TERMS OF SERVICE

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING NEW YORK CITY’S (“CITY”) WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL SUBPAGES (“NYC.gov”), YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE, WITHOUT LIMITATION OR QUALIFICATION, TO THESE TERMS.

I. YOUR USE OF NYC.GOV

A. You agree to access and use NYC.gov only for lawful purposes. You are solely responsible for the knowledge of and adherence to any and all laws, statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to your use of NYC.gov. By accessing NYC.gov, you agree that you will not:

1. use NYC.gov to commit a criminal offense or to encourage others to engage in any conduct which would constitute a criminal offense;

2. use NYC.gov in a way to give rise to civil liability or encourage others to engage in any conduct which would give rise to civil liability;

3. use NYC.gov to impersonate other parties or entities;

4. use NYC.gov to upload any content that contains a software virus, “Trojan Horse” or any other computer code, files, or programs that may alter, damage, or interrupt the functionality of NYC.gov or the hardware or software of any other person who accesses NYC.gov;

5. upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any materials that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or contractual relationship;

6. alter, damage, or delete any content posted on NYC.gov;

7. disrupt NYC.gov or its servers or networks in any way; or

8. claim a relationship with or represent any business, association, or other organization with which you are not authorized to claim such a relationship or to represent.

B. The City reserves the right to suspend any NYC.gov account and/or suspend access to NYC.gov if the City has reason to believe that the account/access is being used for any of the prohibited purposes enumerated in Section I(A)(1-8) above. The City shall provide notice of such suspension if you have provided the City with an email or other electronic address or mail address when accessing NYC.gov. (Notice shall be given to you at (one of) the address(es) provided.)

II. YOUR PASSWORDS AND ACCOUNT SECURITY

A. You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of passwords associated with any account you use on NYC.gov.

B. Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to the City for all activities that occur under your account.

C. If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or of your account, you agree to notify the City immediately by visiting the Password and Account Problems page.

D. The City reserves the right to suspend your account if the City deems you are using the account in violation of Article I of these Terms above or in violation of Article II of the Terms of Use for New York City’s NYC.ID Application (“NYC.ID Application”).

III. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE

In order to use certain aspects of NYC.gov, you may be required to provide information about yourself. You agree that any information you give to the City will always be accurate, correct and up to date. To learn how the City may use such information, please visit the NYC.gov Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use for the NYC.ID Application, the latter of which addresses the creation of user accounts on NYC.gov.

IV. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A. The City respects the intellectual property of others and it asks its users to do the same. Service marks and trademarks contained in or displayed on NYC.gov, and the contents of linked sites operated by third parties, are the property of their respective owners (which may be the City). All other design, information, text, graphics, images, pages, interfaces, links, software, and other items and materials contained in or displayed on NYC.gov, and the selection and arrangements thereof, are the property of the City of New York. All rights are reserved.

B. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice/Takedown Request If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement via its display on, or other use by, NYC.gov, you may submit a notice pursuant to the DMCA by providing the City’s DMCA Designated Agent (see Section IV(E) below) with the following information in writing:

1. a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;

2. identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;

3. identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the City to locate the material;

4. information reasonably sufficient to permit the City to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address;

5. a statement that you (and, if applicable, the person or entity on whose behalf you are acting) have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

6. a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.