Disclaimers, Privacy, & Terms of Use

Disclaimer of Endorsement

This Site contains information and content supplied by third parties.  Information contained herein regarding any specific person, commercial product process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by abl.community/Care Design NY its directors or employees or any affiliates.

Provider, Products, and Services Disclaimer

The information about providers and services contained on this website does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by abl.community, Care Design NY, Partners Health Plan its directors or employees or any affiliates. It is your responsibility to verify and investigate providers and services. Please consult your own professional advisor for all advice concerning medical, legal or financial matters in connection with the services needed.  abl.community and Care Design NY assume no liability of any kind for the content of any information transmitted to or received by any person in connection with the person’s use of the website. Also, references on this website to any specific commercial products, process, information, service, manufacturer, or company do not constitute endorsement or recommendation or by abl.community or Care Design NY. 

Content Disclaimer

All information provided in the Care Design NY abl.community website (the “Site”) is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute a legal contract or other covenant or agreement of any kind between abl.community and Care Design NY and any person or entity unless otherwise expressly specified.  No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability, or usefulness of any information, either isolated or in the aggregate. All information is provided “as is.” All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses, and non-infringement of proprietary rights, are disclaimed. We reserve the right to remove, to modify, or to add any information at any time, for any reason, and without notice. If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them by e-mail to: abl@caredesignny.org

abl.community and Care Design NY and its employees (i) are not liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information on this Site, (ii) assume no responsibility for anyone’s use of or reliance on any such information, (iii) are not liable for any damages (of any type, for any reason, however caused, or under any theory of liability) arising in any way out of the use of this Site, even if advised of the possibility of that damage.

Privacy Statement

abl.community is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the site and governs data collection and usage. By using the site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by abl.community.  This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by abl.community for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through abl.community public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: abl.community does not read any of your private online communications.

abl.community encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from abl.community so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. abl.community is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the abl.community and abl.community family of Web sites.

Use of Cookies

The abl.community site  use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize abl.community pages, or register with site or services, a cookie helps abl.community to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same abl.community the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the abl.community services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

abl.community secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. abl.community secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

abl.community will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. abl.community encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how abl.community is protecting your information.

Contact Information

abl.community welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that  abl.community  has not adhered to this Statement, please contact abl.community at  abl@caredesignny.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

Terms of Use

AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND abl.community

The website (the “site) is comprised of various Web pages operated by abl.community.
The site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the abl.community site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

abl.community reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the abl.community site.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The abl.community website may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of abl.community and abl.community is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. abl.community is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Sites. abl.community is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by abl.community. of the site or any association with its operators.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the abl.community site, you warrant to abl.community that you will not use the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the abl.community site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the abl.community site  or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the abl.community site  You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the abl.community site.

USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES
The abl.community site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
• Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
• Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
• Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
• Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
• Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
• Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
• Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

abl.community site has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, abl.community site reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. abl.community site reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

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abl.community reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in abl.community 's sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. abl.community does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, abl.community specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized abl.community spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of abl.community,

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO abl.community OR POSTED AT ANY abl.community site

abl.community does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to abl.community (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any abl.community Web Site or its associated services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting abl.community., its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. abl.community is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in abl.community's sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE abl.community WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. abl.community AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE abl.community WEB SITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE abl.community WEB SITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.

abl.community 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 abl.community WEB SITE 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. abl.community 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 abl.community 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 abl.community WEB SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE abl.community WEB 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 abl.community WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE abl.community WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF abl.community 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 abl.community WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE abl.community WEB SITE.

SERVICE CONTACT:  abl@caredesignny.org

TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION

abl.community reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the abl.community Web Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. GENERAL To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Washington, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in San Mateo County, California, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the abl.community Web Site. Use of the abl.community Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and abl.community as a result of this agreement or use of the abl.community Web Site. abl.community 's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of abl.'s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the abl.community Web Site or information provided to or gathered by abl.community with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and abl.community with respect to the abl.community Web Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and abl.community with respect to the abl.community Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:

All contents of the abl.community Web Site are: Copyright © 2024 abl.community. All rights reserved. and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.

TRADEMARKS

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to Service Provider's Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. See Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.