Terms & Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy

FullerCenterDelaware.org


Welcome to fullercenterdelaware.org (the “Website”), operated and owned by The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware (“Client”, or “we” or “us” or "Company"). We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that improves communities in Delaware by giving a “hand up, not a hand out” with simple, decent tiny houses, accessory dwelling units and small scale actions that lead to big changes to increase housing. By accessing the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, Privacy Policy and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Please read the Terms and Conditions of Use and the Privacy Policy for the website carefully and in their entirety before using fullercenterdelaware.org (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”). The Website and its content are owned by The Fuller Center of Housing of Delaware.

1.     Definitions:  

“Company”, “We”, “I”, “Our”, or “Us” means The Fuller Center of Housing of Delaware, PO Box 391, Lewes, DE 19958 .  

“Participation”, “Participating”, “Using”, or “Use” means reading, implementing, trying, or otherwise engaging on the website.  

“You” or “Your” means the purchaser and person using the website.  

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.  

Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.  

Country refers to: Delaware, United States  

Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.  

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.  

Service refers to the Website.  

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.  

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).  

Website refers to The Fuller Center of Housing for Delaware, accessible from http://www.fullercenterdelaware.org You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable. You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.


2. Consent:

By participating on the Website, you implicitly and voluntarily agree to act in accordance with, agree to, and abide by, these Terms of Use.


3. Disclaimer:

This Website is for informational and educational purposes only. The information and education provided in this Website is not intended or implied to supplement or replace any professional where you live or work to discuss pertinent issues or questions.   Although we do our best to make sure all the Website’s content is up to date and/or accurate, we do not make any representation that all the information is accurate or free of errors at all times. We do not assume any responsibility for accuracy of the Website’s information, or its safety or efficacy as it applies to you.


4. Assumption of the Risk:

You should use your best judgment in using the information provided on the Website, which is done at your own risk. It is your responsibility to discern the risk of using the Website or its content. You assume responsibility for your actions, choices, or lack thereof, related to the Website.


5. Intellectual Property Ownership:

The Website and all its content are intellectual property owned by The Fuller Center of Housing of Delaware. Any violations of this term, and all terms contained herein, will be legally pursued to the fullest extent permitted by law.  

We provide information and resources on [describe information available on Website], including articles, press releases, photographs, client stories and case studies, reports, newsletters, video broadcasts, e-newsletters, quarterly updates, Client’s annual reports, and interviews with personnel, corporate and community partners, clients, and volunteers (collectively, “Publications”). Unless otherwise expressly stated, all content provided on the Website is intellectual property that belongs to us .

You are permitted to download information from the Website for your own personal informational use. You may also copy, distribute, adapt, and transmit content from this Website solely for not-for-profit or educational purposes, provided that the use contains the following attribution: [“Reproduced with permission of Client”. ] You may not suggest any other relationship, endorsement, or affiliation with us unless you obtain express written permission. For any other use, you must obtain express written permission from us.  

You may not use or duplicate any Client logos or trademarks without express written permission from us. To request permission for use of copyrighted material, trademarks, or logos, send an email to [email protected]


6. Links to Other Websites:  

Links on the Website that lead to outside services and resources are provided for convenience only. We do not control the accuracy or availability of the those outside services and resources. [Client does not endorse those organizations or the information provided by other organizations.] Any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link, should be directed to the particular service or resource.  

We respect copyright and trademark laws. Third-party material may appear on our site, and those creators retain all rights to their works, except where noted.  

No Guarantees: Though we strive to keep the information available on the Website current and accurate, errors can [and do] occur. We provide the information on the Website with no representations or guarantees of accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. Client will not be liable to you or any other person for any damages that result from the use or inability to use the Website, or as a result of any content, information, services, or resources made available through the Website.


7. SPAM Policy:


The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware is committed to a zero-tolerance, anti-Spamming policy. Under this policy, we prohibit Spam, or any unsolicited commercial email, from being sent either: Over the The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware network, by customers or any other users of The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware network (including customers' customers); AND/OR over ANY network- if the message sent advertises or mentions a site hosted on the The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware server.  

We react quickly and seriously to violations, and we further reserve the right to terminate the services, without prior notice, of any customer disregarding this policy. Sending unsolicited commercial email (a.k.a. "spam"), cross-posting messages to a large number of USENET groups, posting obscene or threatening messages while using or referring to a fullercenterdelaware.org email address or web site URL is prohibited. The use of The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware servers as a mail drop for responses to activities described above is also prohibited.  

All e-mail sent through our service must adhere to the following general guidelines, regardless of liberties granted by your ISP or current SPAM legislations:

  • All recipients of any mass e-mail sent must have previously requested e-mail correspondence from your organization. They must also be aware of the type of information you will be sending and the frequency of your correspondence.

  • All mass e-mail communication must have a clear statement within the email outlining exactly how the recipients were added to the e-mail list used for the mass e-mail campaign.

