Our address is:
The United Professional Sales Association
1700 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
STE 400
Washington DC 20006
www.upsa-intl.org
You can reach us by e-mail at hq@upsa-intl.org or call us at 877.694.8262.
For a copy of our refund policy, please visit the refund policy page.
This policy is valid for one month from the time you visit our site. If our information practices change in the future, we will use only data collected from the time of the policy change forward for these new purposes, or we will contact you before we use your data for these new purposes and offer you the ability to opt out of these new uses.
For Web site visitors who make purchases or otherwise sign on to our site…
When you sign on to our site or make a purchase, we collect your name, company name, contact information, profile and preference information.
When you make a purchase we also collect your credit card information, as well as information about your current purchase and we keep information on your purchase history.
This information is used by us and/or our agents: to support your interaction with our site, to deliver your purchases and to contact you again about other services and products we offer. We may also share your name and geographic address with other reputable companies who have offers we think may interest you. These marketers may in turn contact you.
Addresses and phone numbers
If you give us your postal address, we will send you periodic mailings with information on new UPSA products, services or information on upcoming UPSA events. You may also receive business mailings from other reputable companies.
If you supply us with your telephone number, you may receive telephone contact from us with information regarding orders you have placed, new products and services or information on upcoming events.
If you do not wish to receive mailings or phone calls from the UPSA in the future or if you do not wish us to provide other reputable marketers with your mailing information, please let us know by sending an e-mail to hq@upsa-intl.org.
E-mail addresses
We collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us by e-mail. The e-mail addresses are used to contact existing or potential business customers. We will not share business e-mail addresses you give to us with other marketers.
If you do not want to receive future e-mail from The UPSA, please let us know by sending an e-mail to hq@upsa-intl.org.
Cookies
All visitors – we place cookies on all Web site visitor hard drives to collect aggregate information on the number of visitors to our site and the number of pages viewed.
Registered visitors – we place unique identifier cookies on the hard drives of those who sign on which are used to maintain the visitor "sign on" status for the duration of the visit, for one-time customizing/tailoring of your visit and for long-term storage of user preferences. We also use cookies to track the pages visited by a visitor so that we can deliver UPSA Web content based on the visitor's profile (as provided by the visitor) and the visitor's past activity on the UPSA Web site.
General information – cookie information is used only by The UPSA and our agents and is not provided to any other organization. It is used in aggregate for traffic analysis and to provide relevant information to our visitors. It is also used for Web site and system administration, including research and development, user analysis and business decision-making.
For Web site visitors who do not make purchases or otherwise identify themselves…
If you do not sign on to our Web site, our Web server does not have access to personally identifiable information about you. It does not know your e-mail address unless you volunteer it. At the same time, much of The UPSA's communication comes in the form of e-mail, so by not sharing your e-mail address you will have limited access to The UPSA's newsletters and other valuable information.
Clickstream Data
We collect click-stream data and HTTP protocol elements through access logs. This information is not personally identifiable and is used for Web site and system administration including: research and development, user analysis and business decision-making.
Access
Upon your request, we will provide you with a description of the information that we maintain about you. We will accommodate all reasonable requests. Please contact us by e-mail at hq@upsa-intl.org or in writing at the above address.
Security
We use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving payment data. We have security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected from or about you.
Terms of Use
Welcome to your United Professional Sales Association (UPSA) Web site, upsa-intl.org (the "Site"). In consideration of your use of the Site, you agree to the United Professional Sales Association Privacy Policy and the following General Terms of Use:
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the site's registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password. You agree to (a) immediately notify the United Professional Sales Association of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. The United Professional Sales Association cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this provision.
You are responsible for ensuring that no unauthorized person shall have access to your password(s) or account(s). It is your sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination and use of your passwords; (2) authorize, monitor, and control (a) access to, and (b) use of your UPSA account(s) and password(s); (3) promptly inform UPSA if you wish to deactivate a password(s). You grant UPSA and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the UPSA Site the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of UPSA Site. UPSA cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit to UPSA Site, or for your or third parties' use or misuse of information transmitted or received using the UPSA Site.
You understand that all information, including but not limited to data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials, (the "Materials"), are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Materials originated. This means that you, and not the United Professional Sales Association, are solely responsible for all Materials that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available (collectively "Upload") via any portion of the Site. We do not control all of the Materials posted via the Site and, as such, cannot and do not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Materials. You understand that by using the Site, you may be exposed to Materials that may be offensive or objectionable. Under no circumstances will the United Professional Sales Association be liable in any way for any Materials, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Materials, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Materials Uploaded via the Site. You agree to not use the Site to: (i) Upload any Materials that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; (ii) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an United Professional Sales Association representative, or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (iii) Upload any Materials that you do not have a legal right to make available or that infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party; and (iv) Upload any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any Material that contains software viruses or the like. You understand and agree that the United Professional Sales Association does not pre-screen Materials, but that we and our designees shall have the right in our sole discretion to refuse or remove any Materials posted to the Site.
The United Professional Sales Association and their respective agents and representatives, both individually and collectively, make no representations with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaim any other warranties, including but not limited to implied or express warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular usage, application or purpose. The material provided on the United Professional Sales Association's Site is designed for educational and entertainment purposes only.
The information on the United Professional Sales Association's Site is provided with the understanding that the Association is not engaged in rendering medical advice or recommendation. You should not rely on any information in text files, messages, or articles on this page to replace consultations with qualified health care professionals to meet your individual medical needs. Materials copyrighted by the United Professional Sales Association are for personal use only. Permission to otherwise reprint or electronically reproduce any document in part or in its entirety is expressly prohibited, unless prior written consent is obtained from the rightful owner or the United Professional Sales Association.
