Legal Stuff

  • This disclaimer includes “Eric J. Kuhns” “Koonagi”, “Shred Social”, “Urban Skate Spots”, “Dallas Skateboarding” and all social media attached to the Eric J. Kuhns brand or any project underneath it including Koonagi Media.

    Eric J. Kuhns brands does not condone or suggest trespassing. Any skate spot locations found on this website or the Eric J. Kuhns YouTube channel are purely for entertainment purposes and coincides with public information and locations through Google Maps and elsewhere. We will not be held responsible for any information or actions used on this site or videos/information posted elsewhere outside of the entertainment purposes that are intended by the creators and written here in this disclaimer.

    We do not claim to represent any business or location that is listed on this website, article, or video.

    Use the information on this site at your own risk.

    Our communities are built and managed through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media websites. As such, we will not be held responsible for anything said or done by members of these groups.

    Use this website and our community at your own risk.

    Store items are managed via Squarespace. Please contact me with any issues before making a claim to Squarespace.

    Some items for sale on this site and on social media are managed through Amazon, (unless otherwise noted) and we act as a 3rd party referral source in the sale. We do not facilitate these transactions. If you purchase something through Amazon and are dissatisfied or have a question, you can reach them by calling 1-888-280-4331. 

    If you have any further questions or inquiries, please contact us at info@ericjkuhns.com

  • Last updated: 3/27/19

    Eric J. Kuhns, who runs the website www.EricJKuhns.com, respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it.

    This Privacy Policy tells you what we do with your personal information and data relating to you when you use www.ericjkuhns.com, including:

    • what we may collect

    • why we collect it

    • how we collect it and how it may be used

    • how we may share it

    • how long we keep your data

    • your rights and choices about the data we collect

    • how we keep it safe and secure

    Who I am

    I am Eric J. Kuhns and run the website Eric J Kuhns (https://www.ericjkuhns.com).

    Eric J. Kuhns / Koonagi Media is a company registered in the United States of America.

    If you would like any more information or you have any comments about our Privacy Policy please email us at info@ericjkuhns.com.

    Eric J. Kuhns will be referred to in this policy as “we“, “us” or “our” and ericjkuhns.com will be referred to as “website“.

    What personal information we collect & Information you may give us

    You may provide personal information to us such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to us by subscribing to the Skint List email newsletter or submitting a contact form.

    Information we collect

    We automatically collect certain anonymous information about your browsing behavior to help us analyse the website and our service. For example, when you use the website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed or searched for, how long you visited, and the dates/times when you accessed the website. We also collect information about actions you take when using the website, such as links clicked. By using this site, you acknowledge that Eric J Kuhns may collect information from end users for the collection and processing of their data, including the association of such data with the visitation information Google Analytics collects from my site and/or app property.

    Why we collect your personal information

    We may use your personal information and data to enhance and personalize your experience and provide you with offers and services that may be of interest to you.

    For example, we may:

    send you blog updates, book releases, or other information we think you may find interesting and that is relevant to you under legitimate interests.

    use the information we collect to enable us to administer the website, carry out analysis and improve the website. 

    How we collect and use your personal information

    We may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their own privacy policies.

    Contact form

    When you contact us via a contact form you may need to provide your email address. Where necessary, we will respond to you via email. We will not use your personal information for any other purposes.

    Newsletter

    When you register for the Eric J. Kuhns email newsletter you need to provide your email address. We use your email to send you blog updates, book releases, or other information or other information we think you will find interesting.

    All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click.

    If you no longer want to receive the Eric J. Kuhns newsletter, let us know via our contact form.

    Google Drive is the service we use to collect email addresses. Please refer to Google Drive’s policies for further information. At times, we may use MailChimp for delivery of email updates and newsletters. They store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.  Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.

    Comments

    When you leave a comment, your name will appear on the site, but your email will not be shown. You can choose to leave a comment anonymously. Your email and IP addresses cannot be seen by us.

    Disqus is the service we use to administer comments. They collect your personal information including your email address, name and IP address, and browser details to help spam detection. Please refer to Disqus’ privacy policy for further information.

    Comments left on the website may be used in later research or in other articles on the website.

    Cookies

    We use cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser. It helps the website to remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you. Cookies play an important role. Without them, using the web would be a much more frustrating experience.

    We may use session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted. We also use traffic log cookies to see which pages are being used, which helps us improve our website. We only use this for statistical analysis and then the data is removed from the system.

    We use cookies to improve your experience of using the website and tailoring operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

    The cookies cannot get access to your device or provide any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

    You can choose to accept or decline cookies. You can modify or delete cookies in your browser settings, however, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of this website.

    Please note that links displayed to other sites on our website may also use cookies, over which we have no control.

