Sampling of a Major Travel Media Outlet Covering Public Announcement/Launch of WRTA and its Official Company Website/Domain Name

In the same week following WRTA's official public announcement and press release of the launch of the World Religious Travel Association and the company's website address/domain name, the major travel trade media outlet Travel Age West also featured and reported on the announcements:

* Good Faith (Feb 2, 2007) http://www.travelagewest.com/Travel-News/Viewpoint/Good-Faith/
* Traveling on Faith (Feb 2, 2007) http://www.travelagewest.com/tools/travel-articles/traveling-on-faith/
* Webarchives:
http://web.archive.org/web/20070218125337/http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/travelagewest_020507.pdf

Here's selected texts from the above articles by Travel Age West:

Article #1 from above (Good Faith)
Now, as we go to press, another organization has been created for those who are interested in the religious travel market. The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) represents the combining of forces of two leading groups, the Religious Market Consulting Group and Christian Travel Finder.

“WRTA’s overall mission is simple and clear,” said Kevin J. Wright, executive director of WRTA. “We will advise and assist the travel industry in working with the religious market, and establish faith-based vacations as a key travel option for the religious consumer.”

You can read about the organization in our cover story, and if you have more questions, be sure to check out the WRTA Web site at www.religioustravelassociation.com. This is an opportunity no agent can afford to pass up. K.S.


Article #2 from above (Traveling on Faith). Note: The "Contact info" listed below in the selected text was also part of the original story and included below as such.

If agents would rather stay closer to home, they can go online and check out the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA), which officially launched Jan. 29. The organization, dedicated to the religious travel industry, offers agents education and networking opportunities.

Additionally, come September 2008, the first annual World Religious Travel Expo is expected to host over 1,000 exhibitors and attendees from various segments of the religious travel industry, such as tour operators, wholesalers, churches, clergy and religious nonprofit organizations.

With these training options available, travel agents need not be overwhelmed many sites of religious significance have stayed the same for centuries, so the product line-up for faith-based travel is relatively finite.

CONTACT

World Religious Travel Association
www.religioustravelassociation.com

2007 (Jan 22) Pre-Press Release News Coverage of WRTA's Official Launch and Company Domain Name

Five days prior to the public announcement by WRTA of the launch of the association and its website/domain name (see previous post), a pre-press release news story was written and published on Jan 22, 2007.

Especially important is the following statement provided in the news story below about WRTA's official company website/domain name:
"The trade group's Web site has been launched at http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ and is being loaded with content, according to Wright."

You can view the full story below or read it at:
http://web.archive.org/web/20071015023659/http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/travel_weekly_012207.pdf

Industry veterans launch trade association for religious travel

By David Cogswell
(1/22/2007)

The travel industry will have one more trade association beginning Jan. 29, when the World Religious Travel Association makes its debut.

In a business already crowded with acronyms, the founders of the new group, Kevin

Wright, executive director, and Honnie Korngold, vice president, are not worried that

there isn't room for another travel association.

"Kevin and I both see how healthy and robust this whole market is," said Korngold.

"Even with the very little that we've been able to talk about it, we're getting calls from

people who we don't know where they found out about us. People say, 'This is

great! It's very timely. We were thinking about getting into this market.' "

Wright, the author of several books on religious travel, was instrumental in building

the religious market for Globus, working as the company's religious travel manager.

Last fall, he left Globus to start his own consulting company and started planning for

the association.

Wright estimated the religious travel market worldwide is $18 billion a year and

growing.

The mission of the new association, he said, is "to lead, enrich and expand the

religious travel industry."

The association will cater to travel agents, travel suppliers and consumers, with a

heavy emphasis on education, Wright said.

"One of the most important things is relevant and up-to-date educational tools," said

Korngold, founder and president of Christian Travel Finder, a travel agency that

deals strictly with religious travel.

"I've been involved in a lot of associations whose educational programs are a little

behind the curve, a little less than relevant. With something like the market of

religious travel, which is so new, so fresh, we want to be as relevant to the moment

as possible."

Wright and Korngold consider themselves old-timers in the world of religious travel

and are undaunted by the implications of starting a new organization and making it

work.

