Terms of Use

Terms & Conditions of Use

The purpose of this website is to provide the user with information about the City of Arvada. The City of Arvada's website may contain links to other web or computer sites that are not owned, regularly reviewed or controlled by the City of Arvada. It is the policy of the City of Arvada to limit these links to websites that support the City of Arvada website's mission statement and/or websites that provide frequently requested information as deemed appropriate or necessary. The City of Arvada's website is not intended to function as a public forum. The provision of these links should not be construed as an endorsement or sponsorship of these external websites, their content or their hosts. The views and opinions of the authors of documents published on or linked to the City of Arvada's website do not necessarily state or reflect the opinion, policy or position of the City of Arvada.

Mission Statement

The City of Arvada website is intended to promote the economic welfare, industry, commerce and tourism in the local area.

Disclaimer

"The City of Arvada does not warrant or make any representations as to the quality, content, accuracy, or completeness of the information, text graphics, links and other items contained on this server or any other server. Such materials have been compiled from a variety of sources, and are subject to change without notice from the City of Arvada."

Links Disclaimer

The City of Arvada is not responsible for the content, quality, accuracy or completeness of any offsite materials referenced or linked through the City of Arvada's website. By using the City of Arvada's website, the user acknowledges and accepts that the City of Arvada is not responsible for any materials stored on other websites, nor is it liable for any inaccurate, defamatory, offensive or illegal materials found on other websites, and that the risk of injury or damage from viewing, hearing, down-loading or storing such materials rests entirely with the user.

Link Policy

The City of Arvada website contains links to other internet sites and resources. The City of Arvada does not control the content nor does it maintain these sites. Whenever a user selects a link to a site that is not controlled by the City of Arvada, a warning screen will appear and advise the user that they are leaving the City of Arvada's website and that the City of Arvada does not endorse any product or entity for which a link may be provided and that the City of Arvada is not responsible for the content, quality, accuracy, completeness or availability of any off-site materials, resources and/or products. The City of Arvada links to community, commercial and governmental sites to promote the economic welfare, industry, commerce and tourism in the local area. The Operational Review Committee reviews all link requests for adherence to these criteria.

Links to Political Groups

In order to avoid any potential violation of the Colorado Fair Campaign Practices Act, Article 45, Title 1, C.R.S., links shall not be made to sites that are associated with, sponsored by or serve a candidate for elected office, any political party or organization supporting or seeking to defeat any candidate for elective office or ballot proposal.

Mapping Disclaimer

The maps provided are graphical representations intended for general informational purposes only, and may not reflect the most current information or conditions. The City of Arvada makes no warranty of merchantability or warranty for fitness of use for a particular purpose, expressed or implied, with respect to these graphical representations or the underlying data. Any users of these graphical representations or map products accepts same as is, with all faults, and assumes all responsibility for the use thereof, and further covenants to hold the City harmless from and against all damage, loss, or liability arising from the use of this map product, in consideration of the City's having made this information available.

Editorial Policy

Individual City departments are responsible for the content of their web pages on the City of Arvada's website under the general direction of the Operational Review Committee and the rules it adopts. The Operational Review Committee is responsible for the content of administrative and general-content pages on the City of Arvada website. The City of Arvada home page "latest news" and " announcements" sections are gathered from information published elsewhere on the site and complied by the operational review committee to emphasize in an impartial fashion the events, programs, services and announcements from City of Arvada departments and Community Partners that are of interest to the general public. The Operational Review Committee will edit news for space on the home page and correct typographical errors, grammatical errors, misspelled words, or syntax that is unclear. Additional items may be sent to the operational review committee for consideration of inclusion. Selections of items to be included are influenced by adherence to the City of Arvada's mission statement and the operational review committee rules, accuracy, available space and timeliness. Anonymous submissions are not accepted.

Social Media Policy

Social media is an umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and content creation. Please note that the comments expressed through any City of Arvada social media medium do not reflect the opinions and position of the City of Arvada or its officers and employees.

General

We welcome citizen comments and expect that any conversation will follow the general rules of respectful civil discourse. We recognize that the social media is a 24/7 medium; however, moderating comments will generally occur during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends will be read as early as possible. In most cases, this means the next business day. Commenters are fully responsible for everything that they submit in their comments, and all posted comments are in the public domain. We do not discriminate against any views, but we reserve the right not to post comments. By default commenting ability will be "turned on" where possible, and citizens will be allowed to leave comments on all social media content. All comments will be monitored by a comment moderator. At the request of a content "business owner," commenting ability may be removed due to the sensitivity of the subject material. However, this will be the exception and not the norm.

Limitations of Comment Approval

City of Arvada comment moderators shall approve all comments that are topically related to the particular content being commented and thus within the purpose of the limited public forum, with the exception of the prohibited content including but not limited to the following:

Comments not topically related to the particular content being commented upon
Profane language or content
Discourteous communications including personal attacks on an individual's character or appearance
Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, physical or mental disability, sexual identification or orientation, or national origin
Sexual content or links to sexual content
Solicitations of commerce
Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity
Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems
Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party We won't follow you unless you follow us etc.

Jurisdiction

The materials provided on this site are intended for public use on computer systems located primarily within the City of Arvada and for the benefit of visitors to this City. Any person choosing to use this website or seeking access to information or materials on this system is agreeing to be subject to Colorado jurisdiction. Any dispute arising therefrom shall be decided under the laws and in the courts of Colorado.

Copyright

The City of Arvada A logo, The City of Arvada stylized A with hexagon, The stylized mountain backdrop and Fillup A. Can are copyrighted graphics and cannot be used in any manner without prior written consent from the City of Arvada. All information and materials provided on this website are the property of the City of Arvada. The City of Arvada retains and reserves all rights to all text, graphic images and other content found on the City of Arvada website.

Notice to the City

Communication made through email or any other computer messaging system shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the City of Arvada or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action