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Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Online Payment Policies

All Terms and Policies are Effective as of 12/1/2023

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association

The Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site is comprised of various Web pages operated by Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association.

The Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy notice is for Ellerslie Place Homeowner's Association (Doing Business as Ellerslie Place HOA) - also referred to as "We," "Us," or "Our" - describes how and why we might collect, store, and/or share (process) your (also known as the site member) information when you use our services. 

Services include:

  • Visiting our website: https://www.ellerslieplacehoa.org/ or any other application of ours that links to this privacy notice.

  • Engaging with us through online sales, marketing, or events.

What personal information do we process?

When you visit, use, or navigate our services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with this site and our services - The information collected are based on choices you make, the products, services, and features you use. 

What information is collected and how is it used?

We collect the information you provide to us. 

Personal information is voluntarily provided when you register as a site member, interact with the site through forums, online payments, and when you contact us. 

The information collected is to help ensure access to this site is restricted to residents of the neighborhood. This information may be used to help facilitate communication efforts between the Ellerslie Place HOA and the site member. We use the information provided by the site member to help with security, fraud prevention, and to comply with the law.

Collected information may include: 

  • Name

  • Phone Number

  • Email Address

  • Mailing / Billing Address

  • Contact Preferences

Account Information:

If you would like to log in, maintain, or terminate your account, you may: 

  • Log in to your account and modify your personal information and/or settings. 

  • Contact us about the information provided. 

How do we process sensitive personal information?

We do not process sensitive personal information. 

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How long do we keep your information?

We keep your information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in the privacy notices or as otherwise required by law. 

We will only retain your personal information longer in instances where required by law, accounting practices, or tax reporting purposes. When there is no longer an ongoing business need to process or maintain your personal information, we will either delete such information.

How do we collect information from minors?

We do not seek to collect information from minors. We do not knowingly solicit data or communicate with children under 18 years of age. By using our website, services, and forums, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age. If we identify that personal information from a user less than 18 years of age has been obtained, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to delete the account. If you are aware of any any children under the age of 18 with site access, please contact us at: info@ellerslieplacehoa.org 

What are your privacy rights? 

You may review, edit, or terminate your account at any time. 

To Withdraw your Consent:

If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent (depending on the applicable law), you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This may be done by contacting us at: info@ellerslieplacehoa.org

Please note: this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal or, when law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance of lawful processing grounds other than consent. 

Opting out of Online Marketing and Communications: 

You may unsubscribe from online marketing and communication efforts by using the unsubscribe button/link within the emails sent from this site. You may also unsubscribe by replying to the message with "Stop" or "Unsubscribe". While you may be removed from the marketing lists, you may still receive periodic communication from us related to account management and other administrative needs.

 

Account Termination: 

Upon your request, your account and personal information may be removed from our active databases. However, some information may be retained to help prevent fraud and security risks, troubleshoot issues, assist with any legal or other investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.  

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Online Payment Policies 

Refund & Cancellation Policy

It is the responsibility of the homeowner to ensure yearly dues are paid. These payments are non-refundable. If a payment is cancelled prior to the completion of processing, the homeowner will remain responsible for any amount that remains due.  

 

Fulfillment Policy

If a homeowner elects to pay their dues online (through the website or through an online invoice) a receipt will be provided automatically at the time of the transaction. Any payments submitted through the PO Box or in person must be made by check which will represent the receipt for payment of dues. 

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site.

 

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site may contain links to other Web Sites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association and Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association of the site or any association with its operators.

 

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site, you warrant to Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association that you will not use the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site.

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USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

The Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site may contain chat areas/forums, news groups/communities, calendars, and/or or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, “Communication Services”), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.

  • Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.

  • Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.

  • Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer.

  • Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.

  • Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.

  • Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.

  • Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.

  • Collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.

  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.


Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association ’s sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you upload or download materials from the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site.

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MATERIALS PROVIDED TO Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association OR POSTED AT ANY Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association WEB SITE

Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site or its associated services (collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association ’s sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

The information, software, products, and services included in or available through the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association and/or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site at any time. Advice received via the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site should not be relied upon for personal, medical, legal or financial decisions and you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation.

Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association and/or its suppliers make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, software, products, services and related graphics contained on the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site for any purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, software, products, services and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind. Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association and/or its suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, software, products, services and related graphics, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association and/or its suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site, with the delay or inability to use the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site, or otherwise arising out of the use of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association or any of its suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages. Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association web site.

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SERVICE CONTACT : info@ellerslieplacehoa.org

TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION

Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. GENERAL To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Harris County, Georgia, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site. Use of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association as a result of this agreement or use of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site. Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association ’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association ’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site or information provided to or gathered by Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association with respect to the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association with respect to the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.

