This privacy policy notifies you of the privacy practices for www.thegsba.org. The privacy policy notice below applies solely to information collected by this web site.
What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
GSBA is the sole owner of information collected through the Website. GSBA collects information voluntarily entered into the Website’s online forms. These forms allow users to enter personally identifiable information, such as name and address, and payment information, including credit card numbers. GSBA also collects certain information in web logs to understand how users experience the website. GSBA will not sell or rent information collected on the website without your consent.
GSBA will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. GSBA will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, such as to publish your advertisement or to process a credit card transaction.
Unless you ask us not to, GSBA may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
Cookies
The GSBA website uses “cookies,” or small text files that can be read by a web server in the domain that put the cookie on your hard drive. GSBA may use cookies to store your preferences and settings and analyze site operations.
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us by email at office@thegsba.org
See what data we have about you, if any.
Request that we not publish your data in the online business directory and/or the yearly printed membership directory
Change/correct any data we have about you.
Have us delete any data we have about you.
Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
GSBA takes precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is encrypted in transit between your web browser and our website.
Wherever we collect credit card information, that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
For questions about this policy or your data, contact us via telephone at (206) 363-9188, or send us an email.
This privacy policy notifies you of the privacy practices for GSBA’s Windows 8 app (“GSBA App”). The privacy policy notice below applies solely to the Windows 8 app.
The GSBA App does not collect or store user data. The GSBA App uses Bing Maps to display the location of member businesses. Upon selecting a business in the directory, the GSBA App transmits business address to Bing Maps, which may capture user information. Refer to the Bing Maps privacy statement at http://www.microsoft.com/privacystatement/en-us/bing/default.aspx for additional information. GSBA is not responsible for data transmitted to Bing Maps.
If you encounter problems or have concerns about the GSBA App, please contact us.
Below is a description of the GSBA website terms of use. Your use of this Site indicates your agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions as in effect from time to time. If you do not agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions, promptly exit this Site. If you have any questions or concerns about these terms of use as they apply to GSBA website, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at office@thegsba.org.
The terms and conditions of use of this Site are governed solely by the GSBA. This page sets out the terms and conditions (‘Terms and Conditions’) which will govern your use of the Site and compliance with these rules is a condition to your use of the Site. We reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions. Accordingly, please review this page often. GSBA will give notice of changes to the Terms and Conditions by posting the revised Terms and Conditions on this Site, together with the date the Terms and Conditions were last updated. Modifications will be effective immediately upon posting.
You agree to indemnify and hold GSBA and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through this site, your use of the site, your connection to the site, your violation of the Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another.
All pages within this Site and any material made available for download are the property of GSBA, its subsidiaries, affiliates, vendor and/or licensors. The Site is protected by United States and international copyright and trademark laws. The contents of the Site, including without limitation the text, images, audio, and video, and any materials accessed through or made available for use or download through this site are copyrighted and may not be copied, distributed, modified, reproduced, published or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the GSBA, except that you may download content from the Site to any single computer for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices and comply with any applicable end user license agreements. No part of any content, form or document may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, other than for your personal use (but not for resale or redistribution).
For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, any use of these materials on any other Website is prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document or other materials viewed through the Site. The posting of information or materials on the Site does not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and materials. All software used on this Site is the property of GSBA or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
By using this Site, (1) you represent and agree that you are bound by these Terms and Conditions; and (2) you have read the GSBA Privacy Policy and consent to the use of your personal information by the GSBA and others in accordance with the terms of and for the purposes set forth in the GSBA Privacy Policy.
GSBA hereby grants you a nonexclusive license to use the Site solely for your personal use. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this Site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or any prices; any derivative use of this Site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or other data gathering and extraction tools. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to use, surround or enclose any of GSBA’s name, trademarks, service marks, logo, or other proprietary information (including; images, text, page layout, or form) of GSBA and/or our affiliates or subsidiaries without GSBA’s express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other ‘hidden text’ utilizing the GSBA name or trademarks without the express written consent of GSBA
As a condition of your use of this Website, you warrant to GSBA that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. If you breach any of these Terms and Conditions, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials. Any rights not expressly granted by these Terms and Conditions or any applicable end user license agreements are reserved by the GSBA
The GSBA name and logo are trademarks, owned by the GSBA. GSBA’s trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not the GSBA’s, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or in any manner that disparages or discredits the GSBA. All other trademarks and logos used in this Site are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners. GSBA does not make any claims to the marks of others which might appear on the Site. You gain no right to use any marks of GSBA or any other entity by virtue of your use of this Site.
