Privacy Policy and Other Legal Stuff
About IBEW Local 1200
By accessing or using the IBEW Local 1200 Web site, you agree to the terms of the IBEW Local 1200 Online Privacy Policy, as outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this site. IBEW Local 1200 reserves the right to change the Online Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion. Your use of this site will be subject to the most current version of the Online Privacy Policy at the time of such use.
Collection of personal information
When you engage in certain activities on this site, such as viewing articles, sending requests for information, and downloading documents, IBEW Local 1200 may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, IBEW Local 1200 may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including zip code), e-mail address, employer, job title and department, telephone and facsimile numbers, and other personal identifying information. Depending upon the activity, some of the information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.
When you submit personal information to IBEW Local 1200 on this site, you understand and agree that this information may be transferred across national boundaries and may be stored and processed in any of the countries in which IBEW Local 1200 and its affiliates maintain offices, including without limitation, the United States.
How your personal information is used
IBEW Local 1200 collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you enter a contest, information is collected to qualify the entry and contact you regarding the contest or prize awards. The information that you provide is also used as part of our effort to keep you informed about the services of IBEW Local 1200 and selected third parties.
Your choices with respect to personal information
IBEW Local 1200 recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of information collected on this site. If you do not want the information you provide to IBEW Local 1200 to be used to inform you of other services and special offers available from IBEW Local 1200, and you indicate this preference when you provide your personal information to IBEW Local 1200, IBEW Local 1200 will honor your preference. In addition, IBEW Local 1200 may selectively provide certain information to other companies or organizations that have products or services we think may interest you. If you do not want to receive promotional materials regarding third party products or services, and you indicate this preference when you provide your personal information to IBEW Local 1200, IBEW Local 1200 will honor your preference by not providing your information to such third parties. IBEW Local 1200 reserves the right to provide aggregate data to third parties for statistical analysis. Such data will not be linked to any particular individuals.
Protection of your personal information
The personal information that you provide in connection with registering yourself as an IBEW Local 1200 user is classified as Registration Information. Registration Information is protected in several ways. Access by you to your Registration Information is available through a password and unique ID selected by you. This password is encrypted. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. In addition, your Registration Information resides on a secure server that only selected IBEW Local 1200 personnel and contractors have access to via password. IBEW Local 1200 encrypts your personal information and thereby prevents unauthorized parties from viewing such information when it is transmitted toIBEW Local 1200.
Personal information that you provide that is not Registration Information also resides on a secure server and is only accessible via password. Since this information is not accessible from outside IBEW Local 1200, you will not be asked to select a password in order to view or modify such information.
Use of cookies
When you visit IBEW Local 1200, you can surf the site anonymously and access important information without revealing your identity. In order to improve our site, we may use "cookies" to track your visit. A cookie is small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card, recording your passwords and preferences. It cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. (For some Web pages that require an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept cookies will probably not be able to access those pages.)
While IBEW Local 1200 uses cookies to track your visit to ibew45.org, and our Web servers automatically log the IP/Internet address of your computer, this information does not identify you personally and you remain anonymous unless you have otherwise provided IBEW Local 1200 with personal information.
Updating your personal information
You have the right to access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences at any time. With respect to Registration Information, this may be accomplished by contacting IBEW Local 1200 via telephone or e-mail, and you can view and make changes to your personal information. You may also access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences by writing or calling IBEW Local 1200 at:
IBEW Local 1200
9600 Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
USA
Telephone Number (800) 457-4773
Please include your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact us. Although no specific form is required to notify IBEW Local 1200 of changes to your address or privacy preferences, you may download a Change of Address form.
Personal information submitted through this site that is not Registration Information is not accessible online. To access and/or correct such information, you may write IBEW Local 1200 at:
IBEW Local 1200
9600 Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
USA
Telephone Number (800) 457-4773
In your correspondence, please indicate with as much detail as possible the location on this site where you provided your personal information.
Privacy related complaints
If you believe that IBEW Local 1200 has not complied with this Online Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information, you may write the IBEW Local 1200 at the address indicated above.