 

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:

All contents of the Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association Web Site are: Copyright 2024 Ellerslie Place Homeowners Association All Rights Reserved. and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.

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How do we process payment data/information?

If you elect to use online payments, transaction information may be collected to help identify and confirm online transactions made on this site. Your information is processed only when you initiate a transaction on this site. Your information is used to process the online payment for the selected services (dues and fees) between the online payment sources (Credit Card, Paypal, Venmo, etc.) and the financial institutions of the site member and HOA. The information may be used to help verify payment status, complete account reconciliation, to help with security, fraud prevention, and to comply with the law. 

Collected information may include:

  • Name

  • Mailing / Billing Address

  • Phone Number

  • Method of Payment (Credit Card, Venmo, PayPal or other sources)

  • Amount of Payment

  • Last 4 digits of the card used (only to be used in case of refunds or other research; including accounting and legal functions)

Payment information is stored by WIX and Quickbooks. You may find their privacy notice links here:

Wix - https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

Quickbooks - https://quickbooks.intuit.com/hk/privacy/

Do we receive Third Party Information?

We do not receive information from Third Parties. All information received is entered by the site member. 

In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? 

We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. 

  • Business Transfers - We may transfer or share your information in connection with any acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. 

  • Affiliates - We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy notice. Affiliates include, but are not limited to, parent companies and all subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us. 

  • Other users - When you share personal information - through posting comments, contributions, or other content, or otherwise interacting in the social features of our website - such information may be viewed by all site members and may be made available publicly outside the services within this website and may be viewed in perpetuity. 

How do we keep your information safe? 

We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or other information storage technology can be guaranteed as 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security systems and improperly access, collect, steal, or modify your information. 

What are your rights and how to you exercise them? 

Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. The easiest way to exercise your rights by contacting us (info@ellerslieplacehoa.org) . We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. 

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What Information is collected automatically and how is it used?

Some information is collected automatically when you visit, navigate, and use our site. 

We automatically collect certain information that does not reveal your specific identity (like name or contact location) automatically. However, we may collect device and usage information such as your browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, country/location, information about how and when you use our services, and other technical information.  

Like many businesses, we collect information through cookies and similar technologies. This information may include:

  • Log, Usage, and Device Data - such as service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information. Depending on how much you interact with our site this information may include: IP Addresses / Proxy Servers, device information, browser type, settings and information about your activity/interactions on our site (date and time stamps, pages and files viewed, other actions taken on the site, error reports/crash dumps).

  • Device Data - such as computer, phone, tablet, or other device. Depending on the device used, this information may include IP Addresses / Proxy Servers, device and application information, general location information, operating systems, and system configuration information. 

  • Location Data - such as device location, which can be precise or imprecise depending on your device settings. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect a geolocation that tells us your current location. You may opt out of sharing access to your location by disabling your location settings on your device or by refusal of accessing our site. If you choose to opt out, there may be certain access and services you do not have access to.

This information is used primarily to maintain site security and operations, internal analytics, and reporting purposes.

Controls for Do-Not-Track (DNT) Features

Many web browsers and devices have a Do-Not-Track feature or setting. You may adjust this feature/setting on your device/browser to signal your privacy preference is to not have data collected automatically. There is no uniform technology standard, at this time, that recognizes and implements DNT signals. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT signals or other mechanisms that automatically communicate your choice of not being tracked. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice and a revised privacy notice. 

How do we process your information?

Information is used to provide, improve, and administer our services, communicate, for security, for fraud prevention, and to comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes, with your consent. 

Examples of how we may process your information:

  • To facilitate account creation/authentication and account management - We may process your information so that you may create, log in, maintain, and otherwise keep your account in working order. 

  • To facilitate delivery of services - We may process your information to provide you with the requested product/services. 

  • To respond to inquiries and offer support to users - We may process your information to respond to your inquiries, communicate, and/or solve any potential issues associated with requested services or account access. 

  • To send administrative information to you - We may process your information to send you details about our products, services, upcoming events, changes to terms & policies, and other similar information. We may also process your information to request feedback from you. 

  • To enable user-to-user communication - We may process your information, if you choose, to interact with other users in the online forum. 

  • To evaluate products, services, communication efforts, user experience, and usage trends - We may process your information to aid in site development, improvement, determine communication effectiveness, and to help improve your experience.

  • To comply with legal obligations - we may process your information to comply with legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend the legal rights of the Ellerslie Place HOA. 

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Notification of Updates to Policies & Terms

The terms and policies of this site are reviewed annually. If updates are made, site members will be notified. 

Questions or Concerns

By Mail:

PO BOX 184

Ellerslie, GA 31807

Reading these terms, privacy notice, and payment policies, may help you understand your rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us:

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