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These terms of use (“Terms”) govern your use of the Women Building Up (collectively, “WBU,” or “we,” “us,” or “our”) websites and mobile properties, including all interactive features and communications we provide in connection with the websites we operate or make available (collectively, the “Service”). Use of this Service constitutes acceptance of these Terms. If you do not accept these Terms, then you may not use the Service.
We may change these Terms on a going-forward basis at any time and at our sole discretion. Your continued use of the Services will confirm your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Service. We encourage you to review the Terms from time to time to ensure you understand the terms and conditions that apply to your access to, and use of, the Service.
Identifiable information, is governed by WBU’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into and is a part of these Terms.
Access License. WBU grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Service. The Service may only be used for the intended purpose for which we make it available. We and our licensors reserve all rights to the Service (including Content) not expressly granted, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.
Ownership. We own all of the content featured or displayed on the Service, including text, graphics, photographs, images, moving images, sound, and illustrations (“Content”). All elements of the Service, including without limitation the general design and the Content, are protected by copyright, moral rights, trademark, and other laws relating to intellectual property rights. You shall comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding your use of the Service. The Service, Content, and all related rights remain the exclusive property of WBU or its licensors, vendors, agents, and/or Content providers unless otherwise expressly agreed.
Restrictions. You may not reproduce, sell, resell, or otherwise exploit the Service or any part of it without our written consent. Additionally, you will not: (a) use the Service for any commercial purpose; (b) make derivative use of the Service; (c) download or copy information for the benefit of a third party; (d) use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Service for any purpose without our express written permission; (e) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service or any activities conducted on the Service; or (f) use the Service including Content in connection with the training of artificial intelligence, machine learning or of similar system or software. Any unauthorized use automatically terminates the permissions and licenses granted to you by us.
Trademarks/No Endorsement. All trademarks, service marks and trade names of WBU used in the Service or the Content (collectively “Marks”) are trademarks or registered trademarks of WBU or its affiliates, partners, vendors, or licensors in the United States or other countries. You may not use, copy, reproduce, republish, distribute, or modify Marks in any way without our prior written consent.
Third Party Links. The Service may contain links to websites that we and our affiliates do not own, operate, or control. All such links are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the Service. Neither we nor any of our affiliates are responsible for any content, materials, or other information located on or accessible from any other website. Neither we nor any of our affiliates endorse, guarantee, or make any representations or warranties regarding any other websites, or any content, materials or other information located or accessible from any other websites, or the results that you may obtain from using any other websites. If you access any other websites linked to or from the Service, you do so entirely at your own risk.
Suspension and Termination. We may suspend your use of this Service if you breach these Terms or we believe that your actions may cause harm or legal liability to us or our users.
DISCLAIMERS LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. THE CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. WBU IS NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE INCLUDING ANY CONTENT, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO CEASE USING THE SERVICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL WBU’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION OR OTHERWISE EXCEED $5.00.
General. Any claim relating to and any the use of this Service and the materials contained herein are governed by the laws of the State of New York, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Kings County, New York.
For more information about WBU, please contact us at info@womenbuildingup.org.
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Scope of this Policy
This privacy policy (“Policy”) applies to:
Women Building Up and its affiliates (“WBU,” “we,” “us,” “our”).
Women Building Up’s online properties (including our websites and websites or mobile applications that link to it), our social media pages or handles, our products, and services (the “Services”).
This Policy applies when you interact with us through our Services. It also applies anywhere it is linked. It does not apply to third-party websites, mobile applications, or services that may link to the Services or be linked to from the Services. Please review the privacy policies on those websites and applications directly to understand their privacy practices.
We may change this Policy from time to time. If we do, we will notify you by posting the updated version.
Information we collect
We collect information from you directly, from the devices you use to interact with us, and from third parties. We may combine information from the Services together and with other information we obtain from our business records. We may use and share information that we aggregate (compile to create statistics that cannot identify a particular individual) or de-identify (strip information of all unique identifiers such that it cannot be linked to a particular individual) at our discretion.
Information you give us
You may provide the following information to us directly:
Contact information, including name and email address.
Content you may include in survey responses.
