Legal Disclaimer

The Beaverton City Library provides the information and materials on this website. The website 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 website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions and notices.

Your use of a particular area within the Beaverton City Library website 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 website, then the specific provisions of the particular area shall control over the general provisions stated herein.

By visiting the Beaverton City Library website, you agree to the following:

Copyrights

Copyright information

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- 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 website.

Reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials on the Beaverton City Library website 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 the web manager or contact us via telephone at (503) 526-2580.

Trademarks


All trademarks and registered trademarks referred to or reproduced in this website 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 WEBSITE 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 WEBSITE, 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 WEBSITE 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 website 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.

City of Beaverton’s Policy on Website Links

The purpose of the City of Beaverton’s website is to provide information about the City’s government, services, and attractions. The City may also link to third-party websites that also serve this purpose. The City’s website and its selection of links are not intended to serve as a forum for free discussion. These links are intended to serve the City’s need to make useful and practical information available to residents and visitors: the links either facilitate a City service or further a specifically articulated purpose of the City.

Authorized City staff will use the following criteria to decide whether to grant requests to link to third-party websites on the City’s website. If a particular request does not fit any of the following criteria, authorized City staff will not grant the request to link to the third-party website.

The City will link to third-party websites that are:
  • Governmental and non-profit educational institutions;
  • Organizations with some relationship to the City (including but not limited to: organizations contracting with or supported by the City, organizations sponsoring City activities or programs, and organizations participating in City activities or programs);
  • Non-profit organizations that serve and/or support the Beaverton-area community and to which the City commonly refers members of the public;
  • Organizations predominantly providing information about art, cultural, reading, and sporting activities in the City’s area;
  • Organizations predominantly providing information and resources about economic development and employment opportunities in the City’s area;
  • Organizations predominantly providing information about tourist attractions in the City’s area;
  • Maps, survey tools, and online translation services;
  • Popular social media and social networking sites that are associated with the permitted criteria above;
  • Research, education, and information websites that complement or supplement materials and resources in the City’s library; or
  • Websites maintained by organizations that provide information about literacy, reading, and literature relevant to City library patrons.
The City will not link to third-party websites that are:
  • Candidates for local, state, or federal offices;
  • Political organizations or other organizations advocating a position on a local, state; federal issue;
  • Corporate or other for-profit organizations unless they fit any of the permitted criteria stated above; or
  • Individual or personal home pages.

DISCLAIMER


The City is not responsible for and does not endorse the information on any linked third-party website unless the City’s website states otherwise. These links are provided as a convenience to users and does not constitute an endorsement of the providers of those sites and services nor a representation as to the quality of the services offered. Persons using these sites and services should be aware of the terms and conditions of use imposed by those sites and service providers and make their own decisions regarding how and when to use them.

Online Translation Services


The City provides a link to a popular online translation service operated by Google. The link does not constitute an endorsement of that service provider and the City makes no representation as to the quality of the service offered nor the accuracy of any translation performed by that service. You may use any internet search function to find other translation services. You should make yourself aware of any terms and conditions of use of any online translation service.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of your use of the Beaverton City Library website, you warrant to the Beaverton City Library that you will not use the Beaverton City Library website 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 website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Beaverton City Library website and servers or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Beaverton City Library website. 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 website. You may not use the Beaverton City Library website 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 website, servers and computer system may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, to manage the website, 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 website, 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 website, server or computer system. The unauthorized use of the website, server or computer system may subject you to criminal prosecution. Use of the Beaverton City Library website, server and computer system, whether authorized or unauthorized, constitutes your consent to the City of Beaverton to monitor the use of its website, 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 Website Privacy Policy that addresses other privacy issues associated with the Beaverton City Library websites.

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 website 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 website. Any use of the website 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 website 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 the webmaster or contact us via telephone at 503-526-2580.