Privacy Policy

1. Parties

This is Craftsmen Chapter, Ohio Widows Sons (“Craftsmen”, “we”, or “our”) Privacy Policy.  This Privacy Policy discusses the ways in which we collect, use, maintain and disclose information collected by us from our users & visitors to our websites.

2. Purpose

The nature of internet business requires us to collect information from Users. While this policy is entitled a “privacy policy,” it discusses all of the ways in which we use information collected directly or indirectly from our Users, including personally-identifiable information gathered by us (“PI”) and other anonymous information (“AI”) (collectively, “Information”).  Information transmitted, collected, processed or which is otherwise provided to us by Users is not necessarily considered by us to be private. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully to determine how we treat this information.

3. Acceptance of the Policy

You accept this Privacy Policy by using our website (located at: www.wscraftsmen.org, referred to herein as the “Site”) or joining our email list.

4. Changes to Policy

If we make any significant changes to this Policy we will notify you by email, post a notice of such changes on the Site or flag our Privacy Policy on the Site as updated.  You agree to our use of electronic communications with you for purposes of this Policy. If you do not agree to the changes to this Policy, we will continue to maintain and use PI previously collected in accordance with the Policy in force as of that date.

5. Information that we Collect; Use of Information.

  1. Generally. We may use PI as required or permitted by law, including in response to service of legal process (court order, summons, subpoena, and the like).  We may disclose PI to law enforcement or regulatory authorities as part of an investigation into activity at the Site (such as a suspected breach). We shall use commercially reasonable measures to limit disclosure and use of such PI.  We may use PI in connection with the establishment or defense of legal claims.  Any information sent to us will not be deemed to be confidential, and may be shared by us with any other individual or entity, regardless of whether you mark it confidential.
  2. Information contained in your user record. Users who register on the Site provide us with their name, address, phone number, user name, and other personally identifiable or confidential information and other information we require to provide Service to them. We may also acquire information about customers from third parties such as credit reporting agencies, as well as collect information about our customers’ use of the Services. This information may be linked to the information provided to us by our customers to create an administrative record and is referred to as “Registration Information”.
  3. User inquiries. Users who contact us with questions may be required to give us additional information to assist us in resolving their questions, or to assist us  (“User Inquiry Information”).
  4. Anonymous Information.  We collect AI regarding your use of the Site, such as computer-related information (browser type you used, your Internet Protocol address, last URL visited, and the date and time of day of your login). We send a “cookie” or “pixel tag” to your computer which contains an identification number that is unique to the computer you are using. You may decline to provide such information to us and/or refuse cookies in your browser, although some of our features or services may not function properly as a result, and some services may not be available. We use this information to enhance the experience of using the Site, to tailor our Site to its visitors, to understand how our Site is used, to investigate and verify proper conduct at the Site, and to monitor the security and integrity of the Site.
  5. Third Party Agents – Access to and Use of PI. We may contract with third parties to assist us in our business, including hosting of the Site, hosting of data (including PI and AI), promotional services, authorization and processing of payments.  Such third parties shall agree with us in writing to maintain your privacy at least with the level of protection set forth in this Privacy Policy.
  6. Unrelated Third Party Links and Information.  Our Site contains links to other websites or other information and materials provided by third parties (by way of example, links to third party social media websites). We do not own or control such other websites or third parties and are not responsible for the information provided at those websites or in such materials.  We do not control, and are not responsible for, their privacy policies or the information collected at such third party websites.
  7. Customer Inquiries. We use customer inquiry information to identify Users personally. It is used throughout our business to provide services to Users, and to market the Site to Users. Customer inquiry information is shared with third parties in the following circumstances: to identify and fix problems with the Services when we are not capable of doing so ourselves. Providers of third party products may require us to provide them with customer inquiry information. When Customer Inquiry Information is shared with third parties in these circumstances, the third parties are required to keep this information confidential.  Further, entities that provide products to us may have privacy policies that differ from ours. We will be happy to provide you with the names of those businesses that provide Services through us to you, and links to their privacy policies, on your request.
  8. Information about Children. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13.  If a parent or guardian believes that their child under the age of 13 has provided us with personally identifiable information, they should contact us.
  9. Other than in response to a lawful request by public authorities, Craftsmen only shares your personal information with third parties who are acting as Craftsmen’s agents and only uses your personal information for the purposes stated herein (or other purposes stated at the time of collection). Should Craftsmen’s practices with respect to processing or use of personal information change, Craftsmen will provide you with notice (either by means of an amendment to this Privacy Policy or otherwise) and provide you with an opportunity to opt out.

