Terms of Use

Acceptance of the Terms of Use

The www.joinppa.org Web Site is comprised of various Web pages operated by www.joinppa.org.

The www.joinppa.org Web Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the www.joinppa.org Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

Modifications to the Terms of Use

www.joinppa.org reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the www.joinppa.org Web Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the www.joinppa.org Web Site.

Links to Third Party Sites

The www.joinppa.org Web Site may contain links to other Web Sites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of www.joinppa.org and www.joinppa.org is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. www.joinppa.org is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. www.joinppa.org is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by www.joinppa.org of the site or any association with its operators.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Uses

As a condition of your use of the www.joinppa.org Web Site, you warrant to www.joinppa.org that you will not use the www.joinppa.org Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the www.joinppa.org Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the www.joinppa.org Web Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the www.joinppa.org Web Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the www.joinppa.org Web Sites.

Use of Communication Services

The www.joinppa.org Web Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, “Communication Services”), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
  • Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
  • Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
  • Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer.
  • Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
  • Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
  • Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
  • Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
  • Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
  • Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

www.joinppa.org has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, www.joinppa.org reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. www.joinppa.org reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

www.joinppa.org reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in www.joinppa.org ‘s sole discretion. 

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. www.joinppa.org does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, www.joinppa.org specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized www.joinppa.org spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of www.joinppa.org.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

Materials Provided or Posted at Any www.joinppa.org Web Site

www.joinppa.org does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to www.joinppa.org (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any www.joinppa.org Web Site or its associated services (collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting www.joinppa.org, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. www.joinppa.org is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in www.joinppa.org ‘s sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

Liability Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. www.joinppa.org AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.

www.joinppa.org AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. www.joinppa.org AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL www.joinppa.org AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF www.joinppa.org OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE www.joinppa.org WEB SITE.

SERVICE CONTACT: [email protected] 

Termination / Access Restriction

www.joinppa.org reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the www.joinppa.org Web Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. GENERAL To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Washington, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in San Mateo County, California, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the www.joinppa.org Web Site. Use of the www.joinppa.org Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and www.joinppa.org as a result of this agreement or use of the www.joinppa.org Web Site. www.joinppa.org ‘s  performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of www.joinppa.org right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the www.joinppa.org Web Site or information provided to or gathered by www.joinppa.org with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and www.joinppa.org with respect to the www.joinppa.org Web Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and www.joinppa.org with respect to the www.joinppa.org Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.

Copyright and Trademark Notices

All contents of the www.joinppa.org Web Site are: Copyright Procurement Professionals Alliance and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.

Trademarks

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Notices and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to Service Provider’s Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. See Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.

PPA Privacy Policy and General Data Protection Regulation Privacy Notice

Procurement Professionals Alliance (“PPA”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”). PPA has adopted this policy to govern the process of personal data collection and information sharing. This Policy explains how PPA may collect, use, share, and safeguard personal information on www.joinppa.org, the Procurement University Learning Management System site, and any mobile websites, mobile applications, social media sites, events and any other services and platforms officially operated or used by PPA from time to time (the “Sites” or “Services”).

This Privacy Policy consists of both this Privacy Policy, and where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Privacy Notice. If you are a resident of a country located in the European Union, or the European Economic Area, including Switzerland and the United Kingdom, please refer to our GDPR Privacy Notice (page 7) for more information about your rights and our obligations.

Information Collected

PPA typically collects two kinds of information about individuals: (a) information that individuals provide that personally identifies them; and (b) information that does not personally identify an individual that PPA automatically collects when individuals visit the PPA Sites or that individuals provide to PPA.

(1) Personal Information/Personally Identifiable Information (PII): As a general policy, PPA does not automatically collect Personal Information when visiting the website. Personal Information means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Specifically, Personal Information consists of individual’s name, postal address, email address, date of birth, driver’s license number, financial account information, preferences, interests, favorites, or other similar information. PPA may request, collect, or otherwise provide individuals with an opportunity to submit Personal Information in connection with certain activities on the PPA website, including but not limited to:

  • Registration screens and online forms
  • Participation in a survey or questionnaire
  • Membership applications
  • Participation in the PPA Network or similar PPA provided on-line service, community or message board
  • Participation in PPA provided or sponsored events and training

This definition of “Personal Information” means personally identifiable information and includes any information that may be used to specifically identify or contact you, such as your name, address (mailing or email), phone number, etc.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through joinppa.org public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

(2) Non-Personal Information: Non-personal information is any information that does not personally identify you. Non-personal information can include certain personal information that has been de-identified; that is, information that has been rendered anonymous. PPA may obtain non-personal information about members from information provided to PPA, either separately or together with Personal Information. PPA also automatically collects certain non-personal information from individuals when accessing the website. This information can include, among other things, IP addresses, the type of browser you are using (e.g., Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.), the third-party website from which your visit originated, the operating system you are using, the search terms you use on our website, the specific web pages you visit, and the duration of your visits.

Use of Personal and Non-Personal Information

PPA uses the Personal Information individuals submit to:

  • Operate the websites
  • Respond to member requests
  • Deliver products or services members requested
  • Accept payment for products or services members requested
  • Process membership applications Contact individuals via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current products/services, or of potential new products/services that may be offered
  • Provide input on your particular needs to our staff to make current and planned initiatives increasingly relevant to your needs
  • Facilitate data analysis by PPA in the execution of any business functions provided by PPA in order to improve our business processes, products/services, events, training and to provide you more meaningful interactions with PPA and the sites.
  • Provide future service and support
  • Inform individuals of other products or services available from PPA or its affiliates
  • Secure lodging, transportation and other services associated with PPA provided or sponsored event or training
  • Notify event/training participants about event information such as reminders, updates, logistic changes and post event satisfaction data collection
  • Capture event emergency contact information (name, phone number, relationship) to identify designated individuals in case of an emergency or crisis situation
  • Capture ADA and dietary preferences/needs to share with event staff and vendors
  • Participate in the PPA Network or similar PPA provided on-line service, community or message board
  • Participate in PPA provided or sponsored events and training

PPA uses non-personal information in a variety of ways, including to help analyze site traffic to determine which pages within the sites are the most popular and to understand customer needs and trends, carry out targeted promotional activities, and to improve services offered to individuals. This data may be used to deliver customized content and advertising within PPA to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. PPA may use your non-personal information by itself or aggregate it with information it has obtained from others. PPA may share your non-personal information with our affiliated companies and third parties to achieve these objectives and others: this aggregate information is anonymous information that does not personally identify you.

