TERMS OF USE
Please Read Carefully Before Use Of This Website
Welcome to the Giving DuPage website. This website is owned and operated by Giving
DuPage, a 501(c)(3) organization. The goal of this website is to provide consumers
with a comprehensive network of related products/services about Giving DuPage and
their affiliates, that we think may be of interest to you. By using our website,
you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. Please
read them carefully. Your use of this website constitutes your agreement to the
Terms of Use at the time of your visit. If you do not agree with any of these terms,
please do not use this website. The term “Giving DuPage,” or “us” or “we” or “our”
refers to Giving DuPage. The term “you” or “your” refers to the user or viewer of
our website.
Acceptance of Agreement
This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) governs your use of this website and your
access to and use of the content, postings, links, pages, services, and/or other
materials offered on the website. By accessing this website, you agree that you
are bound by the Agreement and agree to all operating rules, if any, which may be
published by us on the website. All these rules are incorporated into this Agreement
by this reference. 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 website, the content, products
or services provided by or through the website, and the subject matter of this Agreement.
If you do not agree to all of the Terms of Use, please do not use this site.
Privacy
By accepting this Agreement and submitting your personal information on our website,
you understand and agree that we may use, collect and share such information in
accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Statement contained
in the website to better understand our privacy practices, which also govern your
use of this website. Our Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
Use of Site, Ownership, Copyright and Trademark Rights
This website is not intended for use by or availability to children. Giving DuPage
does not seek or knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are
under the age of 18, please do not use this website without adult supervision.
All content, graphics, design, compilation, and other materials used or appearing
on the website are, for the most part, the exclusive property of Giving DuPage,
its affiliates or subsidiaries, or its licensors and are protected under applicable
copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual
property rights) laws. Some material on the website may be owned by third parties
and posted on the website by virtue of a license, grant or some other form of agreement
between the third party and Giving DuPage, its affiliates, or subsidiaries. Materials
found on this Website, include, but are not limited to text, images, illustrations,
audio clips, and video clips, which are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, and/or other intellectual property rights and are owned and controlled by
Giving DuPage, its affiliates, third party content providers, merchants, sponsors
and licensors that have licensed their content or the right to market their products
and/or services to Giving DuPage. You are only authorized to visit, view and retain
copies of pages of this website solely for your own individual use. You may only
copy, download or print materials contained in the website for your own personal,
non-commercial use and without modifying or altering the materials or any proprietary,
copyright, or trademark notices or disclaimers and it must include acknowledgement
of Giving DuPage as the rightful owners of the material being used.. The copying,
downloading, printing, redistribution or republication of any material contained
in this website for any commercial purpose is strictly prohibited without the express,
written permission of Giving DuPage. You do not acquire ownership rights or license
to any content, document or other materials viewed through or downloaded from the
website. Except as expressly provided herein, you may not use, download, upload,
post, copy, reproduce, print, modify, transmit, display, redeliver using “framing
technology,” create any derivative works based on, distribute, sell, license or
otherwise commercially exploit in any way any material, content, or products on
the website without the express, written permission of Giving DuPage. The posting
of information or materials on this website by us does not constitute a waiver of
any of our rights in such information and materials. As a condition to your use
of this Website, you warrant to Giving DuPage that you will not use our Website
for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement as stipulated above,
including without limitation the posting or transmitting any threatening, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material.
If you violate this Agreement, your permission to use our Website immediately terminates
without the necessity of any notice. Giving DuPage retains the right to deny access
to anyone at its discretion for any reason, including for violation of this Agreement.
The foregoing prohibition expressly includes, but is not limited to, the practices
of "screen scraping" or "database scraping" to obtain lists of users or other information.
Third Party Intellectual Property Rights
You may not use this website to transmit material that: (i) is copyrighted, unless
you are the copyright owner or have obtained the permission of the copyright owner;
(ii) reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have permission of the owner;
or (iii) infringes on the intellectual property rights of others or violates the
privacy or rights of publicity others.
If you believe that any content or material contained on this website constitutes
a copyright infringement, please notify us at info@alhansen.com
and provide us with a written explanation of the alleged infringement.
Links to Other Sites
Giving DuPage provides links to other websites. Links to any such websites are provided
as a convenience to you. However, we do not endorse linked sites and we are not
responsible for the content or practices of any linked site. The content of the
linked site and your use of the linked site are governed in accordance with the
terms of use for those websites. You should refer to each such website’s individual
terms of use and not rely on this Agreement when accessing a linked site. Giving
DuPage reserves the right to terminate any links or linking program at any time.
