1838 Columbia Road NW
Washington D.C. 20009-2002
Washington D.C. 20009-2002
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Privacy PolicyThe Package Shippers Association (formerly Parcel Shipper Association) (“PSA”) is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and members. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you of our practices with regard to personal data we collect from or about you in connection with our website (the “Site”) or through the provision of our services (the “Services”).
By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of information and use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.
All staff members and PSA affiliates who have access to data or personal information collected by PSA are expected to uphold the PSA privacy policy.
This policy applies only to the web sites located at www.packageshippers.org and www.parcelshippers.org, and not to any other web site or service. If you do not agree with this policy, then you should not use the Site.
PSA may retain any information submitted to it through this website, whether such information is submitted directly through the website passively or by direct user entry. The PSA website allows users to provide PSA with their names, email addresses, business addresses, and phone numbers. The PSA website does not collect any other user-input information. The purpose of collecting this information is to contact and register prospective members to the PSA and respond to user questions. The users’ act of inputting their email address and/or phone numbers constitutes consent to PSA to call or email the user regarding membership or other information. Personally, identifiable information may include your name, email address, company name, phone number, physical address and other information that specifically identifies you.
Users can decide to no longer receive the PSA newsletters by notifying PSA of their desire to have their email address removed from the list. Such notice shall be provided to PSA by email at the following email address: allison@packageshippers.com.
In order to ensure that the information we maintain is accurate, PSA gives users the option to change or modify their information previously provided. If you would like to change your information currently in our database, please contact us. PSA is not responsible for updating information contained in third party lists or databases.
PSA servers will automatically record information that is sent by your browser through the use of the website. This information may include but is not necessarily limited to the server's IP address, browser type and version, operating systems, language preferences, webpage from which you are visiting, access times and dates, and other information.
PSA may use the information provided, whether directly or indirectly, to contact you for business and/or marketing purposes and for purposes of improving its own website. Improvements to its own website include but shall not be limited to its content and functionality.
The Site uses “cookies.” A cookie is a file placed on the user’s hard drive by a webpage server. Cookies are used to collect and track information that relates to the user's browsing activities. Cookies can assist the Site in tracking and targeting the interests of the users. Information obtained by cookies may include the user’s IP address, the type of device, any unique identifier attributable to the device, the browser type, the internet provider and the device’s operating system. Many browsers automatically accept cookies, unless the browser is set to decline the use of cookies.
Some websites track a user's online activity. This could include collecting information related to a user's visits to other websites over time. PSA does not track users’ access to any other websites.
PSA maintains all information provided to it on its managed, secure servers. PSA maintains policies and procedures to prevent unauthorized access to the servers. Only authorized users can access the information. While no data is absolutely secure if transferred over the Internet or a wireless network, PSA protects the information using the best practices available in the industry. However, it cannot prevent disclosures that are beyond its control and unauthorized access that occurs despite PSA’s best efforts.
PSA may disclose any information provided to it if required to do so by subpoena or other legal process.
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, the user waives all claims for consequential, incidental, and punitive damages that arise out of or relate in any manner to the user’s access to and use of the Site. This waiver shall apply to the user’s agents, owners, affiliated entities, principals, officers, employees, and contractors.
User shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless PSA, its officers, employees, agents and affiliated entities for any and all third-party claims that relate to or arise out of User’s use of the Site. This obligation shall include but not be limited to claims arising in tort, contract, breach of intellectual property rights and breach of any statutory or regulatory obligation, including alleged criminal violations.
This Privacy Policy & Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia and the laws of the United States of America applicable to transactions within the District of Columbia.
The event that any term or condition of the privacy policy or these terms and conditions is deemed to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining terms and conditions and policies shall remain valid, effective, and enforceable.
PSA reserves the right at all times to modify or amend this Privacy Policy & Terms and Conditions at its sole discretion and without notice.
By accessing or using the Site, user represents that he or she has reviewed this Privacy Policy & Terms and Conditions and has agreed to these policies and terms as a condition of his or her use of the website.
In the event a Court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Privacy Policy & Terms of Use is invalid for any reason, the remaining policies and terms shall remain valid and enforceable. The failure of PSA to enforce any policy or term shall not constitute a waiver of its right enforce the policy or term in the event of subsequent breaches.
The Site may contain links to web sites maintained by third parties. PSA is not responsible for the privacy practices of such third-party sites. You should carefully read their own privacy policies before providing any information to such third parties.
We may amend our privacy policy at any time and will post those changes on this page, so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. However, if we plan to materially change the way in which we use or disclose your personally identifiable information, we will provide you with prior notice and a chance to opt-out of such differing uses.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, you can contact us. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 7004, Arlington, VA 22207.
This privacy policy was last updated on March 11, 2021.