Terms Of Use

TERMS OF USE:

These Terms of Use apply to you when you visit the website located at www.lssny.org (the “Site”). The Lutheran Social Services of New York family of organizations (“LSSNY”) include Lutheran Social Services of New York, Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York, The New LIFE School, Lutheran Family & Community Services, Muhlenberg Residence, Bergen Street, and HDFC. LSSNY owns this website. LSSNY grants you a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited right to access, use and display the Site and the materials provided hereon, provided that you comply fully with these Terms of Use.

Modification of Terms of Use: We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these terms at any time without notice. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

Restrictions on Use of Materials: Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including marks, logos, text, pictures, video, audio, and other materials, and their selection, arrangement, and compilation (collectively, the “Content”) are protected by copyright and/or trademark and owned, controlled or licensed by LSSNY.

No Content from the Site may be downloaded, modified, copied, distributed, displayed, or transmitted other than for your personal non-commercial use without the express, written consent of LSSNY. You are granted a limited license to download or print a portion of the Content for your own personal, non-commercial use only, provided that (a) you include without modification all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the content, (b) you do not modify the content, (c) you do not use the content in a manner that suggests LSSNY promotes or endorses your, or any third party’s, causes, ideas, websites, products or services, and (d) you do not use the content in any way that is unlawful or harmful to any other person or entity. This license is revocable at any time without notice or cause.

Any other use of Content requires express prior written permission from LSSNY or the entity that is the owner of the material.

Privacy Policy: Your use of the site constitutes your consent to the LSSNY Privacy Policy. Click here to review that policy.

Links to Other websites: This Site provides links or references to other non-LSSNY websites. LSSNY has no control over the linked websites. LSSNY is not responsible, and makes no representations, warranties, or commitments, nor does LSSNY accept any liability whatsoever, for the policies, practices, or content of these websites. A link to a non-LSSNY website does not mean that LSSNY endorses the content or use of such website or owner. In addition, LSSNY is not a party to, nor responsible for, any transactions you may enter into with third parties, even if you learn of such parties (or use a link to such parties) from the LSSNY Website. If you decide to access any of these linked websites, you do so entirely at your own risk. LSSNY reserves the right to terminate any link at any time.

Disclaimer: This Site contains general information about LSSNY. LSSNY expressly disclaims all liability based on any information contained in this Site.

Transmission and receipt of the information in this site is not intended to solicit or create, and does not create, any attorney-client relationship between any attorney working at LSSNY and any person or entity. You should not send us any e-mails or information that contain privileged or confidential information through this Site; any such submissions will not be deemed to create any attorney-client relationship or obligation upon LSSNY or any attorney working at LSSNY.

Electronic mail or other communications through this site to LSSNY (or any LSSNY employee) are not secure. Accordingly, LSSNY does not guarantee the confidentiality of such communications.

Limitation of Damages. LSSNY expressly disclaims all liability for any viruses or other contamination of your computer system or other device used to access this Site as a result of your use of this Site, and expressly disclaims all liability for actions taken or not taken based on any or all of the contents of this Site. THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, SECURITY, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, LSSNY MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT ACCESS TO OR OPERATION OF THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL LSSNY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY YOU, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION, PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA) THAT RESULT FROM ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR DUE TO ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET, EVEN IF LSSNY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Jurisdiction: The Content on this site is presented solely for the purpose of promoting services and soliciting funds in the State of New York.

LSSNY operates the Site from its offices in New York. The display of the Site alone does not subject LSSNY to any specific jurisdiction. Access to the Site from any territory where the content is illegal is prohibited. If you choose to access the Site from other locations, you do so at your own risk and are you may not use or export any of the Site materials in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations.

Any claim related to the use of the Site or to the Site materials shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York as applied to agreements made and to be performed entirely therein. Any action arising out of or related to the access, use, content, or existence of this Site shall be filed only in the appropriate state or federal court located within the State of New York. The access, viewing or use of this Site constitutes the user’s express permission and consent to the jurisdiction of the state and/or federal courts of the State of New York for purposes of such actions.