IN NO EVENT WILL GIVING DUPAGE BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANYONE FOR
ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO ANY USE, CONTINUED USE, OR RELIANCE
ON ANY CONTENT, MATERIAL, OR PRODUCTS ON ANY LINKED WEBSITE.
Links to Our Site
You may not establish a hyperlink to this Website or provide any links that state
or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of your website by Giving DuPage, or its
affiliates, third party content providers, merchants, sponsors and licensors without
written consent.
Donations Through Our Site
This website allows you to make a donation through the website. For this purpose,
we will redirect you to another site through a link. However, we are not responsible
for the content or practices of this linked site. The content of the linked site
and your use of the linked site are governed in accordance with the terms of use
for those websites. You should refer to each such website’s individual terms of
use and not rely on this Agreement when accessing a linked site. IN NO EVENT WILL
GIVING DUPAGE BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANYONE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS
ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO ANY USE, CONTINUED USE, OR RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT, MATERIAL,
OR PRODUCTS ON ANY LINKED WEBSITE.
Revision of Agreement/Revision or Termination of Website
This Agreement may be revised, modified, or amended at any time by us from time
to time without specific notice to you. Such revision, modification, or amendment
may impose new or additional terms and conditions on your use of the website which
shall be effective immediately and incorporated into this Agreement when posted
by us to this website. You should review the latest postings on each visit to our
web site. However, your use of the website following such revision, modification
or amendment indicates your acceptance to such revision, modification or amendment.
We also have the right, at any time, to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently,
the website and/or to refuse or restrict anyone from access to the website, with
or without notice and in its sole discretion. We shall not be liable for any modification,
suspension or discontinuance of the website.
Warranty Disclaimer/Limitation of Liability
YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
ALL INFORMATION AND CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE, IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”
BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE INFORMATION
AND CONTENT, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR NON-MISAPPROPRIATION
OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY, TITLE, CUSTOM, TRADE, QUIET ENJOYMENT,
ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION. GIVING DUPAGE MAKES NO
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES THAT ACCESS TO ITS WEBSITE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A CONTINUOUS
OR TIMELY BASIS, WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR WILL BE ERROR FREE OR FREE OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GIVING DUPAGE HAS NOT REVIEWED THE ACCURACY
OF THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO THIS WEBSITE, IT MAKES NO ENDORSEMENT, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THIS WEBSITE, AND YOUR USE OF SUCH
LINKS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE MATERIAL PRESENTED ON THIS WEBSITE IS FOR GENERAL
INFORMATION ONLY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GIVING DUPAGE OR ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE,
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES)
ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF, ACCESS TO,
RELIANCE ON, INABILITY TO USE, OR IMPROPER USE OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES DESCRIBED
OR SOLD ON THE WEBSITE, OR ANY INFORMATION. CONTENT OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE
WEBSITE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR BODILY OR PERSONAL INJURY, LOSS
OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR PROGRAMS, SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL,
USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL GIVING DUPAGE
OR ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS’, DIRECTORS’ OR EMPLOYEES’ HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE WEBSITE.
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS GIVING DUPAGE AND ITS RESPECTIVE
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, COSTS,
AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF
YOUR USE OF, MISUSE OF OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT,
INFORMATION, OR MATERIAL CONTAINED, DISPLAYED OR AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
Choice of Law
The website is controlled by Giving DuPage from within the State of Illinois, USA.
By accessing the website, you agree that the laws of the State of Illinois, USA
govern all matters relating to this Agreement and the use, or inability to use,
the website and that such laws will apply without regard to principles of conflict
of laws. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the State
and Federal courts in Illinois, USA.
Miscellaneous
The failure of us to exercise any right or provision of this Agreement shall not
constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement
is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nonetheless
agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as
reflected and that the other provisions of this Agreement remain in full force and
effect. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and have
no legal effect.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding this Terms of Use Agreement, you may contact
us at info@givingdupage.org or at the
following address and phone number:
Giving DuPage
421 North County Farm Road,
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-407-6458
info@givingdupage.org
Last modified: June 3, 2011
PRIVACY POLICY
Giving DuPage respects the privacy of our website visitors and we want to make your
experience online satisfying. Because we gather certain information about our users,
we want you to fully understand the ways we collect and use information provided
online. The term “Giving DuPage” or “us” or “we” or “our” refers to Giving DuPage,
a 501(c)(3) organization. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our website.
