Terms of Service | Nevada County 311

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Nevada County 311 ("Nevada County 311," "we," "our," or "us") at nevadacounty311.com, including local news content, events listings, weather pages, newsletter features, and related services.

By using nevadacounty311.com, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the website or related services.

1. Acceptance Of Terms

You represent that you are legally capable of entering into these Terms and will comply with all applicable laws when using Nevada County 311. If you use the service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

2. Description Of Service

Nevada County 311 provides local informational content, including:

News reporting and community updates
Local event listings and civic notices
Weather information and related public safety context
Email newsletter distribution and related communications

Content is provided for general informational purposes and may be updated, corrected, delayed, or discontinued at any time.

3. User Conduct

You agree not to:

Use the site for unlawful, fraudulent, or deceptive purposes
Interfere with site operation, security, or availability
Attempt unauthorized access to systems, accounts, or data
Transmit malware, malicious code, or harmful scripts
Automate scraping or extraction in violation of robots directives or applicable law
Post or submit material that is defamatory, abusive, threatening, or infringes legal rights
Misrepresent identity, affiliation, or source of submitted information

4. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise noted, all content on Nevada County 311, including articles, text, graphics, logos, design, and compilation of materials, is owned by or licensed to Nevada County 311 and protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may access content for personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, distribute, publicly display, modify, or create derivative works from our content without prior written permission, except where lawful fair use applies.

5. User-Submitted Content

If you submit tips, comments, event details, photos, or other materials to Nevada County 311, you represent that you have the rights necessary to submit that content and that submission does not violate law or third- party rights.

By submitting content, you grant Nevada County 311 a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, publish, adapt, and distribute the submitted materials in connection with our editorial and operational purposes, subject to applicable law and any separately agreed terms.

6. Disclaimer Of Warranties

Nevada County 311 is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.

We do not warrant that content is always complete, accurate, current, or suitable for your specific needs. You are responsible for independently verifying critical information, including emergency, legal, medical, financial, and governmental matters.

7. Limitation Of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Nevada County 311 and its owners, operators, contributors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenues, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising out of or related to your use of nevadacounty311.com.

To the extent liability cannot be excluded, our aggregate liability for claims arising from or related to these Terms or the service will not exceed the greater of one hundred U.S. dollars (USD $100) or the amount you paid us, if any, in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Nevada County 311 and its affiliates, officers, personnel, and service providers from and against claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the service, your submissions, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of applicable law or third-party rights.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except to the extent preempted by federal law.

10. Dispute Resolution

Before filing a formal claim, you agree to contact Nevada County 311 at hello@nevadacounty311.com and attempt good-faith informal resolution.

If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, disputes will be resolved in state or federal courts located in California, and you consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in those courts, unless a different forum is required by applicable law.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to all or part of the service at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you violated these Terms, created legal or security risk, or interfered with the service. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including ownership, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnity, and dispute terms.

12. Modifications To Terms

We may revise these Terms periodically. Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date where appropriate. Your continued use of Nevada County 311 after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Newsletter And Email Terms

By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to receive editorial and operational emails from Nevada County 311. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting hello@nevadacounty311.com. Delivery timing and frequency may vary, and we are not responsible for delays or filtering by email providers.

14. Third-Party Links

Nevada County 311 may link to external sites, public agencies, maps, social platforms, and other resources. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, accuracy, availability, or practices. Accessing third-party links is at your own risk.

15. Force Majeure

Nevada County 311 is not liable for delays or failure to perform resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, wildfire events, utility outages, telecommunications failures, governmental actions, labor disruptions, cyber incidents, or other force majeure events.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

17. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with any additional policies posted on nevadacounty311.com (including our Privacy Policy), constitute the entire agreement between you and Nevada County 311 regarding the service and supersede prior or contemporaneous understandings on the same subject matter.

18. Contact Information

Questions about these Terms can be sent to:

Nevada County 311
Website: nevadacounty311.com
Email: hello@nevadacounty311.com