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Privacy Policy NYSPA needs to gather and use certain information about individuals and organizations to provide services to those individuals and organizations. This can include members, customers, suppliers and partners, business contacts, employees, volunteers, and other people the organization has a relationship with or may need to contact. This policy describes how this personal data must be collected, handled, and stored to meet NYSPA’s data protection standards — and to comply with legal requirements across jurisdictions. Questions about NYSPA’s full data privacy policy is available upon request by contacting NYSPA at nyspa@nyspa.org. The intent of this policy is to ensure that NYSPA:
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we take all reasonable steps to notify you. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy from time to time, in order to stay informed about our practices and the choices available to you. 1. Collection of Information by NYSPA.org By using NYSPA.org, we may request that you provide personal information, including your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and other generalized background information. Moreover, there is information about your computer hardware and software that is or may be collected by us. This information can include without limitation your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses, but is not linked to your personal information. We also get information from your use of our services including how you use them. Regarding IP Address and Clickstream Data, our server automatically collects data about your server's Internet address when you visit us. When you request pages from our website, our servers may log your IP Address and sometimes your domain name. Your IP Address is used to help identify you and to gather demographic information about our members and site visitors as a whole but does not include personally identifiable information. Our server may also record the referring page that linked you to us (e.g., another website or a search engine); the portions of NYSPA.org you visited; any search terms you entered on NYSPA.org or a referral site; and other web usage activity and data logged by our web servers. 2. Our Use of Your Information We use the information we gather on NYSPA.org, whether personal, demographic, collective, or technical, for the purpose of operating and improving NYSPA.org, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering the products and services that we offer. We may use your contact information to send you emails or other communications regarding updates at NYSPA.org or regarding your membership. The nature and frequency of these messages will vary depending on the information we have about you. We additionally may employ Internet tracking and analytic tools such as Google Analytics to better understand and deliver a user experience. We also use the information that we gather for internal system administration, to help diagnose problems with our server, to detect, investigate, and prevent security incidents and other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activities, and to administer and improve our website. Such information may also be used to gather demographic information, such as country of origin and Internet Service Provider. We may link this information with your Personal Information. 3. Disclosure of Personal Information to Others We do not disclose your personal information to third parties, your combined personal and demographic information, or information about your use of NYSPA.org, except as follows;
4. Use of Cookies and Local Storage NYSPA.org may contain electronic images known as Web beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs) that allow us to count users who visited those pages. Web beacons are not used to access your personally identifiable information; they are a technique we use to compile aggregated statistics about our Web site usage. Web beacons collect only a limited set of information including a cookie number, the time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the Web beacon resides. You may not decline web beacons, however, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or modifying your browser setting to notify you each time a cookie is tendered and permit you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis. 5. Access to, Opt-Out and/or Modification of Your Information NYSPA.org may provide account holders with limited access to or the ability to modify their personal information. Whenever you use our services, we aim to provide you with access to your personal information. If that information is wrong, we strive to give you ways to update it quickly or to delete it – unless we have to keep that information for legitimate business or legal purposes. When updating your personal information, we may ask you to verify your identity before we can act on your request. If you are receiving newsletters, commercial emails, or other communications from NYSPA.org, but subsequently change your mind, you may opt-out by selecting an appropriate link in those email communications as indicated for the opt-out or by sending an email to info@NYSPA.org. We retain indefinitely all the information we gather about you in an effort to make your repeat use of NYSPA.org more efficient, practical, and relevant. To the extent that we utilize the Google Analytics tools available, you have options with respect to some of those tracking tools or features available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ 6. Security of Personal Information We have implemented commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. We restrict access to personal information to NYSPA.org employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to process it for us, and who are subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations. 7. Children NYSPA.org is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 without parental/guardian permission. 8. Changes to Privacy Statement If we decide to materially change our Privacy Policy for NYSPA.org, we will post those changes through a prominent notice on the website so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it. If at any time, you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please feel free to email us at info@NYSPA.org 9. Contact Information NYSPA.org operates under the control of the New York State Psychological Association, a New York State 501(c)(6) organization. We are a virtually distributed organization with offices in both New York and New Jersey. Inquiries regarding where to send physical mail may be sent toinfo@NYSPA.org. Although we strive to respond to all inquiries in two business days or less, depending on inquiry volume, time of year, and other factors, responses may take longer.
