Terms of use

General

The Northbrook Park District website was created to provide the public with information about the Park District's services, events and general operations. By using this website, the user agrees to all the conditions stated in the following paragraphs. The Park District reserves the right to amend these terms at any time and without further notice.

Disclaimer

Information presented on this website is collected, maintained and provided for the convenience of the visitors. Use of this site is at the user's own risk. While we attempt to keep information accurate and current, the Northbrook Park District, to the fullest extent allowed by law, disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose regarding the suitability of information available on this website, the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the content, services, products, text, graphics, links, or other items contained within this site, or the results obtained from accessing and using this site and/or the content contained herein. Additionally, the Northbrook Park District does not certify the authenticity of information that originates from third parties. Under no circumstances shall the Northbrook Park District be liable for any actions taken or omissions made from reliance on information contained here; nor shall the Northbrook Park District be liable for any other consequences occurring from reliance on the data. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this website does so at his/her own risk.

The Park District does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, nor that defects will be corrected, nor that this site or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components.

Endorsements External Linking Policy

Purpose and Disclaimer
The Northbrook Park District permits the establishment of external hyperlinks on its official website only if the links strictly comply with this policy. In establishing and maintaining its official website, the Northbrook Park District does not intend to create any forum or other means for public discourse. Rather, the sole and limited purpose of the permitted external links is for the convenience of users to access information about the Northbrook Park District and its programs for residents, businesses and visitors. The Northbrook Park District does not endorse or provide preferential treatment to any third-party websites or associated organizations or individuals. User assumes sole responsibility for use of third party links. The Park District does not control third party sites and therefore does not warrant that third-party sites are accurate or reliable or that they have operational links and shall have no liability for damages or injury resulting from content at other sites.

Linking Criteria

Consistent with the previous stated purpose, Northbrook Park District policy limits external links to the following: a) other governmental agencies; b) entities with which the Northbrook Park District has an existing formal, contractual relationship; c) events that receive funding from the Northbrook Park District or are otherwise sponsored by the Park District; d) entities that contribute to Northbrook Park District initiatives and that the Park District wishes to acknowledge; e) the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau; and f) webpages that provide free access to traffic and weather information for Northbrook. In addition, the Northbrook Park District reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to: a) deny a link that does not meet the criteria set forth in this policy; b) deny or discontinue an external link at any time if the website provides or promotes false, slanderous, misleading, illegal, infringing or incorrect information, or provides obscene, pornographic, profane, abusive, discriminatory or hateful materials on account of race, national origin, religion, age, gender, disability or sexual orientation; c) deny or discontinue an external link at any time if a substantial purpose of the linked website is to support or oppose a political candidate or ballot measure; d) remove any external link if the nature of the organization to which the link relates no longer complies with the District?s external link policy; and e) revise this policy without prior notice when the Northbrook Park District considers a revision to be in its best interests.
Reference to any product, process, publication, or service of any third party by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply the Northbrook Park District's ownership, endorsement or recommendation. Trademarks contained on this website are the property of their respective owners.

Accessibility Policy

Northbrook Park District policy states that information and services on its website are designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. It is the responsibility of the District and its webpage developers to become familiar with the guidelines for achieving universal accessibility and to apply these principles in designing and creating the official Park District website.
The use of accessibility guidelines will ensure that the website created by the Northbrook Park District is developed to serve the largest possible audience. Compliance with these guidelines provides an added benefit to users with text-based browsers, screen readers, low-end processors, slow modem connections and/or no multi-media capabilities on their computers.