Privacy Policy

(Date of Last Revision: July 14, 2017)

John Knox Village (“John Knox Village,” “we,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Privacy Policy applies to the John Knox Village website and governs data collection and usage. By using the website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. We will collect personal data that you submit or which we collect through your use of the Site. We may disclose this personal data to John Knox Village’s affiliates and third party service providers as described in more detail below. We will keep you informed by electronic means about events, products and services that we believe may be of interest to you as a user of the John Knox Village website. We may transfer your personal data to countries or jurisdictions which do not provide the same level of data protection as the country in which your personal data was originally collected. If we do make such a transfer, we will take appropriate steps to protect your personal data. We also use cookies to allow us to provide our services and products.

If you continue to use our website, then we will assume that you agree to our collection and use of your personal data as described in this policy. You may review the Privacy Policy in its entirety below. If you have questions or concerns about our privacy policy or practices, please contact us in the first instance at Director of Compliance, [email protected].

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The website www.jkv.org (hereinafter “the Site”) is owned and operated by John Knox Village (“John Knox Village,” “we,” or “us”). The Site provides a collection of online resources, including information on the products and services offered by John Knox Village, job listings and online job application, volunteering, event calendars, and other information regarding John Knox Village (the “Services”).

Please read carefully through all sections of this Privacy Policy. Your access to and use of the Site is subject to this Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. By registering with, creating an account, accessing and/or otherwise using the Site, or otherwise submitting your contact information to receive more information from us through the Site, you consent to John Knox Village’s use of the Personal Data as set forth below in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, then you may not use the Site and you should not register with or submit your contact information to the Site. This Privacy Policy may be changed by us from time to time without notice to you, and the governing version will be posted on the Site. Please review this Privacy Policy on a regular basis as your use of the Site will be governed by the then-current Privacy Policy John Knox Village recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of our customers and the users of the Site. However, some uses of such information are required for us to conduct legitimate business by providing information of interest our customers and the users of the Site.

Notice to California, U.S.A. residents

Except as expressly identified below, we do not disclose a user’s personal data to any third party for such third party’s direct marketing purposes. Thus, under California Civil Code Sections 1798.80-1798.84, Owner has no obligation to a California resident to provide further information regarding Owner’s use of the California resident’s personal data. Any inquiries regarding the Terms of Use or, specifically, this Privacy Policy can be directed to the contact identified below.

Notice to Utah, U.S.A. residents

Except as expressly identified below, we do not disclose a user’s personal data to any third party for such third party’s direct marketing purposes.

Notice to Europe Economic Area Residents

If you are a resident of Europe or the U.K., the Personal Data we collect from you may be transferred to and stored at a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). The Personal Data may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA that work for us or one of our subsidiaries, affiliates, or third-party service providers. By submitting your Personal Data, and/or using the Site, you agree to this transfer, storing and processing. We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

What this Privacy Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of Personal Data that we collect when you are on the Site and when you use Services provided on the Site. This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own and/or control or to people that we do not employ or manage.

Information Collection and Use

Through your use of the Services, we may collect the following “Personal Data” from you if you

choose to provide it, including:

 Your name, address, email, username, company, state or country of residence, social media addresses, and/or telephone number (“Contact Information”).

 Information regarding your employment history, education, and salary if you use the Site to apply for a position with John Knox Village (“Employment Information”).

 Pages and products viewed, ads that you clicked on, emails from us that you opened, browser type, operating system, IP address and device information (“Analytical Information”).

 We may also collect publicly available information about you from third-party sources, such as the postal service for shipping address verification.

 Your mobile operating system (OS), a mobile device identifier embedded by us, or other commonly used mobile device identifier if you access the Site on a mobile device.

How Your Personal Data May Be Used.

We may use Analytical Information to improve the performance or layout of our website; to develop new services and ideas; and to better administer and troubleshoot our systems.

We may use Contact Information and other Personal Data to provide you with the Services on the Site; to evaluate and improve the Services; to provide access to certain password protected areas of the Site; to fulfill your requests for information; to contact you about John Knox Village products or services and those of our affiliates, based on the preferences you have indicated;

If you submit an online job application, your Contact Information and Employment Information will be used by John Knox Village to screen your application and initiate John Knox Village’s applicant evaluation and hiring procedures.