"Both Kevin and I have been involved in a number of associations," said Korngold.

"All throughout our careers, we've been involved in conferences, expos, speaking

and teaching. It gives you a good idea which are effective and which are not. Now,

given the opportunity, we want to be as effective as possible, with high value for the

membership."

Korngold has spent a lot of her career working as director of the conference ministry

for the Campus Crusade for Christ.

"I've directed 6,000 events," she said. "I'm very comfortable with knowing the

thought process that goes with these events."

The association will offer various levels of membership for consumers, travel agents

and suppliers. Consumers may take a free membership or a $50-a-year

membership, which confers more benefits. Memberships for tour operators, cruise

lines and wholesalers range from $1,000 to $10,000. Supplier memberships range

from $750 a year to $6,000 a year.

The trade group's Web site has been launched at http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ and is being loaded with content, according to Wright.

The selection of advisory board members is under way and should be completed by Jan. 20.

Wright said he was in talks with several religious travel providers to establish the charter membership of the organization.

2007 (Jan 29) WRTA's Press Release Announcing Official Launch of the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) and its Company Websites/Domain Names

The founding and public launch of the World Religious Travel Association was synonymous with the public launch of it's official company domain names/website addresses (ReligiousTravelAssociation.com and ReligiousTravelExpo.com). Below is WRTA's first press release dated Jan. 29, 2007.

It's also important to note that the press release below received tremendous coverage throughout the travel media both in North America and globally at the time of and subsequent to the release date. To this day, a Google search for the press release below and/or the reporting of it, shows the official launch of WRTA and its company website addresses was a major news piece and remains a fixture on the Internet ever since.

View full story at either of following:
(1) http://www.prweb.com/releases/Religious/Travel/prweb500224.htm or (2) http://web.archive.org/web/20070218125649/http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/wrta_release_012907.pdf


$18 Billion Religious Travel Industry Gives Birth to International Association
Faith-based travel industry leaders launch World Religious Travel Association (WRTA)

Littleton, CO (PRWEB) January 29, 2007

Two of the most recognized faith-based travel industry authorities have launched the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) (http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ ) to advise, build and connect the $18 billion worldwide religious travel industry. Kevin J. Wright (President, Religious Market Consulting Group) and Honnie Korngold (President, Christian Travel Finder) have established the organization in response to the growing demand for faith-based vacations and the increasing number of tourism companies entering or expanding their presence within the industry.

“WRTA’s overall mission is simple and clear: We will advise and assist the travel industry in working with the religious market, and establish faith-based vacations as a key travel option for the religious consumer,” said Kevin J. Wright, Executive Director of WRTA.

The association comes at a pivotal stage in the burgeoning faith-based travel industry that, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), is one of the fastest growing travel segments. In November, 2006, the Travel Industry Association of America released survey findings that “one-quarter (25%) of travelers said they were currently interested in taking a spiritual vacation (e.g., religious retreat, pilgrimage), and that the appeal of a spiritual vacation spans the ages, with approximately one-third of each age group (18 – 34 years old, 35 – 54 years old and 55+) expressing current interest in taking such a vacation.” In October 2006, the International Conference on Religious Tourism (ICORET), held in Cyprus, estimated the size of the faith-based travel industry at $18 billion. In November 1998, the World Travel Market in London released research that identified faith-based travel as one of the top critical issues and trends in travel and tourism in the 21st century.

The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) will serve as the primary organization dedicated to leading, enriching, and expanding the global faith-based travel Industry. With an initial focus on the North American religious market and consumer, the association plans to expand throughout the world as emerging markets mature and consumer demand increases. The three major goals of the association are:

•     Advise and assist the worldwide travel industry in marketing, selling and developing product for the North American religious market and consumer.
•     Build faith-based vacation and travel ministry opportunities for North American religious consumers.
•     Connect the worldwide travel industry and the North American religious consumer (via various channels, venues and networking opportunities).

All seven segments of the $18 billion worldwide religious tourism industry are represented in the association: (1) Tour operators, cruise lines, and travel wholesalers (2) Travel suppliers and vendors (3) Travel agencies and consortiums (4) Religious suppliers and vendors (5) Churches and religious/non-profit organizations (6) Individuals and clergy (7) Media.

