PRIVACY and LEGAL ISSUES Exceptional Family Resources is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which provides individualized services to people with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them. We are committed to preserving your privacy and safeguarding your information online. The following statements describe the general information gathering and usage practices of our website. Anyone who navigates through the Exceptional Family Resources website and its primary domain pages accepts and is bound by the terms and conditions of the website as they are described. If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes here. Make sure to scroll down to see entire content of this page TERMS OF USE FOR THIS WEBSITE Exceptional Family Resources does not sell or trade names or other personal data that we collect on our website. During your visit to this website you may send an email to Exceptional Family Resources. Your email address and the contents of your message will be used to respond to you. Your email address is not collected for commercial purposes and Exceptional Family Resources is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your email address for commercial purposes. The site is intended for use by adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. PRIVACY POLICY It is our policy to respect the privacy of individuals who visit Exceptional Family Resources' website or who provide comments to us in reference to this policy. Exceptional Family Resources will treat the information given into the website in confidence and will not disclose that information to others without the approval of the provider of that information. Exceptional Family Resources will never disclose any information that is asked to be kept confidential, and Exceptional Family Resources will never disclose financial information unless the client asks Exceptional Family Resources to do so. Our client's privacy is very important to Exceptional Family Resources. However, due to the existence of a complex legal environment and special technical circumstances, Exceptional Family Resources cannot ensure that some specific personally identifiable information from the website visitors will not be disclosed to third parties in ways not described in this policy. Unknown technological approaches and other "hacking" encoding techniques might be developed and applied to our files (without Exceptional Family Resources consent) that can provide unauthorized information to be distributed to unwanted parties. Under certain circumstances, Exceptional Family Resources may be forced to disclose information to the government or related third parties. Additionally, with your authorization, we can disclose information about you to private entities, law enforcement or other government officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to address or resolve inquiries or problems. In cases like those, Exceptional Family Resources cannot ensure that some specific personally identifiable information from the website visitors will not be disclosed to third parties in ways not described in this policy. Please contact the agency for a copy of its complete privacy policy. CREDIT CARD POLICY We do not maintain any credit card information. Credit card donations through our website are processed exclusively by Groundspring.org. Groundspring.org is committed to providing safe, secure and private online transactions. For further details about their privacy practices, please consult their privacy and security policy directly. When you make a donation to us through the Groundspring Button on our website, Groundspring shares your contact information (name, address, and email address) with us. We maintain this information in our database of supporters in order to keep you abreast of our future work and related issues that may be of interest to you. You may also receive our newsletter. If you do not want to receive materials from us, you can call (315) 478-1462 ext. 329 or email us at cdavia@contactefr.org. LINKED SITES Exceptional Family Resources makes no representation whatsoever about any other sites you may access through links from the Exceptional Family Resources website. When you access another site through links from our site, you should understand that it is an independent site, and Exceptional Family Resources has no control of the content of that website. The inclusion of any resource or link from the Exceptional Family Resources website does not imply that Exceptional Family Resources endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or use of that site. COOKIES Our site does not use any "cookies". "Cookies" are bits of information that are stored by your browser on your hard drive which allow you to have a more personalized experience on a site. You can turn off the "cookie" function through most standard browsers. INDEMNIFICATION You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Exceptional Family Resources harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, arising from or related to either the use of the Site or the violation of any of these Terms. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY In no event shall Exceptional Family Resources be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special or incidental damages arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use this site or goods or services purchased or obtained through this site, whether in an action under contract, negligence, or any other theory, even if Exceptional Family Resources has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Exceptional Family Resources' total liability for any claim arising from or related to your use of this site shall not exceed one hundred US dollars (US $100). ALL CONTENT ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWS. Exceptional Family Resources website and all its contents, including but not limited to, text, photographs, graphics, illustrations, video, sound and other material are protected under United States and international copyright laws and are the property of Exceptional Family Resources or its third party licensors. All rights reserved. All illustrations and graphics of any type, all logos, splash screens, page headers, custom graphics and button icons displayed on this site are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of Exceptional Family Resources or its third party licensors. Except as specifically permitted herein, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, modifying, selling or participating in the sale of, or otherwise exploiting or using any content or any of the mentioned marks in any form or by any means without the express written permission of Exceptional Family Resources is prohibited and may violate the copyright or trademark laws of the United States and/or other countries where applicable. The website and its contents are intended solely for personal, noncommercial use by the users of our website. You may download or copy the contents displayed on the website for the sole purpose of using the website as a personal resource, provided that you maintain any notices contained in the content, such as all copyright notices, trademark legends or other proprietary rights notices. No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying. Software, documentation, electronic text and image files, audio and video clips and all other content on this website are protected by copyright laws and may be covered by other restrictions as well. Exceptional Family Resources retains all rights, including copyright, in data, image, text, and any other information contained in this site or its files. Copyrights and other proprietary rights in the material on this site may also subsist in individuals and entities other than, and in addition to Exceptional Family Resources. Exceptional Family Resources expressly prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this site without written permission. Permission for such use is granted on a case by case basis at the sole discretion of the Exceptional Family Resources. All requests should be directed to hacosta@CNYLatino.com MISCELLANEOUS These terms are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These terms are effective unless and until terminated by Exceptional Family Resources. CONTACT We work hard to ensure that your experience on our site is a positive one. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or your dealings with our site, please contact: Dana Poulin Exceptional Family Resources 1065 James Street, Suite 220 Syracuse, NY 13203 dpoulin@contactefr.org (315) 478-1462 ext.328
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