Terms and Conditions
Your access to and use of the Site is subject to the following "Terms and Conditions," which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you, and all applicable laws. In consideration of your use of the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the following "Terms and Conditions." In addition, when using any particular Minnehaha County services, you will be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services, which may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions.
Terms and Conditions
1.
Description of Service
2.
Your Registration Obligations
3.
Minnehaha County Privacy Policy
4.
Copyright Information
5.
Use of Images
6.
Minnehaha County Use of Material
7.
Links and Advertisers
8.
Minnehaha County User Conduct
9.
Disclaimer
10.
Disclaimer of Warranties
11.
International Use
12.
Termination
13.
General Information
Minnehaha
County currently provides users with access to a rich collection of
online resources, including various communications, government records,
online information, administrative services, personalized content and
branded programming through its network of properties (the "Site").
You understand and agree that the Site is provided "as is,"
and that Minnehaha County assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or
personalization settings. In order to use the Site, you must obtain
access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that
access Web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such
access or utilize free public access available through public libraries
or other sources. In addition, you must provide or obtain access to
all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web,
including a computer and modem or other access device. Minnehaha County
maintains this Site for your personal entertainment, information, education
and communication. Please feel free to browse the Site.
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2. Your Registration Obligations
In consideration
of your use of the Site, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current
and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Site's various
forms (such information being the "Payment Information") and
(b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true,
accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that
is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Minnehaha County
has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate,
not current or incomplete, Minnehaha County has the right to suspend
or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use
of the Site.
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3. Minnehaha County Privacy Policy
Payment
Information and certain other information about you is subject to our
Privacy Policy. For more information, please see our full Privacy Policy
here.
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You should
assume that everything you see or read on the Site is copyright-protected
unless otherwise noted, and may not be used except as provided in these
Terms and Conditions. All other use shall require the permission
of Minnehaha County. Minnehaha County neither warrants nor represents
that your use of materials displayed on the Site will not infringe rights
of third parties not owned by or affiliated with Minnehaha County.
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Images
of people or places displayed on the Site are either the property of,
or used with permission by, Minnehaha County. The use of these images
by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically
permitted by these Terms and Conditions. Any unauthorized use of the
images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy
and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.
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6. Minnehaha County Use of Material
Subject
to the Minnehaha County Privacy Policy, any communication or material
you transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including
any data, questions, comments, suggestions or the like is, and will
be treated as, nonconfidential and nonproprietary. By transmitting or
posting anything to Minnehaha County or the Site, you grant Minnehaha
County or its affiliates an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free nonexclusive
license to reproduce, modify, adopt and publish such materials, in whole
or in part for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction,
disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting in any
media now known or later developed. Furthermore, Minnehaha County is
free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in
any communication you send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever including,
but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products
or services using such information. Through your usage of this site,
you may submit and/or Minnehaha County may gather certain limited information
about you and your web site usage. Minnehaha County may use such information
to improve your Internet experience, subject to the Minnehaha County
Privacy Policy.
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Minnehaha
County has not reviewed the sites linked to the Site and is not responsible
for the content of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to the
Site. Your linking to the Site, off-site pages or other sites is at
your own risk and without the recommendation, endorsement or liability
of Minnehaha County. Your correspondence or business dealings with or
participation in promotions of advertisers found on or through the Site,
including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with
such dealings are solely between you and such advertiser. Minnehaha
County shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred
as the resort of any such dealings or the result of the presence of
such advertisers on the Site.
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8. Minnehaha County User Conduct
Please
understand that all information, data text, software, music, sound,
photographs, graphics, video or messages or other content, whether publicly
posted or privately transmitted are the sole responsibility of the person
from whom the content originated. You, not Minnehaha County, are responsible
for all content you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit. Minnehaha
County does not guaranty the accuracy, integrity or quality of such
content. Minnehaha County is under no obligation to monitor or review
discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the
like on the Site and assumes no responsibility or liability arising
from content nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission,
falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy
contained in any information within such locations on the Site. You
are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening,
libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, harassing,
pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute
or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give
rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. You further agree
not to upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any confidential information,
trade secrets, "junk mail," "spam," "chain
letters," "pyramid schemes," any other form of solicitation,
or software viruses. You acknowledge that Minnehaha County does not
pre-screen content posted or transmitted by others, but that it shall
have the right to remove any content that violates the Terms and Conditions
or is otherwise objectionable in the sole determination of Minnehaha
County. Minnehaha County will fully cooperate with any law enforcement
authorities or court order requesting or directing Minnehaha County
to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.
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Minnehaha
County makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of
content on the site. Minnehaha County assumes no liability or responsibility
for any errors or omissions in the content or operation of the Site.
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Your use
of and browsing in the Site are at your risk. You understand and agree
that Minnehaha County assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any communications, payments
or personal settings. Please be aware that Minnehaha County may create
or has created certain areas of the site that contain adult or mature
content. You must be at least 18 years old to access and view these
areas. MINNEHAHACOUNTY.ORG, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, ADVERTISERS, ITS
AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED
IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SITE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING,
EVERYTHING ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. Please note that
some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties,
so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Minnehaha County
also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages
to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property
on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Site or your
downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or audio from
the Site.
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Software
and other materials from this Site may also be subject to United States
Export Control. The United States Export Control laws prohibit the export
of certain technical data and software to certain territories. No software
from this Site may be downloaded or exported (1) into (or to a national
or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any
other country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or (2)
anyone on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially
Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny
Orders. Minnehaha County does not authorize the downloading or exportation
of any software or technical data from this Site to any jurisdiction
prohibited by United States Export Laws.
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Minnehaha
County reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify
or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site (or any part thereof)
with or without notice for any reason or no reason whatsoever. You agree
that Minnehaha County shall not be liable to you or any third party
for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Site.
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This constitutes
the entire agreement between you and Minnehaha County regarding use
of the Site, superseding any prior agreement between you and Minnehaha
County. You may also be subject to additional Terms and Conditions that
may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content or third-party
software. Minnehaha County may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions
by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should
therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms
and Conditions to which you are bound. The failure of Minnehaha County
to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms and Conditions
shall not constitute a waiver of such provision. These Terms and Conditions
and the relationship between you and Minnehaha County shall be governed
by the laws of the State of South Dakota without regard to its conflict
of law provisions. You and Minnehaha County agree to submit to the personal
and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within
the County of Minnehaha, South Dakota for any disputes or matters arising
out of the Site or use of the Site.
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