TERMS OF USE
Last revised 1/16/24
Please read these Website Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully. These Terms are a legal agreement between You and Washington Center for Nursing (“WCN”, “We”, “Our” or “Us”) governing Your access to and use of the online platform named Proviso Community (the “Website”), edited by Hivebrite and provided by WCN, allowing You to benefit from the Website. If You are using the Website on behalf of a business or entity, You acknowledge and agree that You have such authority to bind such business or entity and that such business or entity accepts these Terms.
The term “You” and “Visitor”, as used in these Terms, means any person or legal entity who accesses or uses the Website.
SECTION 11 “MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION” CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND SECTION 12 “CLASS ACTION WAIVER” CONTAINS CLASS ACTION WAIVER THAT AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. These Terms require the use of mandatory binding arbitration to resolve disputes rather than jury trials or group litigation. Please follow the instructions in Section 13 below if you wish to opt out of these provisions.
1. Use of the Website.
License. Subject to these Terms, WCN grants You a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, personal, non-sublicensable, limited license to use and access the Website. The rights granted to You in these Terms are subject to the restrictions in these Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing license does not grant You any license or right of any kind to individual images, graphics, designs, audio, and/or video within the Website Content (defined below) without prior written consent from WCN.
Modification. WCN reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website (in whole or in part) with or without notice to You. You agree that WCN will not be liable to You or to any third-party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Website or any part thereof.
Restrictions. You are prohibited from using the Website: (i) for any unlawful purpose; (ii) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (iii) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (iv) to infringe upon or violate Our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (v) to cause or launch any programs, spiders, robots, or scripts or other automatic or manual devices or processes for the purpose of extracting, scraping, indexing, surveying, or otherwise data mining any portion of the Website, or unduly burdening or hindering the operation and/or functionality of any aspect of the Website; (vi) to attempt to gain unauthorized access to or impair any aspect of the Website, or the related systems, servers, or networks; (vii) for resale, time-sharing or other similar purposes; (viii) to stalk, harass or harm another individual; (ix) to impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise misrepresent Your affiliation with any person or entity; (x) to use any portion of the Website in any manner that may give a false or misleading impression, attribution or statement as to Us or any other person or entity; (xi) to decompile, reverse engineer, jeopardize the correct functioning of the Website, disassemble the Website, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the software that enables or underlies the Website, except as may be permitted by applicable law; and (xii) encouraging or assisting a third-party to do any of the foregoing.
User Conduct. You may not post content on the Website which includes, but is not limited to: (i) sexually explicit materials; (ii) obscene, misleading, libelous, slanderous, violent, hateful and/or unlawful content or profanity; (iii) content that infringes upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary right, or that is deceptive or fraudulent; (iv) content that promotes the use or sale of illegal or regulated substances, tobacco products, ammunition and/or firearms; and (v) gambling, including without limitation, any online casino, sports books, bingo or poker (“Objectionable Content”) via the Website. You may not defame, stalk, bully, abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate people or entities and must not post private or confidential information via the Website, including, without limitation, the You or any other person's credit card information, social security or alternate national identity numbers, non-public phone numbers or non-public email addresses. You must not create accounts with the Website through unauthorized means, including but not limited to, by using an automated device, script, bot, spider, crawler or scraper. You must not attempt to restrict another user from using or enjoying the Website and must not encourage or facilitate violations of these Terms of Service. You may only make non-commercial uses of the Website and Website Content. Use of Website or the Website Content for any commercial, public or political purpose is strictly prohibited. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to: (1) activities that are illegal or fraudulent; (2) use that inaccurately implies endorsement, approval, or sponsorship by WCN (or any individual officer or employee of WCN (3) use that can be confused with official communications of WCN or its officers or employees; and (4) print or electronic mass mailings (sometimes known as "spamming"), solicitations for commercial services.
Review. You are solely responsible for Your use of the Website and WCN does not control, endorse, or approve Your use of (including, but not limited to, contributions or posting on) the Website, and is not responsible for Your use of the Website. WCN is not responsible for any human error caused by You or any third party. WCN is not obligated to prescreen Your use of the Website, and We do not regularly monitor use of the Website. However, We may choose, in Our sole discretion, to review Your use of the Website. WCN may, in its sole discretion, terminate Your use of the Website for any use that violates these Terms.
