TERMS AND USE OF THIS WEBSITE

Please review these simple terms and conditions that apply to the usage of this website “OptometryStudents.com”.

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which governs the relationship with you in relation to this website.

Associations: OptometryStudents.com is in not affiliated or connected with the SUNY College of Optometry, the American Optometric Association (AOA), Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), or with any schools or colleges of optometry, any universities or colleges, any optometric organizations, Optometry Doctors or Optometry Practices.

Any of the content on this site may NOT be duplicated, transferred, or made into derivative works without written permission from OptometryStudents.com.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

· The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. OptometryStudents.com is in no way responsible for your personal academic achievement, acceptance into a school of optometry, quality of personal essays, or quality of an application into Optometry school.

· Website users must comment at their own risk and must understand that these comments are visible by any person who logs onto OptometryStudents.com – The webmaster will moderate all comments and must review and approve a comment before it is viewed on the website. The Webmaster will moderate all comments strictly to ensure that OptometryStudents.com remains free of spam and other comments that express hate, violence and negativity toward the world of eyecare and optometry.

· Neither we nor any third parties (sponsors, Google Ads, linked sites) provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

· Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

· 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. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

· All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.

· Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

· From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

· Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of New York State.

PRIVACY POLICY

General Matters

OptometryStudents.com takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.

1. This Policy applies to all OptometryStudents.com Web Sites ("Web Sites"). This Policy does not apply to other companies' or organizations' Web Sites to which we link. You should carefully review the privacy policies of those Web Sites in order to determine how they treat your personal information.
2. This policy describes what types of information we gather about you, how we use it, under what circumstances we disclose it to third-parties, and your rights to update or correct it.
3. This policy does not apply to the practices of companies or Web Sites that OptometryStudents.com does not own or control or to people that OptometryStudents.com does not employ or manage.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

Information Gathered From All Visitors

Aggregate Data

We gather certain generic information with respect to customers' use of our Web Sites. Information may include number of unique visitors, the frequency with which they visit, and the areas on the Web Sites that they favor. We only use this type of data in the aggregate, on a collective basis, in summary form, rather than on an individual basis. This data helps us determine the extent to which our customers use certain parts of our Web Sites, which, in turn, enables us to make it as appealing as possible. We may also share aggregate data of customers' collective use of our Web Sites with advertisers, sponsors, and other companies with which we do business.

Cookies

We use "cookies" on our Web Sites. Cookies are pieces of information or data sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies tell our computer that you've visited before and can help to make your visit more personal so you don't have to re-enter info on a return visit. Cookies also allow us to count the number of unique and return visitors who use our Web Sites.

Third Party Advertiser Cookies

We use third-party advertising companies who use cookies to serve our ads on the Internet. To do so, these companies may use anonymous information about your visits to our Web Sites and other Web Sites. This information can include: date/time of banner ad shown, the banner ad that was shown, their cookie, the IP address. This information can also be used for online preference marketing purposes. OptometryStudents.com does not use or have access to this information. If you want to prevent a third-party advertiser from setting and/or reading cookies on your computer, currently you may either visit each ad network's Web Sites individually and opt out or visit the Web Sites of the National Advertising Initiative ("NAI") to opt-out of all network advertising cookies at http://www.networkadvertising.org/

IP Addresses

We collect and analyze traffic on our Web Sites by keeping track of the IP addresses of our visitors. An IP address is a unique number assigned to your computer when you are using your browser on the Internet. We log this information so that we can monitor things like the number of visitors visiting the Web Sites; however, we do not link your IP address to any personally identifying information.

Subscribing to our Newsletter

We send email notifications and information to users who have opted in. Those notifications may be, but not limited to, our exclusive Newsletter, information on new features, new content, other products and services. These communications are sent to you directly by OptometryStudents.com. In order to receive the emailed information you must have subscribed via one of our Web Sites or other sources such as our mailing/customer list.

It is our intention to always allow you to opt out of any of our lists. When you receive any Newsletter or email and you want to unsubscribe, you can simply follow the "unsubscribe" links at the bottom of each edition.

Uses of Personal Information

If you have provided us your consent via opt-in subscription, we may use the information we have collected about you in five ways:

• To send personalized, targeted information that we think our users will find relevant, either from OptometryStudents.com or directly from its Business Partners;
• To support any of your requests like order processing;
• To send promotions and coupons based on user interests;
• To contact the user for feedback and surveys; and
• To send the user other information about OptometryStudents.com or its Business Partners. These communications include but are not limited to e-mail, postal mail.
  
  

Disclosure Exceptions

Notwithstanding the above policies, we reserve the right to disclose your personal information to appropriate third-parties if we are required to do so by law or we believe that such action is necessary:

• To comply with legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order;
• To protect the company's rights and property;
• To investigate reports of users sending material using a false e-mail address or users sending harassing, threatening, or abusive messages;
• To protect OptometryStudents.com against misuse or unauthorized use of our Web Sites and/or the OptometryStudents.com service; or
• During emergencies, such as when we believe someone's physical safety is at risk.
  
  

Your Control Over Your Personal Information

Opt-Out/Changing Your Status

Any time you receive an email from us you can change your status. Every communication OptometryStudents.com sends you will contain a clearly worded "Opt-Out" or "Unsubscribe" link allowing you to withdraw your permission for future mailings. This system is automated and must be contacted from the email address you wish to have removed. Permission changes will be honored as soon as possible after receipt. Please allow five to seven days for processing. Permission changes will however not affect any information which you provided to us and which we previously shared with our Business Partners.

Sale of Assets

In the event that OptometryStudents.com and/or its units or subsidiaries are ever sold, acquired, merged, liquidated, reorganized, or otherwise transferred, we reserve the right to transfer our user databases together with any personally identifiable information contained therein, to a third-party acquiring OptometryStudents.com 's assets.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

OptometryStudents.com will occasionally update this Privacy Policy in response to changing business circumstances and legal developments. When OptometryStudents.com posts changes to this Policy, you will see a date depicting the last update of the policy on the top of this page. If there are material changes to this Policy or in how OptometryStudents.com uses your personally identifiable information, OptometryStudents.com will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. OptometryStudents.com encourages you to periodically review this Policy to be informed of how we are protecting your information. You may review our policy anytime as it will always be linked to our web sites.

Use Common Sense in All Your Online Activities

Even the best policy can't protect your online privacy and security in all circumstances. Unscrupulous advertisers, hackers, and scam artists are constantly searching the Internet looking for new targets. Your best protection is to understand the limits to privacy on the Internet and use common sense in all of your on-line activities.

Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns regarding this Policy, you should email OptometryStudents.com Customer Service at http://optometrystudents.com/contact-us/