Consent
By using this website, you agree with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
You consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may submit
or that we may collect in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree
to this policy, please do not use this website. This Privacy Policy may be amended
at any time by us from time to time without specific notice to you. The latest Privacy
Policy will be posted on the website, and you should review this Policy prior to
using the website. This Privacy Policy is also incorporated into and subject to
our Terms of Use Agreement which sets forth our conditions governing your use of
this website, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of this
website. Please review the Terms of Use prior to using our website.
Links to Other Websites
Please be aware that this website contains links or references to other websites.
These other websites have separate privacy and data collection practices and may
collect personally identifiable information about you. We are not responsible or
liable for the privacy practices or information-gathering practices of those other
websites. You should be familiar with and read the Privacy Policy of all other websites
you are directed to or visit. The links are not intended as an endorsement of the
linked websites. We do not control these other websites and therefore we have no
responsibility or liability for the manner in which the organizations that operate
such linked websites my collect, use or disclose, secure and otherwise treat your
personal information.
Use By Children
This website is not intended for use by or availability to children without adult
supervision. Giving DuPage does not seek or knowingly collect personal information
from children. If you are under the age of 18, please do not use this website unless
you are supervised by an adult.
Types of Information We Collect
We collect two kinds of information about our online visitors through our website:
personal and non-personal information.
Personal Information:
You are not required to provide any personal information to access our website.
We collect personal information that can identify a visitor, such as name, address,
telephone number, and e-mail address only when you voluntarily provide it. We use
that information solely for the purposes for which it was provided and use reasonable
measures to protect that personal information from disclosure to those outside of
Giving DuPage. We may need to share your information to provide services or information
you have requested. We may also use the information you provide to us to send you
periodic e-mail updates, send you newsletters, for fundraising purposes, or to notify
you of special programs, events, educational and volunteer opportunities, and upcoming
meetings.
Non-Personal/Anonymous Information:
When you visit our website, certain information is gathered automatically through
tracking technologies. This information allows us to keep track of the number of
visitors to our website and facilitate your use of the website. This site uses two
types of technology to gather information: log files and cookies.
Log files collect and store information such as internet protocol (IP) addresses,
browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, the operating
system you may be using, and when a user visits our site. This data does not identify
individual users as it is not connected with your personal information. We use this
information to analyze trends, administer and improve the website, to track ease
of user movement around our website, to gather general demographic information about
the website user base as a whole, and for other research purposes.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user’s computer for record-keeping
purposes. Our website uses cookies which make it easier for you to navigate our
website and collects aggregate statistical information. Cookies do not contain any
personal information and they can not read data off your hard drive. Session cookies
expire when you close your browser or turn off your computer. Other types of cookies
which may be used store information that helps us to remember information you provided
so that you do not have to reenter it every time you visit our website. You can
refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser and you do not need to accept
cookies in order to use our website. However, if you reject cookies, your ability
to use some areas of our website may be limited and your ease of navigation around
our website may be affected.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose personal information
about you without your prior consent or for other than the primary purpose for which
we received it. We may, however, share aggregate, general, and non-specific information
about people who use our website (for example, the number of people who are interested
in particular volunteer opportunities) for fundraising or research purposes to third
parties.
Compliance with Law
Under certain circumstance, some personal information may be required to be disclosed
pursuant to the law or court order. Giving DuPage will provide your personal information
if required in any legal proceeding or in order to otherwise comply with any court
order, law, or regulation or to protect the rights, safety or property of our website
users, customers, employees, or others.
Accessing and Correcting Information Provided on Our Website/Restricting Our Use
of Personal Information
If you would like to access and correct personal information you have submitted
to us through our website, please contact us as at
info@givingdupage.org requesting the information or information correction.
You may also request to be excluded from any of our periodic e-mail updates, newsletters,
or notifications of special programs, events, educational and volunteer opportunities,
and upcoming meetings and to be excluded from sharing personal information, if any,
with third parties by contacting us at info@givingdupage.org.
Security
Please also be aware that the internet is not a secure medium. Giving DuPage uses
appropriate industry standard practices and security measures which are designed
to protect your personal information. However, we cannot and do not assume any responsibility
for any harm, loss or damage you may experience from transmission of information
by or to Giving DuPage over the internet. You should take special care in deciding
what information you send to us via e-mail or when requesting information via our
online forms submission.