USHJA Website Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers

This privacy policy applies to the official website of the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), a New York non-profit corporation, located in Lexington, KY.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

BY ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU SHOULD NOT USE OR ACCESS THIS WEBSITE. THE UNITED STATES HUNTER JUMPER ASSOCIATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. YOU ARE THEREFORE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULARLY REVIEWING THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. CONTINUED USE OF THIS WEBSITE FOLLOWING ANY SUCH CHANGES SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.

The United States Hunter Jumper Association, Inc. presents the information on this website as a service to our members and to other internet users. The information on this site addresses a variety of issues, including equine professional, training, veterinary, legal, insurance and business topics and is offered by the site and USHJA for informational purposes only. The information is not intended to and does not provide specific professional advice in any of these or other areas and should not be construed as professional advice. Moreover, due to the ever-changing nature of these and other topics and our reliance on outside sources, USHJA makes no warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or to other sites to which we link. Any authorized downloading and distribution of any copyrighted materials from this site or the sites, to which we link, without the copyright owner’s permission, is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise indicated, all the content featured or displayed on this Website, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, data, photographic images, moving images, sound, illustrations, software, and the selection and arrangement thereof ("USHJA Content"), is owned by the United States Hunter Jumper Association, its licensors, or its third-party image partners and all rights are reserved. USHJA Content may not be reproduced in any way without the prior permission of the USHJA.

User Interactions

We use Hotjar on our website(s) and/or app(s) in order to better understand how our users interact with our services and to optimize our services and user experience.

Hotjar allows us to visualize user interactions that helps us better understand our users’ experience to improve our services by identifying issues and friction points. Hotjar is a voice-of-customer and user insight technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g. feedback, survey, or poll responses, session data) and this enables us to improve our services with our user feedback. To provide these services, Hotjar uses first-party cookies and other technologies to collect personal data on our users’ behavior, and their devices on our behalf. This may includes personal data like online identifiers (e.g. device's IP address, user ID), identification data (e.g. name, email address, only if we explicitly collect it), technical data (e.g. device type and screen size, browser information), geographic location (country only), behavioral data (interactions with our website/app such as clicks, taps, scrolls), and any additional personal data that may explicitly submit through Hotjar. Hotjar may reuse this personal data to develop and improve tools and services for us and our users. For further details, please visit Hotjar’s Trust Portal and Privacy Policy.

No Service Warranties

This website and the information and other material available on or accessible from this site is provided on and "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title, non-infringement or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The USHJA does not warrant that the website service will be uninterrupted or error free or that any information or material available on or accessible meet your requirements, services and functions, or that results that may be obtained from the use of the website will be accurate or reliable, or that defects will be corrected, or the servers that make it available will be free of viruses or other harmful elements. Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the website is at your own discretion and risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material.

Under no circumstances shall USHJA be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages that result in any way from your use of or inability to us the website or your reliance on or use of information, services or merchandise provided on or accessible through the website, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance. Links to third-party sites do not constitute an endorsement by the USHJA of such websites or the content, products, or other materials or services presented on such websites. Information in the many webpages that are linked to the website, and the applications and services available through the website, comes from a variety of sources. The USHJA does not author, edit, or monitor the content, links, or services provided by third parties. The website contains links to third party sites on the Internet. Any information you submit on these third-party sites will be subject to the site terms and privacy policies of those sites.

Personal Identifiable Information

By accessing the USHJA website, you expressly consent to our use of your personally identifiable information. This policy is incorporated into and subject to the USHJA’s terms and conditions. The USHJA seeks to safeguard the privacy of website users online.

The USHJA may ask for personal information such as your name, physical address, e-mail address and phone number in order to answer a question or fulfill your requests. We may use this information to respond to your requests, or to contact you via mail, phone or e-mail to inform you about the USHJA events and activities, new products, new services or special promotions. If you place an order for a product or an event registration, request membership or submit an inquiry, we may contact you for additional information needed to process your order, request or inquiry. Sensitive information such as credit card numbers and expiration dates are encrypted and transmitted securely within the website, and will only be used for billing purposes.

Information you provide on surveys and promotions on our website will be used for internal purposes. In addition, we may inform you of new services based on the information you provide us.

Any information submitted to the USHJA by persons under 18 years of age should be done so with the consent of their parents or guardian. Person under 18 years of age should not place orders for products or event registrations, request memberships or submit inquiries without the consent of their parents or guardian.

The USHJA gathers and analyzes data pertaining to the usage of the website, including domain name, pages visited, length of user sessions, etc. This is done to evaluate website effectiveness and provide data for future website edits.

Email addresses provided through an online account creation such as an event registration may receive regular email updates from the USHJA in the form of the e-news and other common messaging formats. This email provides timely news and updates on the USHJA and the Hunter Jumper community. Individuals can retrieve their information and cancel this subscription at any time by logging on to the USHJA member portal and updating their email preferences.

Cookies Policy

When you visit our website, we may store small files called "cookies" on your device to help the site function and to understand how it is being used. This page explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other internet-enabled device) by your web browser when you visit a website. Only the issuer of a cookie can read or modify the information it contains. Cookies help identify your device and are active for a limited period of time.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Strictly Necessary — Essential for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics & Performance — Help us understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g., Google Analytics). These are only set with your consent.
Marketing & Advertising — Used to deliver relevant content or track campaign performance. These are only set with your consent.

Your Choices

When you first visit our site, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner where you can accept, reject, or customize which categories of cookies are active. You can update your preferences at any time by clicking here or the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of any page.

You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the site.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. These third parties have their own privacy policies and we recommend reviewing them for more detail.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold the USHJA harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, related to any violation of these terms and conditions by you.

USHJA Website Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers