TERMS OF USE

These terms of use are effective as of 2023-09-05

Welcome to the United Hospital Fund of New York City (“UHF”) website. These Terms of Use (“Terms”), sets forth the terms and conditions for your use of the websites we operate at www.uhfnyc.org and www.nextstepincare.org (the “Site”). 

Please read these Terms carefully. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by and comply with the Terms, which may be updated from time to time without notice to you. 

Privacy

These Terms incorporate by reference UHF’s Privacy Policy. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully as you agree to its terms when you use the Site. 

Website Content

All of the content featured or displayed on the Site (“Content”) is protected by copyright law and owned by UHF, its licensors and/or its Content providers.

You may use the Content for personal use and to support UHF’s mission though education, policy analysis or stakeholder engagement. Any use of the Content must include appropriate credit to UHF and link back to the Site as the source. You may not use the Content for any commercial purposes. Other than as set forth above, you may not reproduce, distribute, modify, publicly display, or perform or otherwise use any of the Content without prior written authorization from UHF. To request such permission, please contact info@uhfnyc.org.

You may not remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices from Content on the Site.

Trademarks

“United Hospital Fund,” the UHF logo, “Next Step in Care,” and other trademarks featured on the Site are trademarks owned by UHF or its licensors (“Our Trademarks”). You may not use Our Trademarks without written authorization from us or our licensors, as applicable. Additionally, you may not use Our Trademarks (A) in connection with any product or service that does not belong to us; (B) in any manner that is likely to cause confusion about whether we are the source, sponsor, or endorser of a product, service, or activity; or (C) in a manner that may damage our reputation.

Links to Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to websites controlled by third parties (“Third-Party Websites”). We are not responsible for Third-Party Websites or their content, goods, services, activities, or privacy practices. Any information you share or actions you take on Third-Party Websites are governed by the Third-Party Websites’ terms of use and privacy statements, which you should review carefully. The inclusion of links on our Site does not imply our endorsement of Third-Party Websites, their content, goods, services, or activities. We make no representation or warranty whatsoever about the nature of Third-Party Websites and if you decide to access any other websites linked to or from this Site, you do so entirely at your own risk.

Frames and Metatags

Unless you obtain our prior written consent in each case, you may not: (A) frame the Content on any other website; or (B) use metatags or any other “hidden text” that incorporates Our Trademarks, marks confusingly similar to Our Trademarks, or our name. We do, however, encourage you to link to the Site and its Content.

Disclaimers

THE SITE AND ALL SERVICES, CONTENT, AND LINKS AVAILABLE THROUGH IT ARE AVAILABLE “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ANY OF THE SERVICES, CONTENT, AND LINKS AVAILABLE THROUGH IT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS AND INACCURACIES IN CONTENT OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE OR CONTENT, GOODS, OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE SITE, ITS CONTENT AND OUR SERVICES. IF YOU RELY ON THE SITE AND ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH IT, YOU DO SO ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AND ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, GOODS, OR SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH IT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (EVEN IF THAT PURPOSE HAS BEEN DISCLOSED).

ALTHOUGH WE INTEND TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF VIRUSES, WORMS, “TROJAN HORSES,” OR OTHER MALICIOUS CODE TO THE SITE, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE, OR SERVICES OR CONTENT THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, ARE FREE FROM SUCH DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH FEATURES.

Limitation of Liability

UHF AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER BASED ON LOSS OR INJURY BECAUSE OF ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, OR INACCURACIES IN THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH IT INCLUDING LOSS OR INJURY THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THESE TERMS.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL UHF OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR ) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE OR THESE TERMS, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, SERVICES, OR CONTENT IS LIMITED TO $100. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR THESE KINDS OF DAMAGES, SO THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend (only if requested) UHF and its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, partners, licensors, and affiliates against all liabilities, losses, damages, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that the indemnified parties may incur based on claims arising out of your use of the Site or violation of these Terms. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which we are entitled to indemnification. You agree to provide us with cooperation we may reasonably request.

Changes to the Terms

We may change these Terms from time to time by posting an updated version on this webpage, or, if we determine that it is appropriate, we may provide other notice to you.

General

These Terms (which includes the Privacy Policy) are the complete agreement between you and UHF regarding your use of the Site and is governed by applicable federal laws and the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and completely performed there. You irrevocably agree to bring any claim or dispute relating to your use of the Site and these Terms exclusively in the state and federal courts located in New York, to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts, and to waive any jurisdictional, venue, inconvenient forum, or other objections to those courts. Section titles and headings are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The failure of UHF to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of these Terms is unenforceable for any reason, then that provision will be deleted, and the remaining provisions will be enforceable to fullest extent permitted by law.

Questions

Please email info@uhfnyc.org with any questions you may have about these Terms.

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 2023-09-05.