2. Website Content. The Website is provided to You as a convenience and for Your information only. Your use of the Website is at Your own risk. WCN does not warrant or represent that: (i) any materials, documents, comments, communications, posts, recommendations, images, graphics, shareable links, design, audio, video, and any other information provided from on the Website (collectively, the “Website Content”) is accurate or complete; (ii) the Website Content is up-to-date or current; (iii) WCN has any obligation to update the Website Content; (iv) the Website Content is free from technical inaccuracies or programming or typographical errors; (v) the Website Content is free from changes caused by a third party; (vi) Your access to the Website will be free from interruptions, errors, computer viruses or other harmful components; or (vii) any information obtained in response to questions asked through the Website is accurate or complete.
3. Reporting and Moderation. In order to ensure the Website provides the best experience possible for everyone, if You see any inappropriate content, You must use the “Report as offensive” feature found under each post. WCN has no general obligation to monitor user-generated Website Content nor to investigate whether facts or circumstances are revealing illicit activities. WCN has set up a reporting tool allowing any user to notify illegal, abusive, and harmful content. The knowledge of such content is deemed effective when the hosting provider is notified of following:
The notification date;
The notifying user identity;
The description of the facts in contention (possibly with screen shots of the content)
As well as the reasons for which the content must be removed.
If Website Content is reported, WCN reserves the right to withdraw the reported content and/or suspend or terminate the user account of the user having originally published the reported content in the conditions set forth in
4. Feedback. The Website may now or in the future permit You to upload or post to the Website or otherwise submit to Us in various forms of content, such as reviews, ratings, feedback, questions, comments, and suggestions (collectively, “Feedback”). We do not claim ownership in Your Feedback. However, by submitting any Feedback, You hereby grant (and You represent and warrant that You have the right to grant) to WCN an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, and fully-paid license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and perform, prepare derivative works of, incorporate into other works, and otherwise use and exploit Your Feedback in any manner WCN deems appropriate. You will not have or obtain any rights in or to any form, media, or technology incorporating any of Your Feedback. You agree that You will not submit to WCN any information or ideas that You consider to be confidential or proprietary. You further acknowledge that WCN will be entitled to unrestricted use of Your Feedback for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise. You are solely responsible for Your Feedback and assume all risks associated with Your Feedback, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness, or usefulness by others, or any disclosure of Feedback that personally identifies You or a third-party. WCN cannot guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any Feedback. We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to review any Feedback, and to investigate and/or take appropriate action against You in Our sole discretion if You violate these Terms or otherwise create liability for Us or any other person.
5. System Requirements. Use of the Website requires a compatible device and Internet access and may require obtaining updates or upgrades from time to time. Because Your use of the Website involves hardware and Internet access, Your ability to access and use the Website may be affected by the performance of these factors. You acknowledge that such hardware and Internet is Your responsibility and WCN is not responsible for any charges associated with Your use of the Website.
6. NO WARRANTIES. THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND WCN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE OR WEBSITE CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE. IF APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE OR WEBSITE CONTENT, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WCN BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD-PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE OR WEBSITE CONTENT, EVEN IF WCN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR BUSINESS, OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WCN’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE AND/OR THE WEBSITE CONTENT WILL BE THE TERMINATION OF YOUR RIGHT TO USE OR ACCESS THE WEBSITE. THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
8. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold WCN, Our licensors, Our licensees, and Our and their employees, service providers, affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, and agents) (collectively, “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, proceedings, liabilities, judgments, losses, damages, expenses, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “Claims”) assessed or incurred by Us, directly or indirectly, with respect to or arising out of: (i) Your violation of these Terms; (ii) Your use of the Website or Website Content; (iii) Your violation of applicable laws, regulations, or third-party rights; (iv) Your Feedback; (v) Your willful misconduct, fraud, or negligence; and (vi) any introduction by Your or Your personnel of any virus, worm, code, program, or sub-program whose knowing or intended purpose is to damage or interfere with the operation of the computer system containing the code, program, or sub-program, or to halt, disable, or interfere with the operation of the software, code, program, or sub-program, itself; adware, spyware, Internet bots, malware, bugs, web bugs, or other surreptitious code in Our licensors’ or licensees’ computer environment, network, or systems. WCN reserves the right, at Your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which You are required to indemnify an Indemnified Party, and You agree to cooperate with Our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent of WCN. WCN will use reasonable efforts to notify You of any such claim, action or proceeding, upon becoming aware of it.
9. Intellectual Property. Excluding any Feedback that You may provide, You acknowledge that all the intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, service marks, logos, and trade secrets in the Website and Website Content are owned by WCN. Neither these Terms, nor Your access to or use of the Website, transfers to You or any third-party any rights, title, or interest in or to such intellectual property rights. WCN reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms. There are no implied licenses granted under these Terms.
