Terms of Service

Terms of Service

Effective Date: 7/14/2025

Welcome to the Parents League of New York (“PLNY”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of our website, membership platform, advisory and educational services, events, and all other products and services (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms.

1. Eligibility and Account Use

The Services are intended for use by individuals 18 years of age or older. By using our Services, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old and capable of entering into a binding agreement. Parents and guardians may create accounts for the benefit of minors, but are fully responsible for their use of the Services.

Users agree to provide accurate, complete, and current information during registration and to maintain the security of their account credentials. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. PLNY is not responsible for any unauthorized use of your account.

2. Scope of Services

PLNY provides a wide range of Services to support parents, schools, and educational professionals. These Services include:

• Online access to curated articles, directories, and resources;
• Enrollment in workshops, lectures, and virtual or in-person events;
• Personalized advisory services for school placement;
• Membership provides access to exclusive content and community features.

All Services are subject to these Terms and any specific terms outlined at the time of purchase or registration.

3. Fees and Payment

Some Services may require payment, such as membership subscriptions, event registrations, or advisory services. By submitting payment, you authorize PLNY and its third-party payment processors to charge your designated payment method. Fees are non-refundable unless explicitly stated otherwise.

You agree to keep your billing information current and understand that access to fee-based Services may be suspended or terminated if payment is not received.

4. User Conduct

You agree to use the Services in a lawful, respectful, and responsible manner. Prohibited behaviors include:

• Submitting false or misleading information;
• Interfering with or disrupting the operation of the Services;
• Gaining or attempting to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website;
• Sharing, copying, or distributing restricted access content;
• Impersonating any person or entity or falsely stating your affiliation with one.

PLNY reserves the right to monitor user activity and enforce these rules.

5. Intellectual Property

All content provided by PLNY, including logos, text, design elements, and proprietary information, is protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, republish, or redistribute any content from the Services for commercial purposes without our written consent.

You retain ownership of your original content submitted through our Services but grant PLNY a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use it in connection with providing the Services.

6. Privacy and Data Practices

Your use of the Services is subject to our [Privacy Notice, which outlines how we collect, use, retain, share, and protect personal data. PLNY is committed to safeguarding your information and adheres to internal policies governing data classification, retention schedules, breach response, and access request procedures.

PLNY retains personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable law. Specific legal retention periods apply to certain data types (e.g., educational records under FERPA, children’s information under COPPA, and information subject to NY Ed. Law § 2-d). General business data is typically retained for three to seven years, depending on operational and legal considerations.

We use third-party advertising platforms (e.g., Meta and Google) to create lookalike audiences, perform remarketing, and target users based on interests and online behavior. We do not sell user data. Custom audience lists are securely uploaded, used only for limited campaigns, and deleted after use. All practices comply with our Privacy Notice and Cookie Consent Notice.

We reserve the right to delete or deactivate user data, including account information and service-related activity, following the expiration of applicable retention periods or after extended inactivity.

Where feasible and lawful, we may anonymize data instead of deleting it. Anonymization involves removing all personally identifiable information so that the data can no longer be linked to an individual. Once anonymized, data may be retained beyond standard retention periods for analytical, operational, or reporting purposes.

All data retention, review, anonymization, and deletion activities are conducted in accordance with PLNY’s internal Data Retention and Deletion Procedure and applicable laws.

7. Account Suspension and Termination

PLNY reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Services at our sole discretion, with or without notice, for any violation of these Terms.

We may also delete user accounts and associated data after extended periods of inactivity, as defined in our internal data retention and deletion policy.

8. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

You agree to resolve any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms through binding arbitration in New York, New York, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. You waive any right to participate in a class action or jury trial.

This agreement to arbitrate survives termination of these Terms.

9. Modification of Terms

PLNY may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be posted on our website with the effective date. Continued use of the Services after such updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms

10. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Parents League of New York
PO Box 1357
New York, NY 10028
info@parentsleague.org