Legal Disclaimer, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

Linked sites

At certain places on the CSRA website, links to other websites can be accessed (the “external site” or “external sites}). The external sites contain information created, published, and maintained by organizations independent of the CSRA. Unless the CSRA expressly states otherwise, the CSRA does not endorse, approve, certify or control the external sites, nor any commercial product or service referenced on the external sites, and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of information contained thereon.

The CSRA does not insure the privacy of the CSRA website users who access any of the external sites. Access by a user of the CSRA website to any external site is done at the exclusive risk of the user.

 

Disclaimer of warranties and liability

THE CSRA DISCLAIMS WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCESS OR SERVICE PURCHASED, OBTAINED OR PROCURED FROM THE CSRA WEBSITE AND/OR ANY EXTERNAL SITE.

THE CSRA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE CSRA WEBSITE OR OBTAINED ON THE EXTERNAL SITES. THE CSRA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH 1) ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR RELIANCE UPON THE CSRA WEBSITE OR THE EXTERNAL SITES; OR 2) ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS, OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN OR PROVIDED THEREON.

 

Intellectual Property

Use of the contents of this website other than for personal use, any copying of this website's content, and any linking to this website are strictly prohibited without the prior written approval of the CSRA. All materials posted on this website are subject to copyrights owned by the CSRA and/or other individuals or entities. Nothing on this website, including but not limited to the names, trademarks, service marks and logos of the CSRA or any other entity may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, modified, made available on a network, used to create derivative works, or transmitted in any form or by any means including digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise except (1) as permitted under federal copyright laws, (2) as expressly authorized on this website, or (3) with the prior written consent of the CSRA.

Requests for permission to reproduce material from this website or from any of the CSRA's materials should be directed to:

COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS

Council of State Restaurant Associations

2055 L Street, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC  20036

The use of the CSRA website constitutes the user's knowing and voluntary agreement to the provisions of this disclaimer. The CSRA reserves the right to change any or all of the provisions of this disclaimer, at any time, without prior notice.

 

PRIVACY POLICY

The Council of State Restaurant Associations (CSRA) makes read every effort to provide you with a safe and private environment. Because the CSRA respects your privacy and values your trust, it has created this Privacy Policy to make you aware of what information we collect and how it is used. This privacy policy applies to all of the Council of State Restaurant Associations sites.

 

Information collected by the CSRA

General Users

If you visit the CSRA's website to browse, read, or download information, the CSRA web server may recognize and log your IP Address but will not gather personally identifiable information about you (excluding information you may elect to send to the CSRA via e-mail). The server is also capable of gathering information about what pages in its website you have accessed and the length of time you have visited a certain page. In addition, it can sometimes be determined how you reached the CSRA website (such as by determining what search engine you used or whether an advertising banner ad or other link was involved.) This information is used by the CSRA internally and with its consultants in connection with the CSRA's marketing efforts.

 

Personally Provided Information

You are not required to provide the CSRA with personal information to visit its website. If you choose to provide the CSRA with personal information through an e-mail message, form, survey, etc., the CSRA will maintain such information only as long as is necessary to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of your communication.

 

If you register for or enroll in a program or service through the CSRA website, make purchases from its on-line offerings, respond to a request for information or make any other on-line request of the CSRA, you will be voluntarily providing personally identifiable information. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookie information and the page(s) you visited. We will not sell your personally identifiable information to anyone. If you do not agree with the CSRA's Privacy Policy, please do not provide the requested information. You may nevertheless continue to visit the CSRA website, subject, however, to the collection of the information discussed above.

 

Use of Personal Information

The CSRA does not sell, trade or rent the information it collects from visitors to its website. 

The CSRA reserves the right at all times to monitor, review and/or disclose any information necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request or to cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities in investigating a claim of illegal activity.

 

Underage Visitors

The CSRA does not direct the CSRA website to children under the age of thirteen (13); the site is directed to a general audience. Individuals under the age of eighteen (18) should consult with their parent or guardian regarding visiting the CSRA website.