6. Your Access to and Ability to Change PI

You may request access, updating and corrections of inaccuracies in your PI by contacting us as set out below.  For security purposes, we may request PI from you in connection with such access.  You may also: (i) modify your information through your Account Profile Page, or (ii) ask that information regarding your inquiries be deleted by contacting us through our contact form.

7. Deleting and Retention of PI

You may request that we delete your PI, and we shall attempt to accommodate such requests.  However, we may retain and use PI for such periods of time as required or permitted by law or best business practices.

8. Security

We have implemented technical, physical and administrative safeguards designed to protect PI against loss and against unauthorized access, use, and disclosure.  Passwords are stored on our server in encrypted form. We have personal information retention processes designed to retain personal information as necessary for the purposes stated above or to otherwise meet legal requirements.  Unless this Privacy Policy states otherwise, we keep the information set out here confidential.

9. HIPAA

HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) does not apply to the service we provide. We are not a “Covered Entity” or a “Business Associate” as those terms are defined by HIPAA.  As HIPAA does not apply, our service does not need to and may not meet the standards set forth in HIPAA. Accordingly, using the service should not be used submit, store, or disclose information that would be subject to HIPAA in a manner that is compliant with HIPAA and its requirements.

10. Testimonials

You may provide us with an Endorsement in connection with your use of the Site. We may, at our discretion, use the Endorsement to promote our Site. In connection with our use of your Endorsement, you hereby agree that we may use your first name, last initial, home state, voice or likeness, and/or contact information in connection with its publication of the Endorsement. If, at any time, you want us to stop using your Endorsement, please contact us using the contact form and we will cease using the Endorsement soon after processing your request.

11. Privacy Complaints by European Union and Swiss Citizens:

  1. Craftsmen is subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission.
  2. Craftsmen complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the US Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from European Union member countries and Switzerland. Craftsmen has certified that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles of Notice, Choice, Accountability for Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity and Purpose Limitation, Access, and Recourse, Enforcement and Liability. If there is any conflict between the policies in this Privacy Policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification page, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov/.
  3. Among other things, the Privacy Shield Principles describe our obligations with respect to personal information that we transfer to third parties as described in this Privacy Policy. Craftsmen remains responsible and liable as provided in the Principles if the third party processes the personal information in a manner that is not consistent with the Principles, unless Craftsmen proves that it is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
  4. If we transfer your PI to third parties, we will remain responsible and liable to you if the third party processes your PI in violation of the Privacy Shield Principles, unless we prove we were not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
  5. Under certain conditions, you may also have the right to invoke binding arbitration before the Privacy Shield Panel to be created by the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission or Swiss Government.
  6. In compliance with the EU-US Privacy Shield Principles and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Principles, Craftsmen commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal information free of charge. European Union or Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy should first contact Craftsmen at:Mail:

    Attn: Privacy Policy
    175 S. Sandusky St.
    Delaware, OH 43015
    USA

  7. Craftsmen has further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the Privacy Shield Principles to BBB EU PRIVACY SHIELD, a non-profit alternative dispute resolution provider located in the United States and operated by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint, or if your complaint is not satisfactorily addressed, please visit www.bbb.org/EU-privacy-shield/for-eu-consumers/ for more information and to file a complaint.

    Please note that if your complaint is not resolved through these channels, under limited circumstances, a binding arbitration option may be available before a Privacy Shield Panel.

12. Date of Policy

This policy was last updated May 25, 2018.

