Privacy
Policy
Copyright(c) 2004 by Asian Business Association of Los
Angeles, Inc. a non profit corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Asian Business Association of Los Angeles, Inc. a non
profit corporation (“ABA”) provides this web site to (i)
foster communication and business relationships among our
members, (ii) as a means of communication with our members,
(iii) to foster business between relationships between
selected third parties and our members. This privacy policy
is intended to advise you as to what information we gather
and how we use it.
Information Collection Policy
ABA collects two types of information:
1. Personal Information
When you sign up as a member, you may
be asked to provide personal information. Personal data
may also be requested when registering for ABA sponsored
programs, events or services. Information including
contact information, e-mail addresses, business products
or services provided, and member to member discounts are
listed on the website to foster the goals of the
organization. This information may be shared with
selected nonmembers who express a desire to do business
with our members. We may also be required to disclose
information under applicable laws of legal process or to
protect our rights.
2. Website Activity Data
Activity data is gathered through
several methods, and is generally tracked as a whole
rather than individually. General activity information
is gathered to help us to understand the volume of
traffic we receive, improve our website and to identify
areas of the website which might be improved or changed.
ABA reserves the right but has no obligation to track
individual activity in order to identify or help prevent
abuse, other improper uses, system maintenance or as may
be required by applicable law. In order to provide on
line event registration or e-commerce activities
individual activity may also be tracked.
Cookies and Tracking
Websites often write small data files called “cookies” to
your hard drive during your visits to the website. A cookie
file is used in order to track your traffic patterns on a
particular site and contains information that can
anonymously identify you. This information is encrypted for
security purposes. ABA may use cookies to help measure the
activity at our website or to allow on line event
registration or to enable e-commerce to be conducted.
Notification of Privacy Changes
ABA reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any
time. When changes are made they will be posted to the
website immediately.
Links, E-Commerce Areas & Partner/Affiliate Sites
Our website may from time to time contain links to third
party sites. We do not control the privacy policies, data
collection, and terms of conditions of the use of any of
these other websites and are not responsible for their
activities or your use of these websites. You should check
their policies if this is a concern to you. As a general
matter we will try to identify third party links or
affiliate sites as such but if you have any questions about
whether a page you are viewing is part of our website please
do not hesitate to contact our office.
Editorial Guidelines
Policy Guidelines for Editorial Content, Third
Party Content and External Sources
The goal for editorial content on our website is to be
accurate and fair. From time to time we may have articles
which discuss legal issues however this content is not
intended to serve as legal advice. Users who have specific
questions about legal issues should consult with legal
counsel. We accept submissions of articles from our members
and third parties and we do not conduct a fact check or
legal review of these submissions. We rely on the authors to
perform all reviews as they deem appropriate and to be
responsible for the content and accuracy of their materials.
Content on the website may contain links to non-ABA content.
These links do not constitute an endorsement of the linked
content and we do not guarantee the accuracy of the linked
content.
Advertising Policy
We may accept advertising on our website at our discretion.
TERMS OF USE
USE OF THIS WEB SITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF USE ESTABLISHED BELOW. PLEASE READ THE
TERMS BELOW BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT
THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
When you access information provided on the website, you
acknowledge your agreement to these Terms and Conditions.
References to "you" or "your" refer to you as an individual
as well as in any representative capacity you may have. ABA
or we refers to Asian Business Association of Los Angeles,
Inc. a non profit corporation.
1. SERVICES PROVIDED
The website provides information of importance to the
business community. We may, as a service to our members,
allow third parties to promote their services and/or
products through the website. The provision of such products
and services is governed by the terms of use established by
such third parties, and we assume no responsibility either
directly or indirectly for the provision of products or
services by such third parties.
2. PROPERTY RIGHTS ON THE WEBSITE AND IN USER-SUBMITTED DATA
2.1 Property Rights on the website
(a) Subject to these Terms and Conditions we hereby grant to
you, the right to access and use the website for your own
internal use. In your use of the website you agree not to
remove any copyright or other notices contained therein.
Except as expressly authorized herein, you may not use,
copy, reproduce, transmit, translate, offer for sale, sell,
display, perform, distribute, publish, broadcast, circulate,
modify, create derivative works of, disseminate, or
commercially exploit the website without the written consent
of the ABA. You also agree not to use the website for any
unlawful purpose.
