Community Rules & Etiquette and Privacy Guidelines
Thank you for being part of our community. To ensure the best possible experience for all members, we have established some basic guidelines for participation.
By joining and using this community, you agree that you have read and will follow these rules and guidelines. You also agree to reserve discussions and shared files and content to that best suited to the medium. This is a great medium with which to solicit the advice of your peers, benefit from their experience, and participate in an ongoing conversation. Questions should be directed to our member services department via the Contact Us link on this site.
Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important guidelines. If you have questions, contact the member services department. In order to preserve an environment that encourages both civil and fruitful dialogue, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate membership in this community for anyone who violate these rules.
The Rules
- Respect others. Focus on the content of posts and not on the people making them. Please extend the benefit of the doubt to newer guests and members; there’s no such thing as a stupid question.
- Respect the purpose of the community. Use the community to share successes, challenges, constructive feedback, questions, and goals instead of products or services that you provide. If you’ve found a product or service helpful, please share your experience with the group in a respectful way.
- Use caution when discussing products. Information posted on the discussion groups and in the libraries is available for all to see, and comments are subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws.
- All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you.
- Respect intellectual property. Post content that you have personally created or have permission to use and have properly attributed to the content creator.
- When posting items in our collaborative environment, please indicate if the item is not available for reuse. It’s also advisable to contact the owner of any material if you would like to reuse it.
- Post your message or documents only to the most appropriate communities. This helps ensure all messages receive the best response by eliminating "noise."
Discussion Group Etiquette
- State concisely and clearly the topic of your comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject.
- Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to individuals, not to the entire list. Do this by using the "Reply to Sender" link in every message.
- Do not send administrative messages, such as “remove me from the list,” to the group. Instead, use the web interface to change your settings or to remove yourself from a list. If you are changing email addresses, you do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new email address. Simply change your settings.
The Legal Stuff
This site is provided as a service for the members of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. We disclaim all warranties with regard to information posted on this site, whether posted by Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials. Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and users of this site the nonexclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or other material.
Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to the attention of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat we will take all appropriate action.
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.
Privacy Policy
Summary
The Council on Vertical Urbanism collects only the information needed to operate our website, manage memberships, run events, send updates, and maintain security. We do not sell your data. We use cookies to operate and secure the site and to understand usage. You may request access, correction, deletion, or limits on processing at technology@cvu.org.
What We Collect
We collect basic information needed to provide services, including your name, email, and information you choose to provide.
How We Use It
We use your information to operate the site, manage accounts and memberships, run events, send updates, process payments through Authorize.net, and improve services.
What We Do Not Do
We do not sell your data. We do not store payment card numbers.
Cookies
We use cookies to operate the site, remember your preferences, secure accounts, and analyze traffic.
Your Rights
You may request access, correction, deletion, or limits on processing.
GDPR Compliance
Data Controller
The Council on Vertical Urbanism is the controller of data collected through this site.
Legal Bases
We process data based on consent, contract, legitimate interests, legal obligations, or vital interests.
Categories and Purposes
Usage data: analytics and improvement
Account data: access and membership management
Profile data: user participation
Publication data: content submission
Inquiry data: responses to questions
Customer data: communication and records
Transaction data: event registration and purchases
Notification data: newsletters and updates
Correspondence data: communication and security
International Transfers
If data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses apply.
Data Retention
We keep data only as long as needed or as required by law.
Your GDPR Rights
You may access, correct, delete, restrict, object, request portability, withdraw consent, or complain to a supervisory authority.
Cookies and Third-Party Services
We use cookies and services such as Cloudflare, AWS, Salesforce, NoviAMS, MailGun, Algolia, OpenStreetMaps, SurveyGizmo, HotJar, YouTube, YouKu, Twitter, Facebook, CrashPlan, and Authorize.net.
Contact
Council on Vertical Urbanism
104 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 620
Chicago, Illinois 60603, USA
info@cvu.org