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New York Visa Lawyer is a website/blog (nyvisalawyer.com) that was created by a New York immigration lawyer in 2015 as a way of sharing information and posting articles he wrote related to U.S. immigration law and policy and his commentary on it at times. A complete redesign of the site was attempted in 2022, but it was taking too much time so it was pretty much abandoned resulting in the half finished site you are viewing right now. The site is periodically updated but has been semi-retired at this point.





Owner:  Joseph Caraccio





Website URL: https://www.nyvisalawyer.com





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If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. If you share information in a comment you post on this site it will be shared with other visitors of the site.





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If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.





For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.





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If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.





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Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.



What data breach procedures we have in place





We use wordpress recommended services to protect your data from breaches. We do not store or handle any of your sensitive data–payments are processed by trusted third party services (Paypal & WooCommerce).





What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data





We use an automated system that holds comments for moderation if they contain a hyperlink.



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webmaster@nyvisalawyer.com





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Joseph Caraccio





800 Third Ave, A1189





New York, NY 10022






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TERMS AND CONDITIONS






These terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) govern the use of www.nyvisalawyer.com (the “Site”). By using this Site, you indicate that you have read and understand these Terms and Conditions and agree to abide by them at all times.





Intellectual Property





All content published and made available on our Site is the property of sdfgsdf and the Site’s creators. This includes, but is not limited to images, text, logos, documents, downloadable files and anything that contributes to the composition of our Site.





Age Restrictions





The minimum age to use our Site is 18 years old. By using this Site, users agree that they are over 18 years old. We do not assume any legal responsibility for false statements about age.





Acceptable Use





As a user of our Site, you agree to use our Site legally, not to use our Site for illegal purposes, and not to:
• Harass or mistreat other users of our Site;
• Violate the rights of other users of our Site;
• Violate the intellectual property rights of the Site owners or any third party to the Site;
• Hack into the account of another user of the Site;
• Act in any way that could be considered fraudulent;
• Post any material that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive; or
• Using any samples, documents, resources, or other information provided for free on this site for in an commercial venture or to advertise for any commercial venture or business..





If we believe you are using our Site illegally or in a manner that violates these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to limit, suspend or terminate your access to our Site. We also reserve the right to take any legal steps necessary to prevent you from accessing our Site.






User Contributions





Users may post the following information on our Site:
• Public comments.





By posting publicly on our Site, you agree not to act illegally or violate these Terms and Conditions.





Sale of Goods And Services





These Terms and Conditions govern the sale of goods and services available on our Site.
The following goods are available on our Site:
• Things.
The following services are available on our Site:
• Stuff.
The services will be paid for in full when the services are ordered.





These Terms and Conditions apply to all the goods and services that are displayed on our Site at the time you access it. This includes all products listed as being out of stock. All information, descriptions, or images that we provide about our goods and services are as accurate as possible. However, we are not legally bound by such information, descriptions, or images as we cannot guarantee the accuracy of all goods and services we provide. You agree to purchase goods and services from our Site at your own risk.
We reserve the right to modify, reject or cancel your order whenever it becomes necessary. If we cancel your order and have already processed your payment, we will give you a refund equal to the amount you paid. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor your payment instrument to verify receipt of any refund.





User Goods and Services





Our Site allows users to sell goods and services. We do not assume any responsibility for the goods and services users sell on our Site. We cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of any goods and services sold by users on our Site. However, if we are made aware that a user is violating these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to suspend or prohibit the user from selling goods and services on our Site.





Subscriptions





Your subscription automatically renews and you will be automatically billed until we receive notification that you want to cancel the subscription.





• To cancel your subscription, please follow these steps: Subscriptions will stop automatically billing within 48 hours of your cancellation. Previously billed subscriptions are non-refundable. 




Payments





We accept the following payment methods on our Site:
• Credit Card;
• PayPal;
• Debit;
• Direct Debit; and
• Online Payment Processing.
When you provide us with your payment information, you authorize our use of and access to the payment instrument you have chosen to use. By providing us with your payment information, you authorize us to charge the amount due to this payment instrument.





If we believe your payment has violated any law or these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to cancel or reverse your transaction.