You may submit these requests by emailing us at info@NYSPA.org. We will verify a request by asking you to provide identifying information. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your rights under the CCPA.
Data Subject Requests For individuals in the EEA: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en
Disclaimers There are no additional disclaimers at this time.
1. Use of NYSPA.org Systems and Content You agree to use this website and mobile NYSPA only for lawful purposes related to your membership or possible membership in NYSPA or related to your pursuit of the activities and programming supported by NYSPA. You agree that you will NOT use it to:
NYSPA reserves the right to remove any information or material from the website, without explanation, which we determine at our sole discretion, to be incompatible with the above restrictions, including anything that we believe, through our own research or notification by others, may constitute copyright infringement. However, these actions will be performed on a best-efforts basis. NYSPA cannot review all material that is posted to the website or mobile NYSPA, nor guarantee that objectionable material is immediately removed. Therefore, NYSPA does not assume liability for any action or inaction regarding such material uploaded to the website or mobile NYSPA, or indeed, for the content itself. If you believe that your intellectual property is being violated by something on this website, please notify NYSPA immediately with sufficient documentation to allow us to identify the infringing material and its location, as well as your claim and authority to file this notification, and your contact information. 2. Your Account If you are a member of NYSPA you will receive a username and password which are used to log into your account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account. If you are accessing this website from a shared computer (such as in a public library), you must be careful to log out of the account and close the browser before leaving the workstation. If you suspect that your account has been compromised in any way, you must notify NYSPA immediately. NYSPA will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the provisions in this section. 3. Promotional Content If you participate as a NYSPA Sponsor or Advertiser, you are solely responsible for all promotional content you transmit or submit to NYSPA for distribution on its website and systems, whether created by or for you, including but not limited to: (i) artwork, written content, images, photos, graphics, music, animation, data, text, information, URLs, hypertext links, scripts and the content and material included in such components; and (ii) websites and content proximately reachable from such advertising content (collectively, "Promotional Materials"). Prior to providing any Ads and participating as a Sponsor or Advertiser, you may be required to read and accept additional written terms and conditions governing your submission of Promotional Materials to NYSPA. NYSPA disclaims all liability relating to your Promotional Materials and you agree to indemnify NYSPA for all losses it incurs associated with the Promotional Materials. NYSPA does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, completeness, or reliability of Promotional Materials provided by Sponsors or Advertisers. Users of this site agree to hold NYSPA harmless from any liability or injury arising from or related to your use of this information. 4. Online Discussion Forums and Alerts NYSPA may utilize tools to provide online discussion forums where members can exchange information with each other on different topics, such as job postings, fraud alerts, or other information. The information in these postings is provided by the member who created the post. NYSPA has not verified or certified the accuracy or completeness of this information, and will not be liable for any errors or omissions. You also agree to hold NYSPA and its agents harmless from any liability or injury arising from your use of this information. 5. Credit Card Transactions NYSPA's website supports credit card transactions of various kinds. You acknowledge that you have carefully reviewed the summary of charges for each transaction before selecting the link or button to finalize the transaction. Credit card transactions may appear on your statement using “NYSPA” or our current payment processor. If you do not understand a credit card transaction, contact us immediately at info@NYSPA.org. If there has been an error, we will immediately reverse the transaction. 6. Intellectual Property Restrictions and Use of Content The contents of NYSPA’s systems, including documents, web pages, and photos, as well as NYSPA-specific logos and graphic images, are copyrighted by NYSPA and are protected by US and international laws regarding copyrights and trademarks. You agree that all messages and information that you post to this website or mobile NYSPA become the property of NYSPA and may be used as it sees fit. You are authorized to use this information as a member or prospective member of NYSPA. You may not use this information to create competing or derivative works, nor may you distribute it to others as if it were your own. You are not permitted to reproduce, sell or use this information for any commercial purposes without NYSPA's written permission. This website may provide a facility that allows you to upload photos of club events or activities, and which allows other members to reproduce these photos for their own enjoyment but not for commercial purposes. When you upload a photo to the site, you agree to allow such non-commercial reproduction. When you download a photo from this site you agree that you will not use it for commercial purposes without first obtaining permission from the uploader. NYSPA and any logos, slogans, or tag lines are registered trademarks or trademarks of NYSPA and may not be used in any commercial manner without written permission from NYSPA. Other product or service marks contained herein are used for identification purposes only and may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. 