Legal Notices, Disclaimers, Privacy and Terms of Use
Access to and use of the New Castle County Government ("County") Internet web site is provided subject to these terms and conditions.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Disclaimer of Liability
Neither the New Castle County Council, the New Castle County Executive, nor any of its employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. In no event shall New Castle County or its employees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Although the data found using New Castle County's access systems have been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information. New Castle County provides this information on an "as is" basis. All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed.
Disclaimer of Accuracy of Data
The user expressly agrees that use of New Castle County's web site is at the user's sole risk. New Castle County does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error free. The documents, including tax forms and publications, published on this server could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes may be made periodically to the tax laws, administrative rules, tax releases and similar materials; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new materials on the web site. However, existing documents will not be revised to incorporate changes occurring after the publication date. If you have obtained information from New Castle County from a source other than New Castle County, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out-of-date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them to New Castle County's webmaster.
Disclaimer for External Links
New Castle County is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced. The user specifically acknowledges that New Castle County is not liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Links from New Castle County on the Internet to other sites do not constitute an endorsement from New Castle County. These links are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility of the web surfer to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites. New Castle County's Homepage contains links to other related Internet sites and resources. Since New Castle County's Homepage is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources, or their contents you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.
Information Regarding Privacy and "Cookies"
In order to better serve you, we use cookies to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser. We use the cookie feature only to store a randomly generated "identifying tag" on your computer. These "tags" provide a method of distinguishing among previous and new visitors to the New Castle County web site.
Cookies cannot be used to "steal" information about you or your computer system nor do they compromise your privacy or security. You can refuse the cookies or delete the cookie file from your computer by using any of the widely available methods.
If you identify yourself by sending an e-mail message containing personal information: You may decide to send New Castle County personally-identifying information, for example your real name, telephone number, or mailing address, in an e-mail message requesting that information or records be mailed to you. Information collected in this manner is used by New Castle County solely for responding to requests for information or records.
If you choose to send e-mail to New Castle County containing personally-identifying information, you should be aware that such communications are not secure and, in theory, could be viewed by anyone with access to the Internet.
Security Measures
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, New Castle County's computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Copyright
New Castle County shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title and interest in and to all specifically copyrighted information created and posted for inclusion in this system. Please e-mail New Castle County's webmaster for permission requests.
Linking to the New Castle County Web Site
Links to New Castle County's web site are permissible, if not encouraged. However, we do ask that links point to the home page (http://www.nccde.org/) rather than to a specific page as those links may change frequently.
Solicitation Prohibited
Use of the New Castle County Government information technology system to send unsolicited faxes and e-mail to New Castle County Government and its employees is prohibited.
