TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY

Thank you for visiting the RecyclingStar.org website. This website (sometimes referred to as “our site”) is operated by the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR). By using this website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy. Please read them carefully. If you do not agree to the terms of these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy or any other policy governing your access or use of our site, you should immediately terminate your access and not use this website.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

STAR provides this website and all related information on an “AS IS” basis. The use of this website and the information on this website is at your sole risk. You agree that neither STAR nor its officers, directors, stockholders, employees, affiliates, agents or suppliers, shall have any liability of any kind to you in connection with your use of this website.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, STAR AND ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT WILL STAR OR ITS AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Third Party Materials

This website and specific applications downloaded therefrom may display, include or make available, at your direction or otherwise, service, content, data, information, applications or materials from third parties (“Third Party Materials”), and may provide links to certain third party websites. By using this website or any such application, you acknowledge and agree that STAR is not responsible for examining or evaluating the content, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality or any other aspect of such Third Party Materials or websites, including, without limitation, the right of any third party to provide such Third Party Materials or websites free of infringement of the rights of others. STAR does not warrant or endorse, and does not assume and will not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person for, any Third Party Materials or linked websites. Third Party Materials and links to other websites are provided solely as a convenience to you.

Notification of Changes

STAR may change, modify or add to these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy from time-to time without notice as it sees fit, and your continued use of this website will signify your acceptance of any such change, modification or addition. Information on this website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. STAR reserves the right to change, modify, or add to this website without notice. STAR may also make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or services described in this information at any time without notice.

Children

This website is intended for use by adults only. Minors should use this website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

Copyright and Trademarks

The materials on this website (including, without limitation, all articles, text, images, graphics, animation, audio, names, logos, compilation, and design, as well as these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy) are copyrighted by STAR. This website may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. These materials may not be copied or redistributed without prior written permission from STAR. You may not modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, exploit, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale or, and/or create derivative works from the content of this website in whole or in part.

Privacy Policy

STAR is committed to protecting the security of the personal information that you provide to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at our website. This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you about how we will collect and use information from our site so that you can make an informed choice about using this website. Please be advised that your use of this website constitutes your acceptance of the provisions of this Privacy Policy. To ensure accuracy and security, STAR reserves the right to change the provisions of this Privacy Policy at any time but will alert you that changes have been made by indicating on the Privacy Policy the date it was last updated. Your use of this website following the posting of such changes or revised policy shall constitute your acceptance of any such changes. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy whenever you visit this website to make sure that you understand how your information will be used.

What information is collected?

Information on the RecyclingStar.org website is gathered in two ways: passively through our site’s technology; and actively if you send us information directly on this website. When you visit our site, our software automatically collects some information from your computer. The information includes the unique Internet address assigned to your computer, your Internet service provider, your browser type and version, and your operating system.

We also collect information when you voluntarily submit it to us. For example, if you ask for more information on STAR’s services, we may store in our files the information you provide and use it for marketing purposes. Similarly, if you contact us through our site to sign-up for our electronic newsletters, we may collect and store in our files the information you provide and use it to keep you informed. When submitting information to this website, we collect basic identification information that you supply such as name, address and telephone numbers. We may also collect other information you supply that enables us to answer your questions. Online payments are directed to a secure site maintained by Soft-Pak, an Internet Certified payment hosting agent. Your provision of this information is entirely voluntary, but if you choose not to provide certain personal information, we may not be able to respond to your requests and provide you with additional information.

How We Use the Information

We use the information you provide about yourself to respond to your inquiries about our products and services and to provide you with additional information about our company. We also use information that we collect to improve the design and content of our website and to improve our marketing efforts. Information collected via mobile devices, e.g., text messages, may be used to improve the performance of our software. Except for any personally identifiable information we may collect from you under the guidelines established in this Privacy Policy, any information or material sent to STAR outside of our secure forms will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By sending STAR any information or material outside of our secure forms, you grant STAR an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that STAR is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose.

Disclosure of User Information

Except as noted below, we do not share or sell personally identifiable information collected on this website with third parties without your consent. We may engage companies to work with or on behalf of STAR to improve our services or to assist us in administering the website. These parties may only use personally identifiable information gathered from our website in conjunction with the services they provide for us. We may also disclose personal information if we are required, or believe in good faith that we are required, to do so by law, a government inquiry, or in connection with defending or enforcing the rights, property or safety of STAR, our users or others. If we are involved in a transaction in which we sell the company or a portion of the company, buy or merge with another company, or reorganize for any reason, we may transfer some or all of your information as part of that transaction.

Our Commitment to Security

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, STAR cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. Once we receive your transmission, we will use reasonable measures to ensure its security on our systems. For example, we currently use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt the personal information you transmit through our site. We also use advanced technology to encrypt all the collected data that is stored in our databases.

External Links

This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected on our website, https://RecyclingSTAR.org. If you link to another website from our site, please be aware that this Privacy Policy will no longer apply.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file of information that our server sends to your computer when you visit our site. The cookie allows our server to track how you navigate through our site, such as what pages you viewed. This will help us to determine what is most effective about our site, to help us identify ways to improve it, and eventually, to determine how we can make it more effective. The cookies we use identify you merely as a number, and they are destroyed when you leave our site. Our site uses cookies exclusively for the purpose of keeping track of your shopping cart payment and or form submittals. We do not use cookies for other purposes. You can reject cookies and still use our site; however, it will disable the ability for the site to recognize your cart or your account.

Where is the website located?

STAR controls this website from its offices in the State of Texas. STAR makes no representation that materials on the site are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the jurisdictions we serve. If you choose to access this website from other locations, you are doing so at your own initiative and are responsible for complying with applicable local laws. Governing Law This website, these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy, and your use of this website, are governed by the internal laws of the State of Texas irrespective of choice of law principles. Any action pertaining to this website or such Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy shall be tried exclusively in the federal or state courts in and for the State of New York. Any person named a party to any action regarding this website or these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. Use of this website is not authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Contact us

Should you have concerns or questions concerning your personal data, these Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy, or your use of our site, please feel to contact us in writing at info@RecyclingSTAR.org.