2 As part of this continuing innovation, you acknowledge and agree that BURAGA.org may stop (permanently or temporarily) providing the Services (or any features within the Services) to you or to users generally at BURAGA.org’s sole discretion, without prior notice to you. You may stop using the Services at any time. You do not need to specifically inform BURAGA.org when you stop using the Services.

4.3 You acknowledge and agree that if BURAGA.org disables access to your account, you may be prevented from accessing the Services, your account details or any files or other content which is contained in your account.

4.4 You acknowledge and agree that while BURAGA.org may not currently have set a fixed upper limit on the number of transmissions you may send or receive through the Services or on the amount of storage space used for the provision of any Service, such fixed upper limits may be set by BURAGA.org at any time, at BURAGA.org’s discretion.

5. Use of the Services by you

5.1 In order to access certain Services, you may be required to provide information about yourself (such as identification or contact details) as part of the registration process for the Service, or as part of your continued use of the Services. You agree that any registration information you give to BURAGA.org will always be accurate, correct and up to date.

5.2 You agree to use the Services only for purposes that are permitted by (a) the Terms and (b) any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions (including any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the Timor-Leste or other relevant countries).

5.3 You agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of the Services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by BURAGA.org, unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate agreement with BURAGA.org. You specifically agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of the Services through any automated means (including use of scripts or web crawlers) and shall ensure that you comply with the instructions set out in any robots.txt file present on the Services.

5.4 You agree that you will not engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Services (or the servers and networks which are connected to the Services).

5.5 Unless you have been specifically permitted to do so in a separate agreement with BURAGA.org, you agree that you will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade or resell the Services for any purpose.

5.6 You agree that you are solely responsible for (and that BURAGA.org has no responsibility to you or to any third party for) any breach of your obligations under the Terms and for the consequences (including any loss or damage which BURAGA.org may suffer) of any such breach.

6. Your passwords and account security

6.1 You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated with any account you use to access the Services.

6.2 Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to BURAGA.org for all activities that occur under your account.

6.3 If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or of your account, you agree to notify BURAGA.org immediately at nobong (at) buraga dot org.

7. Privacy and your personal information

7.1 For information about BURAGA.org’s data protection practices, please read our privacy policy. This policy explains how BURAGA.org treats your personal information, and protects your privacy, when you use the Services.

7.2 You agree to the use of your data in accordance with BURAGA.org’s privacy policies.

8. Content in the Services

8.1 You understand that all information (such as data files, written text, computer software, music, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos or other images) which you may have access to as part of, or through your use of, the Services are the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated. All such information is referred to below as the “Content”.

8.2 You should be aware that Content presented to you as part of the Services, including but not limited to advertisements in the Services and sponsored Content within the Services may be protected by intellectual property rights which are owned by the sponsors or advertisers who provide that Content to BURAGA.org (or by other persons or companies on their behalf). You may not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on this Content (either in whole or in part) unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by BURAGA.org or by the owners of that Content, in a separate agreement.

8.3 BURAGA.org reserves the right (but shall have no obligation) to pre-screen, review, flag, filter, modify, refuse or remove any or all Content from any Service. For some of the Services, BURAGA.org may provide tools to filter out explicit sexual content. These tools include the SafeSearch preference settings. In addition, there are commercially available services to limit access to material that you may find objectionable.

8.4 You understand that by using the Services you may be exposed to Content that you may find offensive, indecent or objectionable and that, in this respect, you use the Services at your own risk.

8.5 You agree that you are solely responsible for (and that BURAGA.org has no responsibility to you or to any third party for) any Content that you create, transmit or display while using the Services and for the consequences of your actions (including any loss or damage which BURAGA.org may suffer) by doing so.

9. Proprietary rights

9.1 You acknowledge and agree that BURAGA.org own all legal right, title and interest in and to the Services, including any intellectual property rights which subsist in the Services (whether those rights happen to be registered or not, and wherever in the world those rights may exist). You further acknowledge that the Services may contain information which is designated confidential by BURAGA.org and that you shall not disclose such information without BURAGA.org prior written consent.

9.2 Unless you have agreed otherwise in writing with BURAGA.org, nothing in the Terms gives you a right to use any of BURAGA.org’s trade names, trade marks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features.

9.3 If you have been given an explicit right to use any of these brand features in a separate written agreement with BURAGA.org, then you agree that your use of such features shall be in compliance with that agreement, any applicable provisions of the Terms, and BURAGA.org's brand feature use guidelines as updated from time to time.

9.4 BURAGA.org acknowledges and agrees that it obtains no right, title or interest from you (or your licensors) under these Terms in or to any Content that you submit, post, transmit or display on, or through, the Services, including any intellectual property rights which subsist in that Content (whether those rights happen to be registered or not, and wherever in the world those rights may exist). Unless you have agreed otherwise in writing with BURAGA.org, you agree that you are responsible for protecting and enforcing those rights and that BURAGA.org has no obligation to do so on your behalf.

