Linking Disclaimer

Palatine Township Linking Policy/Disclaimer

The Palatine Township hyperlinks policy, (“Linking Policy”), establishes the criteria used by the Township to determine whether a third party can place a link to its Web site on the Palatine Township Web site. This policy applies to the Township’s Web site, identified as www.palatinetownship.com, and all subwebs, mirror sites and web pages contained within the Township’s Web site.

The Web site created and maintained by Palatine Township is intended to be a non-public forum for the purpose of providing access to local government information, departments, services and programs. In furtherance of this intent, Palatine Township believes that it is beneficial to provide links to Web sites outside of the control of the Township under certain circumstances. The links included within the Township’s Web pages will allow a visitor to leave the Palatine Township Web site and go directly to the linked Web site. When determining the benefit and appropriateness of such links, Palatine Township does not discriminate based upon the viewpoint of the speaker. Furthermore, the criteria used in deciding whether a link should be included on the Township’s Web site is content neutral. Links are limited, therefore, to those Web sites that are deemed relevant to the mission of Palatine Township, serve the Township’s governmental purpose, and satisfy one of the following specific categories:

· Web sites that promote tourism, industry, and economic welfare within the Palatine Township community.

· Web sites that are owned and operated by newspapers of general circulation (as defined by Illinois State Statues).

· Web sites that are owned and operated by local, state, federal government and educational agencies.

· Web sites that are owned and operated by utilities that serve the residents of Palatine Township.

· Web sites of organizations that receive direct financial support from Palatine Township.

In order to avoid the appearance of the Township’s endorsement of political content, links shall not be provided to Web sites that sponsor or promote a candidate for elected office, or that sponsor or promote any political party or organization, whether for election purposes, ballot proposals or otherwise.

Nothing in this policy shall guarantee that a business or non-profit organization shall be linked to the Palatine Township Web site. Palatine Township reserves the right to deny links to any Web site that contains obscene or objectionable images and/or text, and further reserves the right to remove links to Web sites that no longer fulfill the above requirements or cannot be accessed reliably.

Palatine Township provides links to third party Web sites only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Palatine Township of the third party Web site or the information, products, content or services contained on such Web site.

The linked Web sites are not under the control of Palatine Township and the Township is not responsible for the contents of any linked Web site, or for the contents any other links contained within the linked Web site. Palatine Township is further not responsible for any changes or updates to such Web sites. Palatine Township does not warrant or guarantee that the information accessible through the links on its Web site is authoritative, accurate or factual. Palatine Township is further not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site.

Visitors to the Palatine Township Web site assume the entire risk related to the use of any data on the Township Web site or on the linked Web sites. Palatine Township staff provides information for the Township Web site. While we try to keep it accurate and up-to-date, we cannot guarantee that it will be uninterrupted, that it will always be entirely current, that it will be error-free, or that the Web pages or the servers that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. In no event will Palatine Township be liable to a visitor or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of the data on the Palatine Township Web site or any linked Web site.

To request that Palatine Township provide a link to your website, please send a request in writing, including the name, internet address and a brief description of the purpose of your Web site, directly to Phyllis Gertney at 721 South Quentin Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067.