We will give you the opportunity to “opt out” of receiving any unsolicited information from us or to limit the unsolicited information you receive from us to information regarding the Services or information you specifically request or information we determine you may find useful as a result of your use of the Site.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, we will not share your Personal Data with any other person or company. We will share Personal Data about you to other companies or people when:

  • We need to share your information to provide the products, services, or consideration of employment you have requested;
  • We need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of John Knox Village to provide a product or service to you, or to perform conventional hiring support services (unless we tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the Personal Data we provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us);
  • We find that your actions on our website violate the website Terms of Use, any of our usage guidelines for specific services or any agreement; and
  • As required to respond to or initiate subpoenas, court orders, or legal process.

In the event you voluntarily share personal or sensitive information on a publicly available product or service review, on a message board, or in a chat room offered by the Site, please be advised that such information may be collected and used by the other users of the Site who have access to such message boards and chat rooms. John Knox Village shall have no liability resulting from the misuse of information you voluntarily share during your use of the Site. John Knox Village shall have no obligation to police the message boards and chat rooms, but has the ability to remove such information in its sole discretion.

Use of Cookies

We use “cookies,” a small text file transferred to your device, along with similar technologies (e.g., internet tag technologies, web beacons, embedded scripts), to help provide you a better, more personalized user experience. These technologies are used to:

  • Make the user experience more efficient (e.g., maintaining items in your Shopping Cart between visits);
  • Remember your preferences (e.g., browsing language, account login information);
  • Help us understand and improve how visitors use our website, including which of our pages and products are viewed most frequently.

The Options/Settings section of most internet browsers will tell you how to manage cookies and other technologies that may be transferred to your device, including how to disable such technologies. You can disable our cookies or all cookies through your browser settings. Please be advised that disabling cookies through either method may impact many of our website’s features. Instructions for blocking or allowing cookies in common internet browsers are provided at the links below:

  • Internet Explorer 7 and 8
  • Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • Apple Safari
  • AboutCookies.org

We only use strictly necessary cookies. Strictly necessary cookies are cookies that are required for the operation of our Site. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Site.

We also allow third parties to place cookies on your device through the Services to:

  • Help us understand and improve how visitors use our website, including which of our pages and products are viewed most frequently; and
  • More effectively market our products and services and advertise other products and services that may be of interest to you.
  • The use of third-party cookies is not covered by our Privacy Policy. We do not have access or control over these cookies. If you continue to use our website, we will assume you agree to the use of these cookies. You may visit the following links from our third-party partners to opt-out of their tracking and learn about their privacy practices:
  • Google Analytics:
  • To view Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
  • To opt-out, please download and install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Interest-Based Ads/Online Tracking

Unaffiliated third parties may use cookies and other technologies on our website to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites you visit in order to provide you with interest-based advertising. You can generally opt out of receiving interestbased advertisements from members of the Network Advertising Initiative or the Digital Advertising Alliance by clicking here for NAI or here for DAA. When you opt out using these links, please note that you may still receive advertisements. They just will not be personalized based on your interests.

Some internet browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Given that there is not a uniform way that browsers communicate the “Do Not Track” signal, our website does not currently interpret, respond to or alter its practices when it receives “Do Not Track” signals.

Ability to Review and Edit Your Information

You may review and approve the Contact Information about you that was stored in our database and obtained through your use of or registration on the Site. Upon your written request, we will remove that information from our database or change or correct personal data that you state is erroneous within applicable regulatory or other legal requirements. You should understand, however, that information about you in our database might come from a number of sources.

Security

We will maintain reasonable safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of your Personal Data. However, no electronic storage method or data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Commitment to Children’s Privacy

In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C., §§ 6501-06 and 16 C.F.R., §§ 312.1-312.12, the Site does not permit children under 13 years of age to become users, and we do not intentionally collect information from children. By using the Site, you represent that you are 13 years of age or older.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change, modify or otherwise update this policy at any time. These changes or updates will be effective immediately. We may provide you notice of such changes when they are material, such notice may be given by posting on the Site, by electronic or conventional mail or by any other means by which you obtain notice of the changes or updates.

Policies of Other Website

The Site may contain links to third-party websites not owned or controlled by John Knox Village. John Knox Village is not responsible for the privacy policies of any third-party website which user may access through a third-party link. Further, these third-party websites may have privacy policies that differ from this Privacy Policy. John Knox Village disclaims all responsibility for the privacy practices of such other third-party websites. You should read the privacy policies of each third-party website you visit to determine what information that each third-party website may be collecting about you and how they intend to use such information.

