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Terms of Use

Effective 8.23.21

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Introduction

Please read through the following Terms of Use, which shall govern your visit to and use of this website. Without limitation of the foregoing, these Terms of Use set forth the responsibilities of Pebble Tossers, Inc. users as well as the limitations on our liability as the provider of the Pebble Tossers website.  Also please review the Pebble Tossers, Inc. Privacy Policy (below) and Terms of Membership (below) in conjunction with these Terms of Use.

The following Terms of Use may be updated in the future to reflect changes.  By accessing or using this website, you are deemed to have agreed to these Terms of Use as they may be modified from time to time by Pebble Tossers, Inc..  If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not access or otherwise use this website.

If you have any questions, please email us at info@pebbletossers.org.

Website Content

Unless otherwise noted on this website, you should assume that all content on the website, and the website as a whole, is the property of Pebble Tossers, Inc. You may not download or save a copy of the website or any portion thereof, for any purpose. However you may print a copy of individual screens appearing as part of the website solely for your personal, non-commercial use or records, provided that any intellectual property marks, logos or other legends that appear on the copied screens remain on, and are not removed from the printed or stored images of such screens.  All volunteer project confirmation forms may be downloaded, printed, and used for volunteering purposes.

Third Party Organizations Posting Volunteer Opportunities

When a third party organization posts information on Pebble Tossers’ website (PTW), our staff will make an initial detailed review of the organization and the posted volunteer opportunity.  PTW allows other organizations to post and update information regarding their mission and needs. Pebble Tossers will not be responsible for third party websites or content.  We encourage you to do additional research about organizations of interest before participating in their posted activities.  If you are a minor, have a parent or guardian help you navigate the site and select a volunteer opportunity. Additionally, a parent or guardian should always accompany a minor when meeting with an organization for the first time.

Third Party Content

Pebble Tossers website acts as a clearinghouse of information supplied by users of the services and other third parties. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over such content.  Any information, services, or offers made by third parties, including information made by other users, are those of the respective authors and not of us. We neither endorse nor are responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any such information. You should understand that we do not and cannot monitor all content entered or listed by other organizations for accuracy or reliability.

Dealings with Third Parties

Your relationship with nonprofit and public service organizations, volunteers, partners, sponsors or other third parties found on PTW, including posting or acceptance of volunteer opportunities, and any other terms or conditions associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such Third Party. We accept no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any injury or damages to any person or property caused in connection with such dealings, as well as any cause of action, claims, suits or demands that may arise as a result of such injury or damage.  Pebble Tossers, Inc. strongly recommends that all children under the age of 18 be accompanied by an adult or guardian while volunteering at any location.

External Links

Pebble Tossers website provides links to external websites whose content we believe might be of interest to our visitors. While these websites have been initially reviewed by our staff for appropriateness for our audience, we do not control, and we do not conduct ongoing reviews of, their content. Before using these websites, we recommend that you review their user policies. Children should always check with their parents or teachers before visiting any new sites.

Website Disclaimer

Pebble Tossers, Inc. provides this website “as is” and “as available,” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, and Pebble Tossers, Inc. specifically disclaims any and all warranties, including, but not limited to: (i) any warranties concerning the availability, accuracy, appropriateness, reliability, or usefulness of the website content and third party content; and (ii) any warranties of title, warranty of non-infringement, warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will Pebble Tossers, Inc., its officers, directors, employees, successors or assigns, be liable to any party for any indirect, direct, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of programs or information, and the like), or any other damages arising in any way out of the availability, use, reliance on, or inability to use or access the website, even if Pebble Tossers, Inc. shall have been advised of the possibility of such damages beforehand.

Applicable Laws/Jurisdiction

Pebble Tossers, Inc. controls and operates this website from its offices in the United States of America. We do not represent that materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. The laws of the State of Georgia, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern these Terms of Use and all actions concerning this website (including the Pebble Tossers, Inc. Privacy Statement). Exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with Pebble Tossers, Inc. or relating in any way to your use of the website shall reside in the courts of the state of Georgia, and you agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of Georgia, Fulton County, in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving Pebble Tossers, Inc. or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers and content providers.

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Privacy Policy

Effective 8.23.21

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Introduction

Pebble Tossers, Inc. (“Pebble Tossers”, “us”, “our” or “we”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy (“Privacy Policy”).

This Privacy Policy describes the personal and other information we collect about you, and how we use and share that information. This policy applies to personal and other information we collect when you sign up for membership, access or use our website or services (collectively, the “Services”); or when you otherwise interact with us, including over the phone or through e-mail, text and other electronic messages. It does not apply to information collected by (i) us offline or through any other means, or (ii) any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from our Services.

This Privacy Policy refers to personal information, which is information that can be associated with a specific person and used to identify that person. Personal information does not include information that has been anonymized so that it does not identify a specific user, which we may use for any legal purpose.  Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your personal information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Services. By accessing or using our Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

Updates to the Privacy Policy

We may update, amend, revise or otherwise change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by posting the updated policy and revising the “Effective Date” above. Your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of the then-effective Privacy Policy.

Sources of Information About You

We obtain information about you from a variety of sources, including from you, your interaction with our Services, and third parties. Such information may include your name, age, gender, marital status, education, whether you have any children, employment information, zip code, e-mail address, and telephone number, among other personally identifiable and technical information.

