Terms of Use

Read these WEB SITE TERMS OF USE (“Terms”) carefully.

The City of Pittsfield (“City of Pittsfield”) makes this Web site (the “Site” or “Website” or “Web Site”), including all screens, information, documents, communications, files, text, graphics, including text elements, site design, logos, images, and icons available through the Site (collectively, the “Content”) and all services operated by City of Pittsfield through the Site (collectively, the “Services”), available for your use subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this document and any changes to this document that City of Pittsfield may publish from time to time (collectively, the “Terms of Use”).

By accessing or using any Site or Content from City of Pittsfield in any way, including, without limitation, including merely browsing the Site or the downloading of any Content, or you agree to and are bound by the Terms. If you are using the Site on behalf of your employer, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to accept these Terms on your employer’s behalf and that your employer agrees to indemnify you and City of Pittsfield for violations of these Terms.

If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you may not use this site and must leave immediately.

We reserve the right to make changes to this site and to these terms of use at any time and without notice, other than posting on this Site. Any such modifications will become effective upon the date they are first posted to this site.

Copyright and Trademark Notice
All Content appearing on this site, including graphics, text elements, site design, logos, images, and icons, as well as the selection, assembly, and arrangement thereof, are the sole property of City of Pittsfield unless otherwise specified. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, any reproduction, distribution, modification, retransmission, or publication of any copyrighted material is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of City of Pittsfield.

Love Pittsfield, LovePittsfield, Discover Pittsfield, DiscoverPittsfield, Cutural Pittsfield, CulturalPittsfield, and City of Pittsfield are trademarks or service marks of The City of Pittsfield. The Love Pittsfield logo is a service mark of The City of Pittsfield. All rights are reserved. All other marks, names, and logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

Not Acceptable Use
You agree not to reproduce, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, mirror, frame, republish, download, transmit, or create derivative works of the screens and/or Content, in whole or in part, by any means. You must not modify, decompile, or reverse engineer any Content that the City of Pittsfield discloses to you, and you must not remove or modify any copyright or trademark notice or other notice of ownership.

You agree that you will not use the Site or its Content to: (a) transmit spam, bulk or unsolicited communications; (b) pretend to be City of Pittsfield, a supplier of City of Pittsfield, or someone else, or spoof City of Pittsfield’s or someone else’s identity; (c) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers (including URLs) in order to disguise the origin of any content; (d) misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (e) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to use the Site; (f) engage in activities that would violate any fiduciary relationship, any applicable local, state, national or international law, or any regulations having the force of law, including but not limited to attempting to compromise the security of any networked account or site, operating an illegal lottery or gambling operation, stalking, or making threats of harm; or (g) collect or store personal data about other users unless specifically authorized by such users.

Site Content and Information

The Site Content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter. You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included in this site without seeking legal or other professional advice.

Our Site and any emails generated due to use of the Site may contain Content, information, advice, text, and other materials that are provided for your convenience and/or enjoyment. You should be aware that the Content may contain errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information. City of Pittsfield makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness, accuracy, adequacy, currency, or reliability of any Content and shall not be liable for any lack of the foregoing. City of Pittsfield provides no assurances that any problems may be resolved with the use of any Content that City of Pittsfield provides. By furnishing Content, City of Pittsfield does not grant any licenses to any copyrights, patents, or any other intellectual property rights.

City of Pittsfield reserves the right at any time to modify, suspend or terminate the Site (or any Content or part thereof), and/or your use of or access to them, with or without notice. City of Pittsfield is not obligated to produce or deliver any previous versions of the Site or any part of its Content. City of Pittsfield may also delete, or bar access to or use of, all related Content and files. City of Pittsfield will not be liable to you or any third-party for any modification, suspension, or termination of the Site, or loss of related Content. City of Pittsfield may amend these Terms at any time by posting the amended terms on this Site.

If you request an email to be sent, City of Pittsfield cannot guarantee delivery of such email and is not responsible for delays or failure of email communications generated as a result of any activity on this Site.

Descriptions of, or references to, third-party products or publications do not imply endorsement of that product or publication. We are not engaged in rendering accounting, or other similar advice or professional services. If expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold City of Pittsfield, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, partners, agents, co-branders or other business partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of any City of Pittsfield website, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of any rights of another.

