nycpa
Effective/Updated as of August 21, 2026.
These terms of use are entered into by and between you and The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, a New York not-for-profit corporation and its affiliates including, but not limited to, the Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc., Moynihan Scholarship Fund, Inc., New York State Society CPA PAC, Inc. (collectively, "NYCPA," "we," or "us"). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, "Terms of Use"), govern your access to and use of www.nysscpa.org, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through www.nysscpa.org (the "Website"), whether as a guest or a registered user.
Effective/Updated as of August 21, 2026.
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (“NYCPA”), a New York not-for-profit corporation, and its affiliates including, but not limited to, the Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc., Moynihan Scholarship Fund, Inc., New York State Society CPA PAC, Inc. share a commitment to data privacy and security and employ common data handling practices. Except where otherwise indicated, this Privacy Notice describes the collective data handling practices of NYCPA and its affiliates (collectively, “NYCPA,” “us,” or “we”), including how we handle data that is collected from you and that you submit when you access this website or websites, apps, or other online media under our collective or individual operation and control (collectively, the “Site”).
Effective/Updated as of August 21, 2026.
These terms and conditions (these “Terms”) apply to the purchase and sale of products and services through https://nysscpa.org/ (the “Site”). These Terms are subject to change by The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, a New York not-for-profit corporation and its affiliates including, but not limited to, the Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc., Moynihan Scholarship Fund, Inc., New York State Society CPA PAC, Inc. (collectively, "NYCPA," "we," or "us" or “our” as the context may require) without prior written notice at any time, in our sole discretion.
Last Modified: August 21, 2026
Acceptance of the Terms of Use
These terms of use are entered into by and between you and The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, a New York not-for-profit corporation and its affiliates including, but not limited to, the Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc., Moynihan Scholarship Fund, Inc., New York State Society CPA PAC, Inc. (collectively, "NYCPA," "we," or "us"). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, "Terms of Use"), govern your access to and use of www.nysscpa.org, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through www.nysscpa.org (the "Website"), whether as a guest or a registered user.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, found at https://nysscpa.org/privacy-policy incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with NYCPA and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.
Changes to the Terms of Use
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them.
Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
Accessing the Website and Account Security
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict user access, including registered user access, to some parts of the Website or the entire Website.
You are responsible for both:
To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy (https://nysscpa.org/privacy-policy), and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.
We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by NYCPA, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
You must not:
You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.
If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to membership@nysscpa.org.
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by NYCPA. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Trademarks
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accounts name, the terms COAP, The CPA Journal, The Trusted Professional, Certified Public Announcements, the NYCPA logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of NYCPA or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of NYCPA. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:
Additionally, you agree not to:
User Contributions
The Website may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other interactive features (collectively, "Interactive Services") that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, "post") content or materials (collectively, "User Contributions") on or through the Website.
All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
Any User Contribution you post to the site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose.
You represent and warrant that:
You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not NYCPA, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.
We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.
Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination
We have the right to:
Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS NYCPA AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
However, we cannot review all material before it is posted on the Website and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.
Content Standards
These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:
Copyright Infringement
If you believe that any User Contributions violate your copyright, please send us a notice of copyright infringement to legal@nysscpa.org. It is the policy of NYCPA to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.
Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes, with the understanding that we, by the provision of these materials, are not engaged in the rendering of legal, financial, or other professional advice or services. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. The information presented on or through the Website should not be relied upon for personal, professional, career, legal or financial decisions and you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
This Website includes content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by NYCPA, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of NYCPA. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
Changes to the Website
We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
Information About You and Your Visits to the Website
All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy (https://nysscpa.org/privacy-policy ). By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
Online Purchases and Other Terms and Conditions
All purchases through our site or other transactions for the sale of goods, services, or information carried out through the Website, or resulting from visits made by you, are governed by our Terms of Sale, which are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use.
Additional terms and conditions, including third-party terms and conditions, may also apply to specific portions, services, or features of the Website. All such additional terms and conditions are hereby incorporated by this reference into these Terms of Use.
Links from the Website
If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
Geographic Restrictions
The owner of the Website is based in the State of New York in the United States. We provide this Website for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER NYCPA NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH NYCPA MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER NYCPA NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH NYCPA REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, NYCPA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation on Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL NYCPA, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
The limitation of liability set out above does not apply to liability resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless NYCPA, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York and County of New York. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver by NYCPA of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of NYCPA to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
The Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and Terms of Sale constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and NYCPA regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.