If you use certain Services, you may be required to provide us certain information.

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our website.
  • We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Services.
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail addresses), if you contact us.
  • Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete.
  • Details of transactions you carry out through our Services and of the fulfillment of your orders.
  • Your search queries on our website or through our Services.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Services. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Services.

Our Use of Information

We use information about you to provide, maintain, personalize and improve our Services and to deliver the information and support your requests.

We may use information we collect to send you news and information about our Services. You may opt out of receiving such emails by following the instructions in those emails or by contacting info@pebbletossers.org. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as messages about your account.

We may also use information about you (i) to track and analyze trends and usage in connection with our Services; (ii) to protect our rights or property; (iii) to compare information for accuracy; (iv) to verify your identity; (v) to investigate and prevent fraud or other illegal activities; and (vi) for any other purpose disclosed to you in connection with our Services.

Additionally, we use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

  • To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us.
  • To provide you with notices about your account/subscription, including expiration and renewal notices.
  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
  • To notify you about changes to our Services or any products or services we offer or provide though them.
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it or any other purpose with your consent.

Sharing of Information

Pebble Tossers does not provide third parties with personal information on our users.  Membership registration information is strictly confidential and will never be sold or given to third parties except with your consent.  Some general demographic data may be used by Pebble Tossers for research on volunteer trends or as requested by Foundations for specific grant purposes.  Information that users may send us voluntarily is not shared with third parties.  We may, however, share personal information about you as follows:

  • With your consent or direction.
  • To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • To enforce or apply our terms of service, including for billing and collection purposes.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of our employees and customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection.
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it, such as providing you Services.
  • For any lawful purpose, provided that the information has first been de-identified such that it cannot be used to identify or contact you.

Updating or Deleting Information

You may update, correct or delete information about yourself in our possession by emailing us at info@pebbletossers.org or by accessing your account page.

Links to Other Web Sites; Third Party Applications

Pebble Tossers is not responsible for any practices employed by websites linked to or from our website, nor their information or content. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website, this Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding. Additionally, some content or applications, including advertisements, on or through the Services are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies, alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies, to collect information about you when you use our Services. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

Children’s Privacy

We are committed to protecting children’s online privacy. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control over their children’s information. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online. Our website is for a general audience and is not directed to children. In order to protect the privacy of children, we do not collect personal information of those under the age of 13 without prior parental consent.

Security

We implement a number of safeguards designed to maintain the security of your personal information using various physical, electronic, and managerial procedures. The safety and security of your personal information, however, also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Services, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. Unfortunately, the storage and transmission of information over the internet is never completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to or through our Services. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on or within the Services.

Information Protection

Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.

We use regular Malware Scanning. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

We implement a variety of security measures when a user who donates or pays for membership enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.

All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.

“Do Not Track” Disclosures

Certain state laws require us to indicate whether we honor “Do Not Track” settings in your browser over time and across third party websites as it relates to targeted advertising. We adhere to the standards set out in this Privacy Policy and do not monitor or follow any Do Not Track browser requests we might receive from you or your browser.

Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the standard for privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws worldwide. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur, we will notify you via email within 7 business days.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns regarding our policy at this address:  info@pebbletossers.org

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Terms of Membership

Effective 8.22.18

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Agreement

By signing up as Pebble Tossers member, you agree to be bound by the following terms of membership.  You have also read and agree with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.  Pebble Tossers reserves the right to update and change its Terms of Membership. You can always review the most current version of the Terms of Membership on this page.

Signup Terms

You must be 18 years or older and provide your full legal name, gender, date of birth, street address, phone number and email address.  You must create a user name and password to login to your account and you are responsible for keeping your login details private. Pebble Tossers is not liable for any loss or damage from your failure to maintain the security of your login information.  Pebble Tossers reserves the right to refuse membership to anyone for any reason at any time.    

Modifications to Services and Prices

Pebble Tossers reserves the right to modify or terminate services for any reason, with or without notice, and shall not be liable for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of its services. Membership prices may change at any time, but will not affect your then-current subscription, which will continue for the remainder of the year for which you have paid.  Subscribers who select automatic yearly renewal will be charged for the then-current annual subscription price.

Membership Payments

All payments are to be made through the use of a credit card, carried out by a third party partner of Pebble Tossers.  Membership dues are annual, starting on the date of your payment.  You may select whether your subscription will be a one-time payment or recur annually.  If you select a one-time payment, your subscription will automatically terminate one year following your initial subscription; you may extend your subscription by completing a membership subscription again. If you select a yearly recurring membership payment, your payment will be processed on each subsequent anniversary from the date of your original subscription unless you notify us of your desire to terminate your subscription at least 10 days prior to the expiration of the then-current annual term.  We will provide you notice 30 days prior to your renewal.  Pebble Tossers is not responsible if your credit card payment is not accepted at the initial subscription or any recurring payment.

You understand that your content (not including credit card information), are transferred unencrypted and involve (i) transmissions over various networks; and (ii) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit Card information is always encrypted during transfer over (third party) networks.  You understand that all payments through credit card are not carried out by Pebble Tossers but by a third party partner of Pebble Tossers. Therefore, all claims should be addressed to such third party and you should always read the terms of service of any third party payment processor.

Use of Membership and Services

Your use of Pebble Tossers’ services is at your sole risk. Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory.

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