    To learn more about cookies, see the following websites:

    www.allaboutcookies.org

    www.google.com/policies/technologies/cookies/

    Tracking and analytics

    We may use Google Analytics and tracking tools to collect anonymized data that cannot identify you but enables us to improve our website and deliver relevant and useful content to you. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured. You can opt out of Google Analytics by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

    Website hosting

    The website is hosted by Squarespace.

    Display ads

    We may use Google Adsense, a third-party advertising company, to serve content and advertisements when you visit the website, that we think is relevant to your interests. They may use cookies, as noted above. Please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy for more information.

    Retargeting ads

    From time to time, the website may engage in re-targeting efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, in order to market the website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to the website.

    Affiliate programs

    We may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. This will not cost you any extra.

    Eric J. Kuhns / Shred Social is a participant in the Amazon US Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

    Embedded content from other websites

    Articles on this site may include embedded content, (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website.

    These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

    At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications or services. This list may be amended from time to time in the website’s sole discretion.

    Who we share your data with

    We keep all your personal information confidential.

    We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission, are required to do so by law, or must in connection with legal proceedings.

    In the event of a sale of the website, merger or if the website is acquired by another company, we may transfer your personal information and data to a third party, but all data would be subject to this Privacy Policy and will not be transferred unless the third party can commit to keeping your personal information secure and in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

    We may also share anonymous aggregated data use with others, but will not include any personal information that could identify you. This is provided for marketing, advertising or other uses. For example, this may be analytics or information collected from cookies.

    How long we retain your data

    We will only keep your personal information for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy. When these purposes have expired, or are no longer relevant, or you have withdrawn your consent for us to use your personal information, (and we have no other lawful basis to use such data) we will delete such data.

    If you have not used our services for a reasonable amount of time, we may contact you to ensure you are still happy to receive communications. We may also delete your personal information.

    Even if we delete your personal information, it may remain on a back-up or in archives.

    Please refer to other third-party applications or services used by this website for further details on their data retention policies.

    What rights you have over your data

    You have rights to your own personal information:

    Opt-out – You may also notify us by email to be removed from our mailing list.

    Access – You may request to access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to us.

    Amend – If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

    Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data.

    Restrict – In certain circumstances, you may request to limit the way we can use your personal information.

    Data portability – You can ask that we move, copy or transfer your personal information.

    Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

    If you want to exercise any of your rights or you have any concerns about how we use your personal information and data, please email us at ericjkuhns@gmail.com.

    How we store and protect your data

    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.

    Our servers are located in the US. However, from time to time, for operational reasons, we may need to transfer your personal information outside the US. Your personal information may also be processed by service providers who operate outside of the US. These countries may have different and/or less stringent privacy/data protection and data security rules than we have in the US. By submitting your personal information, you agree to the transfer of your data to countries outside the USA. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. When we look to work with new service providers, we will continue to make sure your personal information is protected and that they have suitable security measures in place, to the same standards as if the data was in Europe.

    Although we do as much as we can to keep your data safe, information shared via the internet is not completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our website and any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your personal information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.

    Additional information

    Links to other websites

    Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

    In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policy and practices of the owners of that third-party site. We recommend you check the privacy policy of that third-party site.

    Use of children’s personal information

    We do not knowingly collect or store any personal information about or related to children under the age of 18. If we are aware that a child has submitted their personal information, we will remove their personal data from our records. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a child who has given us personal information, please contact us immediately so we can delete it at info@ericjkuhns.com.

    Contact information

    At any time, please contact us at info@ericjkuhns.com for questions related to this privacy policy.

  • ANY PERSON OR ENTITY (“User”) VISITING, USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SITE AT ERICJKUHNS.COM (“Site”) OR ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SITE AGREES TO AND IS BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT (“Agreement”):

    1. This Site, together with all content, data and other materials contained in the Site (“Content”) is owned or controlled by Eric J. Kuhns, a company registered and owned by Eric J. Kuhns. Eric J. Kuhns is referred to in these terms and conditions as “I”, “we”, “us”, or “our”.

    2. This Site is intended for reference purposes only and use of the Site and/or the Content is entirely at your own risk. Please note that, whilst we endeavor to provide accurate and useful information, the Content may not be wholly accurate or up-to-date and is subject to change, often at very short notice. All Content is provided without any representations or warranties of any kind, either implied or express, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and is not intended as specific commercial, financial, business or legal advice. You should always carry out your own research and/or take specific professional advice before undertaking any business or financial venture. Please note that Eric J. Kuhns does not represent or warrant that the Site or the Content will be accurate, up-to-date, complete or free of defects, including without limitation viruses or other harmful elements.

    3. EricJKuhns.com provides links to other third party websites. These links are provided for your convenience and Eric J. Kuhns: (i) does not endorse or take responsibility for the content of such websites, (ii) is not responsible for the availability of such websites; and (ii) will not be liable in any way for any loss or damage which you may suffer by using such websites. If you decide to access linked websites, you do so at your own risk.

