CITY OF LUBBOCK PRIVACY POLICY
This policy contains information regarding the methods of data collection used and information collected by the City of Lubbock of visitors to this web
site. The City of Lubbock web site privacy policy applies only to this web site. The City of Lubbock web site may have links to other web sites,
including links to web sites operated by other government agencies, non–profit organizations and educational institutions. When you link to another web site,
you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site. For an up-to-date account of the City of Lubbock’s privacy policy, visit this page frequently as
updates may be made periodically. When you link to another site, you are no longer linked to the City of Lubbock web site and this privacy policy will not apply.
Personal Information you provide
Any comments, questions or other disclosed information containing personally identifiable information which has been submitted through electronic mail,
by on-line web form or in response to survey/solicitation from this web site shall remain the property of the City of Lubbock and this information may be subject
to the Texas Public Information Act and applicable federal legislation. Information about the Texas Public Information Act is available from the Office of the Texas
Attorney General. Each governmental body must be contacted directly about the records they keep and their use of personally identifiable information.
This information collected is not subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of the City of Lubbock nor shall the City of Lubbock be liable for any
use or disclosure of any of the information collected.
For online city government transactions conducted on the City of Lubbock web site, you will be asked to enter specific information about yourself and/or
the organization with which you are affiliated. The details of this information will vary as required by the type of transaction and the city governmental
body involved. The online information requested will include the same information that would be requested if you were to perform the same transaction in
person. On this web site, when personal information is requested from you, there will be an indicator of whether your disclosure of personal information
is mandatory or optional. Collected information for a transaction is used for the following purposes:
- To conduct online transactions with the appropriate city government entities (i.e., payment of a parking ticket, utility bill, etc.).
- To send you a confirmation e-mail of your transaction.
- To forward announcements, bulletins, or content features to you, only if you have requested to receive such service/s.
Certain information that is collected is now considered private information under state and federal law. We will not disclose the following information:
- Social security number
- Driver’s license number
- Credit card information
- Bank account information
The web site of the City of Lubbock may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information
to the appropriate governmental authorities. Our organization fully cooperates with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our
services for illegal activities. We reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful.
Policy on web site links
The City of Lubbock or any agency, officer, or employee of the City of Lubbock, or the copyright holders do not warrant the accuracy, reliability,
or timeliness of any information in these World Wide Web Pages and shall not be liable for any losses caused by such reliance on the accuracy,
reliability, or timeliness of such information. This publication is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied,
including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Portions of such information may be incorrect or not current. Any entity or person who relies on any information obtained from these World Wide
Web Pages does so at his or her own risk.
Many of the World Wide Web pages maintained by the City of Lubbock contain links to sites that are not under the control of the City of Lubbock
or any agency, officer, or employee of the City of Lubbock or the copyright holder(s) (hereafter, the "City"). Accordingly, the City can make no
representation concerning the content of these sites to you, nor can the fact that the City has given you these links serve as an endorsement of
any of these sites. The City is providing these links only as a convenience to you. This is to inform you that the City has not examined or
approved any of these sites. Therefore the City cannot make any representations regarding the any material found there.
DISCLAIMER
The City of Lubbock web site provides various information and materials. The web site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without
modification of the terms, conditions and notices contained herein. Your use of the City of Lubbock web site constitutes your agreement to all
such terms, conditions and notices.
Within the City of Lubbock web site your use of a particular area may be subject to other terms, conditions and notices outlined specifically
in that area. In the event that any of the general terms, conditions and notices contained herein conflict with the specific terms, conditions
or notices contained within a particular area of the City of Lubbock web site, then the specific provisions of the particular area shall have
control over the general provisions stated herein.
By visiting the City of Lubbock web site, you agree to the following:
Copyrights
Copyright © 2000-2007 City of Lubbock All Rights Reserved.
Any rights not expressly established herein are reserved. Any copyrighted material may not be broadcast, circulated, copied, displayed,
distributed, downloaded, modified, published, reposted, reproduced, reused, transferred, transmitted, sold, or otherwise used except as
explicitly stated either in such materials or in this notice without the definite written permission of the City of Lubbock.
Only under the following circumstances may any City of Lubbock materials be copied and distributed: for personal, noncommercial, and
informational purposes. For any copied City of Lubbock materials all contents must remain intact and should include the following
notice in a clearly visible position: "Copyright © 2000-2007 City of Lubbock All Rights Reserved." For materials on the City of Lubbock
web site which are not directly owned by the City of Lubbock, this permission to copy and distribute materials does not extend to these materials.
In the case that materials from the City of Lubbock web site are used for commercial purposes such as for copying, distributing, or
reproduction, express written permission is required from the City of Lubbock.
For written permission to use City of Lubbock web site materials for commercials purposes contact the City of Lubbock’s Public Information Office.
Trademarks
All trademarks and registered trademarks referred to or reproduced in this web site and servers are the property of their respective owners.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The City of Lubbock makes no accounts regarding the suitability of the information contained in the data published on the City of Lubbock
web site and its servers. All data published on the City of Lubbock web site is "as is" and contains no warranty of any kind. The City of
Lubbock disclaims any and all warranties and conditions either expressed or implied about information and data including all implied warranties
and conditions of merchantability, suitability for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
Disclaimer of Liability
Under any circumstances, the City of Lubbock will not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages or any damages
whatsoever resulting from inconvenience, or loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other indirect action,
arising out of or in connection to the use or performance of information available from this web site and its servers, even if the city of
Lubbock has been informed of the possibility of such damages or losses.
Final Notes
As a condition of your use of the City of Lubbock web site, you affirm that you will not use the City of Lubbock web site for any unlawful or
prohibited purposes. The City of Lubbock web site may not be used in any manner that could damage, disable, impose, or harm the City of
Lubbock web site and its servers. You may not interfere with any other person’s use and enjoyment of the City of Lubbock web site.
Obtaining any materials or information by any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the City of Lubbock web site
is strictly prohibited. The City of Lubbock web site or its servers may not be used to circulate, distribute, post, or publish any defamatory,
obscene or otherwise unlawful material or information. The use of another's proprietary information, including trademarks or copyrighted information,
without express authorization from the rights holder is also prohibited.