  • All mass e-mail communication must have a clear removal/unsubscribe statement outlining exactly how a recipient may remove themselves from future mass e-mail campaigns.

  • All mass e-mail communication must contain the physical mailing address of the organization conducting the mass e-mail.

If you have any complaints or comments regarding Spam on our network, please direct them via email to [email protected]

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8. Email Policy:


The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware may not be the source, intermediary, or destination address involved in the transmission of any unsolicited email, email bombs, hate email, or any mass email. Your email account may not be referenced as originator, intermediary, or reply-to address of such email. "Safe-lists" are also strictly forbidden.


9. Content Policy:

All services provided by The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware may be used for lawful purposes only. Transmission, storage, or presentation of any information, data or material in violation of any United States Federal, State or City law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, trademark, intellectual property, material we judge to be threatening or obscene, or material protected by trade secret and other statutes without proper authorization.  

COBA US Inc. retains ownership of all textual content, images, logos, and data. The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware reserves the right to use legitimate royalty-free images from any source to deliver designs, revisions, or concepts. If preview images are used from stock photo agencies, the client is still responsible for obtaining and/or verifying the licensing for each photo and/or graphic. The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware does not assume responsibility nor liability for trademark infringement fees assessed for violation of image licensing by our clients.  

Pornography and sex-related merchandising is prohibited on all The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware servers. This includes sites that may infer sexual content, or links to adult content elsewhere. The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware will be the sole arbiter in determining violations of this provision.  


The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware also prohibits the use of images or media that contain sexually explicit content, nudity, implied nudity showing covered areas in view, sexually suggestive content, profanity, or racist rhetoric. The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware will be the sole arbiter in determining violations of this provision.  

Also prohibited are sites that promote any illegal activity or present content that may be damaging to The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware servers or any other server on the internet. Links to such materials are also prohibited.


Examples of unacceptable content or links:

  • Pirated software

  • Hacker programs or archives

  • Warez sites

  • IRC Eggdrops

  • Proxy Servers

  • NPH-Proxy

  • The Anonymizer

  • Any Soap Mailers

  • Matt's formmail.pl (version 1.9S and above is ok)

The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware does not host sites of its competitors or web pages promoting sites of its competitors.   Any illegal activity, including adult content, links to adult content web sites, spamming or hacking will result in your site being shut down and all your files deleted without warning. No refund, even for pre-paid service, is given in this case.   The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of this provision.    

9. Types of Data Collected:  

Personal Data  

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address

  • First name and last name

  • Phone number

  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

  • Usage Data


Usage Data  

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.  

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.  

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.   We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.    

Tracking Technologies and Cookies  
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.

  • Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Service may use local stored objects (or Flash Cookies) to collect and store information about Your preferences or Your activity on our Service. Flash Cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as those used for Browser Cookies. For more information on how You can delete Flash Cookies, please read “Where can I change the settings for disabling, or deleting local shared objects?” available at https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/disable-local-shared-objects-flash.html#main_Where_can_I_change_the_settings_for_disabling__or_deleting_local_shared_objects_

  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies

    • Type: Session Cookies

    • Administered by: Us

    • Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

    • Type: Persistent Cookies

    • Administered by: Us

    • Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

  • Functionality Cookies

    • Type: Persistent Cookies

    • Administered by: Us

    • Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.  

10. Use of Your Personal Data:  

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.  

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.  

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about volunteer and donor opportunities, or changes to this privacy policy.  

11. Your Access to and Control Over Information:  

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via email at [email protected] or by phone at 302-827-3596.

  • See what data we have about you, if any.

  • Change/correct any data we have about you.

  • Have us delete any data we have about you.

  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

From time to time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for the purpose of improving the application of charitable efforts.

    The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.

  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

  • For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.

  • With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.

  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

12. Retention of Your Personal Data:

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter time period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

13. Transfer of Your Personal Data:

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction

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Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

14. Disclosure of Your Personal Data:

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation

  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company

  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service

  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public

  • Protect against legal liability

16. Security of Your Personal and Credit Card Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Credit card donations initiated on our website are processed by a banking partner using secured server encryption. Your credit card information will not be released to any third party by either The Fuller Center for Housing of Delaware or our banking partner.

17. Security:

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the Web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 302-827-3596 or via email at [email protected]

18. Indemnification:

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of us, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees and volunteers from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to, arising out of, or related to your use of this Website, the violation of these Terms of Use by you, or the infringement by you of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

If we do not immediately take action to address a violation of these Terms of Use, we are not waiving our rights to take action in the future. If any particular provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable, that provision will be severable and will not affect any of the other provisions.

19. Changes to this Privacy Policy:

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to make changes to any information or services on the Website, including these Terms of Use, without notice to you. The most current Terms of Use will be posted here on the Website and will be effective upon posting. The Effective Date will be posted with the most current Terms of Use. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of these Terms of Use.

Effective Date: 14 May 2024