The information provided
by the Learning Disabilities Association of Cuyahoga
County (LDACC) on this website was believed to be correct
at the time it was included. However, the information
is subject to change based upon the availability of
new research, new interpretations, and other developments
in the field. Please note the following disclaimer as
to the information, services, research and products
found on the LDACC website.
The Learning Disabilities Association
of Cuyahoga County does not endorse, recommend, or make
representations with respect to the research, services,
programs, medications, products, or treatments referenced
on the website.
The material provided on the LDACC website is designed
for educational and informational purposes only.
The information on the LDACC website
is provided with the understanding that the organization
is not engaged in rendering medical or legal advice
or recommendations. You should not rely on any information
on the website to replace consultations with qualified
educational, health care or legal professionals to meet
your individual needs. Reference to any program, service,
treatment or therapy option is not an official endorsement
by LDACC. Individuals with learning disabilities, parents
and professionals are encouraged to fully investigate
service and treatment options and providers that may
be most appropriate for a specific individual.
LDACC retains all copyright and other
proprietary rights contained herein. Materials copyrighted
by LDACC are for noncommercial personal and educational
use only. Permission to otherwise reprint or electronically
reproduce any document in part or in its entirety is
expressly prohibited unless prior written consent is
obtained from LDACC. Request for permission to reprint
LDACC materials can submitted via our online form.
Information copyrighted or owned by
any individual or entity other than LDACC is for personal
use only. Permission to otherwise reprint or electronically
reproduce any document in part or in its entirety is
expressly prohibited, unless prior written consent is
obtained from the owner.
Should any viewer of an LDACC-published
document respond with information including feedback
data, such as questions, comments, suggestions, or similar
responses regarding the content of any such LDACC document,
such information shall be deemed to be non-confidential
and LDACC shall have no obligation of any kind with
respect to such information and shall be free to reproduce,
use, disclose, or distribute the information to others
without limitation. LDACC shall be free to use any ideas,
concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such response
for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited
to, incorporating such information in LDACC-published
or sanctioned publications or communications. The viewer
warrants that he or she is the owner of all intellectual
property rights to any such content being uploaded and
will defend and indemnify LDACC for any and all actions
arising from or relating to the uploaded information.
Some opinions and recommendations
contained in this website, especially in areas such
as message boards and chat rooms, are not necessarily
those of LDACC or endorsed by LDACC.
LDACC does not and cannot review or monitor all communications
and materials posted or uploaded to the website and
is not responsible for the content of these communications
and materials. If, however, material is observed by
LDACC or brought to its attention, LDACC reserves the
right to block or remove communications or materials
that it determines, in its sole discretion, to be:
a. abusive, libelous, defamatory,
or obscene;
b. fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading;
c. in violation of a copyright or trademark,
other intellectual property right of another; or
d. offensive or otherwise unacceptable to LDACC.
It is the policy of the LDACC to terminate
the accounts of any subscribers or members who repeatedly
infringe the copyrights of others. To report the posting
of any unauthorized content on this website, please
contact the Executive Director of the LDACC.
Any messages, advice, opinions or
other information contained in any chat room or posted
on any message board should not be construed as professional
advice or instruction.
LDACC may provide links on the website
to other websites that are not under the control of
LDACC. In general, any website that has an address (or
URL) that does not contain “ldaamerica.org, ldanatl.org,
healthychildrenproject.org” is such a website.
These links are provided for convenience of reference
only and are not intended as an endorsement by LDACC
of the organization or individual operating the website
or a warranty of any type regarding the website or the
information on the website. LDACC cannot and does not
warrant against human and machine errors, omissions,
delays, interruptions or losses, including loss of data.
LDACC cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that
files available for downloading from this or another
website will be free of infection by viruses, worms,
Trojan horses, other harmful elements or other code
that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.
A section of the LDACC website is
for “members only.” In order to access this
portion of the website, individuals must be assigned
a login name and password. The “members only”
portion of the website is intended as a service for
the members of LDA, and seeks to provide a forum for
discussion of member issues, as well as information
of particular relevance to LDACC members. In providing
this service, LDACC does not discriminate on the basis
of race, sex, national origin, religion, disability,
age or sexual orientation.
Will unregistered visitors to the
site be permitted to make postings? This entire disclaimer
may be changed by LDACC at any time. In order to ensure
that users of this website are aware of any changes
to the disclaimer, LDACC advises all users to regularly
read the disclaimer to determine whether changes have
been made to its terms. Use of the website after a change
has been in this disclaimer constitutes acceptance of
the changed terms of use.
Privacy Policy
The Learning Disabilities Association
of Cuyahoga County (LDACC) maintains this website in
order to provide information and resources to individuals
with learning disabilities, their families and the professionals
who work with them. The privacy of those who use this
website and especially the members of LDACC are of the
utmost importance to us. The information we collect
about you when you become a member, conference registrant,
book buyer, donor or constituent, is used to process
your membership, order, registration, donation or request
for information, and to provide you with member benefits.
Membership
When you become a member of LDACC,
we ask you to fill out a form that requests your name,
address, telephone number, and email address. Your name
and address information is used solely to process your
membership, donation, order, or request for information
and referral. By policy of LDACC, this information will
never be sold, given rented or traded to others for
purposes other than providing you member benefit opportunities.
WEB SITE LOG FILES
When you visit the LDACC website we
automatically log your IP address, your browser type
and your access times. We utilize this information to
conduct site performance evaluations, to see where visitors
are coming from and to keep track of click stream data
(the screens our users visit on our site). This data
helps us to determine what content our visitors find
most appealing so that we can maximize your usage of
the site.
USE OF INTERMEDIARIES
LDACC utilizes the services of intermediaries
such as United Parcel Service (UPS) FedEx and various
mailing houses to process and send our member renewals,
solicitations, newsletters and orders. To our knowledge,
these intermediaries do not store, retain or use the
information in any way.
COMMUNICATION
From time to time we may send out
email messages soliciting your support, prompting a
call to action, or alerting you to information of importance
to LDACC members. In addition, you may receive communications
from us if you have contacted us for a particular reason,
and to receive the information or service you have requested.
SURVEYS
From time to time, LDACC may request
your input to evaluate member benefits, website features,
or policy positions via a survey sent you by email.
Your participation is completely voluntary.
INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN
LDACC has no intention of collecting
any personal information from individuals under 18 years
of age. If a child provides us with personal information
without the consent of a parent or guardian, the parent
or guardian should contact us at info@ldacc.org if they
would like to have us delete this information from our
files.
EMAIL REQUESTS
Individual requests emailed to LDACC
are kept strictly confidential. Personal data such as
address, telephone number, address, age and gender may
be collected in order to fulfill a specific request
for information. Records regarding the nature of individual
inquiries used to create aggregate reports. LDACC does
not distribute your personal information except in the
event a complaint or legal action arises from any messages
posted by you.
PUBLIC FORUMS
The LDACC website uses forums for
posting essays and responses, questions and comments,
and operates some listserve type functions. Please remember
that any information disclosed in a forum or bulletin
board setting becomes public information and you should
exercise care in deciding to disclose your personal
information in these settings.
COOKIES
Cookies are pieces of information
that your browser stores on your computer’s hard
drive which identifies you when you enter a website.
The cookie doesn’t actually identify the visitor,
just the computer that a visitor uses to access our
site. Unless you voluntarily identify yourself (through
registration, for example), we won’t know who
you are, even if we assign a cookie to your computer.
The only personal information a cookie can contain is
information you supply. A cookie can’t read data
off your hard drive, and our cookie can’t read
the cookie files created by other sites. We use cookies
to help us tailor our site to your needs, to deliver
a better, more personalized service. We can build a
better site if we know which pages our users are visiting
and how often.You can refuse cookies by turning them
off in your browser. You do not need to have cookies
enabled to use the LDACC website. However, some features
of our site will not work the way they should if you
refuse cookies.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
The LDACC website contains links to
other websites. Please note that when you click on one
of these links, you may be leaving the LDACC site and
entering another website. These sites may independently
collect or request information about you and we encourage
you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites
as their privacy policy may differ from ours.
SECURITY
When making financial transactions
with us online (e.g., donations, online conference registration)
we secure your information in transit to us and upon
receiving your order to safeguard your personally identifiable
information.
The web server system employs software programs to monitor
network traffic to block unauthorized attempts to upload
or change information, and thwart attempts to identify
individual users or their usage habits other than for
the purposes identified in this policy. Intentional
misuse of secure information may result in federal prosecution.
YOUR CONSENT
By becoming a member, donor or constituent
of LDACC, and /or by using our website, you consent
to the collection and use of the information you provide
to us as described above. If we make any material changes
in our privacy practices or in how we use your personally
identifiable information, we will post a prominent notice
in the LDACC quarterly newsletter and on our website
prior to implementation of the change. If you prefer
not to receive member benefit offers or requests for
donations, please contact LDACC at 216-581-4549 or
email us at info@ldacc.org or write us at 4800 E. 131st Street, Suite B, Garfield Heights, OH 44105 |
