PRIVACY STATEMENT

This privacy statement explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information about visitors to our site and our member subscribers.  We take reasonable measures to protect and safeguard the personal information of users of this site by password-protecting personal information available to other members.  Although this information is stored on servers that do not belong to Cafecito or its owners, those companies also take reasonable measures to safeguard information. Of course, no computer network or data transmission on the internet can be guaranteed. By using this site and by submitting personal information to us via this site you consent (A) to our collection and use of your personal information for the purposes described in this privacy statement and (B) that all information you submit to the site may be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States.

Information We Collect

Our site collects personally identifiable information that you voluntarily and with unambiguous consent submit through our site’s “join” page. For example, you submit your name and email address to join.  As stated, this information will be used to send notifications from us in the form of emails or newsletters.  We also provide this information to our other members in a directory that will be password protected.  We may also collect information such as IP address, browsing history, and similar information that is not personally identifiable to help us analyze how the site is used, traffic patterns, and browsing history or other information to help us develop the site and improve your experience on our site. We do not combine IP addresses with personally-identifiable information to identify individual users.

We are not responsible for the data collection, privacy practices or policies of any third-party site to which we may provide a link or that may link to our site. We encourage you to read the privacy statement and terms of use of other sites.

Information Security

This site is subject to the terms and conditions of Squarespace.  This site is built using Squarespace and information provided resides on its servers.  Squarespace may have access to your information as they support this site in its authorized use of your information.  Squarespace’s terms and conditions, including its privacy policy, can be found here:  https://www.squarespace.com/terms-of-service

Personal information submitted to join the site is also stored on Google servers. You can access their policies here.  https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en 

Cookies and Analytics

Squarespace uses cookies to prepopulate forms for users, to auto-populate forms, and to track user patterns on the site. These cookies help us understand what parts of the site are most interesting to our users. The information in the cookie includes a user’s IP address and is transmitted to and stored by Squarespace.  You may at any time delete any cookies by using the relevant option of your Internet or mobile browser or by deleting the cookies on your hard drive or mobile device.

Open rates, click-throughs and the IP address of the site users may be tracked to measure the effectiveness of our site.  We may employ web beacons to help us compile aggregated statistics regarding the operations of the site.

Cafecito may use Google Analytics to better understand our website visitors and to help refine our online ad campaign strategies.  You can opt-out of Google Analytics by modifying your Ads Settings or by downloading this browser extension. For more information on how Google Analytics may use your data, you may review its policy located at this link.

Using the settings of your Internet or mobile browser, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. Consult your browser Help menu or the vendor documentation for your specific software to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you choose to turn off cookies, you may not have access to many features that make your browsing of our site smoother, and some of our services may not function properly. If you continue to use our site without changing your settings, you consent to our use of cookies and other tools on the site.
If you do not want us to collect information about your geographic location, you should disable the technology that transmits this information.

How We Use and Share Your Information

When you submit your personal information to us through the site, we will use it for the purposes for which you provided it (e.g., to subscribe to newsletters and emails, to join Cafecito, to share with other members), to send you information on legal developments, inform you of lectures and events that may be of interest to you, and, in our discretion, to implement other requests or suggestions you may make. We reserve the right to share your personal information if required to do so by law, law enforcement, or other legal process or in the good-faith belief that disclosure is necessary to protect our network or other members of the public in appropriate circumstances. Of course in the unlikely event of a change in control (e.g., resulting from a merger with another entity), we may transfer your information to the other party with your consent. We do not otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties.  We do not sell your information.

International Use
This Privacy Statement is intended to meet the laws and regulations of the United States, and despite the global nature of the Internet, Cafecito makes no claims that the site is appropriate or may be viewed or used outside the United States. Furthermore, our databases and the servers on which information is housed are located in the United States. By sending us your data, you consent to its transfer to and storage within the United States. Irrespective of the country in which you reside or from which you access the site, you authorize Cafecito to use your personal information in the United States and any other country where it operates. Access to the site from countries or territories where such access is illegal or contrary to applicable rules or regulations is prohibited. Those who access the site from outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, rules and regulations. 

Children

We do not knowingly solicit personal or other information online from children under the age of 13.

Questions; Review and Correction of Your Information; Opt Out; Governing Law

If you have any questions at all about our terms of use or privacy statement, wish to confirm the personal information you have provided to us, wish to correct or delete inaccurate details, or opt out of receiving further information from us, please contact us at info@cafecitonetwork.com.

These terms of use and privacy statement are governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements entered into and performed in the State. You agree that any proceeding relating to use of this site must be filed exclusively in the appropriate courts located in New York County, New York and you submit to the jurisdiction of those courts and waive any objection based on an inconvenient forum or other reasons