General
WHA Financial Solutions, Inc. (“WHAFS”) has adopted this Web Site Privacy Policy (“Policy”) setting forth WHAFS’s data collection and disclosure policies and practices in connection with this Web Site. Your use of this Web Site constitutes your consent to this Policy.
Collection of Information
WHAFS may collect personal and non-personal information from you, including, without limitation, your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and IP address. WHAFS may retain information obtained from you for an indefinite period of time. This Policy applies only to the information collected on this Web Site by WHAFS and does not apply to any information collected by WHAFS by alternate means or media.
Third Party Links
This Web Site may contain links to other web sites. WHAFS may have no control over such third party web sites and is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such third party web sites, which may link to this Web Site. WHAFS encourages you to review the privacy policies and practices of such third party web sites linking to this Web Site in order to understand how the owners of such web sites collect, use and share information collected from you.
Use of Information
Typically, WHAFS uses the information it obtains from you to operate and improve the Web Site and WHAFS’s products or services. Such information may be used to provide you with information about new products or services available or for other reasons WHAFS deems appropriate.
Disclosure of Information
WHAFS reserves the right to, and may in fact, sell, transfer, license or otherwise provide your personal information to third parties in its sole discretion. These third parties may have access to your personal and non-personal information to provide products or to perform services. In the event WHAFS, in whole or in part, is acquired or transferred WHAFS may disclose and transfer the personal and non-personal information obtained from you to the party or parties acquiring WHAFS. In the event WHAFS becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, WHAFS or its trustee in bankruptcy may sell, assign, license or otherwise transfer such information by a transaction approved by a court with competent jurisdiction. Such information may also be disclosed by WHAFS if, in good faith and in our sole discretion, WHAFS believes such disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce or apply the terms of the Terms and Conditions of the Web Site [see: ADD LINK TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS], comply with legal or regulatory requirements, prevent a crime, protect itself or protect other users. WHAFS may disclose personal or non-personal information obtained by you to its clients, business partners, merchants, advertisers, potential advertisers, investors, potential investors, potential purchasers and other third parties in the event WHAFS deems such disclosure, in its sole discretion, to be justified.
Cookies
WHAFS uses, or may use, “cookies” in connection with the Web Site. Cookies are small text files which are recorded on your hard drive by a web page server. You may set your browser to decline cookies or to warn you when cookies are being placed on your hard drive.
Accessing Information; Corrections or Changes to Information
If you wish to access the personal or non-personal information obtained from you in WHAFS’s records, please contact WHAFS with your request at the appropriate mailing address or e-mail address set forth on the Web Site. You may also request in writing that WHAFS update such information or request correction of any factual errors you believe may exist regarding such information. WHAFS will use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate such requests.
Chat Rooms
From time to time, WHAFS may offer chat rooms or posting boards. By choosing to post information in any chat room or on any posting boards, you may be revealing your personal information to the public. If you do not wish for your personal information to be disclosed to the public, you should consider whether including any such information in your postings is appropriate or refraining from using the chat rooms or posting boards. By using any WHAFS chat room or posting board you acknowledge that WHAFS has no control over what information third parties may obtain or what such third parties may do with such information. You also acknowledge and agree that WHAFS may disclose your personal information posted in any chat room or on any posting board offered by WHAFS if WHAFS reasonably believes it is required to do so by law, to protect itself, or to protect other users.
Children
The Web Site is not intended for children. WHAFS does not knowingly or specifically seek to collect personal information from individuals under eighteen (18) years of age. In the event that WHAFS obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information from an individual under eighteen (18) years of age, WHAFS shall take steps to delete such information from its database. WHAFS does not authorize individuals under eighteen (18) years of age to access or use the Web Site or WHAFS’s products or services.
Modifications or Changes
WHAFS may modify or change this Policy at any time and from time to time. Such modifications or changes to this Policy may set forth changes in the way WHAFS collects, uses or discloses information or to reflect changes in applicable rules, regulations, laws and industry standards. Your use of the Web Site after any such modification or change is posted constitutes your consent to the same.
Applicable Law
This Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without regard to conflicts or choice of laws principles, and any disputes arising out of or in any way connected with or relating to this Policy or the Web Site shall be venued in Dane County, Wisconsin. You agree that, regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any dispute arising out of or in any way connected with or relating to this Policy must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arises or will be forever barred.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy, or any request for access or changes to information about you, please e-mail us at jboudreau@wha.org.