Terms of Use and Legal Information

​Broward County owns all rights, title and interest in the trademarks, logos, and other protected intellectual property of Broward County. You may not use the Broward County trademarks, logos, or other protected intellectual property without Broward County's prior written permission. You acknowledge and agree that nothing on the Site grants, expressly or implicitly, by estoppel or otherwise, any right or license to use any of the Broward County intellectual property rights or may be construed to mean that Broward County has authority to grant any right or license on behalf of any third-party trademark owner. You may not reproduce, distribute, display, transmit, modify, perform, adapt, generate derivative works of, or otherwise use the content of the Site without the prior written permission of Broward County unless your use qualifies as "Fair Use" under applicable law. Fair Use includes the reproduction, distribution, display, transmission, performance, and use of the content if done in accordance with 17 U.S.C. §107, 17 U.S.C. §110, or other applicable limitations and exemptions set forth in the U.S. Copyright Act and related laws.

Unless otherwise noted on a particular page or section of the Site, no express permission is required from Broward County for use that falls within Fair Use, provided that (1) no modifications may be made as to the integrity or attribution of the content of the Site, and Content and Compilation, and (2) all copies of the content of the Site must bear accurate identifying information, including proprietary collection information, credit lines, copyright and trademark notices, and a citation to the Site.

For security purposes and to help ensure this service remains available to you, we use special software programs for monitoring network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise to cause damage to a government computer system or this Site. These programs collect no information that directly identifies individuals, but they do collect information that could help us identify someone attempting to tamper with this Site.

The user understands and agrees that all activities on this Site may be monitored and recorded. Anyone using this Site expressly consents to such monitoring and recording. WARNING: If such monitoring reveals possible evidence or information of criminal/unlawful suspicious activity, monitoring records may be provided to law enforcement officials without any prior oral or written notice to you.​​

The Site may provide links to websites that are not controlled, maintained, or regulated by Broward County. In addition, users interacting through any of the Site's communication forums may post links to various websites. Broward County is not responsible for the accuracy of the links or the content of those linked websites. Use of information from those websites by the user is voluntary and at the user’s sole risk. Broward County reserves the right to delete any link posted by a user. Users should rely on information from non-Broward County agency sites only after undertaking an independent review of its accuracy. References in those websites to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Site. When linking to a non-Broward County agency site, you are subject to the privacy policy and other terms of use of the new site and the information collected or used on those non-Broward County agency sites.

The determination of whether to establish a link to a private organization/commercial's website or non-profit organization website is made by Broward County's Office of Public Communications on a case-by-case basis in the sole discretion of its Site Administrator. Broward County declines to link to any website that contains any nudity or profane or obscene language as determined in the sole discretion of its Site Administrator.

Broward County encourages and permits links to content on the Site. Under no circumstances should the linking (a) suggest that Broward County promotes or endorses any third party's causes, ideas, websites, products or services; (b) use Broward County’s Site content for inappropriate and/or commercial purposes; (c) contain any hyperlink to any other sites without the prior written consent of such sites(s); or (d) violate any patent, copyright, trademarks, trade names, intellectual, or other property rights of any third-party. In addition, links to the Site shall be executed so that the linked page does not appear within a frame that prevents book marking the linked page or prevents the acknowledgment of Broward County as the owner of the content. Broward County's Public Communications Office reserves the right to withdraw permission for any link at any time with or without prior written notice or oral notice.​​

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how the app "Broward Emergency Ready" (the "App") accesses, collects, uses, and shares certain user data.

What Data the App Collects

The App does not collect any personal data from its users. The App does not collect your name, email address, phone number, location, photos, or any other personally identifiable information. The App does not collect crash data or interaction data. Collected Data does not include any personal information as provided under Section 501.171, Florida Statutes.

How the App Discloses, Handles, and Secures Collected Data

Because the App does not collect any personal data, there is no Collected Data to disclose, handle, or secure. Broward County is subject to Florida public records law, and therefore is required to produce public records if requested to do so under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Absent an applicable statutory exemption, any data or information collected by or relating to the App would be required to be produced to the requestor.

Push Notifications

If you grant permission, the App will send push notifications to alert you of changes to the Broward County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activation level. You may disable push notifications at any time through your device settings. No personal data is collected or stored in connection with push notifications.

External Links

The App provides links to external Broward County websites. These websites are governed by their own privacy policies and are not covered by this Privacy Policy.

