Disclaimer of Liability and Privacy policy

Disclaimer of Liability
Neither the City of Champaign, nor any of its employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone’s use of the information. In no event shall the City website or its employees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Accuracy of Data Although the data found using the City of Champaign’s access systems has been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information. The City provides this information on an “as is” basis. All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the publication. If you have obtained information from any of the City’s web pages from a source other than the City pages, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out of date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them to IT@champaignil.gov.

Disclaimer of Endorsement The City of Champaign is a distributor of content sometimes supplied by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information provided by users, or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the City of Champaign and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Reference herein 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 City.

Disclaimer for External Links The City of Champaign is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced. The user specifically acknowledges that the City is not liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Links from the City of Champaign’s web pages to other sites does not constitute an endorsement from the City. These links are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility of the web surfer to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites. The City’s website contains links to other related Internet sites and resources. Since the City’s website is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.

Disclaimer of Duty to Continue Provision of Data Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restricted access the next, and the location of items may change as menus, homepages, and files are reorganized. The user expressly agrees that use of the City’s website is at the user’s sole risk. The City does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error free. The documents and related graphics published on this server could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. The City and/or its respective agencies and programs may make improvements and/or changes in the information and/or programs described herein at any time.

City of Champaign Website Terms of Use Access to the City of Champaign website is provided subject to the following terms and conditions. Please read these terms carefully as use of the site constitutes acceptance of all of the following terms and conditions:

General Use
In using the City of Champaign website, you agree:
not to attempt to modify, adapt, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the website; not to tamper with other persons’ access to the website; not to commit unauthorized intrusion into any part of the website; not to attempt to bypass any network security attached to the web server; not to use any part of the website for which you are not authorized or devise ways to circumvent security in order to access part of the website for which you are not authorized. This includes but is not limited to, scanning networks with the intent to breach and/or evaluate security, whether or not the intrusion results in access or not; not to attempt to misuse the website. This includes but is not limited to password cracking, social engineering (defrauding others into releasing their passwords), denial-of-service attacks, harmful and malicious destruction of data, injection of computer viruses, intentional invasion of privacy; Security

The City of Champaign has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its communications and computing infrastructure, including but not limited to authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day practices of the entire operating environment as part of its continuing commitment to risk management.

This information should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided via supported websites.

Choice of Law
Construction of the disclaimers above and resolution of disputes thereof are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. The laws of the State of Illinois, U.S.A., shall apply to all uses of this data and this system. By use of this system and any data contained therein, the user agrees that use shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations and user shall not violate the rights of any third parties.

Copyright Notice
Copyright of this website (including text, images, software, logos, icons, HTML code, software) is owned or licensed by the City of Champaign unless otherwise specified.

You may copy, download, print or reproduce material on the website not expressly copyrighted by entities other than the City of Champaign for non-commercial, personal research or educational purposes, on condition that you:
do not modify it;
do not make or sell copies of it for commercial gain;
do not include it as part of any product or service that you create or distribute;
do not copy it onto your or anyone else’s website; respect the moral rights of the creators of material on the web site by:
correctly attributing the material to the person who created it;
not wrongly attributing authorship of the material to someone other than the person who created it; not subjecting the material to derogatory treatment which would harm the reputation of the person who created it.

For any other uses of the material on the web site other than those permitted above, you must obtain the express permission of the City of Champaign. Contact us.

Privacy Policy
Preamble
Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of government, it is declared to be the public policy of the City of Champaign website that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials and public employees. The access to this information is not intended to be used to violate individual privacy, nor to further a commercial enterprise, nor to disrupt the duly-undertaken work of any public body independent of the fulfillment of any of rights of the people to access to information.