9.5 You agree that you shall not remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary rights notices (including copyright and trade mark notices) which may be affixed to or contained within the Services.

9.6 Unless you have been expressly authorized to do so in writing by BURAGA.org, you agree that in using the Services, you will not use any trade mark, service mark, trade name, logo of any company or organization in a way that is likely or intended to cause confusion about the owner or authorized user of such marks, names or logos.

10. Content license from you

10.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give BURAGA.org a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling BURAGA.org to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.

10.2 You agree that this license includes a right for BURAGA.org to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom BURAGA.org has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.

10.3 You understand that BURAGA.org, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit BURAGA.org to take these actions.

10.4 You confirm and warrant to BURAGA.org that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

11. Ending your relationship with BURAGA.org

11.1 The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or BURAGA.org as set out below.

11.2 If you want to terminate your legal agreement with BURAGA.org, you may do so by (a) notifying BURAGA.org at any time and (b) closing your accounts for all of the Services which you use, where BURAGA.org has made this option available to you. Your notice should be sent, in writing, to BURAGA.org’s email address.

11.3 BURAGA.org may at any time, terminate its legal agreement with you if:

(A) you have breached any provision of the Terms (or have acted in manner which clearly shows that you do not intend to, or are unable to comply with the provisions of the Terms); or

(B) BURAGA.org is required to do so by law (for example, where the provision of the Services to you is, or becomes, unlawful); or

(C) the partner with whom BURAGA.org offered the Services to you has terminated its relationship with BURAGA.org or ceased to offer the Services to you; or

(D) BURAGA.org is transitioning to no longer providing the Services to users in the country in which you are resident or from which you use the service; or

11.4 Nothing in this Section shall affect BURAGA.org’s rights regarding provision of Services under Section 4 of the Terms.

11.5 When these Terms come to an end, all of the legal rights, obligations and liabilities that you and BURAGA.org have benefited from, been subject to (or which have accrued over time whilst the Terms have been in force) or which are expressed to continue indefinitely, shall be unaffected by this cessation, and the provisions of General Legal Terms shall continue to apply to such rights, obligations and liabilities indefinitely.

12. EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES

12.1 NOTHING IN THESE TERMS, INCLUDING SECTIONS EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES, SHALL EXCLUDE OR LIMIT BURAGA.org’S WARRANTY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF IMPLIED TERMS, OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, ONLY THE LIMITATIONS WHICH ARE LAWFUL IN YOUR JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU AND OUR LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

12.2 YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND “AS AVAILABLE.”

12.3 IN PARTICULAR, BURAGA.org, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT TO YOU THAT:

(A) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,

(B) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR FREE FROM ERROR,

(C) ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, AND

(D) THAT DEFECTS IN THE OPERATION OR FUNCTIONALITY OF ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS PART OF THE SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED.

12.4 ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.

12.5 NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM BURAGA.org OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS.

12.6 BURAGA.org FURTHER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

13.1 SUBJECT TO OVERALL PROVISION IN EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BURAGA.org, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR:

(A) ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.. THIS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY LOSS OF PROFIT (WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY), ANY LOSS OF GOODWILL OR BUSINESS REPUTATION, ANY LOSS OF DATA SUFFERED, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS;

(B) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY YOU, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF:

(I) ANY RELIANCE PLACED BY YOU ON THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY OR EXISTENCE OF ANY ADVERTISING, OR AS A RESULT OF ANY RELATIONSHIP OR TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY ADVERTISER OR SPONSOR WHOSE ADVERTISING APPEARS ON THE SERVICES;

(II) ANY CHANGES WHICH BURAGA.org MAY MAKE TO THE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY CESSATION IN THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES (OR ANY FEATURES WITHIN THE SERVICES);

(III) THE DELETION OF, CORRUPTION OF, OR FAILURE TO STORE, ANY CONTENT AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DATA MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED BY OR THROUGH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES;

(III) YOUR FAILURE TO PROVIDE BURAGA.org WITH ACCURATE ACCOUNT INFORMATION;

(IV) YOUR FAILURE TO KEEP YOUR PASSWORD OR ACCOUNT DETAILS SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL;

13.2 THE LIMITATIONS ON BURAGA.org’S LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT BURAGA.org HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSSES ARISING.

14. Copyright and trade mark policies

14.1 It is BURAGA.org’s policy to respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable international intellectual property law (including, in the United States, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and to terminating the accounts of repeat infringers. Details of BURAGA.org’s policy can be found at BURAGA.org Disclaimer Policy.

14.2 BURAGA.org operates a trade mark complaints procedure in respect of BURAGA.org’s advertising business. For complaints you can contact us at nobong (at) buraga dot org.