Questions

If you have any questions about John Knox Village, the Site, our products, the Services, the Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:

John Knox Village

[email protected]

1001 N.W. Chipman Road

Lee’s Summit, MO 64081

(816) 892-4294

John Knox Village Website Terms of Use

(Date of Last Revision: July 14, 2017)

Please read the following sections carefully, as they contain the Terms of Use that will govern the use of the www.jkv.org website (the “Site”). Additionally, you should review John Knox Village Website Privacy Policy. Inquiries or concerns regarding this Agreement may be sent via e-mail to the Director of Compliance, [email protected].

It is your responsibility to carefully read these Terms of Use before using the Site. Your use of the Site is contingent upon your acceptance of the John Knox Village Website Privacy Policy and the following Terms of Use (collectively the “John Knox Village Policies”). Use of the Site will be considered acceptance of the John Knox Village Policies. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use contained in the following pages, then you may not use the Site. Please note that John Knox Village has the right to modify John Knox Village Policies at any time without notice and, thus, you should review them periodically.

1. TERMS OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is between you and John Knox Village (“John Knox Village”). The Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement (the “Agreement”) between you and John Knox Village. John Knox Village has the right to modify this Agreement or these Terms of Use at any time. Every time you use the Site, you are agreeing to the Terms of Use as they exist at that time. Changes in these Terms of Use may be posted on this page, without other written, verbal, or electronic communication. Use of the Site will be considered acceptance of the John Knox Village Policies.

2. USER REQUEST TO BE CONTACTED. You may request that John Knox Village contact you through this Site. You may choose to provide your name and contact information so that we may respond to your request.

3. REGISTRATION. Registration may be required to access certain features and functionalities on the Site. By registering you assert that your information is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. You agree not to submit false information such as name, address, and or telephone number when registering on the Site. By registering with the Site, you consent to receive periodic communication from John Knox Village by email regarding the status of your account or other information associated with your account. For more information in how John Knox Village may use the information you provide during registration, please see John Knox Village Website Privacy Policy. During registration, you may choose or be assigned a username and password to access your account. You are responsible for keeping your user name and password confidential. You are responsible for all activities (whether by you or by others) that occur under your username and password provided on this Site. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breach of security. John Knox Village cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to keep your account information protected.

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. John Knox Village Limited License to You. The Site and all materials available on it are the property of John Knox Village or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. John Knox Village provides the Site solely for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not use the contents of the Site in any manner or for any purpose that would constitute infringement of John Knox Village or our licensor’s intellectual property rights. You may download and/or print one copy of individual pages of the Site or documents available for download for your personal, non-commercial use.

Your License to John Knox Village. By posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation, text, photos and videos) to us via the Site, you are representing that you are the owner of the material, or are making your posting or submission with the express consent of the owner of the material. You grant us, or anyone authorized by us, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, transmit, sell, exploit, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or publicly perform or display the material you post or submit in whole or in part.

5. FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS. When using the Site, on the Site, or in any other media selected by John Knox Village, you shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. The Site was created and will be operated from the United States. Any use of this Site that violates any applicable laws will be grounds for discontinuing your rights to access the Site.

6. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. The following activities include, but are not limited to, the activities that are prohibited from the Site:

  1. transmit spam, bulk or unsolicited communications;
  2. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers (including URLs) in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Site;
  3. misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
  4. disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to use the Site;
  5. post any information intended to convey physical or medical information, questions, or concerns related to the care or diagnosis of a John Knox Village resident or patient;
  6. engage in activities that would violate any fiduciary or contractual relationship; any applicable local, state, national, or international law; or any regulations having the force of law, including but not limited to, stalking or making threats of harm;
  7. engage in activity that compromises the Site. Such activity may include, but is not limited to hacking, IP attacks, worms, viruses, spamming, phishing, cancel bots, Trojan horses, and mail bombing or crashing;
  8. engage in any activity designed to impede the use of the Site by other users, including overloading and flooding;
  9. framing or deep linking into the Site;
  10. accessing the Site by means of automated process, spiders, bots or similar device; or
  11. collect or store personal data about other users of the Site unless specifically authorized by such users.

