New York State Bar Association Web
Site Privacy Policy
The New York
State Bar Association has created this statement to demonstrate our firm
commitment to the privacy of our users. It discloses information
gathering and dissemination practices for www.nysba.org, the New York
State Bar Association's official Internet site.
Use of IP Addresses
We use your IP address (i.e.,
execpc.com, aol.com or yourfirnname.com) to help diagnose problems with
our server, and to administer various features of our site. Your IP
address is also used to gather broad demographic information such as the
name of your Internet service provider and its geographic
location.
Use of "Cookies"
The NYSBA uses "cookies" to
help our ad management software display random advertisements throughout
the site. A "cookie" is a small text file that reports user and page
activity (i.e., what banner ad appeared and whether or not you clicked
on it.)
"Cookies" do
not pose a threat to your computer, your web browser or software
installed on your system. They do not contain viruses, and the
information provided is not used beyond the general administration our
ad management software.
Information
gathered through the use of "cookies" is not sold or provided to
vendors, direct mail concerns, email list services, etc.
The NYSBA
cannot control the use of "cookies" by sites linked to our site or to
vendor(s) sites that have purchased banner advertisements. The NYSBA is
not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such
sites.
Registration Forms and Online
Surveys
Online Order and
Registration Forms
Registration
and order forms on www.nysba.org operate in a secure environment using
PGP ("Pretty Good Privacy") encryption technology. This software
scrambles email transmissions from users to our customer service
representatives. We ask users to provide contact information (i.e.,
email address, phone number, contact person), unique identifiers (i.e.,
NYSBA number), and/or financial information (i.e., NYSBA number, credit
card number). Customer information is used to: process and send
order(s); bill credit cards and/or NYSBA invoices and to contact the
customer when necessary. Unique identifiers ( i.e., NYSBA number) are
collected for use as account numbers in our record system.
Information
supplied via online order forms and registration forms is used only by
the NYSBA. It is not sold or provided to vendors, direct mail concerns,
email list services, etc.
Online
Surveys
From time to
time, we conduct online surveys, which ask visitors for voluntary
information on various topics of interest to the NYSBA.
Information
supplied for online surveys is used only by the NYSBA. It is not sold or
provided to vendors, direct mail concerns, email list services,
etc.
Email Lists
Throughout our site, users are
given the opportunity to freely subscribe to electronic mailing lists,
which are subscription-based groups that send email on certain
content/topics to your email account. The identity of subscribers and
their corresponding email addresses are not sold or provided to outside
vendors, advertisers, direct mail concerns other email list services,
etc.
To
unsubscribe to any email list send an email to webmaster@nysba.org
asking to unsubscribe. Be sure to mention the name of the
list.
Opt-Out
In the event that customer
information is used to direct NYSBA advertisements and announcements to
customers, registrants and online survey participants, NYSBA will always
provide our users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving
communications from us at the point where we request information about
the visitor.
Delete/Deactivate
This site gives users the
following options for removing their information from our database to
not receive future communications or to no longer receive our
service.
Change/Modify
This site gives users the
following options for changing and modifying information previously
provided.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have
any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site,
or your dealings with this Web site, please contact the
webmaster.
Disclaimer of
Liability
The New York State
Bar Association presents the information on this web site as a service
to our members and other Internet users. While the information on this
site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice. Moreover, due to the
rapidly changing nature of the law and our reliance on information
provided by outside sources, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning
the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or at other
sites to which we link.
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