Term & Conditions

1. Enrollment; Account Information

  1. Enrollment.  You warrant that before you use any of the Site or sign up for an account that you are at least 18 years of age and have the authority to bind yourself or the entity you represent to these T&C.  Further, before using the Site, you represent and warrant to Craftsmen that: (i) you have the experience and knowledge necessary to use the Services; (ii) you understand and appreciate the risks inherent to you, your business and your person, which come from using the Site in particular, and doing business on the Internet in general; and (iii) you will provide us with material that may be implemented by us to provide the Services.
  2. Account Information.  You are required to provide us with accurate information when setting up your account.  You must also keep this information, including your email address, up to date during the course of our relationship. On occasion, we may need to communicate with you by email about the Site. We have no responsibility, or liability, for interruptions in the Site, or damages of any sort, based on email communications that are misdirected or blocked by a third party application as a result of your failure to maintain updated account and contact information or for circumstances beyond our control.
  3. Account Security
    1. You are responsible for all actions that are performed with, by, or under your account credentials whether done by you or by others. All account access, password, and other security measures are your responsibility. Craftsmen is not liable for any damages, direct or indirect, that result from unauthorized account access or use.
    2. You will be responsible for all authorized actions taken by our support personnel using your login.  Before you request support, you should backup your data.
    3. You agree to give Craftsmen permission to access  your accounts for the purpose of troubleshooting technical issues with the account or server and to confirm compliance with all of our policies.  We also conduct automated scans of data for security purposes and reserve the right to change permissions, modify files or quarantine files that are deemed to be malicious in nature.

2. Use of the Services

  1. Your use of the Site is governed by these T&C, including our Policies.  Craftsmen provides no guarantee that the Site will be uninterrupted, or continuous, or that you will be able to access Craftsmen’s site at a particular time, or that any data transmitted by Craftsmen is accurate, error free, virus free, secure, or inoffensive.

3. Your Representations and Warranties

  1. You agree to reasonably cooperate with us to facilitate your use of the Site. This cooperation includes, but is not limited to, providing us with correct contact information and ensuring that you, your employees, and/or agents have sufficient technical expertise to understand how to use the Site.
  2. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can connect with us to use the Site.  You represent and warrant that you, or the entity you represent, have the sophistication and technical skill to utilize the Site.
  3. You warrant and represent that you have full authority and power to agree to the terms of these Policies on behalf of the company you represent, if any.
  4. You warrant and represent that you and/or your company have not been identified or listed as Specially Designated National or Blocked Person by the U.S. Department of  Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

4. Legal

  1. Severability. In the event that any of the terms of these T&C, including any of the Policies become or are declared to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such term(s) shall be revised to reflect Craftsmen’s intent, as permitted by applicable law. All remaining terms of these T&C shall remain in full force and effect.
  2. Survival. Sections 11 through 18 shall survive the termination of these TOS.
  3. Construction.  The terms “including”, “includes”, and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation” and the illustrative items introduced thereby shall not limit the scope of the otherwise general term but shall be by way of example only.
  4. Claims Period.  No action or proceeding against us may be commenced by you more than one (1) year after the Service which is the basis for the action is rendered.  You fully acknowledge that this limitation constitutes an express waiver of any rights under any applicable statute of limitations which would otherwise afford additional time for such a claim.

5. Appropriate Use of Craftsmen Site

  1. Intellectual property rights are respected.  Please notify us regarding potential intellectual property rights infringement.  You are required to comply with U.S. laws governing copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other laws governing your use of the Services and intellectual property.

