Terms of Use

Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions

Conservation Florida is a statewide accredited land conservancy with a mission to save Florida’s natural and agricultural landscapes for future generations. We are grounded by a deep love for Florida and a history of impactful boots-on-the-ground land conservation.

Our Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) covers the ways in which you may use our website (“Site”). Please read it carefully. The Site contains text, images, news, maps, and other materials (“Content”) related to Conservation Florida.

WHEN YOU USE OUR SITE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.

By accessing, browsing, or otherwise using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by this Agreement. If you do not wish to accept this Agreement, simply do not use this Site. We reserve the right to amend this Agreement at any time.

Restrictions on Use of Materials

By using this Site, you acknowledge that it contains Content that is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media, and technologies existing now and hereinafter developed. You also acknowledge that the Content is and shall remain the property of the Conservation Florida or any other party (each a "Contributor") who has been involved in the preparation or publication of the Content.

You shall not claim ownership over any Content on this Site by reason of your use of it or your right to use this Site. You agree to comply with all copyright and trademark laws, and you shall not encumber any interest in, or assert any rights to, the Content. You may not modify, transmit, participate in the sale, or transfer of, or create derivative works based on any Content, in whole or in part without written permission. You may not store electronically any significant portion of any Content. Conservation Florida authorizes you to view and use the Content on this Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use. The use of the Content on any other site, including by linking or framing, or in any networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited without Conservation Florida’s prior written approval.

For permission to use Content from this Site or from a newsletter authored and distributed by Conservation Florida, contact Traci Deen, Esq, President and CEO of Conservation Florida. Attribution for Site Content should be given as follows: "Reprinted with permission from Conservation Florida."

Copyright Complaints

The designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is Traci Deen, Esq., President and CEO, Conservation Florida, 37 N Orange Ave Ste 323, Orlando, FL 32801. 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THE CONTENT PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED AS A SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NO INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THIS WEBSITE CONSTITUTES LEGAL ADVICE, NOR DOES IT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONSERVATION FLORIDA AND ANY OTHER PARTY. 

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS SITE AND THE CONTENT THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. NONE OF CONSERVATION FLORIDA’S EMPLOYEES, SUPPORTERS, AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY “CONSERVAITON FLORIDA PARTIES") GUARANTEES THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY OF THE CONTENT. 

NONE OF CONSERVATION FLORIDA PARTIES WARRANTS THAT THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVER, OR ANY FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING THROUGH THIS SITES ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL ELEMENTS.  YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS ASSUMED SOLELY BY YOU. 

NONE OF CONSERVATION FLORIDA PARTIES MAKES ANY, AND HEREBY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY, REPRESENTATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS, GUARANTEES, OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THIS SITE OR ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ALL OF CONSERVATION FLORIDA PARTIES DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY OF CONSERVATION FLORIDA PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE CONTENT ON THE WEB SITE.  IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION OR ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEB SITE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF CONSERVATION FLORIDA PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE CONTENT, SERVICE, OR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.

BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS CONSERVATION FLORIDA PARTIES' LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE IS TO STOP USING THIS SITE.

Links to Other Sites

As a convenience to you, this Site may periodically provide links to third party websites through links available on this Site including websites of entities that are affiliated with Conservation Florida ("Third-Party Sites") where we feel it is appropriate. Lists of links are not complete lists of relevant and/or useful internet resources. Our decision to link to a Third-Party Site is not an endorsement of the content in that linked Third Party Site. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEB SITE, NOR DO WE MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE CONTENT (OR THE ACCURACY, CURRENTNESS, OR COMPLETENESS OF SUCH CONTENT) ON ANY THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES, AND CONSERVATION FLORIDA SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER IN RELATION TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING. You should take precautions when downloading files from all Sites to protect your computer from viruses and other destructive programs. If you decide to access linked Third-Party Sites, you do so at your own risk.

Use of Personally Identifiable Information

Conservation Florida’s practices and policies with respect to the collection and use of personally identifiable information is governed according to our Privacy Policy.

