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The information on this Site is provided without charge as a convenience to visitors, to be used only for informational purposes. While we have tried to provide accurate and timely information, there may be inadvertent technical or factual inaccuracies and typographical errors, for which we apologize. We reserve the right to make changes and corrections at any time, without notice.

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Your Sole Remedy. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS SITE OR ANY OF THESE TERMS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS SITE.

Applicable Laws, Jurisdiction and Venue. We make no representation that materials or services at this Site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use or export or re-export the materials or services at this Site or any copy or adaptations in violation of any applicable laws or regulations, including, without limitation, United States export laws and regulations. If you choose to access this Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. THESE TERMS WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, USA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY choice of law rules which may direct the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute in connection or relating to your use of this Site shall be heard only in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located in Fairfax County, Virginia. By using this site, you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. If any of the terms stated herein are found to be unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, that provision will be severable from the rest of these terms and shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining terms. These terms constitute the entire agreement between us with respect to your use of the Site, and these terms may only be amended in a writing signed by an officer of GCSAA or by GCSAA posting such amendment on this Site. A printed version of these terms shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these terms or your use of the Site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Hypertext Links. We make no claim or representation regarding, and accept no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature, or reliability of Web sites accessible by hypertext link from this Site, or Web sites linking to this Site. If you decide to access linked third party Web sites, you do so at your own risk and remain responsible for reviewing and abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted at any linked Web sites.

No Endorsement. References in this Site to any products, services, processes, hypertext links, or other information, by trade name, trade mark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise, do not necessarily constitute or imply our endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation.

Rights to Information Submitted. By providing information (such as feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, plans, or ideas) to us, you agree that such information shall be non-confidential and non-proprietary. You also agree that we shall have unlimited rights to use (or not to use), to distribute (or not to distribute), to reproduce (or not to reproduce), and to disclose (or not to disclose) such information worldwide as we deem appropriate, without compensation or acknowledgement of its source. This does not apply to personal information, however, and we refer you to our Privacy Policy regarding personal information. We shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in information you provide us through this Site, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products or services incorporating or otherwise based on such information. If you have questions or comments about this Site, use the "Contact Us" link.

Framing and Deep Linking Prohibited. You may not frame this Site nor provide a link to a page other than the home page of this Site without our express permission.

Copyright Notice. You are responsible for obeying all applicable copyright laws. We permit you to copy materials published on this Site for your personal, non-commercial use or use within the organization that employs you. All names, logos, images, and trademarks may not otherwise by used in any manner without the prior written consent of GCSAA.

Except as otherwise noted, all the contents of this Site and downloads from it are copyrighted by GCSAA. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Ownership of the Trademarks on this Site. The name GCSAA, its logo, and any other marks used on the Site are trademarks of GCSAA, its subsidiaries or affiliates.

Other names, words, titles, phrases, logos, icons, graphics, or designs contained in this Site may also be considered trademarks, trade names, or design marks of GCSAA, its subsidiaries or affiliates. The display of such trademarks, trade names, or design marks in this Site (including those specifically mentioned in the preceding paragraph) does not imply that a license of any kind has been granted to any other party. Any unauthorized use regarding publication, copying, or modification of the information contained in this Site, including trademarks, trade names, and design marks, may violate applicable legislation and may result in legal action.

General. We may revise these terms at any time by updating this posting. You are advised to visit this page from time to time to review the then-current terms because they are legally binding on you. Certain provisions of these terms may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices located on particular pages at this Site or by terms of any written contracts between you and GCSAA, its subsidiaries or affiliates.

Refund Policy. All gift cards – whether purchased on-line via credit card or in person – are non-refundable, not redeemable for cash, not replaceable if lost or stolen, and expire one year from date of purchase, except where prohibited by law.

Event Registration Refund Policy - all sales for event registrations are final. No refunds.

Overview

GCSAA respects the privacy of its members and other visitors to its website. In summary, GCSAA does not collect any information through the website without the knowledge and consent of the user. In addition, all personal information collected through the site is provided on a voluntary basis by the user through a visible means of data entry. As part of this privacy pledge, the following provides a more detailed explanation of how the information provided to us is used and displayed on the GCSAA website.

Information collection and use

GCSAA is the sole owner of information collected on its website. GCSAA uses the information to offer special services, to facilitate the flow of information between GCSAA and its users, to support and improve the association's programming, and to help keep the association's database systems current. All personal information collected on the website is provided voluntarily via the submission of the various applications, surveys, forms and other online services located throughout the site.

Usage tracking

GCSAA analyzes its Web server logs to track the site's usage patterns and gauge its performance. Although the server automatically tracks the visitor's domain name to determine the site's overall number of visitors, no attempt is made to correlate that information with individual users.