Development and Contact Information

The App was developed by Broward County. For more information, or for any other questions concerning privacy or this Privacy Policy, please contact Broward County as follows: PrivacyPolicy@broward.org​​
 

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us.  This Privacy Policy explains how the app “Broward Home Damage Assessment" (the “App") accesses, collects, uses, and shares certain user data.

What Data the App Collects

The App collects your location, any photos you submit, home damage and flood levels, your interaction with the App (such as taps, clicks, scrolling information, or other information about how you interacts with the app), and crash data (if any) (collectively, the “Collected Data"). Collected Data does not include any personal information as provided under Section 501.171, Florida Statutes. The App utilizes the Collected Data for various purposes, including to authenticate who you are, to enable certain features, to prevent fraud, to implement security measures, and to improve the performance of the App. Collected Data is not used for tracking purposes other than to identify the location of the home/flood damage that you have reported using the App.

How the App Discloses, Handles, and Secures Collected Data

Collected Data is disclosed to agencies within Broward County government that may need access to the data for their business purposes, including Broward County's Emergency Management Division and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and the Broward County Geographic Information Systems Group (for GIS mapping). Collected Data may also be shared with state or other local entities or organizations, as well in response to a public records request under applicable law. Internal use of Collected Data is identifiable (that is, it can identify the particular user at issue). Elements of Collected Data may be published on the County's websites. Any publication of Collected Data would include the location at which the home/flood damage was reported and may include any pictures submitted. Please note that the location of home/flood damage may, in some cases, imply or reveal certain information about the identity of the person submitting the location of the home. Broward County is subject to Florida public records law, and therefore is required to produce public records if requested to do so under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Absent an applicable statutory exemption, any data or information collected by or relating to the App, including Collected Data, would be required to be produced to the requestor. Broward County's collection and storage of Collected Data is secured by data encryption and transmission over secured connections (i.e., https).

Retention and Deletion of Collected Data

Collected Data is retained by Broward County until no longer needed or the expiration of the statutorily required retention period. At the end of the applicable period of retention, the Collected Data would be deleted.

Development and Contact Information

The App was developed by Broward County. For more information on the collection or use of Collected Data, or for any other questions concerning privacy or this Privacy Policy, please contact Broward County as follows: PrivacyPolicy@broward.org

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us.  This Privacy Policy explains how the app “I Spy A Manatee" (the “App") accesses, collects, uses, and shares certain user data.

What Data the App Collects.  The App collects your name, your email address, your phone number, your location, any photos you submit, your interaction with the App (such as taps, clicks, scrolling information, or other information about how you interacts with the app), and crash data (if any) (collectively, the “Collected Data"). Collected Data does not include any personal information as provided under Section 501.171, Florida Statutes. The App utilizes the Collected Data for various purposes, including to authenticate who you are, to enable certain features, to prevent fraud, to implement security measures, and to improve the performance of the App. Collected Data is not used for tracking purposes other than to identify the location of any manatees that you have reported using the App.

How the App Discloses, Handles, and Secures Collected Data.

Collected Data is disclosed to agencies within Broward County government that may need access to the data for their business purposes, including Broward County's Natural Resources Division and the Broward County Geographic Information Systems Group (for GIS mapping). Collected Data may also be shared with state or other local entities or organizations, as well in response to a public records request under applicable law. Internal use of Collected Data is identifiable (that is, it can identify the particular user at issue). Elements of Collected Data may be published on the County's websites, but any publication of Collected Data does not include your name, email address, phone number, or your location; published data would, however, include the location at which manatees were reported and may include any pictures submitted. Please note that the location of a manatee may, in some cases, imply or reveal certain information about the identity or activity of the person submitting that the location of the manatee. Broward County is subject to Florida public records law, and therefore is required to produce public records if requested to do so under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Absent an applicable statutory exemption, any data or information collected by or relating to the App, including Collected Data, would be required to be produced to the requestor. Broward County's collection and storage of Collected Data is secured by data encryption and transmission over secured connections (i.e., https).

Retention and Deletion of Collected Data.

Collected Data is retained by Broward County until no longer needed or the expiration of the statutorily required retention period. At the end of the applicable period of retention, the Collected Data would be deleted.

Development and Contact Information.