Refunds





Refunds for Goods:
• Refund requests must be made within 7 days after receipt of your goods.
• Refunds do not apply to the following goods:
• Any goods or services that have already been delivered or provided are non-refundable and cannot be returned.; and
• Payment for services are non-refundable if any portion of the services have been rendered or work has been done in anticipation of providing said services..
Refunds for Services
• We provide refunds for services sold on our Site as follows:
• The services will be fully refunded if the services are canceled at least 48 hours of payment if no portion of the services have been rendered and if no work was done in anticipation of providing said services. Refund will deduct expenses and other costs.





Consumer Protection Law





Where any consumer protection legislation in your jurisdiction applies and cannot be excluded, these Terms and Conditions will not limit your legal rights and remedies under that legislation. These Terms and Conditions will be read subject to the mandatory provisions of that legislation. If there is a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and that legislation, the mandatory provisions of the legislation will apply.





Links to Other Websites





Our Site contains links to third party websites or services that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third party website or service linked to on our Site. It is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of these third party websites before using these sites.





Limitation of Liability





Joseph Caraccio and the directors, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates will not be liable for any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses including legal fees from your use of the Site.





Indemnity





Except where prohibited by law, by using this Site you indemnify and hold harmless Joseph Caraccio and our directors, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates from any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses including legal fees arising out of your use of our Site or your violation of these Terms and Conditions.





Applicable Law





These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of New York.





Additional Terms





Any disputes arising out of these terms of service will be interpreted and litigated under New York State Law and the proper venue for any legal action will be New York, NY.





Severability





If at any time any of the provisions set forth in these Terms and Conditions are found to be inconsistent or invalid under applicable laws, those provisions will be deemed void and will be removed from these Terms and Conditions. All other provisions will not be affected by the removal and the rest of these Terms and Conditions will still be considered valid.





Changes





These Terms and Conditions may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to the way we operate our Site and the way we expect users to behave on our Site. We will notify users by email of changes to these Terms and Conditions or post a notice on our Site.





Contact Details





Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Our contact details are as follows:









Last updated on August 23, 2023





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Privacy Policy


Who we are



New York Visa Lawyer is a website/blog (nyvisalawyer.com) that was created by a New York immigration lawyer in 2015 as a way of sharing information and posting articles he wrote related to U.S. immigration law and policy and his commentary on it at times. A complete redesign of the site was attempted in 2022, but it was taking too much time so it was pretty much abandoned resulting in the half finished site you are viewing right now. The site is periodically updated but has been semi-retired at this point.





Owner:  Joseph Caraccio





Website URL: https://www.nyvisalawyer.com





Comments





When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.





An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.





Media



If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.





Cookies




If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.





If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.





When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.





If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.





Embedded content from other websites





Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.





These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.





Who we share your data with





If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. If you share information in a comment you post on this site it will be shared with other visitors of the site.





How long we retain your data





If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.





For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.





What rights you have over your data





If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.





Where your data is sent





Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.



What data breach procedures we have in place





We use wordpress recommended services to protect your data from breaches. We do not store or handle any of your sensitive data–payments are processed by trusted third party services (Paypal & WooCommerce).





What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data





We use an automated system that holds comments for moderation if they contain a hyperlink.



Contact information




email





webmaster@nyvisalawyer.com





Mail






Joseph Caraccio





800 Third Ave, A1189





New York, NY 10022






SEE OTHER TERMS OF USE





SEE LEGAL NOTICE






TERMS AND CONDITIONS






These terms and conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) govern the use of www.nyvisalawyer.com (the “Site”). By using this Site, you indicate that you have read and understand these Terms and Conditions and agree to abide by them at all times.





Intellectual Property





All content published and made available on our Site is the property of sdfgsdf and the Site’s creators. This includes, but is not limited to images, text, logos, documents, downloadable files and anything that contributes to the composition of our Site.





Age Restrictions





The minimum age to use our Site is 18 years old. By using this Site, users agree that they are over 18 years old. We do not assume any legal responsibility for false statements about age.





Acceptable Use





As a user of our Site, you agree to use our Site legally, not to use our Site for illegal purposes, and not to:
• Harass or mistreat other users of our Site;
• Violate the rights of other users of our Site;
• Violate the intellectual property rights of the Site owners or any third party to the Site;
• Hack into the account of another user of the Site;
• Act in any way that could be considered fraudulent;
• Post any material that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive; or
• Using any samples, documents, resources, or other information provided for free on this site for in an commercial venture or to advertise for any commercial venture or business..