6. Prohibited Uses

  1. Unsolicited commercial email, or SPAM, is prohibited. Our network is not designed to be used for mailing lists with over five hundred (500) recipients and you may not send an email to more than five hundred (500) recipients.  Even if you send email to fewer than five hundred (500) recipients, we will consider your mail to be unsolicited, or SPAM, if it results in a number of complaints to us, disrupts our network, or subjects us to unfavorable action by Internet providers. If you believe one of our users is engaged in spamming, please send us an email containing all headers, and your contact information, to: webmaster@wscraftsmen.org.
  2. Certain content is prohibited. You are responsible for any content transmitted, or accessed, using our site. Transmission, storage, or presentation of any information, data or material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. You may not use our network to directly facilitate the violation of any particular law or regulation. The activities listed below are meant to provide you with examples of activities and content that are strictly prohibited. Use of our network to engage in the following activities is strictly prohibited.
    1. Topsites;
    2. IRC scripts/bots, IRCD (irc servers), AutoSurf/PTC/PTS/PPC sites;
    3. IP scanners, Bruteforce Programs/Scripts/Applications;
    4. Mail Bombers/Spam Scripts;
    5. File Dump/Mirror Scripts (similar to rapidshare);
    6. Anonymous or Bulk SMS Gateways;
    7. Links to websites advocating human violence and hate crimes;
    8. Links to websites promoting illegal activities;
    9. selling, or otherwise disseminating, pornography or other erotic material, regardless of its literary merit;
    10. lottery/gambling or chain letters, regardless of content, and regardless of your citizenship;
    11. advertising, advocating or operating High-Yield Interest Programs (HYIP) , Ponzi or Pyramid schemes, prime banks programs, Bank Debentures/Bank Debenture Trading Programs, or Related Sites;
    12. fraudulent sites (Including, but not limited to sites listed at aa419.org & escrow-fraud.com).
    13. broadcasting or streaming of live sporting events (UFC, NASCAR, FIFA, NFL, MLB, NBA, WWE, WWF, etc.) or television;
    14. bitcoin miners;
    15. impersonating another user or otherwise falsifying one’s user name in email, Usenet postings, on Internet Relay Chat (IRC), or with any other Internet service;
    16. dox or posting personally identifiable information such as addresses and phone numbers of individuals with the hope of causing damage or harm to said person. This does not cover Government officials when providing contact email addresses or the representatives work phone;
    17. content that promotes or advocates human trafficking in any way shape or form as determined by Craftsmen’s sole discretion, sites that promote prostitution, or escort services;
    18. network unfriendly activity (ex: attempts to interfere with our network or network connections or which adversely affect the ability of other people or systems to use our network or the Internet);
    19. creating, posting or sending Warez, Roms, CD-Keys, cracks, passwords, serial numbers, Internet viruses, worms or Trojan horses, engaging in denial of service attacks, or providing content that is intended to assist others in defeating technical copyright protections;
    20. posting links to prohibited items, facilitating a violation of our Policies, or instructing others in illegal or prohibited activities; and
    21. setting up or using proxies, proxy scripts/anonymizers of any kind.
  3.  If you believe that another customer is using our network in violation of these Policies, please contact us.
  4. Defamation. The site is regulated by U.S. law. Pursuant to Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, Craftsmen’s policy is not to remove allegedly defamatory material from the site unless the material has been found to be defamatory by a Federal or state court of the United States, as evidenced by a court order. Craftsmen is not a publisher of User content and we are not in a position to investigate the veracity of individual defamation claims. We rely on the legal system to provide guidance and to determine whether or not material is indeed defamatory. If a Federal or state court of the United States deems material to be defamatory, libelous, or slanderous in nature, we will fully comply and disable access to the material in question in accordance with a court order. Similarly, if a Federal or state court of the United States places an injunction on specified content or material being made available, we will comply and remove or disable access to the material in question, per a court order.
  5. Network Stability. Our network is designed to meet the anticipated needs of our users, and our needs. If we determine that your use of the Site is in breach of our Policies or impairs the stability of our equipment, technology or network, we may suspend your use of the network, throttle back the bandwidth available for your use, or terminate our agreement with you, in our sole discretion.
  6. Monitoring of Communications. We have the duty and obligation to comply with U.S. law. In certain cases that means that your use of the Site will be monitored. You agree that we are not considered a secure communications medium for the purposes of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and that you have no expectation of privacy.  From time-to-time we may monitor your use of the network for statistical purposes and to improve the use of our network. Any such monitoring will be done in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
  7. Child Pornography. Craftsmen takes a strong zero tolerance stance on child pornography, content perceived to be child pornography or child exploitative content. Any user found to host child pornography, link to child pornography or exploitative content will be suspended immediately without notice or warning.