Among its many benefits, the new association will provide its members with the following market services and opportunities: leadership, networking, education, media (publicity), research, job market, advertising, consulting, travel ministry programs, and faith-based vacations. In addition, WRTA will promote every aspect of religious travel including escorted touring, cruising, missionary travel, adventure trips, FIT/Independent travel, attractions, retreats, conferences, and conventions/meetings. Memberships for the association include both trade and consumer, and feature a variety of level options. WRTA also will feature an Advisory Board, and is currently finalizing a select group of Charter Members.

WRTA also will launch the first-ever awards for the religious travel, tourism and hospitality industry. Winners will be announced in December, 2007 and will include categories such as “Tour Operator of the Year,” “Travel Agent of the Year,” “Religious Attraction of the Year,” “Religious Destination of the Year,” “Religious Travel Story of the Year,” “Religious Travel Professional of the Year,” and “Travel Ministry Program of the Year.” Beginning Jan. 29, members and non-members alike can place their votes at http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/.

In September 2008, WRTA will host its first annual World Religious Travel Expo. In addition to providing a full schedule of seminars, the Expo will offer an excellent opportunity for companies and organizations to showcase their religious tourism products and services to the trade and consumer. For churches, religious organizations and individuals, the Expo will provide a tremendous opportunity for visiting numerous companies and organizations involved in religious tourism and hospitality -- all within one setting. For the media, it will serve as “the event of the year” for reporting on the faith-based travel industry. The Expo (http://www.religioustravelexpo.com/) is expected to feature a sold-out crowd of more than 1,000 exhibitors and attendees from around the globe.

“Among our many initiatives, education will be at the forefront of the Association and Expo,” said Honnie Korngold, Vice President of WRTA. “Our goal is to not only educate the trade about faith-based travel, but also the consumer -- for example, educating pastors and religious group leaders themselves about the value and benefits of traveling together as a community.”

WRTA is now accepting membership applications. To learn more about the Association or to register your individual or organization membership, visit http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ (all registrations are completed on-line). Or, you can call WRTA at 1-800-657-1288.

About the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA)
The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) is the world’s primary organization dedicated to leading, enriching, and expanding the faith-based travel industry. WRTA exists to bring the worldwide trade and North American religious consumer together for the primary purpose of promoting and providing quality religious travel experiences around the globe. All seven segments of the $18 billion worldwide religious tourism industry are represented: (1) Tour operators, cruise lines, and travel wholesalers (2) Travel suppliers and vendors (3) Travel agencies and consortiums (4) Religious suppliers and vendors (5) Churches and religious/non-profit organizations (6) Individuals and clergy (7) Media. WRTA’s vision and mission is to provide the following religious travel market services and opportunities: Leadership, Networking, Education, Media, Research, Job Market, Advertising, Consulting, Travel Ministry, and Faith-based Vacations. The WRTA will host the 1st Annual World Religious Travel Expo in September 2008. To learn more about the Association or to register your company, organization, or individual membership on-line (all registrations must be completed on-line), visit http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/. Or, contact WRTA at 1-800-657-1288.

Articles of Incorporation (Nov 2006): The Founding of World Religious Travel Association (WRTA)

View WRTA's official Articles of Incorporation:
http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/ViewImage.do?fileId=20061459870&masterFileId=20061459870

As stated on the above document, the existence of the Corporation shall begin on Nov. 15, 2006.

Penalties of Theft in Colorado

Following up on the previous post regarding different types of thefts, as WRTA was incorporated in the State of Colorado, here's a sample look at possible penalties of theft in Colorado:

Amount of Theft	Class of Crime	Possible Sentence
Under $500	Misdemeanor 2	3 to 12 Months in County Jail
$500 to $999	Misdemeanor 1	6 to 18 Months in County Jail
$1,000 to $19,999	Felony 4	2 to 6 Years in DOC
$20,000 or more	Felony 3	4 to 12 Years in DOC

2008-2009: WRTA hired and invested in Web Media World to develop its website and domain name

WRTA invested thousands of dollars in the building, development, branding, marketing, sales and promotion of its company domain name http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/. Those who committed theft of WRTA's domain name did not.