15. Advertisements

15.1 Some of the Services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions. These advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored on the Services, queries made through the Services or other information.

15.2 The manner, mode and extent of advertising by BURAGA.org on the Services are subject to change without specific notice to you.

15.3 In consideration for BURAGA.org granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that BURAGA.org may place such advertising on the Services.

16. Other content

16.1 The Services may include hyperlinks to other web sites or content or resources. BURAGA.org may have no control over any web sites or resources which are provided by companies or persons other than BURAGA.org.

16.2 You acknowledge and agree that BURAGA.org is not responsible for the availability of any such external sites or resources, and does not endorse any advertising, products or other materials on or available from such web sites or resources.

16.3 You acknowledge and agree that BURAGA.org is not liable for any loss or damage which may be incurred by you as a result of the availability of those external sites or resources, or as a result of any reliance placed by you on the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertising, products or other materials on, or available from, such web sites or resources.

17. Changes to the Terms

17.1 BURAGA.org may make changes to the Universal Terms or Additional Terms from time to time. When these changes are made, BURAGA.org will make a new copy of the Universal Terms and any new Additional Terms will be made available to you from within, or through, the affected Services.

17.2 You understand and agree that if you use the Services after the date on which the Universal Terms or Additional Terms have changed, BURAGA.org will treat your use as acceptance of the updated Universal Terms or Additional Terms.

18. General legal terms

18.1 Sometimes when you use the Services, you may (as a result of, or through your use of the Services) use a service, or purchase goods, which are provided by another person or company. Your use of these other services, software or goods may be subject to separate terms between you and the company or person concerned. If so, the Terms do not affect your legal relationship with these other companies or individuals.

18.2 The Terms constitute the whole legal agreement between you and BURAGA.org and govern your use of the Services (but excluding any services which BURAGA.org may provide to you under a separate written agreement), and completely replace any prior agreements between you and BURAGA.org in relation to the Services.

18.3 You agree that BURAGA.org may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms, by email, regular mail, or postings on the Services.

18.4 You agree that if BURAGA.org does not exercise or enforce any legal right or remedy which is contained in the Terms (or which BURAGA.org has the benefit of under any applicable law), this will not be taken to be a formal waiver of BURAGA.org’s rights and that those rights or remedies will still be available to BURAGA.org.

18.5 If any court of law, having the jurisdiction to decide on this matter, rules that any provision of these Terms is invalid, then that provision will be removed from the Terms without affecting the rest of the Terms. The remaining provisions of the Terms will continue to be valid and enforceable.

18.6 You acknowledge and agree that each member of the group of companies of which BURAGA.org is the parent shall be third party beneficiaries to the Terms and that such other companies shall be entitled to directly enforce, and rely upon, any provision of the Terms which confers a benefit on (or rights in favor of) them. Other than this, no other person or company shall be third party beneficiaries to the Terms.

18.7 The Terms, and your relationship with BURAGA.org under the Terms, shall be governed by the laws of Timor-Leste without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. You and BURAGA.org agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Timor-Leste to resolve any legal matter arising from the Terms. Notwithstanding this, you agree that BURAGA.org shall still be allowed to apply for injunctive remedies (or an equivalent type of urgent legal relief) in any jurisdiction.

Revised October 16, 2011

BURAGA.org Privacy Policy

At BURAGA.org, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which BURAGA.org collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a "User") of the BURAGA.org website ("Site"). This privacy policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by BURAGA.org.

Log Files

    Like many other Web sites, BURAGA.org makes use of log files. We use Google Analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Personal Identification Information

    We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the site, subscribe to the newsletter, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.

Non-personal Identification Information

    We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

Web Browser Cookies

    Our Site may use "cookies" to enhance User experience. User's web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.

How We Use Collected Information

    BURAGA.org collects and uses Users personal information for the following purposes:

- To personalize user experience

We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.

- To improve our Site

We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.

- To improve customer service

Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.

- To administer a content, promotion, survey or other Site feature

To send Users information they agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to them.

- To send periodic emails

The email address Users provide will only be used to respond to their inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.

How We Protect Your Information

    We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site.

    Our Site is in compliance with PCI vulnerability standards in order to create as secure of an environment as possible for Users.

Sharing Your Personal Information

    We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.

Third Party Websites

    Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website's own terms and policies.

Advertising

    Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include:

Google Adsense, Commission Junction and Amazon.

    These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on BURAGA.org send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

    BURAGA.org has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

    You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. BURAGA.org's privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

    If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

    Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Google Adsense

    Some of the ads may be served by Google. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to Users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. DART uses "non personally identifiable information" and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Compliance With Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

    Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our Site from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

    BURAGA.org has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of our Site, revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

    By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contacting Us

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

BURAGA.org

nobong (at) buraga dot org

This document was last updated on October 15, 2011