TERMS

I. Legally Binding Agreement

Please read the terms of this Terms of Use (“Agreement” or “Terms”) carefully before using our website (“Site”). This Agreement forms a legally binding contract between you and the City of Leawood (the “City,” “we,” or “us"). By using our Site, you agree to this Agreement and affirm that you are able and legally competent to do so. By accessing and using our Site after the effective date, you are agreeing to be bound by this Agreement.

II. Lawful Use of Site

You are not permitted to use our Site for any illegal purpose. It is your responsibility to determine whether your use of our Site is lawful, and you must comply with all applicable laws while using our Site.

If you choose to remain on our Site or to later return to our Site, you agree that:

You will be bound by all terms set forth in this Agreement;
Your use of our Site will not violate any applicable laws or regulations; and
You will not use our Site for any unauthorized purposes or in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the City’s servers or networks or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of our Site.

III. Unauthorized Use or Misuse of Site; Prohibited Uses

Any use of the City’s Site in excess of the rights granted in this Agreement is strictly prohibited and constitutes a violation of this Agreement. The City reserves the right to report any breach of this Agreement or unauthorized use or misuse of our Site to law enforcement authorities.

IV. Accessibility to Site

The City is committed to providing all individuals with the opportunity to access our Site.

V. Ownership and Permissible Use of the City Content

The City’s Site and all of its contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design selection and arrangement thereof) are owned by the City, the City’s licensors, or other providers of such material.

You are permitted to access, view, and use the City’s Site and to download, copy, or print one copy of the City’s Site Content solely for your own personal, non-commercial use provided that you include all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original the City content. Unless otherwise permitted or authorized by law, you may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, transmit, or otherwise process any of the material on the City’s Site unless you obtain prior written approval.

VI. No Legal Advice

All materials, links, and information presented on or through the City’s Site are made available solely for general informational purposes. Such information is not intended to be, nor should it be, considered legal advice.

VII. Disclaimer

Our Site is provided “as is” and “as available.” The City provides the information on this Site as a public service and the information contained is continually under development. Although the City attempts to ensure the accuracy of its Site, the City makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees whatsoever with respect to the Site, the information thereon, or the results to be achieved from using our Site.

Additionally, we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files that are available for downloading from the Internet or our Site will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient safeguards to satisfy your requirements for anti-virus protection, and for maintaining a means external to our site for reconstruction of any lost data

VIII. Third-Party Sites and Services

The City’s Site contains or otherwise utilizes links, third-party plug-ins, and applications (collectively “Links”), which connect to certain websites and content that are controlled by third parties. The City provides Links for your convenience only. The City is not responsible or liable to you or to any third party for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties. The inclusion of Links on our Site does not imply endorsement by the City of any third party or of any materials or information provided by any third party. Such Links are not under the control of the City, and the City is not responsible for such Links or for any information or materials on or transmitted from any linked services. You access such Links at your own risk.

IX. Dispute Resolution

Choice of Law: The laws of the State of Kansas will govern these terms and conditions and other City policies. Disputes relating to intellectual property rights or infringement claims shall be governed by United States federal law.

X. Updates to Agreement

The City reserves the right to update this Agreement at any time by posting an updated Agreement on our Site. You agree to be bound by any such updates. This Agreement may not be orally modified. Neither you nor any of the City employees or agents are permitted to change the terms of this Agreement.

XI. Termination

At its sole discretion, the City may modify or discontinue our Site or may modify, suspend, or terminate access to our Site, with or without notice to you, at any time, for any reason, and without liability to the City or any third party. This Agreement will expressly survive and will still be in effect, despite any such modification, discontinuation, suspension, and/or termination.

XII. No Waiver

No waiver by the City of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition. Any failure of the City to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.