Privacy Statement
Information collected and received through the City of Champaign website may become public record and therefore subject to disclosure under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. It is therefore the policy of the City of Champaign that no personal information you provide to us, including, but not limited to, your name, address, telephone number, drivers license number, Social Security Number or email address will be sold or rented to any entity or individual or disclosed to unauthorized entity or individual. The release of personal information by the City shall be limited to city departments or their authorized agents of the City, State or Federal agencies, or as mandated by Illinois law or court order.

Personal Information and Choice
“Personal information” is information about an individual that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. Personal information includes personal identifiers such as an individual’s name, address, phone number, drivers license number and social security number. A domain name or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information. We collect no personal information about you unless you voluntarily participate in an activity that asks for information (e.g., sending an e-mail or participating in a survey). If you choose not to participate in these activities, your choice will in no way affect your ability to use any other feature of City of Champaign websites. If personal information is requested on the website or volunteered by the user, State law and the federal Privacy Act of 1974 may protect it. However, this information is a public record once you provide it, and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not protected by federal or state law.

Policies for Individuals Under 13 Years of Age The City of Champaign is committed to complying fully with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Accordingly, if you are under the age of 13, you are not authorized to provide us with personally identifying information, and we will not use any such information in our database or other data collection activities. We appreciate your cooperation with this federally mandated requirement. Users are cautioned that the collection of personal information volunteered by children online or by email will be treated the same as information given by an adult and may be subject to public access.

Web Server Logs
The City of Champaign analyzes our website logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site. Our website logs are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that browse the City of Champaign website.

Information Retained and How it is Used If, during your visit to the City of Champaign website, you just browse or download information, the following information about your visit will be retained: 1. Your Internet Protocol address (not the e-mail address). Unique IP addresses are counted to determine the number of visitors to each web page during specific time frames. Analysis of the number of visitors helps to determine how, where or if the page will be delivered in the future. 2. The type of web browser used (Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.). Web pages do not always display the same on every type or version of web browser and thus must be coded for appropriate access.

Correspondence
If during your visit to the City of Champaign website you participate in a survey or send an email, the following additional information will be collected: 1. Email correspondence: The email address and contents of the email. We may use your email to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our website, or to forward the email to another agency for appropriate action. 2. Surveys : Any information you volunteered in response to a survey. Survey information is used for the purpose designated. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats that you have provided.

Cookies
What is a cookie? A cookie is a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a website’s computers and may either be used only during your session (a “session” cookie) or may be stored on your computer’s hard drive (a “persistent” cookie). Cookies can contain data about user movement during the visit to the website. If your browser software is set to allow cookies, a website can send its own cookie to you. A website that has set a cookie can only access those cookies it has sent to you, it cannot access cookies sent to you by other sites.

Why are cookies used on websites?
Cookies are one mechanism for maintaining continuity during a user’s visit to a website. They allow data to be maintained for users’ benefit as they navigate a site. This is referred to as “session” or “state management” cookie. These cookies go away when you terminate your visit to the website as they are maintained only in your browser’s active memory during your session. Cookies may also be stored on your computer to so that you can be recognized by a website on subsequent visits. They can be read by the website that set them whenever you enter the website. They are often used on websites that require you to log in to save you entering all of your login information. They may store information on your unique identifier and the areas of the website you have visited before. These cookies are stored on your computer’s hard drive after you have left your website visit and consequently are often referred to as “persistent” cookies.

Choices about cookies
You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. (Each browser is different, so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.)

City of Champaign website practices regarding cookies
The City of Champaign website may use either session or persistent cookies at any given time. Cookies used by the City of Champaign website attempt to make accessing the site more convenient for the user. Any services provided by the website that require the use of cookies to function properly will expressly notify the user of this requirement.

Link Privacy Disclaimer
The City of Champaign website has links to other websites. This include links to websites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on a site covered by this Privacy Policy. When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site.

Changes to the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time at the discretion of the City of Champaign. Any changes will be posted on this webpage, and if the changes are significant, the City will provide a more prominent notice on this website. Continued use of this website after the changes have been made constitute the user’s acceptance of the changes.