Your Comments and Concerns
This website is operated by:
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Legal Department
200 Madison Ave, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Email: legal@nysscpa.org
All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to membership@nysscpa.org.
Effective/Updated as of August 21, 2026
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (“NYCPA”), a New York not-for-profit corporation, and its affiliates including, but not limited to, the Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc., Moynihan Scholarship Fund, Inc., New York State Society CPA PAC, Inc. share a commitment to data privacy and security and employ common data handling practices. Except where otherwise indicated, this Privacy Notice describes the collective data handling practices of NYCPA and its affiliates (collectively, “NYCPA,” “us,” or “we”), including how we handle data that is collected from you and that you submit when you access this website or websites, apps, or other online media under our collective or individual operation and control (collectively, the “Site”).
In the course of business, NYCPA collects, shares, retains, transfers or otherwise processes information relating to identified or identifiable individuals in connection with the operation of this Site. Your use of the Site is deemed to be your acceptance of this Notice. Please read this Notice carefully before using the Site or submitting information to us. For purposes of this section, accessing the Site only to review this Notice is not deemed to be use of the Site.
Except to the extent we receive your authorization or as permitted or required by applicable law, we will handle your data in accordance with the terms of the Notice in effect at the time of the collection.
A. Changes to this Notice
We reserve the right to change this Notice at any time. In the event we make material changes to the Notice, we will provide notice through the Site. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the Site and will apply to your use of the Site after the “effective date” listed above. You understand and agree that your continued use of the Site after the effective date, means that the collection, use, and sharing of your information, Non-Personal and Personal Information (as defined below), is subject to the updated Notice.
B. Definitions
In this Notice:
“Analytical Data” means all Non-Personal Information obtained through the use of session and persistent cookies (or other tracking technologies) and server log files (including, but not limited to, (i) your search terms, (ii) your computer’s access date and time, browser, connection speed, Internet service provider, language, location, manufacturer, visit details, and operating system, and (iii) whether or not you opened e-mail messages and other electronic communications from NYCPA, and if you did, the times they were opened).
“Collected Data” means all (i) Personal Information and (ii) Non-Personal Information that is obtained from you through this Site or otherwise in the ordinary course of NYCPA’s business.
“Non-Personal Information” means all information that is not Personal Information (including, but not limited to, any Analytical Data) and that is electronically collected by NYCPA through the Site and e-mail messages and other electronic communications sent by you to NYCPA.
“Personal Information” means all information collected by NYCPA, electronically or manually, through (i) the Site, (ii) e-mail messages and other electronic communications that you may send to NYCPA, and (iii) other sources in the ordinary course of NYCPA’s business, that relates to an individual or household and that identifies, or can be used in conjunction with other readily-accessible information to identify, such individual or household (including, but not limited to, such individual’s name, e-mail, address and phone number).
C. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Notice, your privacy, or our policies in the event of a compromise of your information, you may contact us at:
dataprivacy@nysscpa.org
NYCPA
200 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(866) 495-1354
D. Information We Collect
As you are probably aware, NYCPA processes Collected Data to operate the Site, carry out our business, comply with law and other purposes described herein. Collected Data is obtained from a variety of sources, including directly from you, indirectly through third parties and automatically through your interactions with the Site.
You may elect to provide NYCPA with information about yourself. The following are the categories of Collected Data that we may receive from you and examples of specific data elements:
| Category | Examples |
| Biographical identifiers | Name, gender, age, government identification number and photograph. |
| Contact information | Home address, telephone number, personal email address, business email address. |
| Educational, professional or employment-related information | Educational experience, licensure information, Chapter Information, employer or group, job title, business contact details, employee ID, professional activities |
| Financial Information | Payment card number and related bank account number and account details, income, and other financial information. |
| Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing and search history, interaction with a website, application, or advertisement, data from cookies or web beacons, login credentials, domain names, and interactions with our emails, including when you read and respond to emails, ISP (Internet Service Provider), browser details, other website activity, online identifiers (including IP address or device ID). |
| Any other voluntarily provided information | Other information related to service preferences including, marketing and communication preferences, information related to sponsored trainings, seminars and events that you register for and/or attend, commentary on discussion boards and your feedback or survey responses where you choose to identify yourself. |
Please note that this is a non-exhaustive list of examples. NYCPA strives to adhere to the concept of data minimization and seeks to collect only the Personal Information that is (a) relevant to (i) the purposes for which it is provided by you or (ii) NYCPA’s other legitimate business purposes (including, but not limited to, marketing) or (b) required by applicable law. You do not have to provide any of the above-information to access or use many sections of the Site. At no time will we ask you to provide sensitive data (e.g., race, ethnicity, political opinions, religious/philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, physical/mental health, sexual orientation, or criminal record) in connection with your use of the Site. You are responsible for obtaining any approvals, authorizations, consents, permissions and permits that are required in connection with your providing us with any information (including, but not limited to, any information relating to a third party).