In your letter, please describe in as much detail as possible the ways in which you believe that the IBEW Local 1200 Online Privacy Policy has not been complied with. We will investigate your complaint promptly.
Please note that if you provide IBEW Local 1200 with inconsistent privacy preferences (for example, by indicating on one occasion that third parties may contact you with marketing offers and indicating on another occasion that they may not), IBEW Local 1200 cannot guarantee that your most recent privacy preference will be honored.
Also, please note that IBEW Local 1200 is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-IBEW Local 1200 Web sites to which our web site or any other IBEW Web site may link.
Copyright ©2007 IBEW Local 1200. All rights reserved.
COPYRIGHT
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
IBEW Local 1200 ("IBEW") makes available for your use on this Web site (the "Site") information, documents, software and products (collectively, the "Materials") and various services operated by IBEW (collectively, the "Services"), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this document (the "Terms of Use"). By accessing or using this Site, which includes your access to or use of any of the Services, you agree to the Terms of Use. IBEW reserves the right to change the Terms of Use from time to time at its sole discretion. Your use of the Site will be subject to the most current version of the Terms of Use posted on the Site at the time of such use. In addition, when using particular Services or Materials on this Site, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such Services or Materials that may contain terms and conditions in addition to those in the Terms of Use. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms of Use. If you breach any of the Terms of Use, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any Materials downloaded or printed from the Site.
COPYRIGHT; LIMITED LICENSE
The Materials and Services on this Site are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws and any unauthorized use of the Materials or Services at this Site may violate such laws. Except as expressly provided herein, IBEW and its suppliers do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information with respect to the Materials and Services.
Except as specifically permitted herein, no portion of the information or documents on this Site may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of IBEW.
Use of Software. Any software and accompanying documentation that are made available to download from this Site are the copyrighted work of IBEW and/or its suppliers. Use of the software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement that accompanies or is included with such software. You will not be able to download or install any software that is accompanied by or includes an end user license agreement unless you agree to the terms of such end user license agreement. If you do not agree to such terms, you will not be able to use the software. You may not decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the software available on the Site.
Use of Site Information. Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on this Site, you may view, download and print the documents and information available on this Site subject to the following conditions:
1. The documents and information may be used solely for personal, informational, internal, non-commercial purposes.
2. The documents and information may not be modified or altered in any way.
3. The documents and information on the Site may not be distributed.
4. You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in the documents and information.
5. IBEW reserves the right to revoke the authorization to view, download and print the documents and information available on this Site at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon written notice from IBEW.
6. The rights granted to you constitute a license and not a transfer of title.
The rights specified above to view, download and print the documents and information available on this Site are not applicable to the design or layout of this Site. Elements of this Site are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part.
USE AND PROTECTION OF ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PASSWORD
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality any account number and/or password, if applicable. You are responsible for all uses of your account, whether or not actually or expressly authorized by you.
WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND ADOBE, ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ADOBE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR MATERIALS WILL BE EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE OBTAINED FROM THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY MAY LAST, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO NINETY (90) DAYS.
THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. IBEW MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND IBEW MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES.
IBEW ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, SOFTWARE, MATERIALS AND/OR SERVICES WHICH ARE REFERENCED BY OR LINKED TO THIS SITE. REFERENCES TO OTHER CORPORATIONS, THEIR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
IN NO EVENT SHALL IBEW OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADOBE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEB SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE. SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING OR OTHER ACQUISITION OF ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM IBEW OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE.
This Site contains links to third-party Web sites that are not under the control of IBEW. IBEW makes no representations whatsoever about any other Web site to which you may have access through this Site. When you access a non-IBEW Web site, you do so at your own risk and IBEW is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice, or statements made on these sites or for the quality of any products or services available on such sites. IBEW provides these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply that IBEW endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or uses of such Web sites.
This Site can be accessed from other countries around the world and may contain references to IBEW products, services, and programs that have not been announced in your country. These references do not imply that IBEW intends to announce such products, services or programs in your country.
