Web Site Disclaimer & Copyright Statements

Please read our Linkage Policy, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Use before using our website. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify, add or delete portions of these terms at any time by posting updated Terms of Use and/or an updated Privacy Policy and/or Linkage Policy. Please check these policies and terms frequently for updates. Any modifications, additions or deletions to these policies and terms shall be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the website following the posting of updated policies and terms will mean that you agree to those changes.

Linkage Policy

This policy governs the establishment of external links on the official website of the American Legion Auxiliary  East Palo Alto Unit 472 (“ALA Unit 472”).  For purposes of this policy, an external link is a hyperlink from ALA Unit 472's website to a website maintained by another party.  Neither ALA Unit 472's website nor the external links on such website constitute a forum for expressive activity by members of the public.

Rather, the purpose of ALA Unit 472's website and external links is to provide information about programs and activities related to ALA Unit 472. Providing external links is in no way an endorsement or recommendation by ALA Unit 472 of any website maintained by another party or the information therein; these sites are not part of ALA Unit 472's official website. ALA Unit 472 reserves the right to deny requests for external links or delete existing external links.

Criteria for Considering Links for the ALA Unit 472's Official Website:

  • Information regarding officials, services or attractions related to ALA Unit 472;
  • Recognition of an organization that is a strategic partner of the ALA Unit 472, has co-sponsored a project with ALA Unit 472 or has received funding from ALA Unit 472;
  • Recognition of official sites and affiliates of the American Legion Auxiliary, American Legion, and local, state and federal governments/ governmental agencies;
  • Timeliness and accuracy of factual material;
  • Inclusion of META variables - Author, Keywords and Description – where META refers to protocol and format established so information may be exchanged between different data sources; and
  • Inclusion of easy links back to ALA Unit 472's website.

Prohibitions:

  • Links to personal websites are prohibited.
  • Links to commercial websites (except as allowed by the above criteria) are prohibited.
  • Links to sites associated with, sponsored by or serving a candidate for elected office, any political party or organization supporting or seeking to defeat any candidate from elected office or ballot proposal.
  • Links to websites with obscene or objectionable images or text are prohibited.

Privacy Policy

When you visit this site our Web server automatically collects your IP address.  This address does not identity you individually; it is your computer's address, which tells other computers where to send data.  We do not make IP addresses available to anyone outside our Information Technology staff.  We use the addresses to help diagnose problems with the server and to compile statistics on usage.  ALA Unit 472 does not retain IP addresses in the ordinary course of business.

Some sections of this site may use cookies to collect information for statistical purposes as part of the interaction with your browser.  Our cookies will not read information on your hard drive, and the information collected through cookies will not be used in combination with other personal information to determine your identity or your email address.

Our computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which do not contain personal identifiers and are used only for internal management functions such as counting the visitors to different sections of the site, determining what information is of most and least interest, customizing technical design specifications, and assessing system performance or problems.

When you visit this site we do not obtain personally identifying information about you unless you choose to provide such information to us.  In certain parts of the site you may be asked to provide information we need to process a request, such as your name, address, gender, and credit card number.  You may decline to provide this information, although doing so may limit our ability to serve you.

If you send us an email message or fill out an email form that contains personally identifying information, we may use that information to respond to you, or we may redirect your question to another person in ALA Unit 472, who may be better able to answer it.  We do not share information we receive with outside parties, unless you provide us with your consent or as required by law.

ALA Unit 472 does not restrict children from visiting this site.  ALA Unit 472 strongly urges that children give no information over the site until they get permission from their parents or guardians.

Terms of Use Policy

This website is governed and controlled by the statutes and ordinances of the State of California and ALA Unit 472.  Any use of the site shall conform with all ALA Unit 472, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.  All rights, including copyright, in the content of the web pages are owned or controlled by ALA Unit 472.  Unauthorized attempts to upload or alter information on this site are strictly prohibited.  By visiting this site you agree that you will not use it for any unlawful activity or in any other way that would violate the terms.

ALA Unit 472 does not warrant that the functions of this site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be corrected promptly.  ALA Unit 472 does not warrant that the site or its server is free of viruses or other harmful components.  ALA Unit 472 provides links to other Web resources solely as a public service.  It does not endorse or recommend, and is not responsible for, any programs, activities, services, contents or products of any site to which it links.

Communications made through electronic mail (email) and messaging systems shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to ALA Unit 472 or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against ALA Unit 472 or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives where notice to ALA Unit 472 is required by any federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations.  For any contact information, please refer to http://www.alaunit472.org/contact.htm

Questions: If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us.

Last Updated 8/10/2011

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In the spirit of service, not self, the mission of the American Legion Auxiliary is to support The American Legion and to honor the sacrifice of those who serve by enhancing the lives of our veterans, military, and their families, both at home and abroad. For God and Country, we advocate for veterans, educate our citizens, mentor youth, and promote patriotism, good citizenship, peace and security.

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The vision of the American Legion Auxiliary is to support The American Legion while becoming the premier service organization and foundation of every community providing support for our veterans, our military, and their families by shaping a positive future in an atmosphere of fellowship, patriotism, peace and security.