Policies & Procedures

Please read the following terms and conditions relating to your use of this website carefully.

By using this website, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions of use. We reserve the right to modify them at any time. You should check these terms and conditions periodically for changes. By using this website after we post any changes to these terms and conditions, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them. If at any time you choose not to accept these terms and conditions of use, please do not use this website.

Scope of Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions apply to your use of this website. These terms and conditions do not apply to your use of unaffiliated websites to which the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth website only links.

Restrictions on Use of Materials

The contents of the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth’s website (the website) are protected by copyright and trademark laws, and are the property of the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth. Unless we say otherwise, you may access the materials located within the website only for your personal use. This means you may download copies of posted materials for personal, noncommercial use only, so long as you neither change nor delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice. When you download copyrighted material, you do not obtain any ownership rights to that material.

You may not modify, copy, publish, display, transmit, adapt or in any way exploit the content of the website. Only if you obtain prior written consent from us — and from all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property — may you publish, display or commercially exploit any material from the website.

Content

For the convenience of our vendors, we may display catalogs of stock images, descriptions and product specifications. While we try to offer reliable data, we cannot promise that the catalogs will always be accurate and up-to-date. You agree that you will not hold our vendors responsible for inaccuracies in their catalogs. The catalogs may include copyrighted, trademarked or other proprietary materials. You may use the catalogs only for informational purposes. You may not use catalog content in a way that infringes or violates the proprietary rights of another.

Links

These terms and conditions apply only to the website, and not to the websites of any other companies or organizations, including those to which the website may link. We are not responsible for the availability of any other website to which the website links. We do not endorse or take responsibility for the contents, advertising, products or other materials made available through any other website. Under no circumstances will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any content, goods or services available on any other website. You should direct any concerns to that website’s administrator or Webmaster. We reserve the right, however, to rescind any permission granted by us, and to require termination of linking to the website, at our discretion at any time.

Disclaimers

The services materials on the website are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

We do not warrant that any functions contained in the website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes them available are free of viruses or other harmful components.

We do not make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the services or materials in this website in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction to your system.

Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

We do not endorse, warrant or guarantee any products or services offered on the website. We are not a party to, and do not monitor, any transaction between users and third-party providers of products or services.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, will we be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on the website, or any products of services provided pursuant to the website, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages (including but not limited to lost data), so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall the total liability to you by us or any of our licensors or suppliers for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you to us, if any, for accessing the website.

No Personal Advice

The information contained in or made available through the website cannot replace or substitute for the services of trained professionals in any field, including, but not limited to medical or legal matters. In particular, you should regularly consult a doctor in all matters relating to physical or mental health, particularly concerning any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. We make no representations or warranties concerning any treatment, action, or application of medication or preparation by any person following the information offered or provided within or through the website. We will not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or other damages that may result, including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.

We, at the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth, recognize the importance of protecting your privacy. The purpose of this notice is to explain the practices and procedures we implement to protect your personal information, the way we use this information, and the choices you can make regarding our of your personal information. This notice can be accessed by clicking on a “Privacy” link on every page of our website. The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth is committed to protecting your privacy and will honor this Policy.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth reserves the right to change this policy at any time. To better serve you and your concerns about your privacy, we will notify you of any changes to this Policy. We encourage you to read this Policy.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

You may browse the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth website without submitting personal information. However, if you choose to participate in any of our online activities, you will be asked for applicable personal data such as your name, gender, postal address, email address, phone number, and payment information. The purpose of collecting such data is to respond to specific questions, to register you to receive email updates and other events that require online registration, to honor requests for brochures or newsletters or to process payments and donations made online. The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth also uses this personal information to advise users of new online materials, activities, and events and to provide users with the opportunity to register for programs online or to donate money online.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payment information, such as credit card number and expiration date, is entered when making a donation or paying for a YMCA program or activity. The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth uses Daxko as third-party intermediaries to process your online donations and payments. Your credit card information is encrypted when submitted to the processor and transmitted over a secure connection between your computer and our server using Secure Socket Layers (SSL), the industry standard, to ensure protection of your private information. This sensitive personal information is not shared with third parties other than the processor and is stored by the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth for verification purposes or for recurring donations that you have authorized.

COOKIES

Cookies are small text files that a website can place on a visitor’s computer hard drive to recognize repeat visitors, to facilitate a visitor’s use of the site and to track a visitor’s access to and use of the site. The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth uses cookies to improve the functionality of the website and the experience for those who use our site. We receive data that include the IP addresses, browser types, date/time stamp, donations and sign-up information of visitors to our site. In addition, the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth uses cookies to allow us to track which other websites have linked visitors to our site, what pages of our site are used by and are of interest to those visitors, and to link to information those visitors provide to the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth when they donate or sign up to take part in our programs and events.

SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES

The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth never shares your email addresses with third parties. Personal information collected from our donation pages is never shared with third parties.