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND PRIVACY
To learn about how IBEW protects your personal information, such as your name and address, refer to the IBEW Online Privacy Policy. Please note that any non-personal information or material sent to IBEW will be generally be deemed to NOT be confidential.
LICENSE FOR USER CONTENT
Certain Services offered on this Site accommodate or require user-supplied information, materials or communications (collectively, 'User Content'). Depending upon the nature of the Service, by submitting User Content to this Site you grant IBEW one of the following two types of licenses:
1. For User Content that is the result of your creative efforts, such as examples of work you have done using IBEW products, you hereby grant IBEW a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to reproduce and modify (for purposes of formatting, maintenance or Site administration only) such User Content. You also grant IBEW the right to distribute and publicly display and perform such User Content for the purpose for which such User Content was submitted to the Service. This license will be in effect until such User Content is removed from the Site.
2. For User Content such as comments to the IBEW, bug reports, or suggestions, you grant IBEW an unrestricted, worldwide, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute such User Content, and you also agree that IBEW is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose. However, we will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted such User Content to us unless: (a) you grant us permission to do so; (b) we first notify you that the User Content you submit to a particular part of the Site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (c) we are required to do so by law.
PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS
You may only submit to the Site, User Content that is (a) owned by you, (b) submitted with the express permission of the owner, or (c) in the public domain. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other materials that would violate any law or the rights of others, including without limitation, laws against copyright infringement. Violation of these restrictions may result in limitations on access by you to this Site.
MANAGING USER CONTENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
IBEW reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delete or remove your User Content from the Site and to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or part of this Site, at any time for any reason without prior notice or liability.
IBEW may establish general practices and limits on the use of any Service, including, but not limited to, limits on retention time, file size, and storage space for User Content. IBEW shall have no liability or responsibility for the deletion or failure to store any information or materials in connection with any Service.
IBEW may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review (i) any areas on the Site where users transmit or post User Content, including but not limited to areas where Services are available, or chat rooms, bulletin boards or other user forums, and (ii) the substance of any User Content.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, IBEW will have no liability related to User Content arising under the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. IBEW also disclaims all liability with respect to the misuse, loss, modification, or unavailability of any User Content.
NOTIFICATION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
IBEW will, in appropriate circumstances, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and such infringement is occurring on this Site or on sites linked to from this Site, please provide IBEW's Copyright Agent a Notice containing the following elements:
1. a physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is alleged to have been infringed;
2. a description of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been infringed and identification of what material in such work(s) is claimed to be infringing and which you request to be removed or access to which is to be disabled;
3. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the IBEW site;
4. information sufficient to permit IBEW to contact you, such as your physical address, telephone number, and email address;
5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material identified in your Notice in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6. a statement by you that the information in your Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
IBEW's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:
IBEW Local 1200
9600 Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
USA
Telephone Number (800) 457-4773
THE COPYRIGHT AGENT SHOULD ONLY BE CONTACTED IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR WORK HAS BEEN USED OR COPIED IN A WAY THAT CONSTITUTES COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND SUCH INFRINGEMENT IS OCCURRING ON THIS SITE OR ON SITES LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE. ALL OTHER INQUIRIES DIRECTED TO THE COPYRIGHT AGENT WILL NOT BE RESPONDED TO. SUCH INQUIRIES SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH THE FEEDBACK PROCEDURE INDICATED ABOVE.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold IBEW, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post to or transmit through the Site (including, without limitation, any User Content), your use of the Site, your connection to the Site, your violation of the Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another person or entity.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by IBEW from its offices within the state of Maryland, United States of America. By accessing this Site, you and IBEW agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this Site shall be governed by the statutes and laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. You and Adobe also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Superior Court and the United States District Court with respect to such matters. IBEW makes no representation that Materials or Services available on this Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
TRADEMARK INFORMATION
The trademarks, logos and service marks ("Marks") displayed on this Site are the property of IBEW or other third parties. You are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written consent of IBEW or such third party which may own the Marks. IBEW and the IBEW logo are trademarks of IBEW Local 1200.
Copyright ©2007 IBEW Local 1200. All rights reserved.