Policies &
Disclaimers
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE Welcome to
the Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association of the City of By
accessing, viewing, or using this site, you, the user, indicate that you
understand and intend these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy to be the
legal equivalent of a signed, written contract and equally binding, and that
you agree to such Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Please note that
the APBA reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions and Privacy
Policy under which this site and its many offerings are extended to you. Your
continued use of this site following reasonable notice of such modifications
will constitute your acceptance of such changes. You also agree that notices
we may provide on the site itself shall be deemed reasonable notice for this
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All
Content on the APBA Web Site is Proprietary and is Protected by Law All
documentation, electronic text and image files, software, audio and video
clips and any and all other content on this web site are proprietary and are
protected by copyright and intellectual property laws and may be covered by
other restrictions as well. The APBA 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,
the APBA. The APBA expressly prohibits the copying of any protected materials
on this site without written permission. Permission from the APBA for such
use is granted on a case by case basis at the sole discretion of the APBA.
All requests should be directed to the President of the APBA. For use of
copyrights and other proprietary rights that may subsist in third parties
other than and in addition to the APBA, those third parties must also be
contacted directly for permission to copy and use their protected materials. |
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Grant
of License This
Agreement provides you, the user, with a personal, revocable, nonexclusive,
nontransferable license to use this site conditioned on your continued
compliance with the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement. Users may print
and download materials and information on this site solely for personal and
noncommercial use, provided that all hard copies contain all copyright and
other applicable notices contained in such materials and information.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly permitted
herein, a user may not modify, copy, distribute, broadcast, transmit,
reproduce, publish, mirror, frame, license, transfer, sell, or otherwise use
any information or material obtained from or through this site. |
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Disclaimer
of Liability The
materials on this site have been prepared by the APBA for general
informational purposes only. These materials do not, and are not intended to,
constitute legal advice and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of
legal counsel, and are not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or up to
date. The
information provided at this web site is not privileged and does not create
an attorney-client relationship with the APBA or any of its lawyers. The act
of sending an e-mail to the APBA, or submitting a form response or other
materials through the site, will not create an attorney-client relationship.
You should not act, or refrain from acting, based upon any information at
this web site. While the APBA
endeavors to provide the most accurate, up-to-date information and materials
available, the information and materials available on this site may include
inaccuracies or typographical errors. Moreover, the APBA may make
modifications and/or changes in this site or in the information and materials
available on this site at any time, for any reason. In no event
shall the APBA be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, or
consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the use of
this site or with the delay or inability to use this site, or for any
information and materials available on this site, or otherwise arising out of
the utilization of this site, whether based in contract, tort, strict
liability, or otherwise, even if the APBA has been advised of the possibility
of damages. |
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Links
to Third Party Web Sites and Third Party Transaction The APBA
may provide links, in its sole discretion, to other sites on the Internet for
the convenience of its users in locating related information and
services. These sites have not necessarily been reviewed by the APBA
and are maintained by third parties over which the APBA exercises no
control. Accordingly, the APBA expressly disclaims any responsibility
for the privacy policies, information collection practices, the content, the
accuracy of the information, and/or quality of products or services provided
by or advertised on these third-party web sites. Moreover, these links
do not imply an endorsement with respect to any third party or any web site
or the products or services provided by any third party. |
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Links
to this Web Site Linking by
third party web sites to this web site is strictly prohibited unless the APBA
grants express written consent. All requests to link should be directed to
the President of the APBA. |
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PRIVACY
POLICY The APBA
shares your concerns about maintaining the privacy of personal information
collected on the Internet. The following privacy policy discloses the
information gathering and dissemination practices of the APBA in connection
with the site. Use of this site constitutes consent to the collection
and use of personal data as outlined herein. |
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Collection
of Personal Information from Site Users; Cookies. The APBA
may collect and/or track (1) the home server domain names, e-mail addresses,
type of computer, and type of web browser of users to the site, (2) the
e-mail addresses of users that communicate with the APBA site via e-mail, (3)
information knowingly provided by the you, the user in online forms,
registration forms, surveys, etc. (including name, address, e-mail and other
personal profile data), and (4) aggregate and user-specific information on
which pages users access. The APBA
may place Internet "cookies" on users' hard drives. Internet
cookies save data about individual users, such as the user's name, password,
user-name, screen preferences, the pages of a site viewed by the user, and
the advertisements viewed or clicked by the user. When the user revisits
the site, the APBA may recognize the visitor by the Internet cookie and
customize the user's experience accordingly. Users may decline Internet
cookies, if any, by using the appropriate feature of their Web client
software, if available. However, declining to use cookies may impede
the ability of the site to function properly. |
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Use
of Personal Data Collected Any
information you submit to the APBA will only be used for the specific purpose
in which it was submitted. The APBA will not sell, rent or disclose your
personally identifiable information to outside parties without your consent
unless compelled by law or court order to do so. The APBA
may also use the personal data it collects for internal purposes, namely, for
solving technical problems, calculating overall usage statistics, and for
content improvement. The APBA will not disclose to third parties any
individually identifying information, such as names, postal and e-mail
addresses, telephone numbers, and other personal information which users
voluntarily provide to the APBA, except to the extent necessary to comply
with applicable laws or legal processes (e.g., subpoenas), or to protect the
rights or property of the PBA. The APBA will cooperate with law
enforcement authorities. |
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Security
Measures The APBA
may implement security features to prevent the unauthorized release of or
access to personal information. Please note, however, that the APBA
cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any communication or material
transmitted to/from the APBA via the site or e-mail. Accordingly, the APBA
is not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the
Internet. For more private communication, users can contact the APBA by
telephone at the main office and direct line telephone numbers provided on
the site. |
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Access
to and Ability to Correct Personal Data Upon
request via postal mail, e-mail, or telephone, the APBA will provide to users
a summary of any personally identifiable information retained by the APBA
regarding the user. Users may modify, correct, change or update
personally identifiable information that the APBA has collected by the site
or may cause their personal record to be removed from the APBA's database by
contacting the APBA via postal mail, e-mail, or telephone. |
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GOVERNING
LAW This
Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions and Privacy
Policy, will be governed by the laws of the State of |
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CONTACT
INFORMATION Any
questions concerning these terms and conditions or technical issues should be
directed to: Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association of the City of New
York, Inc. Attn: apba@nycmail.com
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Notice to
Bulk Emailers Pursuant to
47 U.S.C.S. § 227, any and all unsolicited commercial e-mail sent to an
e-mail address contained on this site is subject to a download and archival
fee in the amount of $500 US. Anyone who sends unsolicited commercial e-mail
to this account will be charged a $500 proofreading or downloading and
archival fee. Consider this official notification. Failure to abide by this
will result in legal action. |
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