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Library Web Site: Terms of Use and Notices
The Beaverton City Library provides the information and materials on this Web
site. The Web site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions
and notices contained herein. Your use of the Beaverton City Library Web site
constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions and notices.
Your use of a particular area within the Beaverton City Library Web site may also be subject to
other terms, conditions and notices outlined specifically in that area. In
the event that any of the general terms, conditions and notices contained herein conflict with the specific terms,
conditions or notices contained within a particular area of the Beaverton City Library Web site, then the specific provisions of the particular area shall control over the general provisions stated herein.
By visiting the Beaverton City Library Web site, you agree to the following:
Copyrights
Copyright © 2003-2008 Beaverton City Library
All Rights Reserved.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. No copyrighted
material may be distributed, downloaded, modified, reused, copied, reproduced,
transferred, displayed, reposted, transmitted, disseminated, sold, published,
broadcast or circulated or otherwise used except as expressly stated either in
such materials or in this notice without the express written permission of the
Beaverton City Library.
Beaverton City Library materials may be
copied and distributed for personal, noncommercial, informational purposes
only. Copied materials must remain intact and include the following notice in a
clearly visible position: "Copyright © 2003-2008 Beaverton City Library All rights
reserved." This permission to copy and distribute materials does not
extend to materials owned by other content providers that appear on the Beaverton City Library Web site.
Reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials on
the Beaverton City Library Web site is strictly prohibited without the express written
permission of the Beaverton City Library. If you wish to request permission to use
materials in a manner otherwise prohibited herein, please send email to webmanager@ci.beaverton.or.us or
contact us via telephone at (503) 526-2580.
Trademarks
All trademarks and registered trademarks referred to or reproduced in this
Web site and servers are the property of their respective owners.
Possible Errors and Revisions
THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS,
SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY "DATA") INCLUDED IN OR
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY WEB SITE AND SERVERS MAY BE SUPERSEDED
AND/OR MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY
MADE TO THE DATA CONTAINED HEREIN. THE BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
AND/OR CHANGES TO ITS WEB SITE, DATA AND SERVERS AT ANY TIME.
Disclaimer of Warranties
THE BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DATA PUBLISHED ON THE BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY WEB SITE
AND SERVERS. ALL DATA ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
THE BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THIS INFORMATION AND DATA INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Disclaimer of Liability
In no event shall the Beaverton City Library
be liable for any special, indirect, INCIDENTAL OR consequential damages or any
damages whatsoever resulting from
INCONVENIENCE, OR loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of
contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection
with the use or performance of information available from this Web site and
server, EVEN IF THE BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG IMPLIED WARRANTIES LAST, THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR THE EXCLUSION
OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THAT THESE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY
ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
Links to Third Party Sites
Any reference from the Beaverton City Library Web site and server to any entity, product, service or information
does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Beaverton City Library
or any of its employees. The Beaverton City Library links to external Web sites in
the hope that users will find reference material on related subjects. The Beaverton City Library does not control those sites and is not responsible for the
content included in them, including without limitation any subsequent links
contained within a linked site, or any changes or updates to a linked site.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of the
Beaverton City Library Web site, you warrant to the Beaverton City Library that you will
not use the Beaverton City Library Web site for any purpose that is unlawful or that
is prohibited by these terms of use and notices. You may not use the Beaverton City Library Web site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or
impair the Beaverton City Library Web site and servers or interfere with any other
party's use and enjoyment of the Beaverton City Library Web site. You may not obtain
or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not
intentionally made available or provided for through the Beaverton City Library Web
site. You may not use the Beaverton City Library Web site or servers to publish, post, distribute or disseminate any
defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful material or information, including
another's proprietary information, including trademarks or copyrighted
information, without express authorization from the rights holder.
Privacy
The Beaverton City Library Web site,
servers and computer system may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including
to ensure that their use is authorized, to manage the Web site, server and
computer system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to
verify security procedures, survivability and operational security. All
information (including without limitation, personal information and electronic
communications) placed on or sent over this Web site, server or computer system
may be monitored by the Beaverton City Library.
Such monitoring may include the interception or access of electronic
communications placed on or sent over this Web site, server or computer
system. The unauthorized use of the Web
site, server or computer system may subject you to criminal prosecution. Use of
the Beaverton City Library Web site, server and computer system, whether authorized
or unauthorized, constitutes your consent to the City of Beaverton to monitor
the use of its Web site, server and computer system as described herein. Evidence
of unauthorized use collected
during such monitoring may be used for civil, criminal, administrative or other
adverse action.
Please read the Beaverton City Library Web Site Privacy Policy
that addresses other privacy
issues associated with the Beaverton Library Web sites.
Information and Materials Provided to City Library
The Beaverton City Library does not
claim ownership of the information or materials you provide, post, upload,
input or submit to it (including comments and suggestions) (collectively
"Submissions"). However, by
providing, posting, uploading, inputting, or submitting your Submissions you
are granting the Beaverton City Library permission to use your Submissions in
connection with its operations including, without limitation, the rights to:
copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce,
edit, translate and reformat your Submissions; and to publish your name in
connection with your Submissions.
No compensation will be paid with
respect to the use of your Submissions, as provided herein. The Beaverton City Library is under no obligation to post or use any Submissions you may
provide and may remove any Submissions at any time in its sole discretion.
By posting, uploading, inputting,
providing or submitting your Submissions you warrant and represent that you own
or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submissions as described in this
section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to
provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.
As a public entity, the Beaverton City Library is required to maintain many documents as public records. These
records are generally open to the public for inspection. You should assume
that your Submissions are non-confidential and are open to public inspection.
No Professional Advice
Advice received via the Beaverton City Library Web site and servers should not be relied upon for personal, medical,
legal or financial decisions and you should consult an appropriate professional
for specific advice tailored to your situation.
Controlling Law
This agreement shall be construed
and controlled by the laws of the State of Oregon. The laws of the State of
Oregon will govern any dispute arising from the terms of this agreement or a
breach of this agreement. You agree to personal jurisdiction by the state and
federal courts sitting in the State of Oregon.
Invalid Or Unenforceable Provisions
If any part of this agreement is
determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including,
but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set
forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed
superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the
intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall
continue in effect.
Modifications
The Beaverton City Library may amend or
modify this agreement or impose new conditions at any time upon notice from the
Beaverton City Library to you as published through this Web site. Any use of the Web
site by you after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by you
of such amendments, modifications or new conditions. You are responsible for
regularly reviewing these terms, conditions and notices.
If You Have Questions
If you have questions about:
- the terms of use and notices provided herein,
- would like information about licensing materials from the Beaverton City Library,
- have concerns about the Beaverton City Library use of copyrighted materials in its Web site or its servers,
- or wish to request the express written permission of the Beaverton City Library to use materials in a manner otherwise prohibited herein,
then please send email to webmaster@ci.beaverton.or.us
or contact us via telephone at (503) 526-2580.
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