Privacy Policy

Ameren Corporation (“Ameren”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains our information gathering and dissemination practices for the ExperienceBlackRiver.com web site. If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please e-mail Ameren at Webmaster@ameren.com.

1. WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED
We collect a limited amount of personal information from you in certain areas of the ExperienceBlackRiver.com website (hereafter known as the “Website”) for various reasons. The following is a description of what information is collected:

Registration Information. Registration is necessary to receive updates about the Website. This registration is entirely optional. When you register at the Website, we ask you for a few items of personal information. All of this information is used to deliver a more personal and pertinent experience for users of the Website.

IP Addresses. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer when you connect to the Internet. As part of the protocol of the Internet, web servers can identify your computer by its IP address. In addition, web servers may be able to identify the type of browser and/or type of computer you are using. Ameren collects IP addresses and related information for the purposes of system administration, to assess the traffic to the Website and to maintain and improve the Website. We do not link IP addresses to your personally identifiable information. We can and will use IP addresses, however, to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to protect our service, the Website, or others.

2. WHO IS COLLECTING THIS INFORMATION
Ameren collects the information described above via the Website. In the case of third party features such as advertising, co-branded areas or links to other websites, such third parties may also collect information. You should review the applicable privacy policies of these third parties before providing personally identifiable information. Ameren is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties.

3. HOW COLLECTED INFORMATION IS USED
In General. Ameren uses registration information to learn more about how visitors use the Website and to measure areas of interest. This allows Ameren to build features and functionality that will enhance your Website experience. Ameren Corporation may also use your e-mail address to send you information about new features and services.

We might also use this information to respond to e-mails, provide customer support, or provide similar services. Aggregate information is also used to help us run and maintain the Website, study traffic patterns and generally learn about the usage of the Website.

Unrelated Companies. Ameren occasionally shares limited customer information with companies we hire to provide operational, marketing, or advertising support, companies that help us distribute our products and services, or companies that provide products and services we want to offer. The companies we choose must satisfy our security and privacy requirements. We share your information with these companies only if they agree to treat it confidentially and only if it is legally permissible to do so. We limit the information we provide these companies to what we reasonably believe they "need to know" in connection with their agreement with Ameren and we don't permit them to use our customer information for any purposes outside our oversight or control.

Government Authorities and Litigation. Sometimes a law, court order, or other judicial or administrative process requires us to provide information to a government authority or party to a private lawsuit. We will provide the information that we in good faith believe is required to comply with the law, order, or other process.

4. CHOICES IN THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION
You are given the choice to register for informative updates about new features, events, offers and special coverage on the Website.

5. WITH WHOM THE INFORMATION MAY BE SHARED
We will not knowingly disclose or authorize the disclosure of personally identifiable information (other than aggregate statistical information) to any third party without your consent unless (1) we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) Ameren's rights or property, other Website users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities or (2) we believe in good faith that the law requires it.

6. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13 YEARS
In accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Ameren will not knowingly collect or accept personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 13 without a parent or guardian’s prior consent. Ameren will also allow the parent or guardian of a registered user under the age of 13 to review, update, change, delete or refuse to permit further collection of any and all information collected by the Website. A child's personally identifiable information will be treated with the same care and respect as an adult's information. To change, update, review, delete or refuse to permit further collection of your child's information, please e-mail Ameren at Webmaster@ameren.com.

7. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
While you are using the Website, you may be linked or directed to other third party websites outside the Website that are beyond Ameren’s control. Each of these third parties may have a privacy policy different from that of Ameren. Ameren is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties. You should review the applicable privacy policies of these third party websites before providing personally identifiable information.

8. HOW YOU MAY CHANGE, CORRECT YOUR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
If you want to change, correct, update or delete your registration information, please e-mail Ameren at Webmaster@ameren.com.

9. SECURITY PROCEDURES WE USE
We are very concerned with the security of your personally identifiable information and take great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your computer to our servers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us.