Please refer to our Privacy Policy for an explanation of how we collect, maintain and use confidential and proprietary information from visitors to and users of our Site. By accessing, using or browsing this Site, you acknowledge and understand that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy, do not use this Site. All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to the GSBA through its Site (collectively, the ‘Submission’) will forever be the property of the GSBA. GSBA will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential,and will not be liable for any ideas for its business (including without limitation, product or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future GSBA products or operations.
Without limitation, GSBA will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submissions of every kind and nature, everywhere. GSBA will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not GSBA have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright. You agree not to try to access and not to access any information through the Site which does not pertain to you and which you are not properly authorized to receive. You agree that if you should access information about another individual or entity, or otherwise receive information you are not authorized to receive, or if you become aware that someone else has accessed or attempted to access information that person was not authorized to receive, you will immediately cease such unauthorized access, notify GSBA of the unauthorized access, and assist GSBA in identifying and correcting the circumstances which permitted such unauthorized access. You will keep confidential all information you receive concerning another individual or entity confidential, shall not use such information, shall return such information to GSBA immediately, shall not transmit it to any other person or entity and shall not return it in any electronic or other form.
This website is intended for use by adults. Persons under age 18 should use this site only with the supervision of a parent or guardian.
You may be required to enter a valid User I.D. and password (‘Access Codes’) to access certain areas of the Site or to purchase products. It is your sole responsibility to monitor and control use of these Access Codes for all purposes. You accept all responsibility for the security of your Access Codes, and utilization of the Site via the Access Codes. You agree that you shall be solely liable for all authorized and unauthorized access using the Access Codes. Do not disclose your Access Codes to anyone not authorized to act on your behalf. GSBA cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply.
GSBA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. THIS SITE, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IT, AND ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICES, ARE PROVIDED ‘AS IS,’ WITH ALL FAULTS. GSBA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GSBA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN, OR THE MISUSE OR MISINTERPRETATION OF, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE. GSBA DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE.
GSBA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAMMING. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY YOUR NEEDS FOR DATA BACK UP AND SECURITY. YOU AGREE THAT GSBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS OR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OF INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH CODE. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND OF THE INTERNET. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICES, AND HYPERLINKED WEBSITES. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY GSBA OR GSBA’s AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
GSBA AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, VENDORS AND/OR LICENSORS AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THIS SITE ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICE, CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE, AND/OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLES (A) WHETHER THE ALLEGED CLAIMS OR DAMAGES ARE BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND (B) REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT GSBA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, AND/OR HYPERLINKED WEBSITES IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE SERVICES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
Although GSBA attempts to ensure the integrity and accurateness of the Site, it makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the correctness or accuracy of the Site. It is possible that the Site could include typographical errors, inaccuracies or other errors, and that unauthorized additions, deletions and alterations could be made to the Site by third parties. In the event that an inaccuracy arises, please inform GSBA so that it can be corrected. Information contained on the Site may be changed or updated without notice.
GSBA makes no representations whatsoever about any other Website that you may access through this Site. When you access a non-GSBA, please understand that it is independent Website and does not mean that GSBA endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of the linked site. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use or download is free of such items as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other items of a destructive nature. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.
GSBA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this Site, with or without cause, and with or without notice.
Any cause of action brought by you against us or our affiliated parties must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arises or be deemed forever waived and barred.
This Site is controlled by GSBA from its offices within the state of Washington, of the United States of America. It can be accessed from all fifty states, as well as from other countries around the world. Each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Washington. By accessing this Site, both you and GSBA agree that the statutes and laws of the state of Washington will apply to all matters related to these Terms and Conditions and the use of the Site, without regard to conflicts of laws or principles thereof. Each party also agrees and hereby submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts sitting in King County, Washington and waives any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. GSBA makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
In the event that any of the Terms and Conditions are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms and Conditions shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between GSBA and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof. In its sole discretion, GSBA may from time-to-time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You should, therefore, periodically visit this page to review the current Terms and Conditions, so you are aware of any such revisions to which you are bound. Certain provisions of these Terms and Conditions may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages within this Site.
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions, then please submit your contact information and remarks in one of the following ways:
Send an email message to office@thegsba.org
The Webmaster will review your message and respond appropriately.
Thank you.