Terms

Privacy Policy 

Bernards Township is dedicated to preserving the privacy of users who access the Bernards Township Web Site. In accordance with this ideal, Bernards Township is providing information relating to our Privacy Policy.

Bernards Township reserves the right to change or modify this policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes or modifications will take effect immediately upon posting. Continued addressing of The Bernards Township Web Site will signify your acceptance and compliance with changes or modification to privacy policy. If you do not agree with this privacy policy, DO NOT ACCESS THIS SITE.

Description of Personal Information Collection

Bernards Township considers any information including, but not limited to, first name, last name, phone number, street address, email address, or any other information that allows one to identify a user as in individual personal information. Bernards Township collects personal information in only one way, voluntary submission. This method of collection is left completely up to the user. If a user does not wish to submit personal information, Bernards Township will not collect it. Personal information is collected by Bernards Township to provide services such as the Community Calendar and mailing lists. In addition, personal information provides for a level of accountable that a user can be held to when submitting information to the Bernards Township Web Site. Personal information is not in any way used for the purposes of advertising. Personal information is stored privately and is not accessible to the public. To have your personal information removed from private storage at Bernards Township, please send email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., including the email address, first, and last name of the information that is to be removed.

Description of Other Information Collection

Bernards Township collects other information from users on a non-voluntary basis through the use of Active Server Pages. This information includes, but is not limited to, IP address, browser types, browser versions, referencing web pages, and server names. This information is collected by Bernards Township for the express purpose of better developing and maintaining the Bernards Township Web Site. It is not in any way used for the purposes of advertising. Other information is stored privately and is not accessible to the public.

Terms of Use 

Please consider these terms of use before using the Bernards Township Web Site. The Bernards Township Web Site is controlled, operated, and maintained by Bernards Township. By addressing this site, you are agreeing to be legally responsible to the terms and conditions specified within this document. If you do not agree with these terms, DO NOT ADDRESS THIS SITE.

Bernards Township reserves the right to change or modify these terms at any time without prior notice. Any changes or modifications will take effect immediately upon posting. Continued addressing of The Bernards Township Web Site will signify your acceptance and compliance with changes or modification to the terms of use.

Ownership

All site material, including but not limited to, software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations, graphic material, or other copyrightable elements, and the selection and arrangements thereof are the property of Bernards Township, and are protected, without limitation, pursuant to U.S. and foreign copyright, trademark and other applicable laws. Bernards Township hereby grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use and display the above-mentioned material for noncommercial and personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices. You agree not to reproduce, modify, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate any material to any third party including, without limitation, the display and distribution of the material via a third party website, without the express prior written consent of Bernards Township. Use of Bernards Township's material is only permitted with their express written permission. You further agree that you will not disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise modify the material. Any unauthorized or prohibited use may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution under applicable federal, state, and international laws.

Community Calendar
Description: The Community Calendar is a tool for business, residents, internal departments, and other organizations, used to promote communication and advertise local and surrounding events. During membership sign up for the Community Calendar, users are asked to enter a user name and password. The user is entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of this user name and password. Please consult Bernards Township's Privacy Policy below for more information regarding the collection of personal information for the Bernards Township Web Site.

Posting: Upon completion of signup, users may post events, information, and any other information they fell pertinent to the Community Calendar. These posts are subject to review and approval by Bernards Township, and may be removed from the Bernards Township Web Site upon review, or at any other time, without prior notice.

Conduct: The user agrees that the use of the Community Calendar is subject to all applicable local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations, and you are solely responsible for all acts or omissions that occur under your account or password. In addition, the user agrees not to:

Make posts with the intent to harass, abuse, threaten, impersonate any other individual or entity, disseminate obscene, defamatory, indecent, harmful, libelous, unlawful and/or other objectionable material and/or information.

Use the Community Calendar for the purposes of sending junk email, chain letters, duplicative or unsolicited messages or "spamming".

Use the Community Calendar for commercial purposes specifically for the advertising or offering of goods or services, excluding events that effect the residents of Bernards Township.

Transmit or upload programs or material that contain viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, trojan horses or other harmful material.

Try to gain unauthorized access to the Community Calendar other users' accounts, or computers connected to the Community Calendar though password mining or other means.

Violate any applicable laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, laws regarding the transmission of technical data or software exported from the United States through the Services.

Interfere with another user's use and enjoyment of the Community Calendar.

Mailing Lists

Description: The Bernards Township Web Site allows users to join several different mailing lists. These lists are used by Bernards Township to send email to users. The content of these emails are specific to the mailing list a user joins. While signing up for a mailing list, a user is required to provide their email address. Please consult Bernards Township's Privacy Policy below for more information regarding the collection of personal information for mailing lists and other pages within the Bernards Township Web Site.

Conduct: The user agrees that the use of the mailing lists are subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations. The user agrees not to:
Use the mailing lists for the purposes of sending junk email, chain letters, duplicative or unsolicited messages or "spamming".

Use the mailing lists for commercial purposes, including, without limitation, for the advertising or offering of goods or services.

Transmit or upload programs or material that contain viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, trojan horses or other harmful material.

Try to gain unauthorized access to the mailing lists, or computers connected to the mailing lists though password mining or other means.

Violate any applicable laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, laws regarding the transmission of technical data or software exported from the United States through the Services.

Interfere with another user's use and enjoyment of the mailing lists.

Submissions

Several pages within the Bernards Township Web Site allow users to submit, post, and display messages and information. Understand that this data does not necessarily reflect the view of Bernards Township. Furthermore, Bernards Township will not assume any responsibility for losses or damages resulting from a user's submissions, posts, or messages appearing on this site.

By submitting, posting, or displaying any message, text, or other type of data, you authorize Bernards Township and others, to use and display this information by any means currently available or any means available in the future.

Reporting

If you believe that any information on the Bernards Township Web Site is in violation of these Terms of use, please contact the Webmaster via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Links

The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by Bernards Township of the opinions or views expressed by these linked websites. Bernards Township does not verify, endorse, or take responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or quality of the content contained in these sites. Furthermore, Bernards Township is not responsible for the quality or delivery of the products or services offered, accessed, obtained by or advertised by such sites. Be advised that in no event will Bernards Township assume or have any responsibility or liability for the manner in which the information or postings are exploited or for any claims, damages, or losses resulting from their use and/or appearance on these sites.

Advertising

The Bernards Township web site does not provide for, or rent space for advertising by outside organizations. Organizations include, but are not limited to, business, charities, non-profit organizations, clubs, religious groups, and online communities.