If we believe you are using our Site illegally or in a manner that violates these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to limit, suspend or terminate your access to our Site. We also reserve the right to take any legal steps necessary to prevent you from accessing our Site.






User Contributions





Users may post the following information on our Site:
• Public comments.





By posting publicly on our Site, you agree not to act illegally or violate these Terms and Conditions.





Sale of Goods And Services





These Terms and Conditions govern the sale of goods and services available on our Site.
The following goods are available on our Site:
• Things.
The following services are available on our Site:
• Stuff.
The services will be paid for in full when the services are ordered.





These Terms and Conditions apply to all the goods and services that are displayed on our Site at the time you access it. This includes all products listed as being out of stock. All information, descriptions, or images that we provide about our goods and services are as accurate as possible. However, we are not legally bound by such information, descriptions, or images as we cannot guarantee the accuracy of all goods and services we provide. You agree to purchase goods and services from our Site at your own risk.
We reserve the right to modify, reject or cancel your order whenever it becomes necessary. If we cancel your order and have already processed your payment, we will give you a refund equal to the amount you paid. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor your payment instrument to verify receipt of any refund.





User Goods and Services





Our Site allows users to sell goods and services. We do not assume any responsibility for the goods and services users sell on our Site. We cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of any goods and services sold by users on our Site. However, if we are made aware that a user is violating these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to suspend or prohibit the user from selling goods and services on our Site.





Subscriptions





Your subscription automatically renews and you will be automatically billed until we receive notification that you want to cancel the subscription.





• To cancel your subscription, please follow these steps: Subscriptions will stop automatically billing within 48 hours of your cancellation. Previously billed subscriptions are non-refundable. 




Payments





We accept the following payment methods on our Site:
• Credit Card;
• PayPal;
• Debit;
• Direct Debit; and
• Online Payment Processing.
When you provide us with your payment information, you authorize our use of and access to the payment instrument you have chosen to use. By providing us with your payment information, you authorize us to charge the amount due to this payment instrument.





If we believe your payment has violated any law or these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to cancel or reverse your transaction.





Refunds





Refunds for Goods:
• Refund requests must be made within 7 days after receipt of your goods.
• Refunds do not apply to the following goods:
• Any goods or services that have already been delivered or provided are non-refundable and cannot be returned.; and
• Payment for services are non-refundable if any portion of the services have been rendered or work has been done in anticipation of providing said services..
Refunds for Services
• We provide refunds for services sold on our Site as follows:
• The services will be fully refunded if the services are canceled at least 48 hours of payment if no portion of the services have been rendered and if no work was done in anticipation of providing said services. Refund will deduct expenses and other costs.





Consumer Protection Law





Where any consumer protection legislation in your jurisdiction applies and cannot be excluded, these Terms and Conditions will not limit your legal rights and remedies under that legislation. These Terms and Conditions will be read subject to the mandatory provisions of that legislation. If there is a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and that legislation, the mandatory provisions of the legislation will apply.





Links to Other Websites





Our Site contains links to third party websites or services that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third party website or service linked to on our Site. It is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of these third party websites before using these sites.





Limitation of Liability





Joseph Caraccio and the directors, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates will not be liable for any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses including legal fees from your use of the Site.





Indemnity





Except where prohibited by law, by using this Site you indemnify and hold harmless Joseph Caraccio and our directors, officers, agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates from any actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses including legal fees arising out of your use of our Site or your violation of these Terms and Conditions.





Applicable Law





These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of New York.





Additional Terms





Any disputes arising out of these terms of service will be interpreted and litigated under New York State Law and the proper venue for any legal action will be New York, NY.





Severability





If at any time any of the provisions set forth in these Terms and Conditions are found to be inconsistent or invalid under applicable laws, those provisions will be deemed void and will be removed from these Terms and Conditions. All other provisions will not be affected by the removal and the rest of these Terms and Conditions will still be considered valid.





Changes





These Terms and Conditions may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to the way we operate our Site and the way we expect users to behave on our Site. We will notify users by email of changes to these Terms and Conditions or post a notice on our Site.





Contact Details





Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Our contact details are as follows:









Last updated on August 23, 2023





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