10. Term and Termination. The Terms will remain in full force and effect while You access and use the Website. We may suspend or terminate Your right to use the Website at any time for any reason at Our sole discretion, including for any use of the Website in violation of these Terms. Upon termination of Your rights under these Terms, Your right to access and use the Website will terminate immediately. WCN will not have any liability whatsoever to You for any termination of Your rights under these Terms.
11. Governing Law. All matters arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Website, or Website Content will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Washington without regard to its conflict of law principles. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Washington with respect to any action arising in connection with these Terms, the Website, or Website Content.
12. Mediation and Arbitration.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW IF YOU WISH TO OPT OUT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. Unless the parties otherwise mutually agree in writing, You agree to resolve all disputes, claims and controversies (including without limitation the arbitrability thereof) between You and WCN, or any of their officers, members, managers, employees, parent, subsidiary or affiliated entities, successors and assigns (collectively, the “WCN Parties”), including without limitation disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Website, Website Content, or any other matter in dispute between You and any of the WCN Parties, by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules in effect on the date of commencement of the arbitration. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. You agree that any of the WCN Parties may enforce this agreement to require You to arbitrate. The arbitration hearing shall take place in Washington , at the offices of counsel for WCN. At least 120 days before the arbitration hearing, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Procedures before resorting to arbitration. The parties shall bear their own attorneys’ fees and their own mediation, litigation, and arbitration expenses, and the arbitrator shall have no authority to award or redistribute such fees and expenses to any party to the arbitration. This agreement to arbitrate shall be subject to the Federal Arbitration Act.
If WCN makes any changes to the Mediation and Arbitration Section of these Terms (other than a change to the address at which WCN will receive notices of dispute, opt-out notices or rejections of future changes to the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Section), you may reject any such change by sending us written notice within 30 calendar days of the change to 16300 Christensen Rd Ste 310, Tukwila, WA 98188 It is not necessary to send us a rejection of a future change to the Mediation and Arbitration Section of these Terms if you had properly opted out of the arbitration and group litigation waiver provisions in this Section 11 within the first 30 calendar days after you first accepted these Terms. If you have not properly opted out of the arbitration class action waiver provisions in this Section 11 and Section 12, respectively, by rejecting a future change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any dispute between us in accordance with the language of this arbitration provision, as modified by any changes you did not reject.
13. Class Action Waiver. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE OR ARBITRATE ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM, OR CONTROVERSY AS A CLASS ACTION, EITHER AS A MEMBER OF A CLASS OR AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, OR TO ACT AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
14. 30-Day Opt-Out Period. If you do not wish to be bound by the arbitration and class-action waiver provisions in these Terms, you must notify WCN in writing within 30 calendar days of the date that you first accept these Terms (unless a longer period is required by applicable law). Your written notification must be mailed to WCN at the following address 16300 Christensen Rd Ste 310, Tukwila, WA 98188. Subject to Section 11 above, if you do not notify WCN in accordance with this Section 13, you agree to be bound by the arbitration and class action waiver provisions of these Terms, including such provisions in any Terms revised after the date of your first acceptance. Such notification must include: (a) your name, (b) your mailing address and (c) a statement that you do not wish to resolve disputes with WCN through arbitration. This notification affects these Terms only; if you previously entered into other arbitration agreements with WCN or enter into other such agreements in the future, your notification that you are opting out of the arbitration provision in these Terms shall not affect the other arbitration agreements between you and WCN.
15. General Provisions
Age Restriction. You affirm that You are at least eighteen (18) years of age, or an emancipated minor, and are fully able and competent to enter into these Terms and abide by and comply with these Terms.
Privacy. WCN collects, uses, and shares personal information collected through the Website in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Links. The Website may include links and other content provided by third-parties (“Third-Party Content”). Third-Party Content is provided for Your convenience and information only. Third-Party Content is not under the control of WCN and WCN is not responsible for any Third-Party Content. The inclusion of Third-Party Content does not imply endorsement, affiliation, partnership, or sponsorship by WCN. Use of any Third-Party Content is at Your own risk.
Local Laws. WCN makes no representation that the Website or Website Content is appropriate or available for use in jurisdictions outside the United States. Access to the Website from jurisdictions where such access is illegal is prohibited. If You choose to access the Website from other jurisdictions, You do so at Your own risk and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.