“Cookies” and Web Beacons

PPA automatically receives and stores certain types of non-personal information whenever members interact with PPA. For example, like many websites, PPA uses “cookies” and “web beacons” (also called “clear gifs” or “pixel tags”) to obtain certain types of information when member web browsers access the PPA websites. “Cookies” are small files that are transferred to your computer’s hard drive or your Web browser memory to enable PPA systems to recognize your browser and to provide convenience and other features to you, such as recognizing you as a frequent user of the PPA website. This activity simplifies the process of recording member personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so forth. When members return to the same PPA site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so individuals can easily use the PPA site features that they customized.

Individuals have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but individuals can usually modify their browser setting to decline cookies if preferred. If individuals choose to decline cookies, they may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Sites’ services. For more detailed information about cookies, you may wish to visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

“Web beacons” are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and may be used to track the online movements of users, when an email has been opened, and to provide other information.

Examples of the information PPA collects and analyzes in this manner include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform; your behavior on our Website, including the URL you come from and go to next (whether this URL is on the PPA site or not); and cookie number.

PPA Security Measures

PPA takes steps it considers reasonable to protect Personal Information collected via the Sites from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. PPA secures the information on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When Personal Information (such as credit card number) is transmitted to other web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Keep in mind, however, that despite such reasonable safeguards, PPA cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to PPA online and are not responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your Personal Information.

In addition, other Internet sites or services that may be accessible through PPA websites have separate data and privacy practices independent of PPA, and therefore PPA disclaims any responsibility or liability for their policies or actions. Please contact those vendors and others directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies.

Information Sharing

PPA does not sell, rent or lease collected Personal Information to third parties. PPA may, from time to time, contact individuals on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest. In those cases, Personal Information (such as e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, PPA may share data with trusted partners to perform services on our behalf, to help PPA perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your Personal Information except to provide these services to or on behalf of PPA, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

PPA does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

PPA may contract with sub-contractors to provide administration of some business functions and conference/event related services. PPA may share Personal Information collected for said purposes in the execution of the services provided.

Specific examples of the data required for full delivery on conference-related services are:

  • ADA needs and dietary preferences/needs shared event staff, the conference hotel as well as off-site restaurants, caterers, vendors or venues providing services to the conference
  • Contact information (name, selected preferences) to confirm your rooming needs and your reservation at the conference hotel
  • Contact information (name, selected preferences) used to confirm travel or transportation arrangements, where appropriate
  • Contact information (name, phone number, credentials/designation, place of employment, mailing address, email address) to share with event attendees to facilitate peer-to-peer communications
  • Emergency Contact information (name, phone number, relationship) used only to communicate with designated individuals in case of an emergency or crisis situation

Email Communications

PPA may share your email contact information with its partners to assist in providing email communications. Individuals may unsubscribe from receiving these communications from PPA by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included at the bottom of the email, or by emailing PPA as provided in the “Contact Information” section below. However, PPA reserves the right to send individuals transactional emails such as customer service communications in connection with the products or services it provides, or individuals have purchased from PPA. For security reasons, individuals should not send Personal Information, such as passwords, social security numbers, credit card information, or bank account information to PPA via email.

Transfer of Assets

PPA does not provide Personal Information to third parties, except as described above. However, as PPA continues to develop its business, PPA trusted partners and/or contracted third parties as described above may change due to changes in contractual relationships or they may undergo a merger, reorganization or similar corporate event which may necessitate transitioning of the personal information shared by PPA to the new/changed organization.

Legal Necessity

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, PPA reserves the right to disclose any information about individuals if required to do so by law, with respect to copyright and other intellectual property infringement claims, or if PPA believes that such action is necessary to: (a) fulfill a government request; (b) conform with the requirements of the law or legal process; (c) protect or defend PPA’s legal rights or property, or Sites; or (d) in an emergency to protect the health and safety of PPA Sites’ users or the general public.

Individual Consent

BY VISITING THE SITES, INDIVIDUALS ARE ACCEPTING THE POLICIES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND CONSENTING TO THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION BY PPA. PPA WILL POST ANY CHANGES TO THIS POLICY IT MAY MAKE FROM TIME TO TIME ON ITS SITES. IF INDIVIDUALS DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, OR TO ANY CHANGES PPA MAY SUBSEQUENTLY MAKE, IMMEDIATELY STOP ACCESSING THE SITES.

Contact Information

Questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy should be submitted to PPA’s Chief Information Officer by e-mail as follows: [email protected]  

You can also reach PPA by U.S. mail:

Procurement Professionals Alliance

Attn: PPA – The Works (Gilbert)

1525 S. Higley Road, Suite 104

Gilbert, AZ 85296

Changes to Privacy Policy

This Policy may be amended from time to time. The effective date of the Policy may be found on the first page of the Policy.

If individuals submitted Personal Information to PPA prior to the above effective date, and desire to opt out of having that previously submitted Personal Information from being treated under the new policy, please contact PPA at the above address.