WRTA hired Web Media World in 2008-2009 to develop its website. Here are two webpages from Web Media World referencing WRTA's investment in their company regarding the above domain name:

1) http://www.webmediaworld.com/testimonials.html (scroll down to 2nd testimonial on this page to view our company's testimony)

Per the above website, below is WRTA's testimonial and corresponding text and the listing of WRTA's domain name:

Absolutely outstanding! We will be using Web Media World for many more projects. We will also promote Web Media World to our clients and suppliers. Hiring Web Media World ranks among our best investments by our company.

http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/

2) http://www.webmediaworld.com/portfolio6.html (scroll down to the 3rd portfolio on this page to view the website developed by Wed Media World and paid for by WRTA)

Per the above website, below is what Web Media World wrote regarding their work on behalf of WRTA's website and domain name:

Type of Business: Religious Travels
.....................................................................................................................Time Line: Four Weeks (In addition to the front-end,  We developed a CMS for the entire website as well)
.....................................................................................................................Technology Used: Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Coral Draw and Dreamweaver, ASP.net

The Need to Criminalize Domain Name Theft - and Make it the Law
As I state similarly elsewhere in this blog, if someone steals or diverts $1,000 from a company's bank account into their own account, the company's employees just simply pick up the phone and call the police and the thief is arrested. It is a criminal case, and in some states, since it's over $500.....it's a felony.

Yet when the same thief steals and diverts the company's website/domain name into their (i.e. GoDaddy.com) account - a website and domain name which has been invested in with thousands of dollars and therefore is a much greater financial loss to the company than the above $1,000 "stolen cash situation" - the above criminal element of the case and felony aspect has been bypassed through the years by law enforcement and up until the Gonclaves case. This is why Domain Name Theft must criminalized in the legal system/code and prosecuted as such.

Screenshots History of WRTA's Domain Name and Homepage During Time of Theft

Below are 3 different screen shots of WRTA's website homepage taken on three different dates during the period in which WRTA's domain name and website had been stolen (see dates in image below).

The screens shots are provided by DomainTools.com. You too can search and view original screen shots history by doing the following:
1) Go to http://www.domaintools.com/
2) Enter WRTA's domain religioustravelassociation.com/
3) Click on "Research"
4) Then click on "Screenshot history" (it's under "Research").

The 3 different screen shots below represent the following actions taken by those who committed theft of WRTA's domain name:

1) Screen shot on Sep 22, 2009: Those who committed theft of http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ replaced content on WRTA's website/domain name with content of their own.

2) Screen shot on Feb 12, 2010: Those who committed theft of http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ redirected it to WRTA's newly created domain name and website http://www.wrtareligioustravel.com/

3) Screen shot on May 26, 2010: Those who committed theft of http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ deleted and/or sold WRTA's domain name prior to its natural expiration date of Oct 26, 2010 in order to destroy evidence, cause financial and other harm to WRTA, etc.

Note: Much more information, content, and evidence regarding the above screen shots will be forthcoming in this blog.

2007 Privacy Policy of WRTA's Domain www.ReligiousTravelAssociation.com

In the previous post you read the "Terms of Use Agreement" of WRTA's domain/website http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ as publicly listed/stated on the company's website in 2007.

Below you will find the text reprinted in its entirety of the original "Privacy Policy" of WRTA's domain name/website as listed publicly on the company's website on Aug 27, 2007.

Here is the hyperlink to the above original webpage:
http://web.archive.org/web/20070827200558/http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/privacy.html

Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect and use the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site and our products and services.

What Information Do We Collect?

When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.

1.                  Personal Information You Choose to Provide

Registration Information.

You will provide us information about yourself, your firm or company, and your practices when you register to be a member of World Religious Travel Association, register for certain services, or register for email newsletters and alerts. You may also provide additional comments on how you see World Religious Travel Association servicing your needs and interests.

Email Information.

If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses.

2.                  Web Site Use Information

Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site.  We, our advertisers and ad serving companies may also use small pieces of code called “web beacons” or “clear gifs” to determine which advertisements and promotions users have seen and how users responded to them.

How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?

Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering and expanding our business activities, providing customer service and making available other products and services to our customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at info@religioustravelassociation.com.

What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site's computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.

How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?

As you shop on our Web site, the site uses its cookies to differentiate you from other shoppers so your shopping cart is only available to you. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from seeing unnecessary advertisements or requiring you to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Web site and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback in order to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our customers. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about you and we do not generally store any personal information that you provided to us in your cookies.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

We may enter into alliances, partnerships or other business arrangements with third parties who may be given access to personal information including your name, address, telephone number and email for the purpose of providing you information regarding products and services that we think will be of interest to you. In connection with alliances, partnerships or arrangements, we may also provide certain information to third parties if we have determined that the information will be used in a responsible manner by a responsible third party. For example, some of our partners operate stores or provide services on our site, while others power offerings developed by us for your use. We also use third parties to facilitate our business, including, but not limited to, sending email and processing credit card payments. In connection with these offerings and business operations, our partners and other third parties may have access to your personal information for use in connection with business activities. As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customer, email, and visitor information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these types of transactions. We may also transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, or any dissolution.

Notice of New Services and Changes

Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. As our customer, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these offers by sending us an email request at info@religioustravelassociation.com.

How Do We Protect Your Information?

How Do We Secure Information Transmissions?

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we request that you do not send private information to us by email. Some of the information you may enter on our Web site may be transmitted securely via Secure Sockets Layer SSL, 128 bit encryption services, which are enabled by VeriSign, Inc. Pages utilizing this technology will have URLs that start with HTTPS instead of HTTP. Please contact info@religioustravelassociation.com. if you have any questions or concerns.

How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?

You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing info@religioustravelassociation.com.

Certain Disclosures

We may disclosure your personal information if required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the law or comply with legal process served on us or Affiliated Parties; (b) protect and defend our rights  and property, the Site, the users of the Site, and/or our Affiliated Parties; (c) act under circumstances to protect the safety of users of the Site, us, or third parties.

What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?

We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Web site.

Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Web site to another Web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other Web site, including Web sites which have a link on our Web site, is subject to that Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.

Your Consent

By using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our Web site to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it.

2007 Terms of Use Agreement: www.ReligiousTravelAssociation.com

WRTA financed the development and branding of its official company website: http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/

The following link provides the original Terms of Use Agreement webpage (dated Aug 27, 2007) for http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ as written by WRTA for the public and publicly posted on its website. The entire Terms of Use Agreement is also reprinted in its entirety below. Please especially note the opening paragraph and paragraphs #1-4 which specifically addresses and/or reference WRTA's ownership of the domain name and website http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ and WRTA's corresponding legal rights, copyrights, service marks, etc., in relation to the domain name and website.

Here is the hyperlink to original Aug 2007 webpage:
http://web.archive.org/web/20070827150157/http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/terms.html

Terms of Use Agreement

Welcome to our Web site.  By using our site, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use this site.  The term “WRTA” or “us” or “we” or “our” refers to World Religious Travel Association, the owner of the Web site.  The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our Web Site.

1.                  Acceptance of Agreement.

You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") with respect to our site (the "Site"). This Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between us and you, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the Site, the content, products or services provided by or through the Site, and the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended at any time by us from time to time without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site, and you should review this Agreement prior to using the Site.

2.                  Copyright.

The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the Site are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Site, except as allowed by Section 4 below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document or other materials viewed through the Site. The posting of information or materials on the Site does not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and materials.  Some of the content on the site is the copyrighted work of third parties.

3.                  Service Marks.

"www.religioustravelassociation.com" and others are our service marks or registered service marks or trademarks.  Other product and company names mentioned on the Site may be trademarks of their respective owners.

4.                  Limited License; Permitted Uses.

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license (a) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with this Agreement; (b) to use the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes; and (c) to print out discrete information from the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial purposes and provided that you maintain all copyright and other policies contained therein.  No print out or electronic version of any part of the Site or its contents may be used by you in any litigation or arbitration matter whatsoever under any circumstances.

5.                  Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use.

