Terms of Use
- Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the website, users agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. If the user is under 18 years of age, they may only use the site with parental or legal guardian permission. - Intellectual Property
Ownership: All website content, logos, trademarks, and branding (including the official Rotary International emblem) are the property of the specific Rotary Club or Rotary International.
Limited License: Users are granted a limited, non-exclusive license to view, download, or print materials strictly for non-commercial, personal, or educational use. Content may not be altered or used to misrepresent the club. - User Conduct and Forums
If the website features community boards, blogs, or member portals:Users must not post defamatory, abusive, untrue, or illegal content. Advertising or promoting personal business ventures is strictly prohibited. The club is not responsible for content, ideas, or personal information shared by users in public forums. - Event Registrations and Payments
Accuracy of Information: Users must provide accurate, current, and complete information when signing up for events, making donations, or purchasing merchandise.
Refunds & Cancellations: Policies regarding event ticket sales, sponsorships (e.g., flag programs), and charitable donations are clearly outlined, often stating that donations are non-refundable. - Links to Third-Party Sites
The website may contain links to Rotary International, partner charities, or local vendors. The club assumes no responsibility or liability for the content or privacy practices of these external websites. - Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer
The website and its content are provided “as is.” The club makes no warranties regarding the accuracy or reliability of the information and will not be liable for any damages arising from the use of the website.
Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is: www.nilesrotary.org
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, if applicable, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.