The App was developed by Broward County. For more information on the collection or use of Collected Data, or for any other questions concerning privacy or this Privacy Policy, please contact Broward County as follows: PrivacyPolicy@broward.org

Privacy Policy for the RideBCT app

It is the policy of the State of Florida that all records of the state or political subdivisions of the state are open for public inspection and copying, subject to certain exemptions. This policy is embodied in the Florida Constitution, together with the right of an individual to be free from unauthorized governmental intrusion into their private life, as provided in Article 1, Section 23 of the Florida Constitution. Use of the Site acknowledges that any personal information provided is subject to Florida's Public Records Policy as stated in Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and Article I, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution, subject to any applicable exemptions.

You do not have to give us personal information to visit the public portions of the Site, download our publications, use our email communications, or access any other public feature of the Site. Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact the Broward County agency by phone or in writing. Written correspondences to such agency are also public records unless there are exemptions under the law.

Broward County may use any information, comments, or other material on the Site in connection with the operations, policies and practices of Broward County. Broward County may or may not identify or reference any user in connection with any posting, comment, or other material submitted on the Site, as Broward County deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Any information, proposals, concepts, ideas, or other submissions on the Site shall constitute publicly-disclosed information and may be used by Broward County for any purpose and in any context whatsoever without attribution, payment, or other obligation to the user. If and to the extent any protected material is submitted by any user on the Site, such submission shall constitute an unlimited, perpetual, license and grant to Broward County for any and all use of the material by Broward County for any purpose and in any context whatsoever without attribution, payment, or other obligation to the user.​​

Geolocation Data.
We will collect location information such as your geolocation, route, and travel information to provide you with services. When you use the App, we collect detailed location, including GPS signals and other device sensor data such as gyro/oscilloscope, sent by your mobile device on which the Service is installed and activated. This enables us to provide you with the Service and to create a detailed location history of your public transit trips.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE COLLECT YOUR LOCATION DATA IN THE BACKGROUND EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING THE APP TO PERSONALIZE THE SERVICES AND MAXIMIZE YOUR USER EXPERIENCE AND TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT INFORMATION SERVICES. YOU MAY CHOOSE TO DISABLE AND OPT-OUT FROM THIS BACKGROUND COLLECTION OF DATA UNDER THE APP’S PRIVACY SETTINGS SCREEN.

​It is the policy of the State of Florida that all records of the state or political subdivisions of the state are open for public inspection and copying, subject to certain exemptions. This policy is embodied in the Florida Constitution, together with the right of an individual to be free from unauthorized governmental intrusion into their private life, as provided in Article 1, Section 23 of the Florida Constitution. Use of the Site acknowledges that any personal information provided is subject to Florida's Public Records Policy as stated in Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and Article I, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution, subject to any applicable exemptions.

You do not have to give us personal information to visit the public portions of the Site, download our publications, use our email communications, or access any other public feature of the Site. Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact the Broward County agency by phone or in writing. Written correspondences to such agency are also public records unless there are exemptions under the law.

Broward County may use any information, comments, or other material on the Site in connection with the operations, policies and practices of Broward County. Broward County may or may not identify or reference any user in connection with any posting, comment, or other material submitted on the Site, as Broward County deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Any information, proposals, concepts, ideas, or other submissions on the Site shall constitute publicly-disclosed information and may be used by Broward County for any purpose and in any context whatsoever without attribution, payment, or other obligation to the user. If and to the extent any protected material is submitted by any user on the Site, such submission shall constitute an unlimited, perpetual, license and grant to Broward County for any and all use of the material by Broward County for any purpose and in any context whatsoever without attribution, payment, or other obligation to the user.​​

The Site may contain threaded discussions, chat rooms, listservs and other communication forums. These limited public forums are provided to allow members of the public to share ideas and information pertaining to certain issues affecting Broward County. While Broward County encourages users to interact with Broward County through these limited public forums on the specific issues presented, Broward County expects members to affirm that they are over the age of 18 and that they will interact in an appropriate manner as set forth in the code of conduct below. Broward County does not agree with or endorse every comment that users may post on any of these communication forums. If you are under the age of 18, you may not access public forums without the consent of a parent or guardian.

By participating in any of these forums, users agree to send and receive messages that are both proper and related to the forum topic. The following actions are unacceptable practices, and users engaging in such practices may have their comments deleted and may be blocked from use of the communication forums:

• Defaming, harassing, threatening, or otherwise violating the legal rights of others, including their privacy (see below);
• Misrepresenting one's person, background, or character;
• Posting any defamatory, infringing, profane, obscene, false, nudity or unlawful material;
• Selling, advertising, or exchanging any goods or services unless expressly allowed and authorized by prior written approval of the Broward County's Public Communications Office;
• Posting any copyrighted, patented or other protected material owned by a third party;
• Posting material that is unrelated to the forum topic.

