Economic Development Services, Inc is the enterprise behind a network of websites covered by this disclaimer and its accompanying privacy policy.

Websites of The Network are not monitored in any way that allows us to know who their users are. The decision to contact us is strictly in your hands. CLICK HERE for instructions for contacting us anonymously, for example.

No special interest group other than members of our target audience are in position to influence our policies and methods of operating. Reading over the introduction to our search promise may help you understand that we take a nonpartisan approach.

The Network is open and free to all. Members of the .network target audience of users are invited to suggest or contribute resources in order to build a true online information service for themselves and to share with others in a nonpartisan manner.

We accept input in good faith. We publish information likewise but without taking possession of or responsibility for user input.

We do not accept, publish or distribute anything that we believe to be related to offensive, illegal, security-threatening, or questionable operations or claims. Our privacy policy does not apply to transactions with spongers, deadbeats, frivolous individuals or others who would impede our efforts to stay the course of our mission. We extend no courtesies or respect for privacy to cyberthugs.

We reserve the right to remove from publication or do-away-with anything that turns out to be different from what it was claimed to be. We may publish or distribute an advisory if it is learned that something we accept, place online or otherwise distribute is unverifiable or frivolous, or changed in its status without notice. In addition, we reserve the right to publish a statement or distribute information that explains why we remove something from a webpage when, at any time, it is found to be different than originally presented.

We do not inject ourselves into the transactions of .network users. A unique search promise is offered as the vehicle for requesting our assistance.

We sincerely seek close, mutually beneficial, working relationships with individuals and organizations that make resources available for enterprise and economic development. This includes associations having as members representatives of places that want economic development and that publish contact lists on the Web. We regret that we cannot pay for memberships in all the various associations that we know and respect for their dedication to a mission similar to ours.

We do not pay for endorsements. Our financial resources are dedicated to building and maintaining a global network that facilitates business networking in an open, free-access, information exchange. To be sure that you understand, we repeat the point that we do not place ourselves in between the transactions of users. We have to be invited to be involved.

CLICK HERE for information about participating in The Network.

Contributions are accepted from those who understand and appreciate the efforts made to keep The Network up and running. In fact, we thrive on the contributions of a handful of individuals who simply want to see one free-access, nonpartisan, information service dedicated to global enterprise and economic development remain intact online from the outset of the Internet. We make no claim, however, of favorable tax consequences to be gained by those who support our efforts with financial contributions.

The Network is allowed by Google to participate in its AdSense program which includes making available its search engine, which we refer to as the Google/.network Search Engine. You can query the Web as usual or choose to search inside websites of The Network with it. Also, its search engine results page is unique in that the .network search results button and the word promise as links are provided at the top for help, if wanted. A guide is available. We have no influence or control over Google's searches or reports of search results. Other what is described, we are completely independent of Google; i.e., The Network is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with Google. We provide access to search engines other than Google, offering our search promise equally for all of them.

The Network is not affiliated with any government agency.

An apology: When The Network started out in the mid-1990s we published hidden text on many of our pages, for example, we published the words definition of white-on-white in order to facilitate searching our glossary. For a while this was an acceptable practice. That is no longer the case. Cyberthugs and fly-by-night e-operators spoiled the technique. We waited too long to begin removing hidden text. If you are one of those who views The Network with suspicion because of this or you feel mislead in any way, we offer our most sincere apologies. Should you care to admonish us or draw something suspicious to our attention, we will appreciate hearing from you. Ignorance is no excuse. We take full responsibility for waiting too long to remove hidden text from .network websites.

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