United Hospital Fund of New York (“UHF”) is committed to protecting your privacy.  This Privacy Policy, which is part of our Terms of Use, describes the information we collect through the websites we operate at www.uhfnyc.org and www.nextstepincare.org (the “Site”), how we use and share it, and how you can make choices about our use of that information.

Please note that this Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time, so please check back regularly.  By using the Site after we have posted an updated Privacy Policy, you agree to the updated Privacy Policy.

By using the Site, you consent to our collection, use, and sharing of information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

You can browse the Site without submitting any personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) to us. We collect Personal Information, such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and other information, when you voluntarily provide it to us. Below are the most common ways in which you would provide your Personal Information:

  • When you subscribe to receive emails and other information from UHF
  • When you submit information to our “Contact” webpage
  • When you register for an event or conference through the Site
  • When you donate to UHF

Information Automatically Collected

We may also collect information about users when you interact with the Site. This includes the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the device you use to access the Site, the browser type and version, the time and date of visits to the Site, the pages of our Site that you visit, the website that referred or linked you to the Site, the search terms used on the Site, and other statistics.  We may use this information to analyze how visitors use our Site so we can improve the quality of the information and services we provide.

We or our Service Providers (as defined below) may collect some of this information through cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, clear gifs, or similar technologies. You are not required to accept cookies from the Site and may refuse or disable the cookies’ function, or delete existing cookies, by using your web browser’s options. If you disable or delete cookies, certain features of the Site may not work as intended.

We do not use information derived from this information automatically collected by the Site to identify visitors individually except in circumstances where we may deem it necessary in connection with legal process or to protect our rights or the rights of a third party as further described below.

How We Use Your Information

We will use your Personal Information for the following purposes:

  • To send you information about news, events, or opportunities that we think may be of interest to you
  • To respond to inquiries from you and communicate to you about your transactions with us
  • To register your attendance at an event and communicate with you about the event
  • To process your donation
  • To ensure and improve the quality of our Site
  • To improve the content or services offered through our Site
  • To detect, investigate, and protect against any activities that may violate our policies or the law and to establish, defend against, or enforce any related claims

How We Share Your Information

We may share your Personal Information with our third-party service providers (“Service Providers”) that help us operate, provide services in connection with the Site, perform tasks assigned to them on behalf of the Site, or to assist us in analyzing how the Site is used. Here is a list of these Service Providers with links to their privacy policies at the bottom of this page:

We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the Service Providers’ privacy policies if you have any privacy concerns. However, the Service Providers are obligated to not disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

We also reserve the right to disclose and use Personal Information and other information in special circumstances, including to enforce this Privacy Policy or any other part of our Terms, to comply with legal process or law enforcement, to address actual or suspected illegal activity, to protect our property or rights; to protect the rights and safety of anyone, or for other reasons we determine in good faith are necessary, appropriate, or required by law.  If we ever merge with, are acquired by, or otherwise consolidate with another organization, Personal Information may be transferred along with our other assets.

Donor Privacy 

UHF values and respects the privacy of its donors. As with all other personal information, we do not share, loan, trade, rent, or sell our donor information to any other organization, nor will we send mailings to our donors on behalf of any other organization. 
We maintain historical records of donor giving histories for certain types of gifts. This information is gathered so UHF can properly acknowledge gifts for IRS purposes and is also used by UHF to analyze giving histories.

Donor information may be made available to Service Providers, but only as necessary to process the donation or for UHF to provide its services.

This section applies to donations and donor information received online or offline. 

Third-Party Web Sites

The Site may contain links to third-party web sites and Service Providers (collectively, “Third-Party Sites”). Third-Party Sites may collect information about you when you interact with them through link on our Site. If you follow any link to a Third-Party Site, you should review those sites’ privacy policies to find out how they protect your privacy. We are not responsible for Third-Party Sites or their privacy practices, content, privacy policies, or services. Any online donations to UHF are made through a Third-Party Site, and subject to the Third-Party Site’s privacy practices and terms of use.

Security

We value your trust and use reasonable efforts to safeguard your Personal Information. All transmissions to the Site related to donations, including transmission of Personal Information associated with such donations, are secured, and encrypted. Of course, no transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security, so you provide your Personal Information at your own risk.

Children's Privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children and this Site does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able take reasonable steps and to do necessary actions.

Updating or Removing Your Personal Information

You may choose to correct, update, access, or delete information you have submitted to us by contacting us at the following:
Email:    info@uhfnyc.org
Telephone: 212-494-0700
Address:  1411 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York NY 10018

If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, you can also unsubscribe by clicking on the “unsubscribe” button in any email communication you receive from us.

Location of Servers and Transfer of Information

Information collected through the Site will be accessed and processed in the United States. In addition, your information may be transferred outside the United States by our Service Providers with locations in other countries. By using the Site and providing your Personal Information to us, you consent to this transfer and to the collection, storage, processing, and use of your Personal Information both within and outside of the United States.

Questions

For any questions you may have about this Privacy Policy, please contact info@uhfnyc.org.