OPTING-OUT OF FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS

You may opt out of YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth communications at any time by contacting communications@ymcafw.org.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless, and our officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) any breach by you of any of these terms and conditions, (ii) your content and materials, (iii) your use of materials or features available on the website (except to the extent a claim is based upon infringement of a third party right by materials created by us) or (iv) a violation by you of applicable law or any agreement or terms with a third party to which you are subject.

Jurisdictional Issues

We control and operate this website from our offices in the United States of America. We do not represent that materials on the 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.

Miscellaneous

These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action of law or inequity that arises out of or relates to these terms will be subject to binding arbitration in accordance with the Illinois Arbitration Association and will be arbitrated in Chicago, Ill. If any of these terms and conditions is found unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable from the remaining terms and conditions, and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between you and us relating to the subject matter it contains. This agreement may be modified only by our posting of changes to these terms and conditions, or by a writing signed by both parties.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice

Materials may be made available via the website by third parties not within our control. We are under no obligation to, and do not, scan content used in connection with the website for the inclusion of illegal or impermissible content. However, we respect the copyright interests of others. It is our policy not to permit materials known by us to infringe upon another party’s copyright to remain on the website.

If you believe any materials on the website infringe upon a copyright, you should provide us with written notice that at a minimum contains:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online website are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that website;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

All DMCA notices should be sent to our designated agent as follows:

YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth
512 Lamar Street, Suite 400
Fort Worth, TX 76102-3782

It is our policy to terminate relationships regarding content with third parties who repeatedly infringe the copyrights of others.

Using the principles of Honesty, Responsibility, Caring and Respect as a guide, we have implemented the following Code of Conduct to ensure that all who participate with the Y enjoy a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment.

We ask individuals to act in a manner that upholds these principles at all times when they are in our facility or participating in our programs. We expect those using the YMCA to behave in a way that shows respect and caring for others, which includes not using any language or engaging in any action that can hurt or frighten another person or that falls below a generally accepted standard of conduct. Specifically, actions not adhering to these guidelines and are not permitted include:

• Wearing inappropriate attire. Attire must be appropriate, including swimsuits only in the pool area. Clothing with vulgar or profane writing or language is not allowed.
• Using angry or vulgar language including swearing, name-calling or shouting.
• Making physical contact with a person in any angry or threatening way.
• Engaging in sexual activity or contact with another person.
• Harassing or intimidating by words, gestures, body language or any other menacing behavior.
• Stealing or other behavior, which results in the destruction of property.
• Carrying or concealing any weapons devices or objects which may be used as a weapon.
• Using or possessing illegal chemicals or alcohol on YMCA property or in YMCA vehicles.
• Smoking. All YMCA facilities offer a smoke-free environment for those who use them.
• Any other conduct of an inappropriate, threatening or offensive nature.
• Members and guests are encouraged to be responsible for their personal comfort and safety, and to ask any person whose behavior threatens their comfort to refrain from doing so.

The YMCA reserves the right to suspend or revoke program or membership privileges of members whose behavior is deemed inappropriate or detrimental to the well-being of members or staff. A member whose membership has been suspended or terminated may appeal the decision in writing to the Board of Directors.

The Y’s social media, blogs, and forums are for anyone who supports the Y. Feel free to share your Y stories, tips and ideas and participate in our online community.

If you have questions, comments or concerns about the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth, we will do our best to connect you with the right contact and we may reach out to you directly regarding your comments. For expedient assistance, contact your local Y directly to submit feedback about a specific question.

General Guidelines

We consider this online community one big YMCA. We want to hear from you on social media, our blogs and our forums, but have a few things that we do not allow:

• Posts that contain, discuss or promote:
  • abusive, vulgar, offensive, threatening or harassing language
  • personal attacks of any kind
  • illegal activity
  • political campaigns
  • religious issues
  • legal or employment issues
  • posting of premium content from any website
  • fake news or any content intended to mislead
• Conversations that negatively target specific individuals, groups or organizations
• Posts that are spam, solicitations or advertisements
• Contest and voting campaign posts that are not authorized by YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth
• Any profile icon or name related to commercial content that promotes another business, website, specialty page other than a Y or those approved by the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth
• Personally identifiable information (like phone numbers or email addresses), private or sensitive details about another person
• Material or information that you don’t have the right to post or share

Differences of opinion are welcome as long as they are respectful. Be courteous and respect those asking questions with friendly, informative discussions. If it’s not, it will be deleted. Posters will be permanently banned immediately for a serious, willful and/or repeated violation of any of these rules.

User-submitted content (including comments, updates, photos and videos) do not necessarily represent the views of YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth.

The statements and opinions posted by registered participants to these forums and blogs on ymcafw.org are offered for educational, informational and social purposes only, should not be construed as personal medical advice, and are not intended to diagnose any medical condition or replace your or anyone else’s healthcare provider. Please consult with a physician or local healthcare provider before taking any advice that might affect you or anyone else’s health and well-being.

Some links featured on our website, social media, blogs and forums will take you to non-YMCA websites. The views and opinions of authors expressed on those websites do not necessarily state or reflect those of the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth.