Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Effective as of January 30, 2018

Welcome to our website, myMonarc.org. If you continue to use this Website you are agreeing to comply with the following Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

The following terms refer to this Website: myMonarc.org or Website. The following terms refer to the owner of this Website: The Arc of Washington County or The Arc WC.

First and foremost, myMonarc.org exists for the benefit of the employees of The Arc of Washington County, Inc. (also referred to as The Arc WC). To make it easier for our employees to visit at their convenience, we do not restrict access to the Website. However, we do restrict member registration to current employees of The Arc of Washington County and our invited guests.

Not a Substitute for Professional Advice or Qualified Health Care
Content on this Website is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendation, counseling, legal advice, or other professional service. We make no warranty that the provided information is error-free. Your use of any information or materials on this Website is entirely at your own risk. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider prior to starting any new diet, treatment, or physical activity regimen, or when you have questions regarding a medical condition.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us! Our privacy policy explains how your information is collected, used, shared and retained when you visit myMonarc.org. By visiting and continuing to use our Website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

What Information Do We Collect?

When you visit myMonarc.org, we may collect the following types of information:

Non-Personally Identifiable Information. Like most websites, we use automatic data collection tools to collect information about your online activities and use of the Site. This information does not identify individual users, but identifies general demographic information, preferences in content, and web traffic patterns. We use this information for statistical purposes and to analyze how the website is being used so that we can make improvements.

Personally Identifiable Information. We do not collect any personally identifiable information without your explicit consent. Currently, the only personal information we collect is your name and email address when you register as a Member. You may choose to share additional information when you respond to surveys that we may post from time to time.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We are committed to keeping your private information private. We do not provide your personally identifiable information to anyone outside of The Arc of Washington County except to comply with valid legal requirements or when we believe it is reasonably necessary to prevent abuse or illegal conduct.

Information that You Share

Please keep in mind that any personally identifiable or other information that you share through your public profile, in comment areas, through email or other direct message, can be seen and collected by others besides us. We cannot be responsible for any information that you share through these methods.

Protection of Children’s Personal Information

We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13 through our Website. If you are under the age of 13, please do not give us any personal information. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide personal information without their permission. To request the removal of your child’s information, please send us an email at myMonarc@arcwc-md.org, and be sure to include in your message the same information that your child submitted.

Links to Other Websites

myMonarc.org provides links to other websites or resources for your convenience and to provide further information. We do not have control over how these other sites manage personal information and are not responsible for any content offered on other sites. A link to another website does not indicate our endorsement.

Social Media

This Website may include social media features such as Facebook or Twitter buttons (such as Like or Tweet). These sites may automatically record information about your browsing behavior every time you visit a site that has a social media button, regardless of whether you click on the button. Your use of these features is governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the social media feature, not by this privacy policy. You should review your privacy settings on social media sites that you use.

Terms of Use

We provide Visitors and Members with access to myMonarc.org and its community features as described below.

Visitors. Visitors, as the term implies, are people who do not register with us, but want to explore the Website. No login is required for Visitors. Visitors can view all content and access all publicly-available features and functionality of the Website, post comments where available (subject to moderation), subscribe to our mailing list, and email us.

Members. Registered Members can do all the things that Visitors can do, and access non-public community features and functionality available only to Registered Members; create and manage their own member accounts on the Website, post comments and other content on the Website and interact with other Registered Members of the Platform (all content and information provided in connection with the foregoing is collectively referred to herein as “Registered Member Content”); sign up for various programs sponsored by The Arc of Washington County; and become part of the myMonarc.org community. Please note that subscribing to our mailing list will not as register you as a member.

Member Registration

As previously noted, myMonarc.org exists for the benefit of the employees of The Arc of Washington County, Inc. (also referred to as The Arc WC). To make it easier for our employees to visit at their convenience, we do not restrict access to the Website. However, we do restrict member registration to current employees of The Arc of Washington County and invited guests. You may browse the Website and view content without registering. The use of other features may require registration. If you are a current employee of The Arc of Washington County and you choose to become a registered Member of myMonarc.org, you will be required to choose a User Name and Password in order to create your account. You will also be required to provide additional information such as your name and email address to verify and validate who is requesting access to this feature of the Website. Your use of this feature indicates your agreement to properly identify yourself by entering your own name and personal identifiers when registering for this Website and not those of any other person. You are solely responsible for keeping your registration information strictly confidential.

We are under no obligation to accept any individual as a registered Member and may accept or reject any registration at our discretion. In addition, we may deactivate any account at any time if we determine that a Member has violated these Terms of Use.

By registering, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the Terms of Use, Community Guidelines, and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any of these terms, do not register.

Community Guidelines

myMonarc.org’s community, like any community, functions best when its users follow a few simple rules. By accessing and using the Website, you agree to follow these community guidelines.

  1. Be helpful, polite, considerate, and respectful of others, just as you would like others to be. We do not allow direct or indirect personal attacks or insults, profanity, or racial, sexual, ethnic, cultural, religious, or other forms of intolerance.
  2. Respect privacy and don’t publicly disclose another person’s private information.
  3. Maintain only one Member account and do not allow others to use it. Likewise, don’t use another Member’s account or otherwise mispresent yourself as another person.
  4. You are solely responsible for any content you post on this Website. Don’t post content that you do not have the right to post or that is fraudulent, abusive, or libelous.
  5. Do not use this Website to engage in solicitation to buy or sell any products or services.
  6. Do not use the Website or any of its posted contents for any unlawful purpose.
  7. Don’t access or attempt to access parts of the Website that you are not authorized to access.
  8. If you become aware of any inappropriate posts or content, you’ll report it to us at myMonarc@arcwc-md.org.

We have the right to review and reject or remove content, at our discretion, that does not adhere to these Community Guidelines. We also reserve the right to block or remove the registration of any Member who violates these Community Guidelines.

Ownership, Restrictions on Use, and Copyright Protection

This Website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. You may not copy, reproduce or redistribute the content on this Website other than for the purpose of individual viewing unless you get advanced written consent.

We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement and remove or block those who infringe according to the process set out in the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you believe that your work has been copied on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with notice in accordance with the requirements of the Act, including (i) a description of the copyrighted work that has been infringed and the specific location on the Website where such work is located; (ii) a description of the location of the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work; (iii) your address, telephone number and email address; (iv) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; (v) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and (vi) an electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.

Changes to Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and at any time by updating this posting. Your continued use of this Website indicates your understanding of the updated changes. You should periodically visit this page to review this Privacy Policy for changes.

Contact Information

If you have questions about our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, please contact us in one of the following ways:

Email us at myMonarc@arcwc-md.org

Or write to us at: The Arc of Washington County, Attn: Wellness Committee Chair, 820 Florida Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21740.