TERMS OF USE

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. THESE WEB SITE TERMS OF USE GOVERN YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS WEB SITE. THIS WEB SITE IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE ONLY ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF USE SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR UTILIZE THIS WEB SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU AND/OR THE ENTITY YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Forsyth County Government is providing information via this Web site (the “Site”) as a public service, and makes available for your use on this Site information, documents, software and products (collectively, the “Materials”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this document (the “Terms of Use”). By accessing this Site, you agree to the Terms of Use, without reservation. Additionally, you are hereby advised that Forsyth County Government reserves the right to change the Terms of Use from time to time at its sole discretion. Your use of this Site will be subject to the most current version of the Terms of Use posted on this Site at the time of such use. In addition, when using particular Materials on this Site, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such Materials that may contain terms and conditions in addition to those in the Terms and Use. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms of Use. If you breach any of the Terms of Use, your authorization to use this Site shall automatically and instantaneously terminate at the time of such breach and you are required to immediately destroy any Materials obtained, downloaded or printed from this Site.

OWNERSHIP, COPYRIGHT AND LIMITED LICENSE

The Materials of this Site, and all intellectual property rights associated with this Site are the sole property of Forsyth County Government, and such Materials and intellectual property rights are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws. Additionally, the Materials of this Site, the intellectual property rights associated therewith, and other elements of this Site are also protected by trademark, trade dress, trade secret, unfair competition, and other applicable laws. All custom graphics, icons, trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively and/or individually referred to as “Marks”) displayed on this Site are the property of Forsyth County Government, its affiliates, or other third parties that have granted Forsyth County Government the right and license to use such Marks. You are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written consent of Forsyth County Government, or such third parties, which may own the particular Mark(s), as the case may be. Except as expressly authorized by these Terms of Use, Forsyth County Government and its affiliates, suppliers or other third parties, do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information with respect to the Materials of this Site, and, except as specifically permitted herein, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, lease, loan, sell, create derivative works from, upload, transmit, reverse engineer, or distribute the Materials and/or the other intellectual property of this Site in any form without the prior written consent of the Forsyth County Government. Forsyth County Government grants you a limited, personal, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use this Site only in the manner presented by Forsyth County Government.

USE OF SOFTWARE

The software and accompanying documentation that are made available to download from this Site or that are necessary to access certain portions of this Site may be the copyrighted work of Forsyth County Government and/or its affiliates, suppliers or third parties or a third party software provider wholly unrelated to Forsyth County. Use of the software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement that accompanies or is included with such software. If you do not agree to such terms, you may not be able to use the software. You may not decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the software available on the Site.

USE OF SITE INFORMATION

Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on this Site, you may view, download and print the documents and information available on this Site subject to the following conditions: (1) You agree to use this Site only for lawful purposes; (2) You agree not to take any action that might compromise the security of this Site, render this Site inaccessible to others, or otherwise cause damage to this Site or its content; (3) You agree not to add to, subtract from, or otherwise modify the Materials, documents, information and content of this Site; (4) You agree not to use this Site in any manner that might interfere with the rights of other persons or third parties; (5) You agree that the Materials, documents, information and content of this Site may be used solely for personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes; (6) You agree that the Materials, documents, information and content on this Site may not be reproduced and distributed; and (7) You agree that you may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in the Materials, documents, information and content of this Site.

INDEMNIFICATION

You understand and agree that you are personally responsible for your behavior on, or through use of, this Site. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Forsyth County Government, its representatives, agents, affiliates, and suppliers from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs, including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages, and reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, resulting from or arising out of your use, misuse, or inability to use this Site, or any material breach or violation of the Terms of Use. Your use of this Site shall be deemed acceptance of this indemnity obligation, and all other obligations under these Terms of Use.

RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO REVOKE AUTHORIZATION

To the extent allowed by law, Forsyth County Government, in its discretion, expressly reserves the right to revoke, terminate or suspend your authorization to view, download and print documents and information available on this Site, or to otherwise use this Site at any time and for any reasons or for no reason, even if access and use continues to be allowed to others, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon written notice from Forsyth County Government. You agree that Forsyth County Government shall not be liable to you or any third party for any revocation, termination, or suspension of your access and use of this Site.

DISCLAIMERS

A. ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

Forsyth County Government is providing information via this Site as a public service for general informational purposes only. Forsyth County Government makes no claims, representations, guarantees or warranties as to the quality, content, accuracy, completeness, currency, suitability of the information, text, graphics, photos, links and other items provided via this Site. Such information, content and materials have been compiled from a variety of sources, and are subject to change without notice as a result of updates, revisions, and corrections. Although every effort is made to insure that information provided on this Site is timely and correct, users should keep in mind that this information is provided only as a public convenience. The information and content may contain typographical errors or other errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. Users of this Site are responsible for verifying the accuracy, completeness, currency and/or suitability of all information themselves. Forsyth County Government specifically disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from providing this Site or the information it contains, including any web sites maintained by third parties and linked to this Site.

B. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

This Site may contain links to third party web sites or resources that are not under the control of Forsyth County Government. Forsyth County Government makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site for which you may have access to through this Site. Forsyth County Government provides these services merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply that Forsyth County Government accepts responsibility for the content or uses of such web sites or resources. Forsyth County is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources and is not responsible or liable for any information, documentation, content, advertising, products, services or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. When you access a non-Forsyth County Government web site, you do so at your own risk, and you acknowledge and agree that Forsyth County Government shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such third party link, or its content, products or services available on or through such web site or resource.

C. NO ENDORSEMENTS

The presence of links to third party web sites or resources shall not be construed as an endorsement by Forsyth County Government of the linked site or resource, or their content, or as an indication of affiliation with the sites’ owners, affiliates, creators or publishers. Forsyth County Government makes no representations or warranties concerning the legality or propriety of the content of any web site or resource linked to this Site. Furthermore, Forsyth County Government does not endorse any of the products, vendors, consultants, external links or documentation referenced in this Site. Any mention of vendors, products or services is provided for informational purposes only.

D. CORRECTION OF ERRORS

Forsyth County Government reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change and update the information, documentation, and content of this Site at any time without prior notice. Forsyth County Government does not, however, guarantee that any errors, inaccuracies or omissions will be corrected.

E. MODIFICATIONS

Forsyth County Government may revise and update these Terms of Use at any time. Your continued usage of this Site after any changes to the Terms of Use shall be deemed to mean that you have accepted and agreed to those changes and modifications. Any aspect of this Site may be changed, supplemented, deleted or updated without notice at the sole discretion of Forsyth County Government.

SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION

Forsyth County Government does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through use of this Site. You acknowledge, understand and agree that, with the exception of credit card numbers, any material, information, or data that you transmit to Forsyth County Government will be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary. Further, by sending Forsyth County Government any material, information, or data, you grant Forsyth County Government an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, transmit and distribute those materials, information or data, and you also agree that Forsyth County Government shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you transmit for any purpose, and that Forsyth County Government will have an unrestricted, world-wide, royalty-free right to use, communicate, reproduce, publish, and/or display such materials, information or data in any manner it chooses. You are further advised that e-mail correspondence and transmittal of materials, information and data to Forsyth County Government may be deemed a public record as defined by Georgia’s “Open Records Act,” Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-18-70 et seq., and may be subject to public disclosure.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT, INFORMATION, DOCUMENTATION, OR SERVICES OF THIS SITE AND/OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM ANY USE OF THIS SITE. ALL MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND/OR “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT MAKES NO EXPRESS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT. FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE SITE, THE SERVICE, THE CONTENT, AND/OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE FURNISHED OR TO BE FURNISHED VIA THE SITE. FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WARRANT THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY THE SITE OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED. FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTATION OF THE CONTENT, OR THAT ANY OF THE ERRORS IN THE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED. FURTHER, WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS, OR BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE PURPOSES SOUGHT. THIS SITE MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, ERRORS, OR INACCURACIES, AND THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE MAY BE DEFECTIVE, INSUFFICIENT, OR OUT OF DATE. DOWNLOADING OR OTHER ACQUISITION OF ANY MATERIALS THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOADING OR ACQUISITION OF ANY SUCH MATERIALS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT OR THROUGH OR FROM USE OF THIS SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF (I) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, ITS SERVICES, OR CONTENT; (II) ANY TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH OR FACILITATED BY THE SITE; (III) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SITE, ITS SERVICES, OR CONTENT; (IV) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE, ITS SERVICES, OR CONTENT, EVEN IF FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, ITS SERVICES, OR CONTENT IN ANY WAY, AND/OR IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE TERMS OF USE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS SITE.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Forsyth County Government with respect to your use of this Site, and supercedes all discussions, communications, conversations and agreements concerning the subject matter hereof.

NO WAIVER

A waiver or decision by Forsyth County Government not to enforce, pursue or prosecute a material breach of the terms of this agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver by Forsyth County Government to insist on strict compliance in the future with the terms of this agreement, and shall not prevent Forsyth County Government from enforcing, pursuing or prosecuting a subsequent breach to the fullest extent permitted by law.

ENFORECEABILITY

If any provision of the Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.

GOVERNING LAW

This Site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by Forsyth County Government from its offices within the County of Forsyth in the State of Georgia, United States of America. By access and use of this Site, you and Forsyth County Government agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this Site shall be governed and construed under the laws of the State of Georgia, excluding applicable conflicts of laws provisions.

JURISDICTION

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you hereby expressly agree that any proceedings arising out of or relating to your access to, or use of, this Site shall be initiated and instituted in the courts located in the State or Superior Court of Forsyth County, Georgia, or in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville Division, and you expressly waive any objection that you may have now or hereafter to the laying of venue in the aforementioned courts, or to the jurisdiction of such courts to hear such proceedings.