    4. Any other website may link to our Site, provided it links only to the homepage, does not imply any endorsement of its products or services by Eric J. Kuhns, does not misrepresent its relationship with or present false information about Eric J. Kuhns, does not infringe any intellectual property or other right of any person and complies with all relevant laws and regulations. Please note, however, that Eric J. Kuhns reserves the right to withdraw such permission at any time and to take any other appropriate action.

    5. Eric J. Kuhns, unless otherwise stated, owns or controls all copyright, database and all other intellectual property rights in the Site and the Contents. You may not publish, distribute, extract, re-utilize, or reproduce any part of the Site or its contents in any form, (including storing it in any medium) other than as expressly allowed herein or as permitted by USA or local law.

    6. If you provide any information to the Site, you agree to provide only true, accurate and complete information to us and/or the Site. Any personal information provided by Users will be treated with appropriate care and security in accordance with our privacy policy. You further agree that if you submit any material to us other than Personal Data, you agree to grant to us a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, non-exclusive licence to use your contribution in all media, and you warrant that all such materials are original, that you have the right to grant such licence and you agree to waive your moral rights for the purposes of such licence. If you do not want to grant these rights, please do not submit your contribution to the Site or via the email: info@ericjkuhns.com or ericjkuhns@gmail.com. By using this site, you acknowledge that Eric J Kuhns may collect information from end users for the collection and processing of their data, including the association of such data with the visitation information Google Analytics collects from my site and/or app property.

    7. Forum message boards / blog comments / communications with other users: by using this feature Users agree to adhere to general Site instructions and all our terms and conditions, with particular attention to the following:

    • Users will not to post spam or off-topic material.

    • Users will not post adverts or the URL or other address details of businesses or organisations with which they are involved or stand to gain financially.

    • Users will not post chain letters or pyramid schemes.

    • Users will not post malicious, threatening, unlawful, defamatory or objectionable content.

    • Posts will be Users’ own original work. Users will not post material to which they do not have the copyright.

    • Users will not intentionally supply false information.

    • Users will pay attention to and abide by any changes to the terms and conditions.

    Eric J. Kuhns reserves the right to delete any content or User accounts or take other action as necessary without notice.

    8. Any comments left on the Forum or on blogs are the views of the User rather than Eric J. Kuhns. By allowing comments to remain does not mean that Eric J. Kuhns endorses the views or information contained within. We cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information posted by users.

    9. You agree and undertake not to attempt to damage, deny service to, hack, crack, reverse-engineer, or otherwise interfere, (collectively, “Interfere”) with the Site in any manner. If you in any way Interfere with the Site, you agree to pay all damages incurred by Koonagi Media and/or Eric J. Kuhns. Eric J. Kuhns will cooperate with the authorities in prosecuting any User who Interferes with the Site or otherwise attempts to defraud Eric J. Kuhns or any other parties through User’s use of the Site or services provided via the Site. Eric J. Kuhns reserves the right to deny any or all access or service to any User for any reason, at any time, at our sole discretion. User agrees that we may block User’s IP address or addresses at any time, and at our sole discretion to disallow User’s continued use of the Site. We reserve the right to take any action we may deem appropriate in our sole discretion with respect to violations or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, and we expressly reserve all rights and remedies available to us at law or in equity.

    10. The User agrees that the liability of Eric J. Kuhns to the User under this Agreement shall be limited to the amount the User has actually paid to Eric J. Kuhns for its services. Nothing in this Agreement shall operate to limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence of Eric J. Kuhns.

    11. The User agrees to indemnify Eric J. Kuhns for any loss or damage that may be incurred by Eric J. Kuhns, including without limitation legal fees, arising from the User’s use of the Site or the User’s use of any information obtained through the Site.

    12. Your use of the Site and/or its content creates no partnership, client, fiduciary or other professional relationship.

    13. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties on the subject matter hereof. There are no understandings, agreements, or representations, oral or written, not specified herein regarding this Agreement. No modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by authorized parties for both Eric J. Kuhns and the User.

    14. If any part, term, or provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or in conflict with any law of the United States of America having jurisdiction over this Agreement, the remaining portions or provisions shall still remain valid and continue in full force and effect.

    15. This Agreement and/or any other terms of service may be changed without prior notice, and any such amendment will be applicable to all Users from the date and time such revised terms have been posted on the Site. User’s continued use of the Site or services constitutes agreement with and acceptance of any such amendment or other changes.

    16. This Agreement shall be governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the USA. Any disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the USA Courts.

    Disclosure

    Eric J. Kuhns is a free to access website. In order to offset the costs of running this site, we accept forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions, affiliates and other forms of compensation.

    This site abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this site. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.

    Eric J. Kuhns is open to being compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this site may receive compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this site are purely the owners’ own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.