Third Party Sites
This website may contain hyperlinks to web sites operated by parties other than City of Pittsfield. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. City of Pittsfield does not control such web sites and is not responsible for their contents. City of Pittsfield inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.

Privacy
City of Pittsfield is concerned with protecting your privacy. You may read the most recent published privacy policy statement. This policy may be changed at any time, with or without written notice. All changes to the privacy policy will be posted on this website.

Notification of copyright infringement
City of Pittsfield respects the copyrights of all. If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and such infringement is occurring on this Site or on sites linked to from this Site, please provide City of Pittsfield ’s Copyright Agent a Notice containing the following elements:

  1. a physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is alleged to have been infringed;
  2. a description of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been infringed and identification of what material in such work(s) is claimed to be infringing and which you request to be removed or access to which is to be disabled;
  3. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the City of Pittsfield site;
  4. information sufficient to permit City of Pittsfield to contact you, such as your physical address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
  5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material identified in your Notice in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  6. a statement by you that the information in your Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Only notices containing all of the above information will be considered. City of Pittsfield’s Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:

By mail:
Copyright Agent
The City of Pittsfield
70 Allen Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

Tel: 1-413-449-5600

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY STATED. THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS. CITY OF PITTSFIELD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. CITY OF PITTSFIELD MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR GUARANTEES AS TO THE USEFULNESS QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE WEBSITE AND/OR ITS CONTENT.

CITY OF PITTSFIELD MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT: (a) THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE; (b) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (c) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED FROM THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS; OR (d) ANY ERRORS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED.

YOU ASSUME ALL RISK FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM OBTAINING ANY INFORMATON FROM THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES.

IN NO EVENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL CITY OF PITTSFIELD, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT CITY OF PITTSFIELD HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, ITS SERVICES, OR MATERIALS, THE STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, ANY DEALINGS WITH VENDORS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES, ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ANY INFORMATION THAT IS SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, ANY FAILURE TO STORE OR LOSS OF DATA, FILES, OR OTHER CONTENT, ANY SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE THAT ARE DELAYED OR INTERRUPTED, OR ANY WEB SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.

International users
This Site can be accessed from countries around the world and may contain references to City of Pittsfield products, services, and programs that are not available in your country. These references do not imply that City of Pittsfield intends to announce such products, services, or programs in your country. City of Pittsfield complies with the various Export laws of the United States of America. If you are using this information in a prohibited manner or from a country prohibited from use by these laws, you must discontinue use immediately.

The Site is controlled, operated, and administered by City of Pittsfield from its offices within the United States of America. City of Pittsfield makes no representation that the Site, or the Content available through it, are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside the United States, and access to the Site from territories where the Site or any of its Content are illegal is prohibited. If you access the Site from a location outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.

Export control laws; notice to U.S. government users
The export and re-export of City of Pittsfield Content are controlled by the United States Export Administration Regulations, and such Content  may not be exported or re-exported to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any country to which the United States embargoes goods. In addition, Content may not be distributed to persons on the Table of Denial Orders, the Entity List, or the List of Specially Designated Nationals.

By downloading a City of Pittsfield Content and/or software you are certifying that you are not a national of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any country to which the United States embargoes goods, and that you are not a person on the Table of Denial Orders, the Entity List, or the List of Specially Designated Nationals.

Language
It is the express wish of the parties and agreed to that the Terms of Use and all related documents have been drawn up in English.

Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If, under any circumstances, any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to or in any way connected with this Agreement shall, notwithstanding the other provisions in the Agreement, be the subject of any court action at law or in equity, such action shall be filed exclusively in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or of the United States of America located in the county of Berkshire, Massachusetts. You and City of Pittsfield irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any action, and hereby grants jurisdiction to such courts and to any appellate courts having jurisdiction over appeals from such courts or review of such proceedings. Use this Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed unenforceable, void, or invalid, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid and enforceable, and as so modified the entire Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. No failure or delay in exercising any right, power, or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder.

General
The Terms of Use and other rules, guidelines, licenses, and disclaimers posted on the Site constitute the entire agreement between City of Pittsfield and you with respect to your use of the Site. The section titles and file names used in the Terms are purely for convenience and carry with them no legal or contractual effect.