Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY’S (“CITY”) CITIES OF SERVICE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL SUBPAGES (“SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG”), YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE, WITHOUT LIMITATION OR QUALIFICATION, TO THESE TERMS.

I. YOUR USE OF SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG

You agree to access and use servejerseycity.org only for lawful purposes. You are solely responsible for the knowledge of and adherence to any and all laws, statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to your use of servejerseycity.org. By accessing servejerseycity.org, you agree that you will not:
1. use servejerseycity.org to commit a criminal offense or to encourage others to engage in any conduct which would constitute a criminal offense;
2. use servejerseycity.org in a way to give rise to civil liability or encourage others to engage in any conduct which would give rise to civil liability;
3. use servejerseycity.org to impersonate other parties or entities;
4. use servejerseycity.org to upload any content that contains a software virus, “Trojan Horse” or any other computer code, files, or programs that may alter, damage, or interrupt the functionality of servejerseycity.org or the hardware or software of any other person who accesses servejerseycity.org;
5. upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any materials that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or contractual relationship;
6. alter, damage, or delete any content posted on servejerseycity.org;
7. disrupt servejerseycity.org or its servers or networks in any way; or
8. claim a relationship with or represent any business, association, or other organization with which you are not authorized to claim such a relationship or to represent.
The City reserves the right to suspend a servejerseycity.org account and/or suspend access to servejerseycity.org if the City has reason to believe that the account/access is being used for any of the prohibited purposes enumerated in Section I(A)(1-8) above. The City shall provide notice of such suspension if you have provided the City with an email or other electronic address or mail address when accessing servejerseycity.org (Notice shall be given to you at (one of) the address(es) provided.)

II. YOUR PASSWORDS AND ACCOUNT SECURITY

You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of passwords associated with any account you use on servejerseycity.org.
Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to the City for all activities that occur under your account.
If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or of your account, you agree to notify the City immediately.
The City reserves the right to suspend your account if the City deems you are using the account in violation of these Terms of Use.

III. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

In order to use certain aspects of servejerseycity.org, you may be required to provide information about yourself. You agree that any information you give will always be accurate, correct and up to date. To learn how the City may use such information, please visit the jerseycitynj.gov - Privacy Policy.

IV. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The City respects the intellectual property of others and it asks its users to do the same. Service marks and trademarks contained in or displayed on servejerseycity.org, and the contents of linked sites operated by third parties, are the property of their respective owners (which may be the City). All other design, information, text, graphics, images, pages, interfaces, links, software, and other items and materials contained in or displayed on servejerseycity.org, and the selection and arrangements thereof, are the property of the City of Jersey City. All rights are reserved.
Permission is granted to users to copy electronically and to print single pages from on servejerseycity.org for the sole purpose of sharing information on servejerseycity.org with other citizens and residents, and on the condition that the pages are copied, printed, and shared without cost to the recipients and exactly as presented on servejerseycity.org, without any addition or modification. Distribution or republication in any other form or for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose or use, and any modification whatsoever, are strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of the City.

V. LINKS TO SITES OF NON-CITY ENTITIES

servejerseycity.org may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are operated by parties other than the City. The City does not imply approval of the listed destinations, warrant the accuracy of any information set out in those destinations, or endorse any opinions expressed therein. Like servejerseycity.org, all other websites operate under the auspices and at the direction of their respective owners who should be contacted directly with questions regarding the content of those sites. Please also visit jerseycitynj.gov - Website Linking/Posting Policy.

VI. DISCLAIMERS

SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG AND ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED ON IT ARE DISTRIBUTED AND TRANSMITTED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY, CONTENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, FREEDOM FROM INTERRUPTION, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, FREEDOM FROM ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF CONTENT PLACED ON SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG (WHETHER BY THE CITY OR A THIRD PARTY) INCLUDING ANY OF THE DESIGN, INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, IMAGES, PAGES, INTERFACES, LINKS, SOFTWARE, OR OTHER MATERIALS AND ITEMS CONTAINED IN OR DISPLAYED ON SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG.
THE CITY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY WERE FORESEEABLE) THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG AND/OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG WHETHER THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG ARE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OR A THIRD PARTY.
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
CHANGES ARE MADE PERIODICALLY TO THE CITY CODE AND CITY RULES, FORMS AND SCHEDULES, AND THESE CHANGES MAY OR MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATELY REFLECTED IN THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION PRESENT ON SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CITY OR ITS AGENCIES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESSING OR USING SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG, ANYTHING DISPLAYED ON SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG OR LINKED FROM SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG. NOTHING CONTAINED IN, DISPLAYED ON, OR LINKED FROM SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG CONSTITUTES OR IS INTENDED TO CONSTIUTE LEGAL ADVICE.
BY USING SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG, THE USER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESSS THE CITY AND ITS AGENCIES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS AND EXPENSES INCLUDING ATTORNYE’S FEES ARISING OUT OF THE USER’S USE OF SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG OR MATERIALS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG. THE CITY WILL TAKE ALL REASONABLE PRECAUATIONS TO SAFEGUARD THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF USER INFORMATION, BUT IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY CAUSED BY THE DISCLOSURE OF THAT INFORMATION, WHETHER CAUSED BY SECURITY BREACH, ACCIDENT, INADVERTENCE, OR ANY OTHER ACT RESULTING IN DISCLOSURE.

VII. MISCELLANEOUS TERMS

Nothing contained in or displayed on SERVEJERSEYCITY.ORG or in these Terms constitutes or is intended to constitute legal advice by the City or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or representatives.
You agree that if the City does not exercise or enforce any legal right or remedy which is contained in these Terms (or which the City otherwise has under applicable law), such omission will not be taken to be a formal waiver of the City’s rights and shall not be construed to be a modification of these Terms.
If any court of competent jurisdiction rules that any provision of these Terms is invalid, then that provision will be removed from these Terms without affecting the rest of these Terms. The remaining provisions of these Terms will continue to be valid and enforceable.
These Terms, and your relationship with the City under these Terms, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New Jersey. You agree that any and all claims asserted by or against the City arising under or related to these Terms shall solely be heard and determined either in the courts of the United States located in the State of New Jersey, or the courts of the State of New Jersey located in the County of Hudson, New Jersey.
The City reserves the right to revise and otherwise change these Terms at any time and without notice. Any modification is effective immediately upon posting, unless otherwise stated. Your continued use of servejerseycity.org following the posting of any modification signifies your acceptance thereof. You should periodically visit this page to review the current Terms of Use.
These Terms and jerseycitynj.gov constitute the entire agreement between you and the City with respect to your use of servejerseycity.org and they supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and the City with respect to servejerseycity.org. These Terms shall be deemed to include all other notices, policies, disclaimers and other terms contained in jerseycitynj.gov and servejerseycity.org and their subpages.

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