Users agree to use the Site's forums at their own risk. While championing proper use of such forums, Broward County cannot and does not guarantee that violations of the above code for use of the forums will not occur, and Broward County cannot verify or confirm the accuracy of any comments posted by any user. Broward County is not responsible for violations of the above code of conduct or for any inaccurate or misinformation posted on the Site by any user.

User of certain communication forums may be for a particular timeframe. Once the particular discussion is deemed closed by Broward County, the forum may be closed and archived by Broward County.

Users who are subject to the sunshine laws based on any appointed or elected positions should abide by the restrictions and obligations of such laws; if the user is uncertain of the applicability of such restrictions, the user should refrain from participating in the discussions on this Site.

Subject to Terms of Social Media Service Provider and Broward County

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are free services, and as such are susceptible to the interruptions and outages inherent in using any Internet based program. Broward County’s participation in these services is offered as a public convenience to share information about Broward County Board of County Commissioners’ (Broward County) programs, services, events and activities. Broward County cannot guarantee these services will be available or functional at all times. When participants register for these services they are subject to the terms of use as provided by the service providers as well as the Broward County terms of use stated herein.

Subject to Text Messaging Rates

Participants are encouraged to research details of their cell phone contract with regard to the cost of text messaging. Standard text messaging rates may apply if you choose to receive tweets through text messaging on your cell phone. Broward County is not responsible for any such charges.

Subject to Florida Public Records Laws

Most of Broward County’s communications on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are one-way posts and for informational purposes only. All information posted to a social media site by Broward County is considered a public record under the State of Florida’s Public Records Law and as such will be archived for the required retention period and available to any person upon request.

Subject to Florida’s Sunshine Law, County Ordinances and Procurement Code

Broward County’s communications on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube that allow public posts are subject to the Florida Sunshine Laws, Broward County’s Procurement Code and the Broward County Code of Ordinances. Therefore, the following public posts are prohibited:

1. Two-way interactive discussions between members of any Broward County task force(s), committee(s), subcommittee(s), advisory board(s) and board(s) on matters which will foreseeably come before the members for official action. These discussions are required to be held in a meeting that has been properly advertised and noticed to the public.
2. Two-way interactive discussions that could be perceived as negotiation between vendors and Broward County staff who are engaged in the negotiations process for a pending solicitation matter. Broward County’s Procurement Code requires these negotiations to be held in a meeting that has been properly advertised and noticed to the public.
3. Two-way interactive discussions relating to matters which are prohibited by the “cone of silence” which is triggered during a procurement process to ensure fairness to all vendors competing for Broward County’s business. The cone of silence is mandated by the Broward County Code of Ordinances.
4. Any other communications prohibited by local, County, State or federal laws or regulations.

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When you use a credit card, debit card, or an online check to do business on the Site, we protect the integrity and privacy of your account information with advanced technology. Broward County's systems use Internet data encryption technology, known as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (SHTTP), and Secure Electronic Transactions (SET).

Broward County makes no representation and assumes no responsibility or liability concerning the accuracy of the information or for any loss which might result to the user through the use of this Site. Please be aware that in the event unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure, third party intervention, or any loss occurs due to error, omission, or inaccurate information being displayed on this Site, Broward County reserves the right to recover any such damages including any applicable fees, taxes or other funds owed Broward County.

Access to the Site is at the risk of the user. The user must take any and all appropriate steps to maintain the security of the data you are transmitting or receiving from the Site, as well as any information stored on your local computer.

The Site automatically collects the following information:

1. Name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, xcompany.com, if you use a private Internet access account, or yourschool.edu if you connect from an educational institution's domain);
2. The page from which you came and the pages that you access.
3. Date and time you access our Site;
4. Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our Site;
5. The system's IP (Internet Protocol) address you use to access the Site;
6. The type of browser and operating system you used to access our Site.

This information may be used in the aggregate to count the number and types of visitors to the different pages on our Site and to help us make our Site more useful to visitors like you.

These Terms and Conditions of Use contain legal obligations. Please read them carefully.

Broward County owns and maintains a Wi-Fi communications network and, in some instances, a wired communications network (collectively, the "Broward County Network") and makes it available for use by the public. The following Terms and Conditions of Use apply to all users of the Broward County Network:

1. Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of Use. By using the Broward County Network, you acknowledge that you accept, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by, and comply with, these Terms and Conditions of Use and any other posted guidelines or rules, as may be amended from time to time. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions of Use, you are not authorized and shall not use the Broward County Network. Please take the time to read these Terms and Conditions of Use carefully.

