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Copyright,
Disclaimer and Link Policy
Mission
Our mission is to maintain a world-wide presence for the City of Tacoma,
and provide the public with quick and easy access to information about the
City of Tacoma and its programs, projects and services.
Copyright © 2002 City of Tacoma
The City of Tacoma provides the information on this server to the
public, but retains copyright on all text, graphic images, and other
content. Express written permission is required from the City of Tacoma to
distribute the text or graphics to others in any fashion, or to "mirror"
this information on your server. Copies of the information may be printed
for your own personal use. Questions about this Copyright statement should
be directed to the Webmaster.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on
this service is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure
Protection Act.
Disclaimer
Information found on this site has been compiled from a variety of
sources, and is subject to change at any time and without notice from the
City of Tacoma. The City of Tacoma assumes no liability for damages incurred
directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions or discrepancies.
Questions or comments concerning information contained in the City of Tacoma
Web site should be directed to the
Webmaster.
By using the City of Tacoma Web site, you assume all risks associated with
its use, including risk of your computer, software, or data being damaged by
any virus, program, or file which might be transmitted or activated by a
City of Tacoma page or your access to it. The City of Tacoma shall not be
liable for any damages resulting from the use of the City of Tacoma Web
site.
Privacy
The City of Tacoma monitors overall site traffic, and may collect
individual user information in some interactive applications contained
within this site. The City of Tacoma does not share any of this collected
information with any group or individuals outside of the City of Tacoma
organization and its various Departments.
Compatibility
The City of Tacoma's Web site was designed to support Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.0 and above, and Netscape Navigator 3.0 and above. The site is
best viewed with your system set to 256 colors or higher, and monitor
resolution of 600x800. Some features will require that you have JavaScript
enabled on your browser as well as the Flash plug-in available for free from
Macromedia.
Link Policy
The City of Tacoma pages contain links to other Web sites. The City of
Tacoma has not reviewed information contained on sites linked from any City
of Tacoma page for accuracy or legal sufficiency. Links to other information
or organizations are provided for convenience and do not constitute an
endorsement. The City is providing these links only as a convenience to you.
Allowable links:
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Other
governments and educational institutions, including individual school
Web sites.
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Non-profit or
public organizations that have some relationship to the City, usually
contractual. (Tacoma provides many of its services, particularly in the
Human Services area, through non-profit organizations).
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Generally
recognized community councils and organizations. If there is a question
about the organization, the Web Editorial Board will be consulted.
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Arts,
cultural, sports, major festivals and similar organizations of general
interest to Tacoma citizens. With the exception of sports teams, such
links are generally to non-profit organizations. Where individual
organizations do not have Web pages, we may link to a site that has
general information about, for example, Tacoma Opera or bicycling
events.
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General
employment information in the Tacoma area.
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Tourist
information, principally from the Tacoma Pierce County Convention and
Visitors Bureau; Web sites of major tourist attractions.
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Sites that
offer added educational benefits to customers in support of existing
products and services offered by the City, as deemed appropriate.
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Sites that
are promotional partners of City products, services, programs, or
events.
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National,
state and regional organizations that a department or division may be a
member of.
The City of
Tacoma does not generally link to:
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Candidate
sites or sites advocating a position on City or other ballot issues.
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Corporate
commercial sites. However, non-profit organizations with sites on the
City's server may include links to member or sponsor organizations. The
City of Tacoma can, if deemed appropriate, include links to business
sites if they are presented as part of a neighborhood economic
development section for a target area for City programs.
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Individual
personal home pages.
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National
sites, although departments may include links to public interest
associations and similar organizations.
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Establishments that sell, or otherwise offer, x-rated, r-rated or other
“Adult Only” items.
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