7. NYSPA.ORG Content and Resources NYSPA.org acts as a venue for the online association management services portal and guide. NYSPA may take any action with respect to Content that it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion if it believes that such Content could create liability for NYSPA, damage to NYSPA’s brand or public image, or cause NYSPA to lose (in whole or in part) the services of its ISPs or other suppliers. While NYSPA reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove Content or other material from NYSPA.org from time to time, NYSPA does not assume any obligation to do so and disclaims any liability for failing to take any such action. The NYSPA.org Sites and Content may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. NYSPA makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any NYSPA.org Content. The use of all NYSPA.org Content is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to NYSPA.org Sites and may be made at any time. NYSPA.org cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from the use of NYSPA.org or any NYSPA Site. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from NYSPA.org or through or from NYSPA shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein. 8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THE NYSPA.ORG SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL SERVICES, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS, AND MATERIALS, IS PROVIDED "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW OR OTHERWISE, FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, UPTIME OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, AND WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED. WE DO NOT WARRANT, REPRESENT, OR COVENANT THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICES, CONTENT, FUNCTIONS, OR MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET USERS' REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS, OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. MAC ALSO ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE SITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, AUDIO OR SOFTWARE FROM THE SITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL NYSPA, ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROTECTED ENTITIES") BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN AN ACTION BASED ON A CONTRACT INDEMNIFICATION, OBLIGATION, TORT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE), COLLATERALLY OR ARISING FROM ANY STATUTORY DUTY, PRE-CONTRACT OR OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, HOWEVER ARISING, FOR ANY ECONOMIC LOSSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, CONTRACTS, BUSINESS, GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS) OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, YOUR PROVISION OF INFORMATION VIA THE WEB SITE, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF SUCH PROTECTED ENTITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. 9. Disputes With the possible exception of a violation or threatened violation of NYSPA's intellectual property rights, any dispute related to your use of this website or mobile NYSPA, or to products or services purchased or obtained through this website or mobile NYSPA, shall be submitted to binding arbitration in California in accordance with the prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. At NYSPA’s sole discretion, intellectual property disputes may be handled through the appropriate state or federal court in the State of California, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. As outlined in the Privacy Policy referenced above, you also have rights under international data protection regulations, including the right to be deleted from NYSPA's database, the right to object to processing, and the right to complain to a local Data Processing Authority. 10. Indemnification You agree to indemnify and hold harmless NYSPA, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, third-party information providers, licensors, and others involved in the development or maintenance of this website or mobile NYSPA, or the delivery of products or services through the website or mobile NYSPA, from and against any and all liabilities, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising from any violation by you of these Terms of Use or your use of this website, or of any products, services or information obtained from this website. 11. Third-Party Links This website may contain links to other locations on the Internet not controlled or managed by NYSPA. NYSPA is not responsible for the quality, accuracy, or content of the information, products, services, or policies of these websites. Your use of such websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. A reference or link from this website to any products, services, events, or information by trademark, trade name, or manufacturer does not constitute or imply an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation and cannot be referenced as such without the written permission of NYSPA. 12. Termination If you are a member of NYSPA, NYSPA reserves the right to close your account if you do not renew your membership when it is due to expire, in accordance with NYSPA's bylaws and policies approved by its Board. NYSPA also reserves the right to terminate access to this website and refuse service to users who violate these Terms of Use or who we reasonably believe are not intending to use the platform for its intended purpose and to pursue legal remedies against persistent or serious offenders. 13. Miscellaneous The use and operation of this website shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law provisions. If you sign up for a membership, register for an event, make a donation, or purchase products and services through this website from another country, you do so in accordance with US law. If a court should hold any provision of these Terms invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to render it enforceable without losing its intent, or severed from these Terms if no such modification is possible, and other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. NYSPA may modify these Terms at any time without notice by posting this amended and dated document to the website. You should check back periodically to see if anything has changed. Your continued use of the website indicates your acceptance of the revised Terms of Use. These Terms constitute a binding agreement between you and NYSPA and is accepted by you upon your use of the NYSPA.org site or its subdomains. |
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