GCSAA releases limited aggregate site data for marketing and informational purposes. In addition to distributing general site statistics, this includes providing the number of views and clicks on particular pages or advertisements to sponsors and advertisers.

Additionally, some HTML email communications are designed to track page views and clicks in order to gauge their performance and determine response rates. This data appears only in aggregate form and no personally identifiable information is collected.

Legal disclaimer

Although we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our site.

Registration and personalization

In order to gain access to certain features on the site, users must submit a registration form. GCSAA members must only submit their member numbers and email addresses, as well as a self-selected username and password. However, users who are not members of GCSAA will also select a username and password, and must provide additional personal information, such as name, contact information and affiliation with the golf course management industry, to create a database record for the individual. Registration information is stored in GCSAA's database system, though passwords are always encrypted. No one but the user has access to his/her individual password information.

For their convenience, users may select to be automatically logged into the site upon each visit. Users should note that if they select this option, any individual with access to their computer would have viewing rights to any personal information displayed within the site. GCSAA recommends that users log out of the site at the end of each session if they have any concerns about privacy, or are using a computer in a public place such as a library or Internet café.

In addition, to optimize the site for GCSAA's users, certain areas of the site are personalized upon login. The information used to provide this personalized content is based on the data contained in the user's individual GCSAA record. To review or update any of this information, please contact GCSAA at 800-472-7878.

Disclosures to third parties

Membership directory

GCSAA makes member contact information available to other members through the online membership directory. If they wish, members may opt out of appearing in the directory by contacting GCSAA at 800-472-7878.

Discussion forums and chat rooms

Registered GCSAA members have access to several online discussion forums. Upon entering these areas, members are identified by their first and last names and email addresses. It should be kept in mind that any personal information disclosed in these areas can be collected and used by others. At the same time, members may also receive unsolicited messages from other parties as a result of participation in these areas.

Task groups, committees and other working groups

Contact information may also be made available on the GCSAA website for members of the GCSAA Board of Directors, GCSAA committees, task groups and other groups associated with GCSAA, particularly in cases where the group encourages input from the greater golf course management community. In addition, GCSAA creates listservers for many of these groups to facilitate communication among their members.

List services

For its industry clients, GCSAA offers several paid list services. Through these services, clients may obtain mailing information for individuals and facilities in GCSAA's database that match a requested demographic set (such as facility type, number of holes, region, title, etc.). This contact information may include an individual's name, title, facility name and preferred mailing address and is intended for the purposes of creating a mailing list or maintaining a customer database. However, email addresses are not provided with this service.

Online ordering

The GCSAA website houses several areas in which GCSAA products and services may be purchased. All GCSAA Internet transactions are handled through a secure server, and credit card information is never transferred via confirmation emails. Though it cannot guarantee the security of any third-party site, GCSAA as a practice works to ensure that any external site used for ordering GCSAA products and services adheres to the appropriate standards for security and privacy.

Use of cookies

GCSAA uses several cookies to enhance the online experience for its registered users. Cookies are files that contain information created by a Web server that can be stored on the user's hard disk either during a particular session (a "per-session" cookie) or for routine use (a "persistent" cookie).

GCSAA uses a persistent cookie to store the user's login status and personalization preferences. Per-session cookies are used to validate a user's access to the GCSAA discussion forums and to save the user's shopping cart in selected areas of the site. Users who have concerns about storing cookies on their computers should instruct their browsers to accept only per-session cookies, but will need to log into the site each time they visit. At the same time, users who choose not to accept cookies may not be able to experience all areas of the site.

Use of email addresses

Because GCSAA is a professional membership organization, GCSAA will use the email addresses provided to it to notify constituents of special announcements, new online services, or other products and services offered by the association. GCSAA also regularly distributes several email newsletters to its constituents. GCSAA is sensitive to the concerns of its users and works to segment its distribution lists so that only recipients who would benefit from the communication are included on the list.

Users may opt out of receiving these communications by contacting GCSAA at 800-472-7878, or following the unsubscribe instructions and link at the bottom of the particular communication.

GCSAA does not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease the email addresses collected to any outside organization for commercial purposes. However, from time to time, GCSAA may provide email addresses to authorized agents conducting business on behalf of – or in conjunction with – the association (such as for survey administration purposes or providing updates from industry coalitions). In addition, to help prevent the reproduction of mailing lists, all directories on the website have been configured so that only one member's contact information is available at a time.

Links to third-party sites

The GCSAA website contains links to other websites. GCSAA has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of these other sites.

Comments and concerns

GCSAA recognizes the importance of privacy to its users. If you have any concerns about how your information may be used, please contact the GCSAA Web staff at 800-472-7878, ext. 3697.

GCSAA's physical address is: GCSAA, 1421 Research Park Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049.