Please review the following Terms and Conditions ("Terms and Conditions") of use for the City of Oxnard Water Resources Division - Wastewater website (www.oxnardwastewater.org). By using the City of Oxnard’s Water Resources Division - Wastewater website (the "Site"), you hereby agree to be bound by all of the Terms and Conditions contained herein.

1.  Purpose

The City of Oxnard Water Resources Division - Wastewater ("Water Resources Division - Wastewater") has created and designed the Site for the purpose of communicating general information with users of the Site and the residents of the City of Oxnard.

2.  Proprietary Rights

The Water Resources Division - Wastewater retains copyright on all text, graphic images, and other content (the "Material") on the Site. The material published on the Site is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws, and is owned or controlled by the Water Resources Division - Wastewater, or the party listed as the provider of the content, software, or other materials. Commercial use of the materials is prohibited without written permission of the Water Resources Division - Wastewater.

UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, REPRODUCTION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING OR DUPLICATING ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. You may download or copy any downloadable material displayed on the Site for home, noncommercial, and personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright, trademark, or other notices contained in the material and you agree to abide by all additional copyright notices, trademark notices, information, or restrictions contained in any material accessed through the Site.

3.  Water Resources Division - Wastewater's Right to Modify the Terms and Conditions

The Water Resources Division - Wastewater reserves the right to modify, update, or alter these Terms and Conditions at any time. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your agreement to comply with such modifications, updates, or alterations of the Terms and Conditions.

4.  Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements made and to be performed entirely therein. Any action brought to enforce these Terms and Conditions or in connection with this Site shall be brought in either the state or federal courts in Ventura County, California.

5.  Legal Notice

Communications made through or to the Site’s e-mail and messaging system shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the City, its City Council, or any of its departments, divisions, officers, employees, agents, or representatives, with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against the City, its City Council, or any of its departments, divisions, officers, employees, agents, or representatives, where notice to the City, its City Council, or any of its departments, divisions, officers, employees, agents, or representatives is required by any federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations.

6.  Authorized Purposes

The Site shall 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 laws. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater and its agents may monitor and audit the usage of the Site, and all persons are hereby notified that use of the Site constitutes consent to such monitoring and auditing.

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 Water Resources Division - Wastewater 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 Water Resources Division - Wastewater 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 Water Resources Division - Wastewater, in its sole discretion, deems objectionable or otherwise in violation of these Terms and Conditions.

7.  Disclaimers/Limitation of Liability

The material included on or available through the Site may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the material on the Site. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater may make improvements and/or changes to the Site at any time. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater does not represent or warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater makes no representation about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, or accuracy of the Site for any purpose. The Site and the material contained herein are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to the Site, including all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

8.  Statistics

The Water Resources Division - Wastewater may collect and store information for statistical purposes. For example, the Water Resources Division - Wastewater may count the number of users to the different sections of the Site to help make those sections more useful to users. Similar information is gathered for anonymous ftp, remote account login, or for other comparable types of connections.

9.  Privacy

By sending the Water Resources Division - Wastewater an electronic mail message, you may be sending the Water Resources Division - Wastewater personal information, such as your name, mailing address, telephone number, and/or e-mail address. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater may store this information in order to respond to a request or to otherwise resolve the subject matter of your e-mail. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater does not send unsolicited e-mail or correspondence. The Water Resources Division - Wastewater makes every reasonable effort to ensure that your identifying information is not disclosed to outside sources.

The Water Resources Division - Wastewater 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 Water Resources Division - Wastewater, as such information may be easily intercepted. Given the unreliable nature of Internet communications, information transmitted to the Water Resources Division - Wastewater via electronic means may not be received, nor may it be received or reviewed in a timely manner, although the Water Resources Division - Wastewater makes every reasonable effort to respond to messages received.

10.  Links to Third Party Sites

The links included within the Water Resources Division - Wastewater’s Site may allow you to leave the Site. Links are not under the control of the Water Resources Division - Wastewater. Links provided on this Site do not constitute any endorsement by the Water Resources Division - Wastewater of the content or opinions expressed by the articles, or information published by the news media or sources listed. These items are made available only as a public service to the Site’s online visitors and City of Oxnard residents.

Michelle Montez, Deputy City Attorney
City of Oxnard, Office of the City Attorney
Tel:       (805) 385-7483
Fax:       (805) 385-7423
E-Mail:  Michelle.Montez@ci.oxnard.ca.us

Updated: December 2000

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