Information contained in your communications to us.
Information you make available to us via a social media platform.
Any information or data you provide by commenting on content posted on our Services. Please note that these comments are also visible to other users of our Services.
Any other information you submit to us.
We use a service provider to provide payment processing services. Information that you provide in connection with donations you make (e.g., amount of donation, payment information) will be collected and processed directly by this service provider.
Information we collect automatically
We and partners working on our behalf may use log files, cookies, or other digital tracking technologies to collect the following information from the device you use to interact with our Services. We also create records when you make purchases or otherwise interact with the Services.
Device information, including IP address, device identifiers, and details about your web browser.
Analytical information, including details about your interaction with our website, app, and electronic newsletters.
Diagnostic information, including web traffic logs.
Business record information, including records of your purchases of products and services.
How we use your information
We may use any of the information we collect for the following purposes.
Service functionality: To provide you with our products and services, including to process payments, fulfill orders, send service communications, and conduct general business operations, such as accounting, recordkeeping, and audits.
Service improvement: To improve and grow our Services, including to develop new products and services and understand how our Services are being used, our customer base and purchasing trends, and the effectiveness of our marketing.
Security: To protect and secure our Services, assets, network, and business operations, and to detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be fraudulent or illegal.
Legal compliance: To comply with legal process, such as warrants, subpoenas, court orders, and lawful regulatory or law enforcement requests and to comply with applicable legal requirements.
How we share your information
We may share any of the information we collect with the following recipients.
Affiliates: We share information with other members of our group of companies.
Service providers: We engage vendors to perform specific business functions on our behalf, and they may receive information about you from us or collect it directly. These vendors are obligated by contract to use information that we share only for the purpose of providing these business functions, which include:
Supporting Service functionality, such as vendors that support customer service and customer relationship management, application development, payment processing, and email communications.
Auditing and accounting firms, such as firms that assist us in the creation of our financial records.
Professional services consultants, such as firms that perform analytics, assist with improving our business, provide legal services, or supply project-based resources and assistance.
Analytics and marketing services, including entities that analyze traffic on our online properties and assist with identifying and communicating with potential customers.
Security vendors, such as entities that assist with security incident verification and response, service notifications, and fraud prevention.
Information technology vendors, such as entities that assist with website design, hosting and maintenance, data and software storage, and network operation.
Marketing vendors, such as entities that support distribution of marketing emails for WBU products.
Social media platforms: If you interact with us on social media platforms, the platform may be able to collect information about you and your interaction with us. If you interact with social media objects on our Services (for example, by clicking on a Facebook “like” button), both the platform and your connections on the platform may be able to view that activity. To control this sharing of information, please review the privacy policy of the relevant social media platform.
Government entities/law enforcement: We may share information when we believe in good faith that we are lawfully authorized or required to do so to respond to lawful subpoenas, warrants, court orders, or other regulatory or law enforcement requests, or where necessary to protect our property or rights or the safety of our employees, our customers, or other individuals.
Other businesses in the context of a commercial transaction: We may change our ownership or corporate organization while providing the Services. We may transfer to another entity or its affiliates or service providers some or all information about you in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, acquisition, sale of assets or any line of business, change in ownership control, or financing transaction. We cannot promise that an acquiring party or the merged entity will have the same privacy practices or treat your information as described in this policy.
Security
We use a combination of physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect the information we collect through the Services. While we use these precautions to safeguard your information, we cannot guarantee the security of the networks, systems, servers, devices, and databases we operate or that are operated on our behalf.
Your options and rights regarding your information
Your account: Please contact us at info@womenbuildingup.org to update your account information.
Email unsubscribe: If you do not wish to receive information from us or wish to opt out of future email communication from us, please contact us.
Other important information
Data retention: We may store information about you for as long as we have a legitimate business need for it.
Cross-border data transfer: We may collect, process, and store your information in the United States and other countries. The laws in the United States regarding information may be different from the laws of your country. Any such transfers will comply with safeguards as required by relevant law.
Information about children: The Services are intended for users age 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected information from anyone younger than the age of 13, we will delete that information. Please contact us with any concerns.