Your license for access and use of the Site and any information, materials or documents (collectively defined as “Content and Materials”) therein are subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions on use:  You may not (a) copy, print (except for the express limited purpose permitted by Section 4 above), republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means all or any portion of the Site or any Content and Materials retrieved therefrom; (b) use the Site or any materials obtained from the Site to develop, of as a component of, any information, storage and retrieval system, database, information base, or similar resource (in any media now existing or hereafter developed), that is offered for commercial distribution of any kind, including through sale, license, lease, rental, subscription, or any other commercial  distribution mechanism; (c) create compilations or derivative works of any Content and Materials from the Site; (d) use any Content and Materials from the Site in any manner that may infringe any copyright, intellectual property right, proprietary right, or property right of us or any third parties; (e) remove, change or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice or terms of use contained in the Site; (f) make any portion of the Site available through any timesharing system, service bureau, the Internet or any other technology now existing or developed in the future; (g) remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any Site software or use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the Site architecture; (h) use any automatic or manual process to harvest information from the Site; (i) use the Site for the purpose of gathering information for or transmitting (1) unsolicited commercial email; (2) email that makes use of headers, invalid or nonexistent domain names, or other means of deceptive addressing; and (3) unsolicited telephone calls or facsimile transmissions; (j) use the Site in a manner that violates any state or federal law regulating email, facsimile transmissions or telephone solicitations; and (k) export or re-export the Site or any portion thereof, or any software available on or through the Site, in violation of the export control laws or regulations of the United States.

6.                  Forms, Agreements & Documents

We may make available through the Site or through other Web sites sample and actual forms, checklists, business documents and legal documents (collectively, “Documents”).  All Documents are provided on a non-exclusive license basis only for your personal one-time use for non-commercial purposes, without any right to re-license, sublicense, distribute, assign or transfer such license.  Documents are provided for a charge and without any representations  or warranties, express or implied, as to their suitability, legal effect, completeness, currentness, accuracy, and/or appropriateness.  The Documents are provided “as is”, “as available”, and with “all faults”, and we and any provider of the Documents disclaim any warranties, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  The Documents may be inappropriate for your particular circumstances.  Furthermore, state laws may require different or additional provisions to ensure the desired result.  You should consult with legal counsel to determine the appropriate legal or business documents necessary for your particular transactions, as the Documents are only samples and may not be applicable to a particular situation.  Some Documents are public domain forms or available from public records.

7.                  No Legal Advice or Attorney-Client Relationship.

Information contained on or made available through the Site is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice, recommendations, mediation or counseling under any circumstance and no attorney-client relationship is formed.  We do not warrant or guarantee the accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to the Site.  Your use of information  on the Site or materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own risk.  We are not a law firm and the Site is not a lawyer referral service.

8.                  Linking to the Site.

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The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) was a victim of Domain Name Theft, Email Theft and Cybersquatting.

WRTA's official domain name and website address http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ was stolen during the company's operational years.

WRTA's official email accounts (and emails) associated with http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ were also stolen during the company's operational years.

WRTA's official domain name and website address http://www.religioustravelassociation.com/ was a victim of cybersquatting during the company's operational years.

Documents and evidence related to the above will be posted to this blog moving forward.

Helpful websites regarding Cybercrime information such as Listcrime.com

As a victim of cybercrime, I've learned how important it is to know how and where to report such crimes and illicit activities. As such, I continue to learn more and more about great websites and resources that exist on the Internet and that one can turn to when you're a victim of cybercrime. However I've also learned (and experienced) that it can also be very hard to find such websites/resources, since often when you're a cybercrime victim you're not exactly sure what information you need to obtain and/or look for.

As I discover such helpful websites and resources, I will continue to post them in my blog. For example, here's one website and resource I recently came across: http://listcrime.com/. 

The above website provides various cybercrime information such as to whom (which federal investigative agency/ies) you should contact for certain types of cybercrimes. Here's a couple examples from the website: .
* Commercial Computer Intrusions should be reported to the U.S. Secret Service.
* Theft of trade secrets and/or copyright infringement should be reported to the FBI (local field office)

The website also provides a list of government agencies at http://listcrime.com/Governmentsites.html

So as mentioned, I will continue to "mine the Internet" for great websites and resources regarding cybercrime - and especially for victims of cybercrime.