Legal Services
Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
Effective Date: 8/1/2024
The Athens Apartment Association ("Athens AA," "we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [website URL], and any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, Novi AMS). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Site.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
a. Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as online chat and message boards. If you choose to share data about yourself via your profile, online chat, or other interactive areas of the Site, please be advised that all data you disclose in these areas is public and your data will be accessible to anyone who accesses the Site.
b. Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.
c. Financial Data
Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from the Site. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor, QuickBooks and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.
2. Use of Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:
- Create and manage your account.
- Process your transactions and send you related information.
- Email you regarding your account or order.
- Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
- Notify you of updates to the Site.
- Offer new products, services, and/or recommendations to you.
- Perform other business activities as needed.
- Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
- Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site.
- Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
a. By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
b. Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
c. Business Transfers
We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
d. Affiliates
We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
e. Business Partners
We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
4. Tracking Technologies
a. Cookies and Web Beacons
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.
5. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
6. Policy for Children
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at athensapartmentassociation@gmail.com.
7. Options Regarding Your Information
a. Account Information
You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:
- Logging into your account settings and updating your account.
- Contacting us using the contact information provided below.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use, and/or comply with legal requirements.
b. Emails and Communications
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by:
- Noting your preferences at the time you register your account with the Site.
- Logging into your account settings and updating your preferences.
- Contacting us using the contact information provided below.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Athens Apartment Association
PO Box 48426
Athens, GA 30604
athensapartmentassociation@gmail.com
Welcome to the Athens Apartment Association ("Athens AA") website (Novi AMS). By accessing or using our Site, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions (the "Terms of Use"). Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using our Site. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Site.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not access or use the Site.
2. Changes to Terms of Use
Athens Apartment Association reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. We will notify users of any changes by posting the updated terms on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any changes have been made constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.
3. Use of the Site
a. You may use the Site for lawful purposes only. You agree not to use the Site in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site.
b. You agree not to engage in any activity that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to a civil liability.
c. You agree not to attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site or any other systems or networks connected to the Site.
4. User Accounts
a. To access certain features of the Site, you may be required to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your password.
b. You agree to notify Athens Apartment Association immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
c. Athens Apartment Association will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information.
5. Privacy Policy
Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which can be found [here](link to Privacy Policy). Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices regarding the collection and use of your personal information.
6. Intellectual Property
a. All content on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of Athens Apartment Association or its content suppliers and is protected by intellectual property laws.
b. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, or otherwise use any content from the Site without the prior written consent of Athens Apartment Association.
7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
a. The Site and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Athens Apartment Association makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the Site or the information, content, or materials included on the Site.
b. Athens Apartment Association will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of the Site, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Athens Apartment Association, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Site.
9. Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
Athens Apartment Association
PO Box 48426
Athens, GA 30604