Privacy Policy

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How We Gather Information From Our Users

How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting, the activities in which you elect to participate and the services provided. For example, you may be asked to provide information when you register for access to certain portions of our site or request certain features, such as newsletters or when you make a purchase. Like most Web sites, JonBensonForum.com also collects information automatically and through the use of electronic tools that may be transparent to our visitors. For example, we may log the name of your Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology to recognize you and hold information from your visit. Among other things, the cookie may store your user name and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that information each time you visit, or may control the number of times you encounter a particular advertisement while visiting our site. As we adopt additional technology, we may also gather information through other means. In certain cases, you can choose not to provide us with information, for example by setting your browser to refuse to accept cookies, but if you do you may be unable to access certain portions of the site or may be asked to re-enter your user name and password, and we may not be able to customize the site's features according to your preferences.

What We Do With The Information We Collect

Like other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your visit and deliver more individualized content and advertising. We respect your privacy and do not share your information with anyone.

Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify you) may be used in many ways. For example, we may combine information about your usage patterns with similar information obtained from other users to help enhance our site and services (e.g., to learn which pages are visited most or what features are most attractive). Aggregated Information may occasionally be shared with our advertisers and business partners. Again, this information does not include any Personally Identifiable Information about you or allow anyone to identify you individually. We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on JonBensonForum.com to communicate with you about your registration and customization preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered by JonBensonForum.com and other topics we think you might find of interest.

Personally Identifiable Information collected by JonBensonForum.com may also be used for other purposes, including but not limited to site administration, troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce transactions, and other communications with you. Certain third parties who provide technical support for the operation of our site (our Web hosting service for example) may access such information. We will use your information only as permitted by law. In addition, from time to time as we continue to develop our business, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose your information in response to a court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably required to do so by law, in connection with the collection of amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or necessary. Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in such cases.

Affiliated Sites, Linked Sites And Advertisements

JonBensonForum.com expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates to respect the privacy of our users. Be aware, however, that third parties, including our partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content providers accessible through our site, may have their own privacy and data collection policies and practices. For example, during your visit to our site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on a JonBensonForum.com page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. Also, through JonBensonForum.com you may be introduced to, or be able to access, information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. JonBensonForum.com is not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing information on a feature or page operated by a third party.

While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third parties may use cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some of your preferences or retrieve information about you. For example, some of our advertising is served by third parties and may include cookies that enable the advertiser to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before. Other features available on our site may offer services operated by third parties and may use cookies or other technology to gather information. JonBensonForum.com does not control the use of this technology by third parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.

You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable Information on message boards or in our forum, that information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of JonBensonForum.com and this policy.

Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have personal information on a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our systems. JonBensonForum.com encourages parents to go online with their kids. Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer:

Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult. Includes name, address, phone, school, etc.
Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are appropriate.

Look for Web site privacy policies. Know how your child's information is treated. Check out the FTC's site:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html for more tips on protecting children's privacy online.

Changes to this Policy

JonBensonForum.com reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that applied at the time the information was collected.

Contacting Us

We can be reached by contacting:
Jon Benson Fitness LLC and Icara Press LLC, JonBensonForum.com
4100 W. El Dorado Pkwy, Suite 100-401
McKinney, Texas 75070

Disclaimers

Medical Disclaimer

Any application of the recommendations set forth in this website or in personal consultation by phone, email, in-person, or otherwise, is at the reader's discretion and sole risk. The information offered is intended for people in good health. Anyone with medical problems of any nature should see a doctor before starting a diet or exercise program. Even if you have no known health problems, it is advisable to consult your doctor/s before making major changes in your lifestyle.

Personal Disclaimer

We are not doctors, nor do we possess a degree in nutrition. The advice we give is based on years of practical application, dealing with the needs of our own health and physiques as well as the needs of others. Any recommendations we may make to you regarding diet, including, supplements and herbal or nutritional treatments must be discussed between you and your doctor/s.