We may collect information about you from third parties such as from your employer, through your social media services consistent with your settings on such services, from other third-party sources that are lawfully entitled to share your data with us, including from publicly available and third-party databases or services that provide information about business people that we believe will help us identify and provide products and services that may be of interest to you. We use and share this information (and may add it to the other information we have on file for you) for the purposes described in this Notice.
If logged in to a user account, we may collect information about you. As further described below, this may include Analytical Data such as information about your visits and use of the Site. For example, the Site can track when you view or click on embedded content or ads. We also use cookies and internet protocol (“IP”) addresses to identify you and log your use of the Site.
(a) Analytical Data
NYCPA collects Analytical Information either directly or through third parties acting on our behalf. Examples of Analytical Data that may be collected includes: the number of visitors to the Site, or to sections or pages within the Site, patterns of traffic flowing through the Site, length of time spent on the Site, or in sections or pages of the Site, the other sites that refer visitors to the Site, the pages of the Site that visitors frequently use as entry and exit points, utilization of the browser and operating systems and versions used by visitors to the Site, methods used to browse away from the page, any phone number used to call our customer service number, and location information. While all of this information can be associated with the IP address your computer had while you visited the Site, NYCPA will not attempt to link this Analytical Data with an individual, or with any other information submitted through the Site or that we may otherwise store about you. We may, however, use this information to generate aggregate statistics about visitors to our Site.
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, Sail AMX and Segment, among others, are the third parties used to collect Analytical Data. These third parties may combine and use data collected through your use of the Site with data they collect over time and across different websites for their own purposes. You can learn about how Google collects and processes data at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can also learn about the controls Google offers to manage the collection and use of your information at https://policies.google.com/privacy. We recommend that you review these privacy policies or notices at the links provided above.
(b) Cookies and Similar Technology
We may use technologies such as cookies, pixel tags, browser analysis tools, server logs and web beacons to recognize you when you return to the Site and to help us improve the quality of our service when you visit our Site. We may also use cookies to tailor our products, services and advertising to suit your personal interests, estimate our audience size, track visits to and sales at our Site and, as applicable, to process your order, and track your status in our promotions, contests and sweepstakes. We do not link your URL or IP address to any Personal Information unless you have logged into our Site with an established user account.
You may control cookies, including preventing or stopping the installation and storage of cookies, through your browser settings and other tools. If you do so, our Site may not function correctly. Please refer to the Help feature of your browser for information on disabling cookies.
(c) Do Not Track
“Do Not Track” is a privacy preference that you can set in your Internet search browser that sends a signal to a website that you do not want the website operator to track certain browsing information about you. However, because our Site is not configured to detect Do Not Track signals from a user’s computer, we are unable to respond to Do Not Track requests.
E. How We Use Your Data
In general, we will use Collected Data only for the purpose it was collected, or as permitted or required by law. For example, we may use your data in the following ways:
F. How We Share or Disclosure Information
In general, we will not disclose Collected Data except with your consent and as described in this Notice. However, we may disclose Collected Data for the same reasons that we may use it as described in this Notice. Moreover, because NYCPA and its affiliates share common goals, we may disclose Collected Data between and among NYCPA and its affiliates, as defined at the outset of this Privacy Notice. As described below, this may include disclosing Collected Data to our affiliates and non-affiliated third parties, as we deem necessary to carry out the purpose for which the data was collected, i.e., to provide services.
We may need to use or disclose this information with a member of our group partners or third party vendors:
We endeavor to choose affiliates and non-affiliates with similar standards to ours regarding the protection of Collected Data.
It is possible that we may transfer Collected Data, whether or not you furnished such Collected Data for a specific purpose, to (a) comply with, or as permitted by, any applicable law or lawful request of a government or public authority for purposes of satisfying national security, law enforcement and other similar requirements, or (b) cooperate with law enforcement, and other third parties, in investigating a claim of fraud, illegal activity or infringement of intellectual property rights.
We may disclose information about you if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
We can share, sell, assign, or license your personal data in connection with certain business transactions, such as a sale, acquisitions, merger, or change in control, or in preparation for any of these events. In such cases, we will take appropriate steps under the circumstances and to the extent possible to ensure that the recipient agrees to provide privacy protections substantially similar to those established by this Notice. Any entity that acquires all or substantially all of NYCPA’s assets may have the right to continue using Collected Data consistent with this Notice or as otherwise agreed to by you.
In no case will we sell Collected Data or license it to third parties, except as set forth above or as required or permitted by law.
G. Payment Processing
NYCPA uses third-party vendors to process payments made by individuals for products and services. We do not directly collect, process or retain payment information. However, NYCPA ensures that obligations substantially no less protective than those set out in this Notice are imposed on our third party vendor by way of contract or other legally binding agreement, in particular providing sufficient guarantees that technical and organizational measures are implemented in such a manner to meet the requirements of this Notice and the relevant data protection laws. Stripe is the third party processor used by NYCPA and its affiliate the Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc. We recommend that you review the privacy policy of Stripe to learn more about how it handles your Personal Information at Privacy Policy.
H. Safeguarding of Information
No system for safeguarding personal or other information is 100% secure and even though we have taken steps to protect your Personal Information from being intercepted, accessed, used or disclosed by unauthorized persons, we cannot fully eliminate security risks associated with personal information. However, we take a number of steps to safeguard the security of Personal Information obtained through the Site. For example, we have implemented a security program that contains administrative, technical and physical controls that are designed to reasonably safeguard Collected Data from unlawful use, unauthorized access or disclosure. There is no guarantee that Collected Data may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our administrative, physical, or technical safeguards. Additionally, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) data encryption when data is transmitted over the Internet to our Site.
How long we retain your Personal Information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, to provide you with Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce other applicable contracts and policies. Professional Information about CPE credits is kept permanently for licensing purposes, or until a request is made to delete such information.
I. Modifying Your Personal Information
You may contact us at dataprivacy@nysscpa.org to:
J. Your Choices Regarding Your Personal Information
You can always limit the information you provide to us, but if you choose not to provide certain requested information, you may be unable to access some of the services, offers, and content on the Site.
You may unsubscribe from any of our newsletters or other communications for which you have registered and opt out of receiving future marketing communications by following the instructions in the email to opt-out or clicking on the unsubscribe link within any email communication that you receive, by visiting your NYCPA Profile, or by sending a message to us at membership@nysscpa.org.
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We may provide links to websites and resources, or integrations with other applications that navigate outside of our Site. These links and integrations are provided either for information purposes or to facilitate functions like payment processing that do not exist within the Site. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the availability of such websites and integrations. NYCPA does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, goods, services or functionality on, available through or provided by such websites or integrations. We are not responsible for the privacy or other practices of such sites and cannot guarantee the security of any of your Personal Information that you provide or is collected by such sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms and conditions that are available on those links.
L. Information of Children
The Site is not directed to children as the products and services on this Site are intended for persons 13 years of age and older. The Company does not knowingly collect, use or disclose any personal information from children. If we learn that Personal Data of persons less than 13 years-of-age has been collected through our Site, we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child or a minor under the age of 13 has posted, submitted or otherwise communicated Personal Data to our Site without your consent, then you may alert us at membership@nysscpa.org so that we may take appropriate action to remove the minor’s Personal Information from our systems. You may also use web-filtering technology to supervise or limit access to the Site.
M. Entire Agreement
This Notice contains the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements, proposals and understandings, between you and NYCPA, with respect to Collected Data.
N. Severability
Whenever possible, each provision of this Notice shall be interpreted to be effective and valid under applicable law. If, however, any such provision shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, it shall be deemed modified to conform to the minimum requirements of such law, or if for any reason it is not so modified, it shall be prohibited or invalid only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without the remainder of such provision, or any other provision of this Notice, being prohibited or invalid.
O. Applicable Law
This Notice is governed by the laws of New York State, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under or out of this Notice shall lie exclusively with the state and federal courts within New York. If any provision of this Notice is found to be invalid by a court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Notice, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Last Modified: August 21, 2026
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