The compilation of information on the United Professional Sales Association's Site, including the design and organization is copyrighted and may not be reprinted nor electronically reproduced. Information copyrighted or owned by any individual or entity other than the United Professional Sales Association is for personal use only.
You agree that the United Professional Sales Association, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Site, and remove and discard any Materials within the Site, for any reason. The United Professional Sales Association may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Site, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Site under any provision hereof may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that the United Professional Sales Association may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Site. Further, you agree that the United Professional Sales Association shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Site.
The United Professional Sales Association does not claim ownership of Materials you Upload on the Site. Should you Upload Materials via the Site (either by offering suggestions via e-mail or participating in any interactive opportunities available on this Site from time to time), such information shall be considered non-confidential and the United Professional Sales Association shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information, and shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, or information contained in such Materials without any obligation and, for any purpose, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products incorporating such information. In addition, you grant the United Professional Sales Association a world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license with respect to Materials to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Materials on the Site (i) to provide and promote the specific portion of the Site to which such Materials were submitted or made available, and (ii) for the purpose for which such Materials were submitted or made available. You agree to indemnify and hold the United Professional Sales Association, and its affiliates, officers, agents, partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Materials you Upload, your use of the Site, your connection to the Site, or your violation of any rights of another. UPSA retains the right to turn over any materials if legally requested to do so.
FORUMS AREA
Information shared in the Forum Area of this site is not reviewed by the United Professional Sales Association (UPSA). This site is provided for you to share personal experiences about selling . UPSA cannot be held liable for any recommendations made by users and visitors to our web site. If you are aware of a copyright violation, please contact webmaster@upsa-intl.org.
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, children under age 13 are prohibited from entering the UPSA Forums Area. The UPSA adheres to the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). (For more information visit the Federal Trade Commission's COPPA site at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/adults.htm)
By using the Forums area, you signify your assent to site Terms of Use.
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide a notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. By agreeing to this Terms of Use, you also have signified assent to the United Professional Sales Association Privacy Policy.
If you participate in the Forums area within the UPSA Site, you cannot:
- Participate if you are under the age of 13.
- Advocate illegal activity or discuss illegal activities;
- Post or distribute any vulgar, obscene, discourteous, unlawful, obscene, defamatory, unwelcome, threatening, harassing, abusive,
- slanderous, hateful, or indecent language or images or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by UPSA in its sole discretion;
Advertise, sell to or solicit others;
- Make any bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive statements;
- Use the Forum for commercial purposes of any kind;
- Post or distribute any software or other materials that contain a virus or other harmful component;
- Post material or make statements that do not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of any chat room or bulletin board;
- Use a Forum for any purpose in violation of local, state, national, or international laws;
- Post or distribute any material that infringes and/or violates any right of a third party or any law, including the intellectual property rights of others or the privacy or publicity rights of others;
- Continue to post comments after receiving a warning;
- Post chain letters or pyramid schemes;
- Impersonate another person;
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
- Allow any other person or entity to use your identification;
- Post the same note more than once or "spam"; or
- Engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Forums Area of the Site, or which, in the judgment of UPSA, exposes UPSA or any of its customers or suppliers to any liability or detriment of any type.
You are solely responsible for your own communications within the Forums Area, the consequence(s) of posting these communications and your reliance on any communications found in the Forum Areas. In cases where you feel threatened or believe someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. When participating in a Forum, never assume that people are who they say they are, know what they say they know, or are affiliated with whom they say they are affiliated. Information obtained in the Forums Area may not be reliable, and it is not a good idea to make any decisions based solely or largely on information you cannot confirm. The UPSA cannot be responsible for the content or accuracy of any information, and shall not be responsible for any decisions made based on such information.
UPSA reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following:
Investigate an allegation that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication(s);
Remove communications that are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform to these Terms of Use;
Terminate a user's access to the Forums Area and/or the UPSA Site upon any breach of these Terms of Use; or
Monitor or disclose any communication in the Forums Area.
UPSA reserves the right to remove postings from any Forum at any time and for any reason. UPSA reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary to protect the personal safety of our guests or the public. However, UPSA assumes no liability or responsibility to users of the UPSA Site or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.
You acknowledge that the United Professional Sales Association may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Site, including without limitation, the maximum number of days that Uploaded Materials will be retained by the Site, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on the United Professional Sales Association's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Site in a given period of time. You acknowledge that the United Professional Sales Association reserves the right to remove accounts. You further acknowledge that the United Professional Sales Association reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, without notice.
The Site may provide links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that the United Professional Sales Association has no control over such sites and resources and is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Materials, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that the United Professional Sales Association shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Materials or goods available on or through any such site or resource.
You acknowledge and agree that the Site and any necessary software used in connection with the Site ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Materials contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you through the Site or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by the United Professional Sales Association, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Site or the Software, in whole or in part. The United Professional Sales Association grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its Software on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Site. You agree not to access the Site by any means other than through the interface that is provided by the United Professional Sales Association for use in accessing the Site.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THIS SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". THE UNITED PROFESSIONAL SALES ASSOCIATION, ITS AGENTS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPECIFICALLY, THE UNITED PROFESSIONAL SALES ASSOCIATION, ITS AGENTS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, TOOLS, LINKS, OR COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL UNITED PROFESSIONAL SALES ASSOCIATION, ITS AGENTS, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT UNITED PROFESSIONAL SALES ASSOCIATION IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
The United Professional Sales Association is a non-profit corporation located in the United States of America. The Site is intended for the exclusive use of residents of the USA. Access to the Site may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries outside of the USA. If you access this site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. These General Terms of Use are governed by the internal substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without resort to its conflict of laws principles. If any provision of these General Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with the United Professional Sales Association, or in any way relating to your use of the Site, resides in the courts of the State of Virginia.
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