Who We Are and How We Operate:

Culture and Respect within the TSR Community

1. 12 Step Programs and TSR

We encourage diverse opinions as to what constitutes 'recovery' and appropriate treatments of addiction. We are open to different methods of treatment and recovery.

We are not affiliated with any 12 Step organizations, though at this time, most of our members and storytellers are.

Some individuals in 12 Step anonymous organizations are uncomfortable with members mentioning any affiliation with the organization, even the mention of sponsorship.

Others state that the 12 Steps and Traditions merely require members not to name the group they are affiliated with.

Some feel that recovery means absolutely no use of drugs of any kind, including anti-depressants or medicine associated with treating addictions.

Some feel that they can drink occasionally as long as they never use the substance they were primarily addicted to.

We leave all of these decisions to you.


2. Monitoring and Rules for TSR community's comfort and security. Please also read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for further details

RULE # 1: All members must THINK before they post or share thoughts, feelings or experience in a public forum. We have made every possible effort to allow members to edit anything they've posted, however, once its been made public, we can not be held responsible for who sees it or how it is used.

We will not tolerate 'flaming' (being disrespectful of others' comments or being inflammatory), but we encourage diverse opinions from all of our members.

We monitor posts daily, but allow our members to 'flag' posts they feel do not comply with the rules of the site. Members who do so, must explain why they feel this way, and the administrators will determine whether or not to remove the post. If the member who posted this is flagged again, they will be contacted, and, if deemed necessary, the member will be appropriately dealt with. If they receive three or more flags, the administrators will determine whether this member needs to leave the site. If, however, the flagging does not comply with TSR's rules, the administrators may instead ask the flagger to leave the site.


3. Data we store

All posts, comments, blogs, chat room and forum postings are stored in our database, even after "deletion," and may be archived elsewhere.

Our web logs and other records are stored indefinitely.

Although we make good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security.


4. Archiving and display of TSR postings by search engines and other sites

Search engines and other sites not affiliated with TSR - including archive.org, google.com, and groups.yahoo.com - archive or otherwise make available TSR publicly-available postings


5. Circumstances in which TSR may release information

TSR may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.

TSR may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our Terms of Use; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of TSR, its users or the general public. However, this does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from users for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Notice.


What About Cookies?

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features such as personalization.

Cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of TSR's coolest features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.


6. International Users

By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that due to the international dimension of TSR we may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy or in our other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, please understand that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.


What Choices and Access Do I Have?

As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to take advantage of certain TSR features.

You can review the personal information you provide and make changes to that information, or to the settings for your account, at any time, by logging in to your account and editing the information on your profile page.

You can change or edit your entries or comments on the TSR Web site by clicking the edit link and saving changes to your entries and content or simply using the delete button.

You can close your account by going to your profile page, clicking edit your account and following the instructions for removing your account. After you close your account, we will no longer display the information you provided.

If you do not want to receive e-mail from us, you can adjust your communication preferences by clicking the edit your account link from your profile page then clicking the share more information link and de-selecting the email preferences at the bottom of the page.

The help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether, though we highly recommend you don't do so or you'll miss out on many of our offerings and ease of use of the site.

The Federal Trade Commission provides useful information about online privacy on its own Web site, Site Seeing on the Internet


Children

TSR is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, you may not submit information about yourself to TSR.


Terms of Use, Notices, and Revisions

If you choose to visit TSR, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of Virginia. If you have any concern about privacy at TSR, please send us a thorough description to: The Second Road, Inc., POB 1506, Charlottesville, VA 22902.

Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Notice and the Terms of Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and terms, but you should check our Web site frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of user information collected in the past without the consent of affected users.


7. Feedback

We welcome your feedback on this document in our feedback forum, which for the time being is located in our 'Building the Road' blog.


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