WEIGHT LOSS DISCLAIMER

Due to shady characters on the web, the FTC and Google have both stepped up to the plate and demanded more serious disclaimers about claims regarding weight loss.

For the most part, I say "Cheers!" But most people are just putting boilerplate disclaimers up to satisfy the powers-that-be. And certain sites being used as "examples of purity" are anything but.

Therefore, I decided to do something more... unique. More in-line with the unique principles I teach on this website.

So... here's the deal:

If anyone tells you they have a fool-proof, "easy" way to lose weight, RUN.

Surprised? You shouldn't be. This is a site based on facts, honesty and delivering the goods.

There is no fool-proof way to lose weight. Period. And the reason? Everyone is metabolically unique. Every body responds differently to even the best protocols for weight loss, like the ones offered on this site.

Of course I believe my books and products to be the best. I'd be a con artist not to. And I used these exact techniques to go from obese to super-lean (36% body fat to under 6% body fat) and STAY lean (under 10% body fat) by adhering to my lifestyle-friendly diet and exercise plans seen on this website. I am not metabolically super-human. I do not take weight loss drugs. I have never had plastic surgery. In short, I'm not much different than most people.

But hang on: I work HARD at it. I train hard. I eat the way I recommend consistently... not perfectly of course, but consistent enough. That, along with the right mindset, is the reason for my impressive before and after pictures.

I think if I can do it, anyone can do it. And I'd tell you if I thought I had super genetics (I know them when I see them) or any other unfair advantage. I don't. But I have a hell of a work ethic. (Thanks dad!)

Do you know the number one reason people fail to lose weight on ANY program, no matter how well-designed that program is? It's because most people never even START the program, or if they do start they stop LONG before any significant results can be seen.

This is just a cold, hard fact... and thanks to that fact, "results may vary" loses it real meaning. So here's MY disclaimer: "Results will most certainly vary! Absolutely and without question! That's because many people will buy a weight loss book to feel better about things and never apply it or quit before giving it the time and personalization required to see results. PERIOD!"

Like that one? : )

The only readers I want are SERIOUS readers... readers who are willing, ready and able to apply the techniques I cover in my products and be patient enough to see the results they can deliver. And for the record: I encourage a 1-2 pound per week weight loss goal for ANYONE as a healthy and realistic guideline for long-term weight loss that, for a change, can STAY LOST! But I refuse to lie to satisfy some suit in a cubicle who hasn't seen his abs since he was 12, so the FACTS are also that you can lose weight faster than that during SPECIFIC times and under SPECIFIC metabolic conditions. Just don't bank on it. Those conditions are hard to achieve, and even when you do (and I do frequently, as do many of my readers) it only lasts 3 weeks or so. After that weight loss SHOULD drop back to the normal 1-2 pounds per week if you're eating and moving like I suggest.

In summary: Many if not most who apply the principles in my books and products and stick to the program(s) WILL see results, and many times those results are very impressive. A few will not, and for those few we go the extra mile (see below.)

While it's true that thousands of people have lost tens of thousands of pounds total, these people are the go-getters... the ones who take consistent action and who are not looking for a miracle pill or instant weight loss fix. None exists.

Also, unlike most products you see online, including pills you take to "help" with weight loss (there is one site in particular who is even FDA-approved that fails to meet our criteria for support) we offer you an unconditional 60-day money-back guarantee on ALL our products. What does that say about our confidence that they will work for you? It should speak volumes. Try getting your money back from that FDA-approved pill I mentioned, or a book you buy at B&N.

Listen: Weight loss is never easy, but it can (and in our case, HAS) been made as easy at it CAN BE. This has to be sufficient, and for the vast majority of our readers it is just that.

This is my disclaimer, and I hope it encourages the most eager readers to dive in and give my real-world solutions a shot.

Thanks for reading.
Jon Benson

Jon Benson, JonBensonForum.com