Miscellaneous. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between You and WCN regarding the Website and Website Content. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, WCN may seek injunctive or other equitable relief to protect its confidential information and intellectual property rights or to prevent loss of data or damage to its servers in any court of competent jurisdiction. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The word “including” means “including without limitation”.
Changes. WCN may revise these Terms or the Website, or stop providing the Website, at any time and without notice to You. WCN encourages You to review these Terms frequently (the date of the most recent revision to these Terms appears at the top of these Terms). Your continued access to or use of the Website after such posting constitutes Your consent to be bound by the Terms, as amended.
Contact. For questions on these Terms, please contact WCN at [email protected].
PRIVACY NOTICE
Updated: [1/16/24]
This Privacy Notice describes the information Washington Center for Nursing (“WCN”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, how we use and retain this information, with whom we share it, and the choices you have in connection with these activities. This Privacy Notice applies to the WCN Proviso Community, https://clinicalplacement.wcnursing.org, controlled by WCN, and hosted by Hivebrite.
1. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT, HOW WE USE IT, AND HOW WE SHARE IT
When you interact with the WCN Proviso Community, we collect your personal information. Personal information is information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual. This information will be collected and hosted by Hivebrite on behalf of WCN. Hivebrite has signed an agreement with WCN that requires Hivebrite to only process your personal information in accordance with WCN’s written instructions or as otherwise allowed by the agreement.
We will collect your personal information when you:
Subscribe on the Platform. When you subscribe to the Proviso Community, we will collect your identifiers (first and last name, telephone number, address, and email address) professional and employment information (affiliated organization or institution, role or position within the organization, professional licenses and associations, relevant experience in clinical placements or healthcare education), demographic information, geographic information, and details of the project and project location. We use this information to create your profile and set up your account, associate your account with regionalized groups, as well as send you notifications, invitations to events, and email marketing communications related to the Proviso Community that may be of interest to you. We retain this information for 3 years.
Post to the Proviso Community. When you share content such as creating a comment, sending a private message, sharing your status, photos, or videos, your content will be shared in accordance with your post’s settings (including, as applicable, publicly with the entire Proviso Community, on the Community live feed, and on the relevant page on which you created the post) and will therefore be visible by other members of the community. You may remove your post by flagging the post and the administrator will be notified for review and removal or contacting WCN Directly. We will use this information to facilitate the collaboration, networking, and community building efforts within the Community, as well as compile suggestions and feedback to improve clinical placements and the Community platform.
Subscribe to our Email List. When you subscribe to our email list or are added to our list after contacting us with an inquiry, you opt in to the list , if we have not collected it already, we collect your personal identifiers (name, email address, contact type) and your notification preferences. We use this personal information to fulfill your request to receive email alerts and marketing communications. We will share your identifiers (name and email address) with our email marketing provider to send you the marketing emails. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in each email. Please note that we will continue to send you notifications necessary to the Website, or your request services or inquiries. Our communications contain tracking technologies, to analyze whether a predefined action took place by a recipient, such as opening our communications, in order to better adapt and distribute our communications. You can disable tracking by disabling the display of images by default in your email program.
Automatic Data Collection via the Website. In addition to the personal information you provide directly to us, we also collect information automatically as you use our Website. We use essential, functional, analytics, and advertising cookies to collect your internet or other electronic network activity information (device, usage, location information (determined through your IP address), such as your browsing history, configuration, unique online identifiers, and interactions with our ads on third-party websites), when you interact with the Website. We use this information to: (i) track you within the Website; (ii) enhance user experience; (iii) conduct analytics to improve the Website; (iv) prevent fraudulent use of the Website; (v) diagnose and repair Website errors, and, in cases of abuse, track and mitigate the abuse; and (vi) market to you more effectively across different web pages and social media platforms. In general, to disable cookies and limit the collection and use of information through them, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. When you opt-out, an opt-out cookie will be placed on your device. The opt-out cookie is browser and device specific and will only last until cookies are cleared from your browser or device. Particular third-party cookies to note on our Website include:
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to collect information on your use of our Website to improve our Website. In order to collect this information, Google Analytics may set cookies on your browser, or read cookies that are already there. Google Analytics may also receive information about you from applications you have downloaded that partner with Google. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our Website is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Generally, to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, you can download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
YouTube. We use YouTube (owned by Google) as our video platform to embed content from YouTube on our Website. YouTube places its own cookies on your device when you visit part of our Website where a YouTube video is embedded. YouTube uses these cookies to track viewing statistics and assign a unique identifier to the device on which the video is viewed, enabling YouTube to recognize the device. This data is collected by Google. Google can use this data to show relevant advertising and for its own promotional purposes in accordance with Google’s [https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US]. The Google cookies also allow YouTube and its partners to show you advertisements on and outside of YouTube. To opt-out of this sharing and displaying of YouTube ads, visit Your data in YouTube, where you can clear and control the information YouTube collects on you. If you do not have a Google account, you can opt-out of YouTube ads through the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) and its AdChoices program.
2. HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
General Sharing
WCN shares personal information in the following instances:
Within the WCN. We share your personal information within WCN to efficiently and effectively provide the Website and our services, such as and user or client support. Access to your personal information is limited to those on a need-to-know basis.
With service providers. We share personal information with service providers that assist us in providing the Website or our services. These service providers are described more specifically in the PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT, HOW WE USE IT, AND HOW WE SHARE IT section of this Privacy Notice. Generally, the service providers include the website platform provider, data storage provider, and email marketing provider.
In the event of a corporate reorganization. In the event that we enter into, or intend to enter into, a transaction that alters the structure of our business, such as a reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, joint venture, assignment, consolidation, transfer, change of control, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock, we would share personal information with third parties, including the buyer or target (and their agents and advisors) for the purpose of facilitating and completing the transaction. We would also share personal information with third parties if we undergo bankruptcy or liquidation, in the course of such proceedings.
For legal purposes. We will share your personal information where we are legally required to do so, such as in response to court orders, law enforcement or legal process, including for national security purposes; to establish, protect, or exercise our legal rights, as required to enforce our terms of service or other contracts; to defend against legal claims or demands; to detect, investigate, prevent, or take action against illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the rights, property, or personal safety of any person; or to comply with the requirements of any applicable law.
With your consent. Apart from the reasons identified above, we may request your permission to share your personal information for a specific purpose. We will notify you and request consent before you provide the personal information or before the personal information you have already provided is shared for such purpose. You may revoke your consent at any time.
WCN may also share anonymized and aggregated data (“De-Identified Information”) in marketing materials. WCN may also use De-Identified Information for commercial collaborations with private companies.
3. GENERAL INFORMATION CHOICES
You have the following choices with respect to your personal information:
Opt-out of marketing email trackers. You can disable tracking by disabling the display of images by default in your email program.
Opt-out of marketing communications. You may opt-out of receiving marketing emails from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link provided with each email. Please note that we will continue to send you emails necessary to the Website or any assistance or services you request.
Opt Out of Other Cookies. All session cookies are temporary and expire after you close your web browser. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser’s directions. To find out how to see what cookies have been set on your computer or device, and how to reject and delete the cookies, please visit: https://www.aboutcookies.org/. Please note that each web browser is different. To find information relating to your browser, visit the browser developer’s Website and mobile application. If you reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent, some features of our website may not function properly. If you choose to opt out, we will place an "opt-out cookie" on your device. The "opt-out cookie" is browser specific and device specific and only lasts until cookies are cleared from your browser or device. The opt-out cookie will not work for essential cookies. If the cookie is removed or deleted, if you upgrade your browser or if you visit us from a different computer, you will need to return and update your preferences. By clicking on the “Opt-Out” links below, you will be directed to the respective third-party website where your computer will be scanned to determine who maintains cookies on you. At that time, you can either choose to opt out of all targeted advertising or you can choose to opt out of targeted advertising by selecting individual companies who maintain a cookie on your machine.
Association of National Advertisers opt-out registration: https://dmachoice.thedma.org/
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Opt-Out: https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Opt-Out: https://optout.aboutads.info
4. DO NOT TRACK
We do not recognize “Do Not Track” requests for internet browsers. Do Not Track is a preference you can set to inform websites and applications that you do not want to be tracked.
5. SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We implement and maintain reasonable security measures to protect the personal information we collect and maintain from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. These security measures include encryption and access controls. However, no security measure or modality of data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure and we are unable to guarantee the absolute security of the personal information we have collected from you.
6. AGE RESTRICTION
The Website is not intended for individuals under the age of eighteen (18). If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from a child under the age of eighteen (18), we will delete that information. If you believe we might have information from or about a child under the age of eighteen (18), please contact us at [email protected].
7. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
We may amend this Privacy Notice in our sole discretion at any time. If we do, we will post the changes to this page, and will indicate the date the changes go into effect. We encourage you to review our Privacy Notice to stay informed. If we make changes that materially affect your privacy rights, we will notify you by prominent posting on the Website, and/or via email, and request your consent, if required.
8. CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Notice, please contact us at [email protected].
Last modified on 1/16/24
