Terms & Conditions

Thank you for visiting the official website for the Town of Winifred, Montana. Please note that by visiting our website, you agree to the terms and conditions listed here.

Purpose

The Town of Winifred ("Town") website, townofwinifred.com(“website”), is a public service and information source. The purpose of the Town website is to educate, engage, inform, and provide timely information about Town services, officials, programs, projects, and events to website visitors. The website is a supplement to, and not a replacement for, information available from Town departments. The use of the Town website is intended for the sole and exclusive use by the Town of Winifred and will serve as an additional source of information to meet the following mission:

Provide access to material about Town services, programs and activities, Town officials and staff, government issues and local government process, and public facilities;
Encourage community members to participate in Town government;
Offer Town information in an effective and time-efficient manner; and
Manage the links and material on the website to ensure that the Town’s information is easily discernible.

Acceptance of Terms

The Town makes available for public use on the Town’s website information and documents subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. By accessing the website, you agree to the terms of use. The Town reserves the right to change the terms of use at its sole discretion. The public’s use of the website will be subject to the most current version of the Terms and Conditions posted on the Town’s website at townofwinifred.com. In addition, when using particular services or materials on the website, users are subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services or materials that contain terms and conditions in addition to those in the terms of use. Users agree to the following terms:

You agree that you will not or attempt to violate the security of this website by hacking, sending viruses, or any other similar malicious or careless conduct.
You agree that you will not utilize the communication methods found within the website for the communication of any material that may reasonably be considered scurrilous or offensive. Offensive materials are defined as sexual content or images and slurs against race, religious or political beliefs, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or physical attributes.
You agree not to upload, or attempt to upload, content of any type to this website.
You acknowledge that you have no right to the intellectual property associated with this website and that you have only a limited right to use this website.
You acknowledge that the Town does not warrant the accuracy or availability of this website. You acknowledge that the City is not responsible for any loss, damage, or injury that you may have as a result of your use of this website.
You agree to be bound by the laws applicable in Town of Winifred with respect to your use of the website.

Prohibitions

Attempts to upload information or change information on the Town's website are strictly prohibited. This prohibition does not apply to a user's submission of information via an online form created by the Town for that purpose.

Security Statement

The Town is highly sensitive to the privacy and security interests of its citizens and believes that the protection of those interests is one of its most important responsibilities. The Town uses security technology to prevent its computers from being accessed by unauthorized persons. The Town uses reasonable precautions to keep the personal information disclosed to the Town secure. The Town website employs industry-standard methods to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage.

Minors

No application on the Town’s website specifically solicits information from minors or seeks to determine whether the visitor is a minor. Consequently, visitors should be aware that the collection of personal information requested from or volunteered by children online or by email will be treated in the same manner as information given by an adult. This information may become a public record, and as such may be subject to public access. The Town asks that parents or guardians guide their children when children are asked to provide personal information online.

Unsubscribe

At any time while accessing the Town’s website, users may decline participation in any activity that asks for information (e.g., survey, email notification). Such choice will not affect the user’s ability to use other features of the Town’s website. If a user chooses to subscribe to or begins receiving information from a Town email listserve, the user has the option to unsubscribe from any Town email list.

Notice to Town

Communications made through the Town's website shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal or official notice to the Town, its agencies, officers, employees, representatives, or agents with respect to any existing, pending, or future claim or cause of action against the Town or any of its agencies, officers, employees, representatives, or agents where notice is required by federal, state, or local law. No communication to the Town made through the website shall be deemed to constitute legal or official notice for any purpose.

Public Notices

When the Town places notices of items on its website, such as schedules for upcoming public meetings or hearings, it does so only to facilitate public access to such information, as a supplement to the legally required methods of posting notices.

Copyright

Materials on the Town's website may be protected by copyright law (e.g. Town seal, Town logo, content, etc.). Any use of the materials stored on the Town website is prohibited without the written permission of the Town. The Town retains all intellectual property rights including copyrights on all text, graphic images, and other content. This means that the following acts or activities are prohibited without prior written permission from the Town: 1) modifying and/or re-using text, images or other web content from the Town's server; 2) distributing the Town's web content; or 3) "mirroring" the Town's information on a non-Town server.

Accuracy

The Town strives to present current and accurate information on its website but does not guarantee either the accuracy or currency of information posted on its website. Changes are made periodically to many Town documents, including municipal codes, regulations, guidelines, and schedules, and these changes may or may not be reflected in the materials or information present on the Town website. Additionally, because the website is frequently under development, materials and information may be deleted, modified, or moved to a different part of the website by the Town without advance notice. In the event of a difference between the information on the website and official information available at Town offices, the official information shall prevail.

Disclaimer of Liability

The Town, as well as its employees, contractors, agents, and elected officials, shall not be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the materials or information contained on the website and assumes no responsibility for any user's use of them. In no event shall the Town or its employees, contractors, agents, and elected officials, be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential (including, but not limited to, business interruption or loss of use, data, or profits) regardless of cause, and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, statute, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of the website or the materials and information contained on the website, 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, computer virus, communication line failure, theft, or destruction of data, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, statutory liability negligence, or under any other cause of action.

Users are encouraged to consult with appropriate and accredited professional advisors for advice concerning specific matters before making any decision, and the Town, as well as its employees, contractors, agents, and elected officials, disclaims any responsibility for positions taken by individuals or corporations in their individual cases or for any misunderstanding and losses, directly or indirectly, on the part of any user.

Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, by using the City of Yorba Linda’s website, the user agrees to indemnify, and hold harmless, the Town of Winifred, its agencies, officers, employees, representatives, and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the user's use of this site or materials and information contained on this site.