Termination

Conservation Florida reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate this Agreement and your access to all or any part of our Site or the Content, at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability. We reserve the right to change, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of this Site or the content at any time without prior notice or liability.

User Must Comply with Applicable Laws

Conservation Florida operates within the boundaries of the state of Florida, where the organization is based and manages its Site Content. Conservation Florida makes no claims concerning whether the Content may be downloaded or if it is appropriate for use outside of Florida or the United States. If you access this Site from outside of the United States, you are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws of your specific jurisdiction. 

Miscellaneous 

If any portion of the Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with the applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of Conservation Florida Parties, and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The paragraph headings herein are provided only for reference and shall have no effect on the construction or interpretation of the Agreement. Conservation Florida’s failure to enforce your strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of its right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of this Agreement. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of the Agreement. The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, except regarding its conflicts of law rules. Any action relating to the Content, Site or this Agreement must be brought in the federal or state courts located in Florida, and you hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. Any cause of action you may have with respect to the Content, Site or this Agreement must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arose, or be barred. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties for this Site and supersedes all existing agreements and all other oral, written, or other communication between the parties concerning its subject matter. You agree to use the Content and Site only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from any use of the Content or Site that would constitute an illegal offense, give rise to liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation. 

Privacy policy

Security of Your Information

This policy explains what information is collected by the Conservation Florida’s website and how that information is used.

Conservation Florida places a high priority on protecting your privacy. We will take appropriate steps to protect the security of your personal information. We will also protect your personal information in storage. We have implemented security policies, rules, and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from: unauthorized access; improper use or disclosure; unauthorized modification; and unlawful destruction or accidental loss. All our employees who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of your personal data.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can ever be 100% secure. While we strive to fully protect your information, we cannot ensure or completely guarantee the security of such information.

What Personally Identifiable Information is Collected?

Individuals that sign up to receive communications from Conservation Florida voluntarily provide us with contact information (such as name and e-mail address). We may use this information for specific, limited purposes. You may always "opt out," either now, or at any time in the future, if you do not wish to receive our messages.

IP addresses

Conservation Florida uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our website, and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic.

How Your Information May Be Used

We use your personal information to provide you with personalized service; to send e-mail alerts to you; to answer your requests; to process your donations; etc. You may choose to opt out at any time, which will cease all communications from us. We may also collect information to track use of our website. This lets us see which of our features are the most popular so we can better serve our users’ needs. It also lets us provide aggregate data about our traffic (not identifying you personally, but showing how many visitors used which features, for example) to outside parties

Email Privacy

Conservation Florida does not sell or rent email addresses to anyone.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

·      These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

·      These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

Notwithstanding anything else in this policy, we and/or our partners may use pixels and pixel tags, and place, read, or use cookies that collect information from your device and/or Internet browser. These cookies do not contain personally identifiable information; however, it may be possible for our third-party business partners to combine it with other information to identify your email address or other personally identifiable information about you. For example, the cookies may reflect de-identified demographic or other data linked to data you voluntarily have submitted to us, e.g., your email address, which we may share with a data provider solely in hashed, non-human readable form. By using our Site, you agree that we and our Third-Party partners may store, sell, port, combine with other data, monetize, utilize, and otherwise use either (i) the personally indefinable information about you that we share with them, or (ii) the personally identifiable information they discover and/or identify as described above. Visitors can also express their choices for display advertising, through the following platforms: Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out platform or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out platform. We and/or our partners may also use cookies for delivering personalized advertising emails. These cookies are used to identify the visitors of our advertisers’ websites and send personalized emails based on the visitors’ browsing experience. We and/or our partners use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technology to associate certain Internet-related information about you, such as your Internet Protocol address and what Web browser you are using, with certain of your online behaviors, such as opening emails or browsing websites. Such information is used to customize ads or content and may be shared with our partners. You can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.

Third Party Pixels and Cookies:

When you visit our website, log in, register or open an email, cookies, ad beacons, and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with information they or others have about you, including your email address. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email addresses. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout. This information can also be found here: https://retention.com/support/update-privacy-policy/

Modifications

We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.