ABA encourages the use of information from our website for
approved online reporting or in print or broadcast, however,
the information to be quoted must be submitted to
info@aba-la.org for approval. In furtherance of such
approval the requesting party must agree that such content
must be reposted, reprinted or broadcast in context without
any alteration to the copy and any reprinted articles must
reference Asian Business Association of Los Angeles, Inc. a
non profit corporation.
(b) The website is the property of the ABA and is protected
by applicable copyright, patent, trademark or other
intellectual property law. ABA retains its title, ownership
rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the
website. You agree to abide by any copyright notice or other
restriction contained in any individual information,
software, or other material accessible through the website.
(c) In the event you use the website or the links included
on the website to gain access to a World Wide Web website or
Internet location or source of information, services,
software, or goods of any company, organization, or person
other than aba-la.org, or to any other Internet location,
you acknowledge that such other websites or locations are
not under the control of the ABA and agree that the ABA
shall not be responsible for any of the information,
services, software, or goods or other links found at any
such World Wide Web site or Internet location or source of
information, services, software, or goods, or for your use
of such information, services, software, or goods.
(d) THE ABA MAKES NO EXPRESS REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH
RESPECT TO SUCH SITE, DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE,
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT), DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND
ASSUMES NO LIABILITY REGARDING, ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES,
SOFTWARE, OR GOODS AVAILABLE, ADVERTISED, SOLD, OR FOUND ON
ANY OTHER WEBSITE NOT UNDER THE ABA'S CONTROL (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, WEBSITES LINKED TO THE WEBSITE) OR,
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE
QUALITY, SAFETY, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, DECENCY, OR
SUITABILITY OF SUCH INFORMATION, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, OR
GOODS.
(e) Transmission or use of any material in violation of
these Terms and Conditions - or any applicable law, rule or
regulation (whether of the United States or other countries)
- or the rights of any third party is prohibited. This
includes, but is not limited to, copyrighted material,
material which is defamatory, threatening, obscene, lewd and
indecent, material protected by trademark, trade secret, or
patent laws, or material that results in an invasion of
privacy.
2.2 Property Rights in User Submitted Data
Data, information or other content uploaded directly to, or
provided to the ABA to place on, the website by you ("User
Submitted Data") shall be and remain your property (as
between you and the ABA). All other information gathered or
provided by the ABA (including, without limitation usage
information and analysis based on User Submitted Data) shall
be and remain the property of the ABA ("Site Use Data"). The
ABA however shall retain possession of, and make use of,
copies of the User Submitted Data and Site Use Data. ABA's
use of the User Submitted Data and Site Use Data may include
the display, parsing, modification, reproduction, copying,
transmission, translation, performance, publication,
broadcast, preparation of derivative works or dissemination
thereof, internally by the ABA, and to third parties with
whom the ABA does business, for advertisement, market
research and other commercial purposes. You grant to the ABA
all necessary rights and releases required for the ABA to
perform the services and the activities described on the
website.
2.3 Linking to Our Site
Guidelines for linking to the aba-la.org website You may
create links to this website from other sites, but only in
accordance with the terms below.
A site that links to the ABA website:
- May link to but not replicate ABA’s content
- Should not create a browser or border environment
around the ABA’s content
- Should not imply that the ABA is endorsing it or its
products
- Should not misrepresent its relationship with the ABA
- Should not present false information about the ABA’s
products or services
- Should not use the ABA’s logo without permission
3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
3.1 THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." NEITHER THE ABA NOR ANY
OF ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS MAKE ANY WARRANTY, GUARANTEE
OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THAT ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE WEBSITE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, ABSOLUTELY SECURE, COMPLETE, ACCURATE OR
ERROR FREE). IN ADDITION, THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR
TIMELINESS OF THE INFORMATION ITSELF IS NOT WARRANTED OR
GUARANTEED. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND THE INFORMATION
ACCESSED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN
RISK AND IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE ACCURACY
AND COMPLETENESS AND THE ABA AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS
HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
3.2 YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE ABA DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT
WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO YOU, WHETHER
BY THE SAME METHODS CURRENTLY USED OR OTHERWISE. THE ABA MAY
DISCONTINUE PROVIDING THE WEBSITE TO YOU AT ANY TIME. YOU
AGREE NOT TO HOLD THE ABA LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING
FROM A DISCONTINUATION OR MODIFICATION OF ALL OR PART OF THE
WEBSITE.
3.3 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT AND
UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT OR
OTHERWISE) WILL THE ABA OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES INCURRED
BY YOU AND IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY WAY
TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE OR
ANY DAMAGES YOU MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DECISION
MADE, ACTION, OR INACTION, TAKEN BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY,
IN RELIANCE UPON THE INFORMATION OR FOR THE RELIABILITY,
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS THEREOF, OR FOR ANY
DELAYS OR ERRORS IN THE TRANSMISSION OR DELIVERY OF ANY PART
OF THE INFORMATION OR SERVICES), EVEN IF ADVISED OF SUCH
DAMAGES. IN ADDITION TO AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING,
THE ABA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY HARM CAUSED BY THE
TRANSMISSION, THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF A COMPUTER VIRUS, OR
OTHER COMPUTER CODE OR PROGRAMMING DEVICE THAT MIGHT BE USED
TO ACCESS, MODIFY, DELETE, DAMAGE, CORRUPT, DEACTIVATE,
DISABLE, DISRUPT, OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE IN ANY MANNER THE
OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY OF YOUR SOFTWARE, HARDWARE,
DATA OR PROPERTY.
4. YOUR INFORMATION
4.1 You hereby represent and warrant that you are at least
thirteen (13) years of age; that any information you have
provided to gain access to the website is true and accurate
to the best of your knowledge; and that you have read and
agree to the terms of our Privacy Statement.
4.2 You shall not upload to the website any User Submitted
Data which:
(i) Violates or infringes the rights of any persons,
including without limitation rights in copyrights, patents,
trademarks or other intellectual property rights;
(ii) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive
or otherwise violates any law; or
(iii) Contains viruses, "worms", "trojan horses" or any
other harmful properties, or use the Services for, or to
further, any illegal purposes. The ABA reserves the right,
in its sole discretion, to edit or delete any User Submitted
Data uploaded to the website in violation of the foregoing.
5. CONFIDENTIALITY
The ABA agrees to protect and maintain the confidentiality
of User Submitted Data in accordance with the policies,
methods, and procedures set forth in the privacy statements
and security policies on the website.
6. TERMINATION
If we believe you have violated these Terms and Conditions,
we may terminate your access to the website.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the ABA (and its
directors, officers, employees, control persons, suppliers,
licensors and agents) from and against any and all claims,
losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees and costs) arising out of or
related to: (a) your breach of your agreements,
representations and warranties contained in these Terms and
Conditions; (b) your use of the website (i) in violation of
these Terms and Conditions, (ii) in violation of any rights
of the ABA or any third-party information provider,
including copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, or
other intellectual property rights and publicity and privacy
rights, or (iii) in violation of any applicable law, rule or
regulation; or (iv) information or materials you upload or
post to the website.
8. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
You will comply with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations in connection with your participation in our
programs and use of our website, and will not engage in any
act that has an adverse impact on the performance or
availability of our programs or our website.
9. GENERAL
9.1 Notices given by the ABA to you will be given by e-mail,
or by a general posting on our website, or by conventional
mail. In any matter requiring ABA's prior consent, such
consent will be considered given only if made in the
foregoing manner by an authorized representative of the ABA.
Notices given by you to the ABA may be sent to
info@aba-la.org or by conventional mail addressed to Asian
Business Association of Los Angeles, Inc., 1111 Corporate
Center Drive, Suite 305B, Monterey Park, CA 91745, Attn:
Executive Director.
9.2 Except as herein provided, no waiver, modification or
amendment of any provision of these Terms and Conditions
shall be effective against the ABA unless the same is in
writing and signed by an authorized official of the ABA. The
ABA may modify these terms and conditions at any time upon
written notice or posting to the website. You agree that if
you access and or use the website after notification of
changes in these Terms and Conditions, you will be bound by
all such changes.
9.4 The ABA's failure to insist at any time upon strict
compliance with any term of these Terms and Conditions, or
any delay by the ABA in enforcing these Terms and
Conditions, or a continued course of such conduct on the
ABA's part shall at no time operate as a waiver of such
power or right, nor shall any single or partial exercise
preclude any other future exercise. If any provision of
these Terms and Conditions is declared invalid or otherwise
unenforceable, the enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall be unimpaired, and the parties shall
replace the invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid
and enforceable provision that reflects the original
intentions of the parties as nearly as possible in
accordance with applicable law. These Terms and Conditions
will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the substantive law of the State of California. The
parties consent to venue in Los Angeles, California, and to
the jurisdiction of competent federal or state courts for
all litigation which may be brought with respect to the
terms of, and the transactions and relationships
contemplated by, these Terms and Conditions.
BY CONTINUING TO USE WWW.ABA-LA.ORG YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
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