Terms of use

CivicInfo BC organizes and presents the material on this Web site as a service to the BC local government sector and other Internet users.

The content material made accessible via this site is of three types.

1. Content stored and served by CivicInfo BC on behalf of CivicInfo BC Information Partners
• These electronic files have been voluntarily provided by BC local governments, associations, and organizations for the express purpose of sharing through this web site.
• CivicInfo BC and the CivicInfo BC Information Partners have not investigated whether any of the material provided on or through this website is subject to copyright, and make no representations or warranties with respect to the existence of any copyright in, or the nature or extent of any copyright that may exist in, any such material. Website users should enquire directly with the organization providing particular material with respect to copyright.
2. Materials stored on third party web sites and referenced by CivicInfo BC
• Through our Document Search Tool, CivicInfo BC provides hypertext links directly to electronic files owned, stored, and served by third parties on their public web sites.
3. Content designed, organized, and published by CivicInfo BC
• All such materials published on the CivicInfo BC site are protected by copyright, and owned or controlled by CivicInfo BC, or the party credited as the provider of the content, software, or other materials. Users shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any content accessed through the CivicInfo BC service.

Disclaimer

CivicInfo BC makes no representations or warranties whatsoever, either express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, reliability or suitability for any purpose, of the information contained or referenced in this website or otherwise made available through this website. Accordingly, any person accessing or using this website accepts and assumes all risks relating to the accuracy or reliability, or arising out of the use of, the information and materials available from this website, including all related electronic information pages, supporting texts and other information accessible via this website.

Privacy Policy

CivicInfo BC is committed to providing our visitors with a web site that respects their privacy.

We do not gather any personal information from you while you are using this site, such as your name, phone number, e-mail or address. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us via e-mail, or by subscribing to our newsletter.

The names and work-related contact information for local government elected and appointed officials, and for the staff of other organizations in the BC local government sector are available on this site. This contact information is in the public domain, and it is not considered personal information.

We use software that receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of computers that have contacted our web site. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site. In addition, we use software that analyses how our site is used, the materials that are accessed, and the search terms used. This information is never linked to individual users.

We do not use "cookies" to track how our visitors use the site.

Information about individual visitors is not disclosed to anyone except CivicInfo BC personnel who need the information, e.g., to respond to a request.