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Terms And Conditions Of
Usage of the Ocala Police
Department Website
It is important to read the
following terms of use.
Your use of this site
constitutes your agreement
to abide by these terms.
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1). The Ocala Police
Department Website (the
website) is created and
designed for the purpose of
communicating general
information with users of
the Internet by electronic
means. The Ocala Police
Department does not
guarantee the accuracy,
reliability, or
confidentiality of any such
communications. The internet
should not be used to
transmit any sensitive or
confidential information to
the Ocala Police Department
as such information may be
easily intercepted. Given
the unreliable nature of
Internet communications,
information transmitted to
the Ocala Police Department
via electronic means may not
be received at all, nor
received or reviewed in a
timely manner.
2). The Ocala Police
Department Website should
not be relied upon for
emergency services and is in
no way designed to serve as
an alternative to the
emergency services provided
by 911 telephone service. If
you have an emergency or
important time-sensitive
crime information,
communicate this information
with the Ocala Police
Department by 911 emergency
telephone service.
3). Trademark and Copyright
2005 by the Ocala Police
Department, ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED. All materials
published on the Site are
protected by copyright, and
owned or controlled by the
Ocala Police Department, or
the party listed as the
provider of the content,
software or other materials.
Commercial use of the
materials is prohibited
without the written
permission of the Ocala
Police Department.
4). The Ocala Police
Department reserves the
right to modify, update or
alter these Terms of Use at
any time. Your continued use
of the Site constitutes your
agreement to comply with
such modifications.
5). Communications made
through this Site’s e-mail
and messaging system shall
in no way be deemed to
constitute legal notice to
the Ocala Police Department
or any of its agencies,
officers, employees, agents,
or representatives, with
respect to any existing or
potential claim or cause of
action against the Ocala
Police Department or any of
its agencies, officers,
employees, agents, or
representatives, where
notice to the Ocala Police
Department is required by
any federal, state or local
laws, rules, or regulations.
6). This Website is an
Official Ocala Police
Department Government
System, which may be used
only for authorized
purposes. Unauthorized
modification of any
information stored on this
system may result in
criminal prosecution under
Federal, State, and local
law. The Ocala Police
Department and its agents
may monitor and audit the
usage of this system, and
all persons are hereby
notified that use of this
system constitutes consent
to such monitoring and
auditing.
7). Use of the NAME,
INITIALS, or SEAL of the
Ocala Police Department
(OPD) is restricted by law
and may be used only with
written permission of the
Ocala Police Department..
8). UNAUTHORIZED COPYING,
REPRODUCTION, REPUBLISHING,
UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING,
POSTING, TRANSMITTING OR
DUPLICATING ANY OF THE
MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. You
may download or copy any
downloadable materials
displayed on the Site for
home, noncommercial and
personal use only, provided
that you maintain all
copyright, trademark and
other notices contained in
such material and you agree
to abide by all additional
copyright notices,
information or restrictions
contained in any material
accessed through the Site.
9). You shall not restrict
or inhibit any other user
from using and enjoying any
service conducted on this
Site, nor shall you upload,
transmit, distribute or
otherwise publish on the
Site (i) any unlawful,
threatening, abusive,
defamatory, obscene, vulgar,
pornographic, profane or
indecent materials; (ii) any
materials which infringe any
intellectual property right
of any third party or
advertise or otherwise
solicit funds or is a
solicitation for goods and
services; or (iii) any
materials containing a virus
or other harmful component.
While the Ocala Police
Department has no obligation
to monitor the Site and is
not responsible for the
content of any messages,
information or files
transmitted on the Site, the
Ocala Police Department
reserves the right to
delete, move, edit, refuse
to post or take other
appropriate action with
respect to such messages,
information or files which
the Ocala Police Department,
in its sole discretion,
deems objectionable or
otherwise in violation of
these Terms of Use.
10). The information
provided on this Site, and
links to other related
Websites, are provided as a
courtesy to Site visitors
only, and are in no manner
an endorsement,
recommendation or approval
of any person, any product
or any service contained on
any other Website.
11). The Ocala Police
Department is neither
responsible nor liable for
any viruses or other
contamination of your system
nor for any delays,
inaccuracies, errors or
omissions arising out of
your use of the Site or with
respect to the material
contained on the Site,
including without
limitation, any material
posted on the Site. THIS
SITE AND ALL MATERIALS
CONTAINED ON IT ARE
DISTRIBUTED AND TRANSMITTED
"AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE Ocala Police Department
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES THAT MAY ARISE FROM
THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY
TO USE, THE SITE AND/OR THE
MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE
SITE WHETHER THE MATERIAL IS
PROVIDED BY THE Ocala Police
Department, OR A THIRD
PARTY.
12). The Ocala Police
Department operates this
Site from its offices in
Orlando and makes no
representations that
materials in this Site are
appropriate or available for
use in other locations. If
you access this Site from
other locations, you do so
at your own risk and are
solely responsible for
compliance with any and all
applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
13). This Agreement shall be
governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of
Florida as applied to
agreements made and to be
performed entirely therein.
Any action brought to
enforce the Agreement or in
connection with this Site
shall be brought in either
the state or federal courts
in Orange County, Florida.
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