Fire Service Steeering Committee of Collier County -- TERMS OF USE

TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

1. Statement of Purpose

The Fire Service Steering Committee of Collier County, Florida, Inc. Website (Fire Service Steering Committee Website) provided by the Fire Service Steering Committee, its officers, employees, or other agents exists as an electronic informational medium to foster the lawful exchange of information and awareness of Fire Service Steering Committee services for its users. User means any person clicking onto the Fire Service Steering Committee Website and using it for any purpose whatsoever.

2. Copyright

The Fire Service Steering Committee provides the information on the Fire Service Steering Committee Website to the public, but retains copyright on all text, graphic images, and other content. Express written permission is required from the Fire Service Steering Committee to distribute the text or graphics to others in any fashion, or to “mirror” this information on your server or website. Copies of the information on the Fire Service Steering Committee Website may be printed for your own personal use. Questions about this Copyright statement should be directed to webmaster@collierfiredistricts.com.

The Fire Service Steering Committee grants permission for other websites to create hyperlinks to the content on the Fire Service Steering Committee Website, provided that the links accurately describe the content as it appears on the Fire Service Steering Committee Website. The Fire Service Steering Committee reserves the right to revoke this permission, or access to specific links, at any time, and may discontinue links due to content management practices.

3. E-mail to Employees

Communications made through e-mail and messaging system links contained on this site shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the Fire Service Steering Committee or any of its agencies, officers, employees, or representatives, with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against the Fire Service Steering Committee or any of its agencies, officers, employees, or representatives, where notice is required by any federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations. E-mail directly to Fire Service Steering Committee staff may be used to address business issues and content on this site. General website-related comments, questions or recommendations may be directed to webmaster@collierfiredistricts.com.

4. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall the Fire Service Steering Committee be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or related to the Fire Service Steering Committee Website or the information contained in it, and in particular the Golden Gate Fire Commission, its officers, employees, or other agents shall not be liable for any acts or omissions, whether such acts or omissions arise from negligence, contract, tort, under statute, in equity, at law or otherwise, which cause bodily injury, death, property damage, or damages for lost profits, loss of revenue, or loss of use.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Fire Service Steering Committee does not warrant that the Fire Service Steering Committee Website will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in the site will be corrected. The Fire Service Steering Committee Website, including any content or information contained within it or any site-related service, is provided "as is," with all faults, with no representations or warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. The Fire Service Steering Committee does not make any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information regarding materials, services or products/equipment offered through the Fire Service Steering Committee Website. The Fire Service Steering Committee specifically disclaims all liability for errors or omissions, or the misuse or misinterpretation of, any information obtained through the Fire Service Steering Committee Website. The Fire Service Steering Committee does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information obtained through the Fire Service Steering Committee Website.

The user assumes total responsibility and risk for their use of the Fire Service Steering Committee Website, and related services, whether hyperlinked websites or not. No oral or written information or advice given by the Fire Service Steering Committee or the Fire Service Steering Committee Website shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this warranty. Certain state laws do not allow limitation on implied warranties. If these laws apply to the user, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or limitation may not apply to the user, and the user may have additional rights.

The Fire Service Steering Committee does not warrant that files available for download on the Fire Service Steering Committee Website will be free of viruses, worms, trojan horses, or other destructive programming. The user is responsible for implementing procedures sufficient to satisfy their needs for data back-up and security. The user agrees that the Fire Service Steering Committee shall not be liable for any cost or damage arising directly or indirectly from any such code. The user assumes total responsibility and risk for their use of the Fire Service Steering Committee Website and of the Internet.

6. Disclaimer of Content

Information provided through the Fire Service Steering Committee Website is supplied by the listing party. The Fire Service Steering Committee reserves the right to not list a material, or to edit information provided by any citizen without notice. The Fire Service Steering Committee does not verify whether information submitted for online distribution is in compliance with any rules and regulations applicable to the Internet. It is the responsibility of the Fire Service Steering Committee Website users to be familiar with any legal limitations that may exist on any information provided. Accordingly, all Fire Service Steering Committee Website and any third party information is provided "AS IS."

7. Disclaimer of Endorsement

The Fire Service Steering Committee Website reference to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Fire Service Steering Committee.

8. Disclaimer and Policy on Hyperlinks

Other websites may be invited to be included as hyperlinks in the Fire Service Steering Committee Website. The Fire Service Steering Committee does not make any impropriety, or appearance of impropriety, in terms of the information or hyperlinks available on the Fire Service Steering Committee Website. The Fire Service Steering Committee may, at its discretion, create links to other websites that meet the following criteria:

The hyperlink will assist the Fire Service Steering Committee Website in fulfilling its purpose.
The hyperlink will provide information of value to Fire Service Steering Committee Website users.
The organization being linked to is not engaged in any legal or enforcement proceedings with the Fire Service Steering Committee.
The hyperlinked website is managed in a professional manner (i.e., fully operational and available most of the time, etc.).
The hyperlinked website does not contain information that would offend common standards of decency and propriety.

The Fire Service Steering Committee will remove any hyperlink that does not continue to meet these criteria. The Fire Service Steering Committee reserves the right to modify these criteria and add/delete hyperlinks based upon the modification at any time and without notice. The Fire Service Steering Committee does not endorse any hyperlink or its opinions or ideas expressed therein, or guarantee the validity of the information provided. The user specifically acknowledges that the Fire Service Steering Committee is not liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, hyperlinks, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user.

9. Indemnification

User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Fire Service Steering Committee from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of the Fire Service Steering Committee Website.

10. Policy on Feedback Information

Any information provided to the Fire Service Steering Committee in connection with the Fire Service Steering Committee Website shall become a public record and available to the public in accordance with Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. The Fire Service Steering Committee shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.

11. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on the Fire Service Steering Committee Website is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.