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Your access to and use of the CityofJacksonKY.org is subject to the following terms and conditions, as well as all applicable laws. Your access to the Site is in consideration for your agreement to these Terms and Conditions of Use, whether or not you are a registered user. By accessing, browsing, and using the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Modification of the Agreement:
The City of Jackson maintains the right to modify these Terms and Conditions of Use and may do so by posting notice of such modifications on this page. Any modification is effective immediately upon posting, unless otherwise stated. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any modification signifies your acceptance of such modification. You should periodically visit this page to review the current Terms and Conditions of Use.
Conduct:
You agree to access and use the Site only for lawful purposes. You are solely responsible for the knowledge of and adherence to any and all laws, statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to your use of the Site.
Content:
The City of Jackson reserves the right to monitor any content that you provide but shall not be obligated to do so. Although the City of Jackson cannot monitor all postings on the Site, we reserve the right (but assume no obligation) to delete, move, or edit any postings that violate these terms and conditions.
Registration:
Certain portions of the Site are limited to registered users and/or allow a user to request support or services online by entering personal information. You agree that any information provided to us in these areas will be complete and accurate, that you will not register under the name of, nor attempt to enter the Site under the name of, another person, and that you will not adopt a user name that the City of Jackson, in its sole discretion, deems offensive. You must be at least 18 years old to become a registered user or to request support or services online. If you are not at least 18, you will be removed from the registered area(s) and/or denied support or services.
Copyright:
Pursuant to federal law, government-produced materials appearing on this site are not copyright protected. The United States Government may receive and hold copyrights transferred to it by assignment, bequest, or otherwise. Except where otherwise noted, third-party content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Visitors to this site agree to grant a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to the rest of the world for their submissions to CityofJacksonKY.org under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Certain Data:
Certain data is not subject to these terms and conditions of use. The data obtained through third party companies may have their own terms and conditions. Data from those applications may be public domain and could be made available with a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.
Other Site Links:
Some links on the Site lead to websites that are not operated by the City of Jackson. The City of Jackson does not control these websites nor do we review or control their content. The City of Jackson provides these links to users for convenience. These links are not an endorsement of products, services, or information, and do not imply an association between the City of Jackson and the operators of the linked website. When you select a link to an outside website, you are subject to the terms and conditions of the owner/sponsors of that outside website.
Policy on Spamming:
You specifically agree that you will not utilize email addresses obtained by using the Site to transmit the same or substantially similar unsolicited message to 10 or more recipients in a single day, or 20 or more emails in a single week (consecutive 7-day period), unless doing so is necessary for legitimate business purposes. You also agree not to use email addresses obtained from CityofJacksonKY.org for soliciting business from the City of Jackson unless expressed permission has been obtained by the webmaster prior to performing such acts. This Site will not accept advertisement/sales emails sent to our preferred email address (mail@CityofJacksonKY.org). You agree to send these types of emails only to specific recipients that work for the City of Jackson while abiding by the terms listed previously. Please send questions regarding or spam policy to privacy@CityofJacksonKY.org. The City of Jackson, in its sole discretion, will identify violations of the limitations on email usage set forth in these Terms and Conditions of Use. Violations may result in your removal from registered areas, denial of support or services, blocking of your domain, and/or other consequences.
Disclaimer of Warranty:
You expressly understand and agree that your use of the Site, or any material available through this Site, is at your own risk. Neither the City of Jackson nor its employees warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, problem-free, free of omissions, or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Site. The content and function of the Site are provided to you "as is," without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or use, or currency. The City of Jackson is neither responsible nor liable for any viruses or other contamination of your system nor for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions arising out of your use of the Site or with respect to the material contained on the Site, including without limitation, any material posted on the Site. This site and all materials contained on it are distributed and transmitted "as is" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The City of Jackson is not responsible for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages that may arise from the use of, or the inability to use, the site and/or the materials contained on the site whether the materials contained on the site are provided by the City of Jackson, or a third party.
GoogleTM Translate Disclaimer:
Translation of pages on City of Jackson websites may be performed by GoogleTM Translate, a free third party service that the City does not control. This translation service is only provided as a convenience to assist web visitors in understanding information on this website in a language other than English. The translations are made through automated computer translation software that may not give you an accurate or precise translation all the time. Some applications or services may not work as expected when translated. In addition, some files and other items may not translate or cannot be translated including but not limited to graphics, photos and documents. Anyone relying on information obtained from GoogleTM Translate does so at his or her own risk. The City of Jackson does not warrant or make any promises, assurances, or guarantees as to the accuracy of the translations provided by GoogleTM Translate. As such, the City of Jackson shall not and will not be liable for damages or losses of any kind arising out of, or in connection with, the use or performance of such information, including but not limited to, damages or losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any such information, or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of such materials. If you are concerned about the accuracy of the translation, please refer to the English edition of the website, which is the official version. Please click the following link if you have any questions or for more information about GoogleTM Translate: http://translate.google.com/support/
Security:
The City of Jackson is committed to data security and the data quality of personally identifiable information that is either available from or collected by our web site and has taken reasonable precautions to protect such information from loss, misuse or alteration. The City operates "secure data networks" protected by industry standard firewalls and password protection systems. Only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our users. When a third party company application accepts credit cards or any other particularly sensitive information for any of its services, it encrypts all ordering information, such as your name and credit card number, in order to protect its confidentiality. It is the third party company's responsibility to provide such protection when using third party applications contained within this Site.
Access to Your Information:
Unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, rule or regulation, you will be granted the ability to access and correct any personally identifiable information. We will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to review or make corrections to your information. Each City service that collects personally identifiable information will allow for review and update of that information. See individual requests for information for specifics.
Non City Web Sites:
Non-city web sites may be linked through the City's web site. Many non-city sites may or may not be subject to the Public Records Act and may or may not be subject to other sections of Kentucky Revised Statute or federal law. Visitors to such sites are advised to check the privacy statements of such sites and to be cautious about providing personally identifiable information without a clear understanding of how the information will be used. Visitors may also wish to consult privacy guidelines such as those recommended by the Online Privacy Alliance (http://www.privacyalliance.org/resources/ppguidelines.shtml).
How to Contact Us:
If you have any questions or concerns about these terms and conditions, please send us an email to webservices@cityofjacksonky.org.