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WEB SITE POLICIES |
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Welcome to the JATClocal 19.org web site provided by Joint
Apprentice and Training Committe of Sheet Metal Workers’, Local 19 (“JATC”).
This Agreement contains the terms, covenants, conditions, and provisions upon
which you may access and use this Site and the information and materials found
on this Site. This Agreement also contains the privacy policy applicable to
your use of this Site. This Agreement is effective as of March 1, 2003. |
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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 JATC 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
purpose. |
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1. 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.
As a further condition of use of this Site, all Users warrant to JATC that they
will not use this Site for any purpose that is unlawful or otherwise prohibited
by these Terms and Conditions. To seek permission to use materials and
information (including screen shots of this Site) beyond the scope of the
foregoing license, please contact Charles McClure. Any rights not expressly
granted herein are reserved. |
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2. Intellectual Property Rights. All material contained on this
Site, unless otherwise indicated, is protected by law, including, but not
limited to, United States copyright, trade secret (for password protected
areas), and trademark law, as well as other state, national, and international
laws and regulations. Except as expressly provided herein, JATC does not grant
any express or implied right(s) to Users of this Site. Please be aware that
JATC actively and aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights to the
fullest extent of the law. The contents of this Site are © 2003 Joint
Apprentice and Training Committe of Sheet Metal Workers’, Local 19. All Rights
Reserved. Removing or altering the copyright notice on any material on this
Site is prohibited. JATC also owns a copyright in the Site as a collective work
and/or compilation, and in the selection, coordination and arrangement of the
Site's content. |
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3. Copyright and Intellectual Property Agent for Notice. The Site
may contain materials posted by third parties. If you believe that any
materials on this Site infringe any copyright or other intellectual property
interest, please provide JATC Copyright and Intellectual Property Agent with
the following information:
(a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
(b) a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property
interest that you claim has been infringed;
(c) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located
on the Site;
(d) Your address, telephone number, and e mail address;
(e) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use
is not authorized by the copyright or other intellectual property owner, its
agent, or the law;
(f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or other
intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or other
intellectual property owner’s behalf. |
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JATC Copyright and Intellectual Property Agent for Notice of claims
of copyright or other intellectual property infringement on the Site is Charles
McClure, who can be reached as follows:
Phone: 215 952-1950
Facsimile:
E mail:
Mailing Address:
1301 South Columbus Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19147 |
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4. Privacy Policy. JATC 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 JATC in connection with the Site. Use of this Site constitutes consent to
JATC collection and use of personal data as outlined therein.
(a) Collection of Personal Information from Site Users: Applicants. JATC may
collect personal information about the Site User for the purpose of permitting
the Site User to apply to the JATC for entrance or consideration for entrance
into apprenticeship programs offered by the JATC. Such information includes the
Site User’s name, address, telephone number, birth date, other identifying
information, and prior work and educational history.
(b) Collection of Personal Information from Site Users; Cookies. JATC 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 JATC or the Site via e mail, (3)
information knowingly provided by 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. |
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JATC 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,
JATC 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.
When a user performs a search within the Site, JATC may record information
identifying the user or linking the user to the search performed. JATC may also
record limited information associated with every search request made by the
user and use that information to, among other things, solve technical problems
with the service and to calculate overall usage statistics.
(c) Use of Personal Data Collected. JATC may use the personal data it collects
for internal purposes, namely, for processing applications, for solving
technical problems, calculating overall usage statistics, for internal
marketing and promotional purposes, product development, and content
improvement. JATC 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
JATC, except to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws or legal
processes (e.g., subpoenas), or to protect the rights or property of JATC. JATC
will cooperate with law enforcement authorities.
(d) Security Measures. JATC may implement security features to prevent the
unauthorized release of or access to personal information. Please note,
however, that JATC cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any communication or
material transmitted to/from JATC via the Site or e mail. Accordingly, JATC is
not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet.
For more private communication, users can contact JATC by telephone at the main
office and direct line telephone numbers provided on the Site.
(e) Opt Out Right. Users may at any time opt out of having their personal
information used by JATC to send promotional correspondence to the user, by
contacting JATC via e mail, telephone, or postal mail at the address(es) below:
E mail:
Phone:
Mailing address:
1301 South Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(f) Access to and Ability to Correct Personal Data. Upon request via postal
mail, e mail, or telephone, JATC will provide to users a summary of any
personally identifiable information retained by JATC regarding the user. Users
may modify, correct, change or update personally identifiable information that
JATC has collected by the Site or may cause their personal record to be removed
from JATC database by contacting JATC via postal mail, e mail, or the telephone
number indicated in sub paragraph (e) above.
(g) Collection of Personal Data from Children. JATC does not knowingly solicit
information from children and we do not knowingly market the Site or its
services to children. No one under the age of 13 should submit any personal
information to JATC and/or the Site.
(h) JATC Right to Contact Visitor/Subscriber. JATC reserves the right to
contact users of the Site regarding changes to the Terms and Conditions
generally, this Privacy Policy specifically, or any other policies or
agreements relevant to web site users. |
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5. Links to Other Sites. JATC 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 JATC and are maintained by third parties over which JATC
exercises no control. Accordingly, JATC 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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6. DISCLAIMERS. WHILE JATC 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, JATC 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. |
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YOU, THE USER, ASSUME THE SOLE RISK OF MAKING USE OF, AND/OR
RELYING ON, THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE. JATC MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY,
LEGALITY IN YOUR JURISDICTION, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS
AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ARE
PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND
NONINFRINGEMENT. |
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IN NO EVENT SHALL JATC 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 JATC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES,
THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. |
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7. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of
the State of Pennsylvania without giving effect to the choice of law provisions
thereof and all parties to this Agreement expressly agree to be subject to the
jurisdiction of courts in the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania. |
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