PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

The PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter (“Chapter”) maintains the prsamidcolumbia.org website to provide information about the Chapter and its events/programs and Chapter and national organization membership. Use of the PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter website constitutes agreement to all such terms, conditions, policies, conditions and notices contained in this Privacy Policy & Terms of Use. We encourage you to review the following information carefully.

This information is intended to be used for general information purposes only and, unless otherwise specifically stated, the website’s content should not be relied upon without independent verification.

This website is continually under development and expansion, and it may be changed without notice. While efforts are made to keep information and notices that appear here timely and accurate, no representations are made that such information or notices are without errors or omissions which may be considered material. This website does not purport to be comprehensive nor definitive.

Neither PRSA National, PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter, nor its board members, members or others affiliated with the Chapter shall be liable for damages of any kind arising out of access or inability to access this website or the use of or reliance upon this website or its content, or any links or pointers to information created or maintained by others (access to which should not be considered endorsement of the contents thereof).

Communications with the Chapter through this website shall not be considered to constitute legal notice when such notice is required by law, rule or regulation, nor shall such communication be considered to be confidential for any purpose.

Information Collection, Use and Sharing

The PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter is the sole owner of the information collected on this website. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via webforms, email or other direct contact. We will not share your information with any third party outside our organization without your permission, except as required by law, other than as necessary to fulfill your request (such as provide information or materials), and it is never sold or rented.

It is possible that the Chapter may also use personal information to inform you of other products, programs/events or services available from us and our affiliates. We may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current events/programs, services or membership or of potential new offerings.

We may occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings and processing transactions, etc. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

IP Address & Cookies
The IP address of your computer is recorded every time you log on to our website. This information does not identify you personally. In the event that information is used fraudulently, we reserve the right to share the IP address, name and address with appropriate law enforcement authorities.

A “cookie” is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a website to allow the site to monitor your use. We use cookies to collect anonymous website traffic data.

Other Sites
Links to other websites may appear on some of our pages. The PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from the Chapter website so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. We are not responsible for the content or activities of sites not under our control. If you visit these sites, be sure to review their policies before providing information to them.

Trademarks

The PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter and other marks indicated on our site are trademarks owned exclusively by us. The use of these trademarks and trade dress is prohibited if used in connection with the sale of any product or promotion of any program/event that is not the Chapters, in any manner that seeks to disparages or discredit the Chapter or in any manner that may cause confusion among our members, the public or others affiliated with our Chapter.

Copyright

All content on this website is the exclusive property of the Chapter. Said content includes text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, digital downloads and software. Our content is protected by United States and international copyright laws and we reserve all rights contained therein. In case of dispute or infringement, we will rigorously defend our rights to this material.

You may not modify any information or materials for personal or commercial use without express written permission of the Chapter. No portion of the website may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, visited or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written permission of the Chapter. You are prohibited from using meta tags or any other hidden text utilizing the PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter’s name or trademarks without our express written consent.

Content Submitted by Site Users

If you do post content to this site or otherwise submit material (including, but not limited to, photographs, bios, flyers, testimonials and job listings), you grant the PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. By your submission you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post or submit; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify the PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter, board of directors, members or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. The PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter reserves the right to remove any content at our sole discretion.

Limitation of Liability

This site is provided by the PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter on an “as is” and “as available” basis. The Chapter makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the operation of the site or the content contained therein. You expressly agree that your use of prsamidcolumbia.org is at your own risk.

The PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter cannot warrant that this site, our servers, or email communications affiliated with the use of this website, are free from viruses. The Chapter will not be responsible for any damages of any kind resulting from use of this website, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive and consequential damages.

Applicable Law

By visiting prsamidcolumbia.org, you agree that the laws of the state of Washington, without

regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern the Privacy Policy & Terms of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and the PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter.

Changes in Policy

PRSA Mid-Columbia Chapter reserves the right to modify, alter, delete and update these policies at any time we see fit. Such alterations do not nullify our rights if infringements or breaches occurred under a previous version of these conditions.

Antitrust Statement

PRSA’s policy is to comply with federal and state antitrust laws. Participants in PRSA meetings and programs are not to discuss industry‐wide or individual company prices (current or projected) or matters relating to pricing such as costs, profits, wages, market allocation, or other competitively sensitive information. Compliance with the antitrust laws is a requirement for PRSA membership and responsibility for compliance rests with each member. Participants have an obligation to terminate any discussion, seek legal counsel’s advice, or, if necessary, terminate any meeting if the discussion might be construed to raise antitrust risks.