7. USER SUSPENSION AND/OR TERMINATION. John Knox Village may cancel or terminate your right to access or use any part of the Site at any time without notice. You agree that breach of any of the terms in this Agreement may result in the immediate termination of your account and/or give rise to civil action against the User. The disclaimers herein and all restrictions on you regarding information downloaded or obtained from the Site shall survive any cancellation or termination of your right to use the Site.

8. THIRD PARTY LISTINGS. The listing of any third party professional or other goods or services provider on the Site is provided solely as a convenience for the User. John Knox Village’s listing of any third party does not create a partnership or affiliation with the third party. John Knox Village listing of any third parties does not constitute sponsorship or endorsement of these professionals or service providers. You shall make a competent consumer decision before employing the services of any listed third party professional or service provider. You bear all risk associated with the employing of any third party and obtaining their goods or services.

9. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS-IS” FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE IS NOT INTENDED AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSULTATIONS WITH QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE AND ANY REFERENCED THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THIS INCLUDES ANY LISTING OF ANY THIRD PARTY GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDER INCLUDED IN THE SITE. ANY THIRD PARTY GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDER IS SUPPLIED AS A CONVENIENCE TO YOU AND LISTING DOES NOT CONSTITUTE SPONSORSHIP, AFFILIATION, PARTNERSHIP, OR ENDORSEMENT. JOHN KNOX VILLAGE DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

JOHN KNOX VILLAGE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE, MATERIAL ON THE SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. JOHN KNOX VILLAGE DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY THAT MAY OCCUR AS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF YOU POSTING ANY INFORMATION ON THE SITE INTENDED TO CONVEY PHYSICAL OR MEDICAL INFORMATION, QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS RELATED TO THE CARE OR DIAGNOSIS OF A JOHN KNOX VILLAGE RESIDENT OR PATIENT. SUCH POSTINGS ARE PROHIBITED PER SECTION 5(e) OF THIS AGREEMENT.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE LIABILITY OF JOHN KNOX VILLAGE, ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, OR THE RENDITION OF SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, ONE THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS ($1000). IN NO EVENT WILL JOHN KNOX VILLAGE BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THE SITE, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF JOHN KNOX VILLAGE IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

12. USER INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to indemnify John Knox Village and its affiliates, employees, agents, representatives and third party service providers, and to defend and hold each of them harmless, from any and all claims, demands, actions, liability, fines, penalties and expenses, whether based on warranty, contract, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, that may arise from any of your acts through the use of the Site. Such acts may include but are not limited to: submissions, unauthorized use of material obtained through the Site or breach of this Agreement.

13. COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS. John Knox Village respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide John Knox Village copyright agent at [email protected] with the following information.

  1. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
  2. Description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
  3. The location of the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site;
  4. Your address, telephone number and e-mail address;
  5. A statement that your claim of infringement is based on a good faith belief; and
  6. A statement made under penalty of perjury, that the information you have provided is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

14. MISCELLANEOUS.

Severability. If any term or provision in the Agreement is found to be void, against public policy, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction and such finding or order becomes final with all appeals exhausted, then the offending provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable. If the offending provision cannot be so modified, then the same shall be deemed stricken from the Agreement in its entirety, and the remainder of this Agreement shall survive with the said offending provision eliminated.

Website Availability. Because public networks, such as the internet, occasionally experience disruptions, John Knox Village cannot guarantee the Site will be available 100% of the time. Although John Knox Village strives to provide the most reliable website possible, interruptions and delays in accessing the Site are unavoidable and John Knox Village disclaims any liability for damages resulting from such problems.

Typographical Errors. Information on the Site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. We attempt to make the Site’s postings as accurate as possible, but John Knox Village does not warrant the content of the Site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

Relationship of the Parties. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and John Knox Village as a result of this Agreement or use of the Site.

Compliance with Laws and Legal Process. John Knox Village’s performance of this Agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this Agreement is in derogation of John Knox Village’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by John Knox Village with respect to such use.

Headings. Condition and section headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

Entire Agreement. Unless otherwise specified herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and John Knox Village with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and John Knox Village with respect to the Site.

15. CONTROLLING LAW AND VENUE. It is understood and agreed that all the construction and interpretation of this Agreement and the relationship between the parties shall at all times and in all respects be governed by the internal laws of the State of Missouri, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. Venue of any action brought to enforce or relating to this Agreement or arising out of the relationship between the parties shall be brought exclusively in the Sixteenth Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri or the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.