These Terms and Conditions of Use may be amended by Broward County, in its sole discretion, by posting such changes herein. Use of the Broward County Network by you after a change to these Terms and Conditions of Use has been so posted shall constitute acceptance by you of such changed terms. If you do not wish to accept such Terms and Conditions of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to refrain from using the Broward County Network.

2. Security and Privacy. The network access you are using is not private or secure. Any person within range of a wireless access point can intercept data in transit over the wireless network. From time to time you may decide to access third-party Internet sites or order products or services from third parties when you access the Internet. Broward County strongly recommends that you do not use this network for the transfer of sensitive data, such as credit card data or bank account data, even while using encryption. If you nonetheless choose to transfer such data while using the Broward County Network, Broward County recommends that you use only secure Internet sites when sending your credit card and any other information about yourself to others on the Internet. You agree that you are solely responsible for the security of your sensitive data, including credit card and similar information, from misuse including such as unwanted charges or other unauthorized use. You agree to hold Broward County, its agents and contractors harmless in the event that your credit cards, bank account numbers, social security number, account information, your identity, or any of your personal information is compromised or utilized by a third party.

Broward County reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor compliance with and investigate violations of these Terms and Conditions of Use, including but not limited to monitoring bandwidth usage and publicly posted content, performing audits of the Broward County Network, including scanning equipment connected to the Broward County Network for security issues, and examining material on Broward County Network servers and the Broward County Network.

3. Suspension; Termination. In its sole discretion and with or without notice to you, Broward County reserves the right to suspend or terminate your use of the Broward County Network if you engage in any illegal use of the Broward County Network, or any use in contravention of these Terms and Conditions of Use. Additionally, Broward County reserves the right to suspend or terminate your use of the Broward County Network in order to prevent or minimize harm to the Broward County Network, or prevent or minimize disruption of the performance of the Broward County Network.
4. Your Obligations.
   1. Responsibility for Use. Use of the Broward County Network is subject to compliance with these Terms and Conditions of Use. You agree that you will not use the Broward County Network for any conduct that violates any local, state, or federal laws or regulations.
   2. Use by minors. Use of the Broward County Network is limited to users who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or who have the consent of a parent or guardian. Use of the Broward County Network constitutes a representation of the required age or consent, and agreement that Broward County may rely on that representation. However, Broward County wishes to express additional cautions in connection with any use of this Broward County Network that you allow to be made available to minors. You agree that you are responsible for such use, and Broward County strongly recommends that any use of the Broward County Network by a minor be conducted only under the supervision of a responsible adult. Certain material available on the Internet may not be appropriate for minors. To prevent or limit children's access to such materials, a number of parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software, or filtering services) are commercially available for your use. Broward County is not responsible for the content of or exposure to the information and material available through the Internet. Broward County makes no representations or warranties and gives no guarantees as to the quality, suitability, truth, accuracy or completeness of any information or materials contained on the Internet. Any questions regarding any such information or materials should be directed to the providers of such information or materials.
   3. Assignment or sharing of Broward County Network Access. You agree that you shall not use the Broward County Network as an Internet Service Provider ("ISP"). You agree that you shall not resell, share, give away, redistribute, sublicense or otherwise distribute the Broward County Network service or any portion thereof to any third party in any manner. For example, but without limitation, you may not provide Internet access to others through your connection, host shell accounts, or provide e-mail or news services to others.
   4. Local networking. The Broward County Network is intended to support the connection of the Broward County Network to a single computer. The Broward County Network does not allow the setup, configuration and equipment maintenance of devices, including multifunction devices, that may contain a switch, router, firewall, etc. that connect multiple computers. You agree that you shall not operate a server of any type that provides services to other users or for your own use over the Broward County Network. You understand and agree that Broward County has the right to monitor the Broward County Network and, to the extent necessary, your computer system to ensure that you are not providing any such services via your connection. You understand and agree that Broward County has the right to take any measures it deems necessary in its sole discretion to prevent the use of the Broward County Network for uses other than those prescribed in these Terms and Conditions of Use.
5. Your Warranties, Representations and Indemnifications.
   1. Warranties and Representations. You warrant and represent that: You are at least eighteen (18) years of age or have the consent of a parent or guardian to use this network; You will use the Broward County Network only in accordance with these Terms and Conditions of Use; You will take reasonable measures to protect your personal information.
   2. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and, at the sole election of Broward County, defend or pay for an attorney selected by Broward County to defend Broward County, its officers, agents, contractors, servants and employees (collectively, "Broward County Indemnified Entities"), at all times hereafter, from and against any claims, demands, causes of action, losses, liabilities, or expenditures of any kind or nature, including all costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees, arising out of, accruing, or resulting from your use of the Broward County Network. The above indemnifications shall survive the expiration or termination of this agreement.
6. Disclaimers and Limitation of Broward County’s Liability.
   1. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE BROWARD COUNTY NETWORK SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY BROWARD COUNTY ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO BE ERROR FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ALWAYS AVAILABLE OR AVAILABLE WITH SUFFICIENT CAPACITY. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE USE OF THE BROWARD COUNTY NETWORK SERVICE, THE INTERNET, AND ANY EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY BROWARD COUNTY IS USED AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL BROWARD COUNTY NETWORK SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE, AND WITH ALL FAULTS," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT LEGALLY BE DISCLAIMED.

BROWARD COUNTY MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE BROWARD COUNTY NETWORK WILL WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BROWARD COUNTY HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION TO YOUR COMPUTER OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR THE DATA, FILES OR INFORMATION STORED ON YOUR COMPUTER OR COMPUTER SYSTEM. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BROWARD COUNTY HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY CONTENT, DATA, INFORMATION, PROGRAMS OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT YOU MAY USE OR ACCESS USING THE BROWARD COUNTY NETWORK. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE BROWARD COUNTY NETWORK OR ON THE INTERNET.

7. Third-Party Services, Products and Content.
   1. Unauthorized Access. The Broward County Network is a shared network and is used by many users to access a variety of services. Neither the Broward County Network nor the Internet provides security against unauthorized access. Others may be able to access or monitor your activity and conduct while you are using the Broward County Network. Broward County is not responsible for any unauthorized access to the data, files, transmissions, communications sent to or from you or for unauthorized access to your computer. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for the security of any computer or other device(s) with which you connect to the Broward County Network, and any data, programs or information stored on such devices. You are responsible for taking measures to ensure the security of your computer system(s) to prevent unauthorized access to it by others.
   2. Viruses and Spyware. You understand and agree that Broward County is not responsible for any virus or spyware that gains access to your computer over the Broward County Network or any damage resulting therefrom. You are solely responsible for taking measures to prevent infection of your computer from viruses and spyware, including installing and maintaining up-to-date anti-virus and anti-spyware software on your computer. In the event that your computer becomes infected with any virus that, in Broward County’s sole discretion, may harm the Broward County Network or disrupt the performance of the Broward County Network for other users, Broward County may immediately suspend or terminate access by you to the Broward County Network with or without notice to you.
   3. You understand and acknowledge that some third-party Internet services may contain material that may be deemed to be profane, indecent, disturbing, abusive, or offensive and may contain other material you may find problematic. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BROWARD COUNTY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH CONTENT.
   4. Third-party services, products and content provided by others. You understand and agree that while the Broward County Network supplies access to the Internet, Broward County is not responsible for the services or products offered by others on the Internet, nor is Broward County the publisher of any information on the Internet that is provided by others. Broward County makes no commitment to review, monitor or filter and does not endorse or otherwise vouch for any service, product, information, programs, data, or content sent, accessed, offered or advertised over the Internet or otherwise made available to you by any individual, information provider, or online service or content provider. Such content may include profane, obscene, indecent, disturbing, illegal, abusive, infringing, offensive or other material you may find problematic. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BROWARD COUNTY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH CONTENT.
8. Term and Termination. In its sole discretion, Broward County reserves all rights to suspend or terminate these Terms and Conditions of Use and to disconnect the Broward County Network, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without cause and with prior notice to you.
9. Governing Law. These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Use of the Broward County Network constitutes your consent to personal jurisdiction in Broward County and the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Broward County, Florida for any controversy or lawsuit arising out of or resulting from use of the Broward County Network. The exclusive venue for any claim or lawsuit arising from your use of the Broward County Network or these Terms and Conditions of Use shall be the state courts of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Broward County, Florida.
10. Other Service Providers' Acceptable Use Policies. Broward County obtains services from and relies upon other entities to provide the Broward County Network. Therefore, you agree to and shall abide by the acceptable use policies of such other entities located at http://www.corp.att.com/aup/ and http://www.peak10.com, which policies are incorporated herein.