General Disclaimer
Information
presented on the County of Lexington S.C. Web site is collected, organized,
and provided for the convenience of the user. The County of Lexington
attempts to keep such information accurate and up-to-date.
However, due to the possibility of unauthorized modification
of the data, transmission errors, HTML browser incompatibilities,
changes made since the last update to the web site, other problems
associated with electronic communications or other operational problems
the County cannot, and does
not, warrant the authenticity or reliability of such information.
The County is not liable for reliance on this information or
for the consequences of reliance on any information contained on,
or linked to, the County’s Web site.
With respect to documents and information on this Web site,
the County of Lexington, its employees and contractors hereby specifically
disclaim any and all warranties, expressed or implied, including the
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
The County of Lexington does not assume any legal liability
for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information,
product or process disclosed on the County Web site.
By the placement of information on the County Web site, the
County of Lexington does not make any representations concerning the
user’s rights, if any, to further duplicate the information found
thereon or that the use of such information would not infringe on
any privately owned rights.
Links
Disclaimer
In
addition to providing information about county government and its
agencies, departments, and functions, the County Web site provides
information about the county’s educational and recreational opportunities
and other resource that may be convenient for users.
To provide the latter, the County’s Web site contains “links”
to other Web or computer sites that are not owned, regularly reviewed
or controlled by the County.
The County of Lexington specifically disavows responsibility
for the content, quality, accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness
of any off-site materials referenced or linked through the county’s
Web site. By
using the County’s Web site, the user acknowledges and accepts that
the County is not responsible for any materials stored on other Web
sites, nor is it liable for any inaccurate, defamatory, offensive
or illegal materials found on other Web sites, and that the risk of
injury or damage from viewing, hearing, down-loading or storing such
materials rests entirely with the user.
The County’s Web site is not intended to function as a public forum.
The provision of “links” is at the sole discretion of the County
and is intended for the user’s convenience and not as an indication
of the importance of other sites and is done at the sole discretion
of the County. These
links should not be construed as an indication of importance, endorsement
or sponsorship of any external Web sites, their content or their hosts
or the products or services offered by their hosts.
Users are responsible to determine, for themselves, which Web
pages are part of the County Web site and which are convenient links.
Any question about this should be directed to “webmaster” through
the home page.
Privacy
Statement
There
is no reasonable expectation of privacy in the use of this public
computer system. All
County computer systems are subject to monitoring at all times to
assure proper functioning of the systems, to provide security for
the computer system’s operation and the information contained therein,
to prevent unauthorized use, and to deter and investigate violations
of law. Also, e-mail
in general is not necessarily secure against interception and sending
errors.
If
a person sends the County e-mail that contains personally identifiable
information, the County will use the information to respond to the
user. The County may
also forward that e-mail to another government agency.
Also, certain e-mail may constitute a public record and be
subject to disclosure under state law.
When a user links to another Web site through the County Web
site, the user is subject to the privacy policy and all disclaimers
of the new site.
Not for
Legal Notice to the County of Lexington
Communication
made through e-mail or any other computer messaging system shall in
no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the County or any of
its agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives with
respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action.
Jurisdiction
The
materials provided on this site are intended for public use on computer
systems located primarily within the County of Lexington, South Carolina
and for the convenience of visitors to the County.
Any person choosing
to use this Web site or seeking access to information or materials
on this system is agreeing to be subject to South Carolina jurisdiction.
Any dispute arising therefrom shall be decided under the laws
and in the courts of South Carolina.
Any question about the terms of this Web Site
Disclaimer should be directed to “webmaster”.
