Privacy Practices

Notice of Privacy Practice

 This Community Health Access to Addiction and Mental Healthcare Project (CHAMP website is maintained and operated by the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), overseen by the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), and supported by the Office of Mental Health (OMH). Visitors to the CHAMP site may be concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. This Privacy Policy addresses those concerns. This policy may be changed or updated from time to time.

CHAMP uses its best efforts to respect the privacy of its online visitors. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view our site.

This site contains links to other sites. CHAMP, CSS, OASAS, and OMH are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

CSS reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Please check this policy regularly for any updates.

 

Terms and Conditions

 This CHAMP website is an online information and communications service provided by the Community Service Society of New York (“CSS”) subject to your agreement with all the terms and conditions offered below. Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the service. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions below.

CSS may modify this Agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting the modified Agreement. You agree to review the Agreement periodically to be aware of such modifications and your accessing or using this website constitutes your acceptance of the Agreement as it appears at the time of your access or use.

 

Disclaimers

 The materials provided in this website are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. CSS, OASAS, and OMH do not make any express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever (including without limitation warranties of title or non-infringement, or the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) with regard to this Web site, or any merchandise, information or service provided through this Web site.

Except as otherwise expressly specified, CSS, OASAS, and OMH do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or correctness, timeliness, or usefulness of any opinions, advice, services, merchandise or other information provided through this website or on the Internet generally. In no event will the provider be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you or anyone else in reliance upon the information provided through this website. This includes any and all information provided on this site regarding the activities of the agencies throughout New York State that are subcontracting with CSS for the provision of CHAMP services. The information is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to provide legal or medical advice and should not be relied on in that respect.

You understand that CSS, OASAS, and OMH cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the CHAMP web site will be free of viruses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. Each user is responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy his or her particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this Web site for the reconstruction of any lost data. CSS, the OASAS, and OMH do not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of this website.

 

External Links

CSS, OASAS, and OMH provide links to external websites for your convenience including links to other governmental agencies in the State and Federal government and other organizations to provide visitors with certain information. These links are provided for your convenience and do not in any way constitute an endorsement of the software or companies. If you click on the links on these pages, you will be leaving the CHAMP website. Our provision of these links does not imply approval of the listed destinations, warrant the accuracy of any information in those destinations, constitute endorsement of the entities to whose sites the links are made, or endorse any of the opinions expressed on any of these outside websites. These websites operate under the auspices and at the direction of their respective owners. If you have a question or comment about any of these websites, please contact them directly on their website.

Sometimes external page links provided are moved or removed creating a broken link. If you think you have discovered a broken link on our website, please notify us at ombuds@oasas.ny.gov.

 

Restriction of Liability

 CSS, OASAS, and OMH will not be liable for any damages or injury, including but not limited to, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site or a site which is linked to this site, even if there is negligence on the part of CSS, OASAS, OMH, or their authorized representatives or if they or their authorized representatives have been advised of the possibility of such damages, or both. The above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you to the extent that applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. CSS’s, OASAS’s, and OMH’s total liability to you for all losses, damages, and causes of action (in contract, tort, or otherwise) will not be greater than the amount you paid to access this site.

 

Restrictions on Use

Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on this site with respect to a particular portion, file, or document, any person is hereby authorized to view, copy, print, and distribute this document subject to the following conditions:

1. The document may be used for informational, non-commercial purposes only.
2. Permission must be obtained from the licensor for use of any document or portion thereof that has been licensed to CSS.
3. CSS, OASAS, and OMH reserve the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon notice from CSS or OASAS.

 

The text, layouts, graphics, and logos at this site are protected by U.S. copyright laws.

 

 Choice of Law

This Agreement is entered into and performed in the State of New York, United States of America, and is governed by and shall be construed in all respects under the laws of New York exclusive of its choice of law or conflict of law provisions. In any claim or action for damages against the State directly or indirectly arising under this Agreement or related to this website, each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the New York Court of Claims sitting in Albany County, New York. For all other claims directly or indirectly arising under this Agreement or related to this website, each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the New York Supreme Court sitting in Albany County, New York or if such court does not have subject-matter jurisdiction, then each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and whichever of those two courts has jurisdiction each party waives any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such court.

If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction not to be enforceable, then such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to its subject matter. It may not be modified except as described elsewhere in this Agreement. Anything in this website inconsistent with or conflicting with the terms of this Agreement is superseded by the terms of this Agreement.

 

Termination

CSS or you may terminate this agreement at any time. You may terminate this agreement by destroying: (a) all materials obtained from all CSS sites, and (b) all related documentation and all copies and installations (together, the “Materials”). CSS may terminate this agreement immediately without prior notice if, in its judgment or in the judgment of OASAS or OMH, you breach any term or condition of this agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials.

 

Questions/Comments

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please email us at: ombuds@oasas.ny.gov

 

Language Access

Copies of this information is available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, Haitian-Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Yiddish.