General Disclaimer - Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

This
website is provided as a public service by the Southwestern Pennsylvania
Commission and/or the Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation (“SPC,”
“we,” “us,” “our”). This website is intended to
be used by the public for viewing and retrieving information only. Unauthorized
attempts to upload or change information on this service is strictly prohibited
and may be punishable under the Computer and Fraud Abuse Act of 1986.

This
agreement (the “Terms of Use”) explains the contractual relationship
between you (“you,” “your”) the person using this website
(the “website”), and SPC, regarding your use of the website.
Your continued use of the website is your automatic agreement to the provisions
in the Terms of Use. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you are not
authorized to use the website.

This agreement applies to all of the following domains (all of which are owned by SPC): spcregion.org, commuteinfo.org, and spcwater.org.

We
recommend that you review these Terms of Use. You should also print a
copy for your records.

UPDATES TO TERMS OF USE

We
may amend these Terms of Use at any time by posting the amended Terms of Use on
the website. Please review our website and these Terms of Use periodically for
updates or changes. Your continued use of the website after the posting of the
amended Terms of Use constitutes your automatic acceptance of the amended Terms
of Use. You may only amend these Terms of Use with a written agreement signed
by both you and SPC.

USE OF WEBSITES

You
agree to use our website only for lawful purposes. You agree not to use the
service for illegal purposes or for the transmission of material that is
unlawful, harassing, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, abusive,
threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or that
infringes or may infringe the intellectual property or other rights of another
or that violates any federal, state or local law. You agree to supply truthful
information.

WHO MAY USE THIS WEBSITE

This
website is not intended or designed to attract users who are minors. We do not
collect personally identifiable data from any person we know to be under the
age of 18 and instruct users under 18 not to send us any information for
collection on the Website.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

With
respect to documents and information available from this website, SPC neither
makes any warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use or
inability to use the data,nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for
the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus,
product, or process disclosed, nor represents that its use would not infringe
privately owned rights.

DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT

Reference
herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name,
trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply
its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by SPC.

DISCLAIMER FOR ELECTRONIC MAIL

SPC
makes no guarantee either expressed or implied, as to the timeliness of
response to electronic mail, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility
for the consequences resulting from action taken by recipients of SPC staff
replies. SPC will not guarantee or be held responsible for any suggestions or
requests made by the public in reference to general transportation
infrastructure maintenance or construction – past, present, or future –
including transportation-related topics of any kind. Please see SPC’s Public
Participation Plan for more information on SPC’s public comment policies.

DISCLAIMER FOR ONLINE SURVEYS

Online
surveys are not scientific tools and should not be considered to be reliable,
representative indicators of the sentiments of a population. SPC uses online
surveys as one of several means of gathering input and opinion. The
viewpoints expressed within any online survey are those of the submitters only.
Statements or expressions of opinion therein are those of the submitters only,
and not those of SPC or those associated with SPC. All online surveys are for
information purposes only and are not standardized assessments. Online surveys
are not scientific surveys, but rather collections of submitted information.

Regarding
any online survey prepared via its own websites or a third party mechanism for
the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), neither SPC nor those
associated with SPC nor any agency thereof, makes any warranty, expressed or
implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness of any information provided therein. Reference
therein to any specific project or information does not constitute or imply its
endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by SPC or any agency thereof. Although
information collected from online surveys may be used in SPC materials, no
warranty, expressed or implied, is made by SPC as to the accuracy of the
information. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty,
and no responsibility is assumed by SPC or anyone affiliated with SPC in the
use of such information.

DISCLAIMER FOR EXTERNAL LINKAGES

At
various locations within the set of documents that are accessible over the
Internet/World Wide Web and electronically “linked,” and that belong to
or were created by or with the permission of SPC, however referred to (such as
SPC’s “Internet homepage,” “Web page,” “website,” etc.),
viewers or readers may access the Internet/World Wide Web “addresses”
of various other organizations, or individuals not otherwise related to or
associated with SPC. Such “live” or “hot” connections
(“links”) to “external” Internet sites provide the ability
to access material at those external sites that belongs to or is sponsored by
those institutions, organizations, or individuals.

The
ability to hot link to external sites is provided by SPC strictly as a service
to those accessing SPC’s website. Such external Internet sites contain
information created, collected, published, maintained, posted or otherwise made
available by institutions, organizations, or individuals independent of
SPC. SPC does not endorse, approve, certify, review, or otherwise control
in any way those external sites or the material contained therein. SPC
does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, usefulness, timeliness, or
correct sequencing of any information or data located at or contained in such
sites. Use of any information or data obtained from such sites is
strictly voluntary, and is the sole risk and responsibility of the viewer or reader.
Reliance on any such information or data should be undertaken only after an
independent review of its accuracy, completeness, usefulness, timeliness, or
correct sequencing.

Any
trademarks, trade names, or service marks mentioned herein remain the property
of their respective owners. At any linked external website, reference to
any specific commercial product, service, or process whether by trademark,
trade name, service mark, or otherwise does not constitute or imply in any way
endorsement, recommendation or other favorable consideration by SPC. Any
such reference also does not necessarily signify that such reference has been
permitted by the owner(s) or licensee(s) of such trademark, trade name, service
mark, or by the referenced manufacturer, distributor, or otherwise.

PRIVACY POLICY

Our
Privacy Policy is a part of the Terms of Use. We may amend the Privacy Policy
from time to time.

The
purpose of this policy is to inform you about the types of information SPC
gathers when you visit our website, how we may use that information, whether we
disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your
ability to correct, the information. The following is the privacy policy for
this website:

If
you send us an electronic mail message with a question or comment that contains
personally identifying information, or fill out a form that e-mails us this
information, we will only use the personally identifiable information to
respond to your request and analyze trends. We may redirect your message to
another government agency or person who is in a better position to answer your
question.

Information that we collect for statistical purposes. We automatically collect electronically generated information about your visit to our website, such as the date, type of browser used, and technical Internet protocol data. We collect this information about each user session from our user logs, and refer to it in summary form for statistical purposes only.
Information that you provide us when using our interactive forms and functions. You may be required to provide your personal information to SPC when you send us an email, complete an on-line form or application, or participate in other message or communication facilities. This information may include such things as your name, address, telephone number, and other personal and business data. If you send us an electronic mail message with a question or comment that contains personal information, or fill out a form that emails us this information, we will use your personal information to respond to your request, complete the service you have requested, or analyze trends. We may redirect your message to another government agency, service provider, or other person who is in a better position to answer your question. When you disclose personal information in any of SPC’s websites, message or communication facilities, please remember that information disclosed in these areas may become public information, and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.
Opting-out. At any time while assessing our website, any user may “opt-out” of further email contact from us (while still allowing access to our website). For further information about opting-out, contact us at: Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, 42 21st Street, Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; email: input@spcregion.org. You also are provided an automatic way to “unsubscribe” to any newsletters, notices, schedules, etc., sent to you automatically by email in the body of the email.
Use of cookies. We do not use “persistent” cookies to collect permanent information. We do use “non-persistent” cookies in applications that keep track of a user’s online session and make it possible for you to complete a form or use a function, but this cookie disappears when you finish filling out an application, or searching a database.
Disclosure to third parties. As a public agency, we are governed by public records laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Any information that we receive through the use of our website potentially becomes a public record and may be subject to inspection and copying by members of the public, unless an exemption in the law exists. Otherwise, we do not share personal identifying information with any third party without your permission. We disclose only in aggregate form our statistical analyses or demographics of users to third parties. This information is not reported or used in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information, and will not be released to any outside parties unless we are legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.