Website and Technology Accessibility Statement:
Last updated: December 2, 2024.
© 2024 CITY OF OURAY All Rights Reserved
WEB SITE TERMS OF USE
IMPORTANT! THESE TERMS OF USE GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF OURAY. BY ACCESSING AND USING THIS SITE, YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS OF USE. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE NOW. THESE TERMS OF USE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE CITY OF OURAY AT ANY TIME IN ITS DISCRETION. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AFTER SUCH CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED, CONSTITUTES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES. PLEASE CONSULT THESE TERMS OF USE REGULARLY.
1. RESTRICTIONS ON USE
You may use this site for purposes expressly permitted by this site. You may not use this site for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without the CITY OF OURAY’S express prior written consent. For example, you may not (and may not authorize any other party to) (i) co-brand this site, or (ii) frame this site without the express prior written permission of an authorized representative of the CITY OF OURAY. For purposes of these Terms of Use, “co-branding” means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any party in such a manner as is reasonably likely to give a user the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute this site or content accessible within this site. You agree to cooperate with the CITY OF OURAY in causing any unauthorized co- branding or framing immediately to cease.
2. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
This site is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Accordingly, while the Content may be copied, distributed, republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent of the CITY OF OURAY, for personal use only, you may not remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, custom graphics, icons, logos, or any other proprietary notice or legend, also known as the City of Ouray Intellectual Property, appearing on any of the content is the sole property of the CITY OF OURAY and/or its Affiliates. Modification or use of City of Ouray Intellectual Property except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use violates the CITY OF OURAY’s intellectual property rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access to this site.
3. HYPER-LINKS
This site may be hyper-linked to other sites which are not maintained by, or related to, the CITY OF OURAY. Hyper-links to such sites are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site or the CITY OF OURAY. The CITY OF OURAY has not reviewed any or all such sites and is not responsible for the content of those sites. Hyper-links are to be accessed at the user’s own risk, and the CITY OF OURAY makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, or accuracy of these hyper-links or the sites hyper-linked to this site. Further, the inclusion of any hyper-link to a third-party site does not necessarily imply endorsement by the CITY OF OURAY of that site.
4. DISCLAIMER
You understand that the CITY OF OURAY cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that may manifest contamination or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this site for the reconstruction of any lost data. The CITY OF OURAY does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet. The Content is not necessarily complete and up-to-date and should not be used to replace any written reports, statements, or notices provided by the CITY OF OURAY. Information obtained by using this site is not exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant to your goals.
5. OMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT
All the information in this site, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the date the information is posted on this site, and the CITY OF OURAY does not undertake any obligation to update such information after it is posted or to remove such information from this site if it is not, or is no longer, accurate or complete.
6. INDEMNITY
You will indemnify and hold the CITY OF OURAY, its employees, agents, and officers, and contractors (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from this site.
7. TRADEMARKS
Trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this site are the property of the CITY OF OURAY or the party that provided the trademarks, service marks, and logos to the CITY OF OURAY. The CITY OF OURAY and any party that provided trademarks, service marks, and logos to the CITY OF OURAY retain all rights with respect to any of their respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this site.
8. INFORMATION YOU MAY PROVIDE
You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that:
• you do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party;
• advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act;
• is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent;
• does not pertain directly to this site;
• threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening, or offensive;
• seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details, or otherwise;
• infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including violating anyone’s copyrights or trademarks or their rights of publicity;
• violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;
• impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;
• advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering products or services for sale) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorized on this site;
• solicits funds, advertisers, or sponsors;
• includes programs that contain viruses, worms, and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
• disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type or otherwise act in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real-time activities via this site;
• includes MP3 format files;
• amounts to a “pyramid” or similar scheme;
• disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time regarding use of this site or any networks connected to this site; or
• contains hyper-links to other sites that contain content that falls within the descriptions set forth above. The CITY OF OURAY reserves the right to monitor use of this site to determine compliance with these Terms of Use, as well the right to remove or refuse any information for any reason. Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely responsible for the content of your submissions. You acknowledge and agree that neither the CITY OF OURAY nor any third party that provides Content to the CITY OF OURAY will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by the CITY OF OURAY or such third party with respect to any submission.
9. SECURITY
Any passwords used for this site are for individual use only. You will be responsible for the security of your password (if any). The CITY OF OURAY is entitled to monitor your password and, at its discretion, require you to change it. If you use a password that the CITY OF OURAY considers insecure, the CITY OF OURAY will be entitled to require the password to be changed and/or terminate your account. You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with this site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools, or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security, the CITY OF OURAY reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other sites to assist them in resolving security incidents. The CITY OF OURAY reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in Colorado in connection with any dispute between you and the CITY OF OURAY arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter of these Terms of Use will be in the state and federal courts in Ouray, Colorado. If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to this subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions on this site will govern the items to which they pertain. The CITY OF OURAY may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.
11. THE CITY OF OURAY TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
The City of Ouray is committed to providing equitable access to our services to all Coloradans. Our ongoing accessibility effort works towards being in line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, level AA criteria. These guidelines not only help make technology accessible to users with sensory, cognitive and mobility disabilities, but ultimately to all users, regardless of ability. Our efforts are just part of a meaningful change in making all State of Colorado services inclusive and accessible. We welcome comments on how to improve our technology’s accessibility for users with disabilities and for requests for accommodation to any City of Ouray services.
12. REQUESTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS AND FEEDBACK
We welcome your requests for accommodation and feedback about the accessibility of the City of Ouray’s online services. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers. The City of Ouray is committed to responding within one business day, as can reasonably be accomplished. Phone: 970-325-7211, E-mail: info@cityofouray.com