Once we receive your information, we take appropriate steps that we believe are reasonable to protect the security of your data on our system, both internally and from outsiders, and to ensure the integrity of the data we collect. We use a combination of technological and policy methods to protect this data.

10. CHANGES IN THESE TERMS
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time and will post notices on the Website at the time of any material changes to this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.


Terms Of Use

1. SCOPE AND TERMS

 These Terms govern your use of all content or services ("Services") available through the Website. You agree to be bound by these Terms, and to use the Website in strict compliance with all applicable laws.

The content of the Website is intended for information purposes only. Although we exercise reasonable efforts to ensure their quality and accuracy, there might be errors, or the information provided may not be complete, current, or applicable to a particular situation.  We assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions concerning any of the information or content of the Website. You are responsible for evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and usefulness of any information and content available through the Website or obtained from a linked site.

2. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

Ameren makes no warranty of any kind regarding the Website, content, products or services, all of which are provided on an "as is" basis.  Ameren expressly disclaims any representation or warranty that the Website will be free from errors, viruses or other harmful components, that communications to or from the Website will be secure and not intercepted, that any services and other capabilities offered from the Website will be uninterrupted, or that its content will be accurate, complete or timely.  The fact that Ameren is including or offering any product, information or service on the Website is not an endorsement or a recommendation of such information, product or service.

OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI ARE APPLICABLE TO THESE TERMS, ARE IMPLIED BY SUCH LAWS, AND ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION, AMEREN AND ITS AFFILIATES AND PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

 3. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Subject to applicable law, use of this Website and its content is at your sole risk. Services and products made available or described on this Website are subject to conditions imposed by the providers, including but not limited to tariffs, service charges, entry or use fees, and federal government regulations. Providers who furnish or describe products or services through this Website are independent contractors, and not agents or employees of Ameren.  IN NO EVENT WILL AMEREN OR ITS PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE, ANY HYPER LINKED WEB SITE, THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF PROVIDERS WHO FURNISH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THROUGH THIS SITE, OR THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY PROVIDERS THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, THAT ARISES OUT OF OR IS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH(I) ANY USE OF, BROWSING OR DOWNLOADING OF ANY PART OF THIS WEBSITE OR CONTENT, OR (II) THE PERFORMANCE OR NON PERFORMANCE BY US OR ANY PROVIDER, OR (III) ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, EVEN IF AMEREN AND THE PROVIDER(S) HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES TO SUCH PARTIES OR ANY OTHER PARTY.

 4.  CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE

In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about any event you submit for posting on the Website (each, a "Posted Event") as prompted by the Service's online registration form (such information being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Ameren has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Ameren has the right to suspend or terminate your posting and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).

You understand that all Registration Data, information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials relating to the Posted Event ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Ameren, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Ameren does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. Under no circumstances will Ameren be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.

 You agree to not use the Service to:

a. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;

b. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);

c. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;

d. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas that are designated for such;

e. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

f. interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service; or

g. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, and any regulations having the force of law.

You acknowledge that Ameren may not pre-screen Content, but that Ameren and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content. Without limiting the foregoing, Ameren and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the Terms & Conditions or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by Ameren or submitted to Ameren.

Ameren does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the website, you grant Ameren the following world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:

With respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the website, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the website solely for the purposes of providing information regarding and promoting the Posted Event. This license exists for as long as you elect to continue to include such Content on the website and shall survive in perpetuity.

 "Publicly accessible" areas of the website are those areas of the website that are intended to be available to the general public. By way of example, publicly accessible areas would include web pages that provide information about festivals and events to consumers.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold Ameren, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, affiliated entities, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any and all liability, damages, claims, demands, actions, causes of action, attorneys' fees (including on appeal), costs and expenses of whatever nature arising directly or indirectly from or relating to i) Content you submit, post, transmit or make available through the Service and website, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the Terms & Conditions, or your violation of any rights of another and ii) the Posted Event or any other activity associated or deemed associated with the Posted Event, including but not limited to preparation for, promotion of, and conduct of the Event and such activities."