 

Links to Third Party Sites

The CSRA site contains links to other sites, such as the CSRA’s partners’ websites. The CSRA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. The CSRA Privacy Policy relates solely to the CSRA website. If you visit other websites, you are encouraged to review those sites and parties’ privacy policies and terms of use.

 

Provisions to the Privacy Policy

The use of the CSRA website constitutes your knowing and voluntary agreement to the provisions of this Privacy Policy. The CSRA reserves the right to modify its Privacy Policy at any time without notice. Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted on this page and you are encouraged to check for updates. Your continued use of this website following changes to this policy will be deemed conclusive acceptance of any such modification.

 

Questions or comments regarding the CSRA's Privacy Policy should be directed to:

PRIVACY POLICY

Council of State Restaurant Associations

2055 L Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC  20036

 

TERMS OF USE

Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions

This Terms of Use Agreement (this “Agreement”), states the terms and conditions under which you may use this website and our mobile app. Please read this Agreement carefully. This website contains various information relating to the Council of State Restaurant Associations (“CSRA”) in the form of text, graphics, news, reports, and other materials (tangible or intangible) ("Content"). By accessing, browsing and/or using this website and our mobile app you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be legally bound by this Agreement. If you do not accept this Agreement (and therefore do not agree to by bound by this Agreement), do not use this website or mobile app. We reserve the right to amend this Agreement at any time by posting the amended terms on our website.

 

Use of the site

The Council of State Restaurant Associations (CSRA) authorizes you to view and download the materials at this website for your use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials and on any copies of the materials. You may not modify the materials on this site in any way or reproduce, distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose. Any use of these materials on any other website, mobile app, or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. The materials at this site are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of any materials on this site may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.

 

Permission

All content and graphics are protected by U.S. copyright and international treaties and may not be copied without the express permission of the CSRA. In general, the CSRA does not permit reproduction of content, unless the content is expressly labeled with a grant of permission to reproduce the content. All documents must be kept in their original state, always with reference to the CSRA. Please e-mail permissions requests to sbohle@staterestaurantassociations.org

 

Links to third-party websites

Links on this site or our mobile app to third-party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this site. The CSRA has not reviewed all of these third-party sites, does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. CSRA does not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this site, you do so entirely at your own risk.

 

Linking to this site

You may create links to this site from other sites, but only in accordance with the terms below.

 

Guidelines for linking to CSRA website

A site that links to the CSRA website:

  • May link to but not replicate the CSRA’s content
  • Should not create a browser or border environment around the CSRA’s content
  • Should not imply that the CSRA is endorsing the site or its products
  • Should not misrepresent its relationship with the CSRA
  • Should not present false information about the CSRA’s products or services
  • Should not use the CSRA’s logo without permission

 

Disclaimer of Warranty

The content provided on this website is provided as a service to CSRA members and the public. Information presented on this website is provided for informational purposes only. No information presented on this website constitutes legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship between CSRA and any other party.

You acknowledge and agree that this site and the content therein are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

Neither CSRA nor any of its affiliates warrants that this site will be uninterrupted or error-free or that this site, its server or any files available for downloading through this site are free of computer viruses or other harmful elements. You expressly agree that the entire risk as to the quality and performance of this site and the accuracy or completeness of the content is assumed solely by you.

CSRA does not make any, and hereby specifically disclaims any, representations, endorsements, guarantees, or warranties, express or implied, regarding this site or any content, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of third-party rights. Without limiting the foregoing, CSRA disclaims any warranties with respect to any results that may be obtained from the use of this site.

 

Limitations of Liability

Under no circumstances will CSRA be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through the content on the website or our mobile app. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information or any content available through the website.

In no event shall CSRA be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of or relating to the content, service, or this agreement, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory.

Your sole and exclusive remedy for dissatisfaction with this site is to stop using this site.