7. Contacting Us

We encourage you to contact us if you believe that someone has violated our Policies. To facilitate this contact, and ensure that important matters are responded to and addressed, we have designated specific channels for communicating with us. Individuals who contact us about our Policies, the behavior of our users, or for other purposes, are required to provide us with accurate information to enable us to contact them and respond to their requests. We do not respond to anonymous correspondence, and will refer individuals who deliberately attempt to mislead us regarding their identity, or the basis for their complaints, to appropriate law enforcement officials. Nothing you send or communicate to us is confidential regardless of whether you claim that it is.

Please send all email correspondence to: webmaster@wscraftsmen.org

Mailing Address:

Craftsmen Chapter, Ohio Widows Sons
175 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH 43015
USA

8. Disclaimers

  1. THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (EVEN IF THAT PURPOSE IS KNOWN TO CRAFTSMEN), OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. No oral or written information or advice given by Craftsmen, its employees, agents, owners, directors, officers, or affiliates pursuant to these T&C, or otherwise, shall create a representation or warranty or in any way increase the scope of any representations and warranties set forth in these T&C.  Craftsmen does not represent or warrant that the Site is complete or free from defects or errors.
  2. Craftsmen is not liable, and expressly disclaims any liability, for the content of any data transferred either to, or from, you or stored by you or any of your customers via the Site provided by us.  Craftsmen is not responsible for any loss of data, for any reason. Craftsmen is not liable for unauthorized access to, or any corruption, erasure, theft, destruction, alteration or inadvertent disclosure of, data, information or content, transmitted, received, or stored on its network.
  3. Craftsmen is not liable, and expressly disclaims any liability, for data breaches or data compromise caused by your failure to keep web applications including plugins up to date.
  4. CRAFTSMEN SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THOSE SERVICES APPEAR TO BE PROVIDED BY US. No warranties, either express or implied, made by these third party entities to Craftsmen shall be passed through to you, nor shall you claim to be a third party beneficiary of those warranties.
  5. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW CRAFTSMEN TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN WARRANTIES. IF THIS APPLIES TO YOU, YOUR WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO 90 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

11. Limitation of Liability

  1. It is your obligation to ensure the accuracy, integrity, title or ownership, and security of anything you receive from the Internet. You agree that Craftsmen has no liability, of any sort, for content you or your customers access from the Internet.
  2. In no event shall Craftsmen be liable to you in connection with these T&C or the Site, regardless of the form of action or theory of recovery, for any: (a) data loss, (b) direct, indirect, special, exemplary, consequential, incidental, or punitive damages, even if that party has been advised of the possibility of such damages; or (c) lost profits, lost revenues, lost business expectancy, business interruption losses, or benefit of the bargain damages. For the purposes of this paragraph only, the term “Craftsmen” shall be interpreted to include Craftsmen’s employees, agents, owners, directors, officers, and affiliates.
  3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this policy, Craftsmen shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential damages, including damages for lost profits, loss of opportunity, loss of sales, or loss of search engine rank, suffered by you, your users, your clients, and your visitors, during periods of scheduled maintenance, site suspensions, and violation of these Policies.
  4. IN NO EVENT WILL CRAFTSMEN’S LIABILITY HEREUNDER EXCEED THE AGGREGATE FEES ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY CRAFTSMEN FROM YOU.

12. Indemnification

  1. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Craftsmen and its personnel, parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, third party service providers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, and agents (each an “indemnified party” and, collectively, “indemnified parties”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, suits, actions, demands, proceedings (whether legal or administrative), and expenses (including, reasonable attorney’s fees) threatened, asserted, or filed by a third party against any of the indemnified parties arising out of or relating to (i) your use of the Site; (ii) any violation by you of these T&C or any of Craftsmen’s Policies, including those violations that result in a disruption of the network; (iii) any breach of any of your representations, warranties, or covenants contained in these T&C, including the Policies; or (iv) any acts or omissions by you. The terms of this section shall survive any termination of these T&C or the Site.

13. Notices

  1. Notices will be sent to you at the email address in your account. It is your obligation to ensure that we have the most current email address for you by keeping your account information up to date.

14. Date of Policy

This policy was last updated May 25, 2018.