Privacy Policy

Welcome to Adult and Community Educators of Florida (ACE)!  We're excited to have you join our community and engage with our website. Before you proceed, please carefully read and understand the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions requirements. By accessing or using our website, you agree to comply with these policies, terms, and conditions.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to www.aceofflorida.org, and ACE of Florida ("Company") and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to the Company include www.aceofflorida.org. The Company's website is a state professional organization site. By using the Company website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

 

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with products and services offered, the Company may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

 

  • First and last name
  • Mailing address
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Employer
  • Job title

 

If you purchase the Company's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

 

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through the Company's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

 

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

 

Use of your Personal Information

The Company collects and uses your personal information in the following ways: 

 

  • to operate and deliver the services you have requested
  • to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us
  • to provide you with notices about your account
  • to carry out the Company's obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered between you and us, including for billing and collection
  • to notify you about changes to our www.aceofflorida.org or any products or services we offer or provide through it
  • in any other way we may describe when you provide the information
  • for any other purpose with your consent.

 

The Company may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Company and its affiliates.

 

Sharing Information with Third Parties

The Company does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.

 

The Company may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (email, name, address, phone number) is not transferred to the third party. The Company may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services tothe Company, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

 

The Company may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Company or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Company; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Company, or the public.

 

Automatically Collected Information

The Company may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Company's website.

 

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

 

Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

 

  • Delete your personal information from our records; and
  • Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.

 

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:

 

  • Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, and provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
  • Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
  • Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
  • Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
  • Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

 

 

Email Communications

From time to time, the Company may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from the Company or click on a link therein.

 

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from the Company, you may opt out of such communications by clicking the unsubscribe button.

 

Changes to This Statement

The Company reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time. For example, when there are changes in our services, changes in our data protection practices, or changes in the law. When changes to this Policy are significant, we will inform you. You may receive a notice by sending an email to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our ACE of Florida, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

 
  

Terms and Conditions

 

1. Acceptance of Terms By accessing or using the ACE website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, as well as any additional terms and conditions that may apply to specific sections or features of the website. If you do not agree to these terms, please refrain from using our website.

 

2. Use of Website You must be at least 18 years old to use the ACE website. By accessing our website, you confirm that you are of legal age to do so. You agree to use the website for lawful purposes only and in accordance with these Terms of Service.

 

3. User Accounts Some features of the ACE website may require you to create a user account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

 

4. Content ACE may provide various types of content on its website, including but not limited to text, images, videos, and downloadable materials. All content provided on the ACE website is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. ACE does not endorse, guarantee, or warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content.

 

5. User-Generated Content ACE may allow users to submit or post content on its website, including comments, reviews, and other contributions. By submitting or posting content, you grant ACE a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

 

6. Prohibited Activities When using the ACE website, you agree not to engage in any of the following activities:

  • Violating any applicable laws or regulations.
  • Impersonating any person or entity or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity.
  • Transmitting or posting any material that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, offensive, or harmful.
  • Interfering with or disrupting the operation of the ACE website or servers.

 

7. Intellectual Property All content and materials available on the ACE website, including but not limited to text, images, logos, and trademarks, are the property of ACE or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

 

8. Limitation of Liability In no event shall ACE be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the ACE website or any information, products, or services obtained through the website.

The information, software, products, and services included in or available through the website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. changes are periodically added to the information herein. ACE of Florida and/or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the website at any time.

ACE of Florida and/or its suppliers make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, software, products, services, and related graphics are provided "as is" without warranty or condition of any kind. ACE of Florida and/or its suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, software, products, services and related graphics, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall ACE of Florida and/or its suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the website, with the delay or inability to use the site or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the website, or otherwise arising out of the use of the website, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if Ace of Florida or any of its suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages. because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. if you are dissatisfied with any portion of the site, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the website.

  

9. Modifications ACE reserves the right to modify or update these Terms of Service at any time without prior notice. It is your responsibility to review these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the ACE website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

 

10. Governing Law These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

 

Contact Information 
ACE of Florida welcomes your questions or comments regarding the information contained herein. If you believe that ACE of Florida has not adhered to the information contained herein, please contact the us at: 
  
ACE of Florida 
912 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd 
Tallahassee, Florida 32301 
ace@aceofflorida.org  
(850) 222-2233 
  
Effective as of May 13, 2024