Terms & Conditions ↘

Welcome to the ywcasj.org website (the “Website”), operated by YWCA St. Joseph (“Client”). We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has been St. Joseph’s area leading advocate for women, children, and families for over 135 years. Our commitment to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all drives everything we do.

These Terms apply to everyone, including but not limited to visitors, users and others, who wish to access and use the Website.

By accessing the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Privacy Policy

We value and respect your privacy. If you use the Website, you agree that your activities are covered by our Privacy Policy.

Use of Publications, Trademarks, and Logos

We provide information on services and resources available including articles, photographs, client stories and case studies, reports, newsletters, e-newsletters, Client’s annual reports, and interviews with clients and volunteers. Unless otherwise expressly stated, all content provided on the Website is intellectual property that belongs to us.

You are permitted to download information from the Website for your own personal informational use. You may also copy, distribute, adapt, and transmit content from this Website solely for not- for-profit or educational purposes, provided that the use contains the following attribution: [“Reproduced with permission of Client”.] You may not suggest any other relationship, endorsement or affiliation with us unless you obtain express written permission.

For any other use, you must obtain express written permission from us.

You may not use or duplicate any Client logos or trademarks without express written permission from us.

To request permission for use of copyrighted material, trademarks, or logos, send an email to frontoffice@ywcasj.org.

Links to Other Websites

This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties and not by us. We provide such hyperlinks for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their content or the privacy or other practices of such websites. Further, it is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that whatever links you click on or software that you download, whether from this Website or other websites or applications, is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses, defects and other items of a destructive nature. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.

Third Party Content

We respect copyright and trademark laws. Third-party material may appear on our site, and those creators retain all rights to their works, except where noted.

No Guarantees

Though we strive to keep the information available on the Website current and accurate, errors can [and do] occur. We provide the information on the Website with no representations or guarantees of accuracy, completeness, or timeliness.

In no event shall YWCA St. Joseph be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of, relating to or in any way connected with your access to, display of or use of this Website or with the delay or inability to access, display or use this Website, including but not limited to your reliance upon opinions or information appearing on this Website; any computer viruses, information, software, linked websites operated by third parties, products or services obtained through this Website, whether based on a theory of negligence, contract, tort, strict liability, consumer protection statutes or otherwise, even if YWCA St. Joseph has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of us, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees and volunteers from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to, arising out of, or related to your use of this Website, the violation of these

Changes to the Terms of Use

We reserve the right to make changes to any information or services on the Website, including these Terms of Use, without notice to you. The most current Terms of Use will be posted here on the Website and will be effective upon posting. The Effective Date will be posted with the most current Terms of Use. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of these Terms of Use.

Effective Date: 07.25.25