Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your use of greaterops.org, the website of Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. For the purposes of these Terms, unless otherwise noted, all references to Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. include greaterops.org. By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to them, please do not use this website.

About This Website

Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. is a Community Action Agency serving Broome and Chenango counties in New York State. This website is a community outreach site. It describes the programs and services we offer, publishes news and events, points visitors toward community resources, and allows residents to begin an application for assistance. It is provided for general informational purposes only.

This Website Is Not for Emergencies

Do not use this website to report an emergency or to seek urgent help. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. If you are in crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For urgent help finding food, shelter, or other essentials, dial 211 or contact one of our offices directly during business hours. Forms and messages submitted through this website are reviewed only during regular business hours and are not monitored around the clock.

Program Information Is Not a Guarantee of Services

The descriptions of programs, services, eligibility criteria, and community resources on this website are general summaries provided for your convenience. They are not an offer of assistance, a promise of enrollment, or a determination of your eligibility. Eligibility for any program is determined by our staff in accordance with the rules of the funding source for that program, the documentation you provide, and the funds available at the time you apply. Program requirements, funding levels, hours, locations, and availability change, and information on this website may not always reflect the most current details. Nothing on this website is legal, financial, medical, housing, or other professional advice.

Applications and Other Forms You Submit

When you submit an application or another form through this website, you agree that:

• The information you provide is true, accurate, and complete to the best of your knowledge, and you will tell us promptly if it changes;
• You are submitting the form for yourself, or on behalf of a household member or another person with that person's knowledge and permission;
• Submitting a form starts a conversation — it does not by itself enroll you in a program, reserve funds, or create any obligation on our part to provide assistance;
• We may contact you by phone, email, or mail about your submission, and may ask you for documents before we can act on it; and
• The information you provide is handled as described in our Privacy Policy.

Providing false or misleading information in an application for benefits or assistance may make you ineligible for a program and may carry consequences under the rules of the funding source or under law.

Your Responsibilities When Using This Website

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not interfere with anyone else's use of it. In particular, you agree not to:

• Submit forms in an automated, repeated, or abusive way, or otherwise attempt to disrupt or overload the website or the services behind it;
• Attempt to gain access to any part of the website, any account, or any system or data that is not intended to be publicly available;
• Upload or transmit any virus, malicious code, or material that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, or infringing;
• Impersonate another person or organization, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or organization;
• Collect information about other users, or harvest content from this website by automated means, without our written permission; or
• Use this website in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law.

We may limit or block access to the website, or to particular features of it, where we reasonably believe it is necessary to protect the website, our staff, or the people we serve.

Donations

Donations made through this website are processed by PayPal, a third-party payment service. When you choose to donate, you leave greaterops.org and complete the transaction on PayPal's website, subject to PayPal's own terms and privacy policy. We do not receive or store your payment card details. Your receipt is issued by PayPal at the time of the gift; if you have a question about a donation or need a written acknowledgment for your records, please contact us at one of the offices listed below.

Links to Other Websites

This website links to websites operated by other organizations, including community resource providers, government agencies, our job listings on Indeed, and PayPal. Those websites are not under our control. We provide the links as a convenience and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, privacy practices, or services of any website we do not operate. A link is not an endorsement, and visiting a linked website is at your own risk.

Intellectual Property

The content of this website — including text, photographs, graphics, page design, and the Greater Opportunities name and logo — is owned by Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. or used with permission, and is protected by copyright and trademark law. You may view, download, and print pages from this website for your own personal, non-commercial use, or to share information about our programs with someone who needs them. Any other use — including reproduction, redistribution, publication, or use of our name or logo to suggest a partnership or endorsement — requires our prior written permission.

The Head Start, Community Action Partnership, and NeighborWorks^® names and logos shown on this website are the property of those organizations and are used to identify our affiliation with them.

Accessibility

We want this website to be usable by everyone in our community, including people using screen readers, keyboard navigation, or other assistive technology. If you encounter a barrier on this website, or if you need information from it in another format, please contact us using the details below and tell us the page and the difficulty you ran into. We will work with you to get you the information you need and to fix the problem.

Nondiscrimination

Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. provides services without discrimination, in accordance with the requirements of the programs we administer and applicable federal, state, and local law. If you believe you have been treated unfairly, please contact us at one of the offices listed below.

Disclaimer of Warranties

This website and its content are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the content is complete, current, or accurate at any given moment. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of these exclusions may not apply to you.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. and its board members, officers, employees, and volunteers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, this website — including any damages resulting from reliance on information published here, from a delay or failure in the delivery of a form you submitted, or from the content or conduct of any third-party website. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. and its board members, officers, employees, and volunteers from any claim, demand, loss, or expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your misuse of this website or your violation of these Terms of Use or of any law or the rights of a third party.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute arising out of these Terms or your use of this website will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Broome County, New York, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.

Changes to These Terms

Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. reserves the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the bottom of this page and post the revised Terms here. Your continued use of the website after the revised Terms are posted constitutes your acceptance of them.

Contact Information

Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. welcomes your questions or comments regarding these Terms of Use. Please contact us at:

Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc.
Broome Office
5 W. State Street
Binghamton, New York 13901
Telephone: (607) 723-6493

Chenango Office
44 West Main Street
Norwich, New York 13815
Telephone: (607) 334-7114

Email Address: dnolan@greaterops.org

Effective as of [DATE].