Disclaimer, Conditions of Use, and Privacy

Acceptance of Terms

Use of the TJPA website indicates your agreement with the conditions and restrictions described herein. You should refrain from using the TJPA website if you disagree with these conditions and restrictions.

Purpose

The purpose of the TJPA website is to provide information about the Transbay Transit Center Program, and related issues. The TJPA website is not intended to provide a forum for debate or public exchange of information; rather, it is maintained for the exclusive use of the TJPA to communicate with the public via the Internet. The TJPA website may not be used to solicit customers or sell products or services.

Limitation of Liability

The TJPA website is collected, maintained, and provided as a courtesy to the public. The content on the TJPA website is compiled from a variety of sources. While the TJPA does its best to keep its website accurate and timely, the TJPA neither warrants nor makes representations or endorsements as to the accuracy, quality, content, or completeness of the information, text, graphics, hyperlinks, and other content of the website. The content on the TJPA website is subject to change at any time and without notice from the TJPA.

Any reference in the TJPA website to specific products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the TJPA, or its employees or agents.

The TJPA website and all materials contained on this website are distributed and transmitted “as is” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. The TJPA is neither responsible nor liable for any viruses or contaminations of a web visitor’s hardware, software, peripherals, or properties nor for any delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions resulting from use of or with respect to the material contained on its website, including without limitation but not limited to, any material posted on or linked to/from the TJPA website. The TJPA is not responsible for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages that may arise from the use of, or the inability to use, the website and/or the materials contained on the website whether the materials contained on the website are provided by the TJPA, or a third party.

Copyright

The TJPA provides the information on this website to the public, but retains all copyright protections, under U.S. and international laws, on all text, graphic images, and other content contained herein.

Privacy

For purposes of website management, the TJPA collects certain information about visits to the TJPA’s website. The TJPA uses the information for purposes such as assessing the information that is of interest to the public, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas. This information does not identify personal information about specific individuals.

When users visit the TJPA website and browse or download information, the TJPA automatically collects and stores the following information:
• The Internet Protocol Address and domain name used
• Browser type used to view the website
• Operating system
• The date and time of the visit
• The pages or services accessed during a visit
• The search engine and terms used to access the TJPA website
• The website visited prior to accessing the TJPA website

Personally identifiable information may be collected through the TJPA’s website if the user chooses to provide such information (e.g., by participating in a survey, filling out an online form, signing up for email subscriptions, or sending an email to the TJPA). Personally identifiable information includes such things as:
• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Contents of email

Users may decline to provide personal information. However, if a user chooses to withhold requested information, the TJPA may not be able to provide the user with some online services that are dependent upon the collection of such information.

Email addresses submitted to the TJPA in order to subscribe to a TJPA electronic mailing list will be used for that purpose. You may choose to unsubscribe or change your subscription options for any mailing list at any time.

Public Records

In the State of California, laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by government agencies. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public’s right to access public records provided by federal, state, and local law that serve various needs, including the privacy of individuals.

All information collected by the TJPA website becomes a public record that may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an exception or exemption in law exists. This includes communications made via email, online forms, or surveys.

Cookies

The TJPA website use “cookies” to improve user experience and not to track any personally identifiable information. A cookie contains unique information a website can use to track such things as the Internet Protocol address for the computer used to access the TJPA website, the identification of the browser software and operating system used, the date and time a visitor accessed the website, and the Internet address of the website from which visitors linked to the TJPA website. A user can refuse cookies by turning them off in the browser. However, some features of the TJPA website may not function properly without cookies.

Security

Unauthorized attempts to deny service, upload information, change information, or to attempt to access a non-public website from this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under Title 18 of the U.S. Code to include the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

External Links

The TJPA website may contain links to other websites as a convenience to the public. The TJPA is not responsible for any information contained on such non-TJPA websites and has not reviewed such websites for accuracy or legal sufficiency. Links to such non-TJPA websites do not constitute an endorsement by the TJPA, and any opinions expressed on such websites are not necessarily those of the TJPA. Any questions regarding such websites should be addressed to the sponsoring entity.

The TJPA limits external links to the TJPA website to the following: (a) other governmental agencies; (b) entities with which the TJPA has a formal contractual relationship; (c) entities or events that provide funding or other sponsorship to the TJPA, or that receive funding or other sponsorship from the TJPA; and (d) entities that contribute to TJPA initiative and that the TJPA wishes to acknowledge. The TJPA reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to: (a) deny any external link that does not meet the criteria set forth herein; (b) deny any external link that provides or promotes false, slanderous, illegal, infringing, or incorrect information; and (c) revise this policy when such revision is in the TJPA’s best interest.

Accessibility

The TJPA makes every effort to make information and services on the TJPA website accessible to people with disabilities. For more information about accessibility, please click here.

Compatibility

The TJPA’s website is designed to support Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 3+, and Safari 3+. The website is best viewed with your system set to 256 colors or higher , and monitor resolution of 1024×768 or higher. Some features will require that you have JavaScript enabled on your browser.

Choice of Law

Construction of the terms herein and resolution of disputes regarding such terms are governed by the laws of the State of California. The laws of the State of California shall apply to all uses of this website and the information contained in the TJPA’s website.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this statement regarding Disclaimer, Conditions of Use, and Privacy, or any other information contained in the TJPA website, please send an email to the TJPA by clicking here info@transbaycenter.org. You may also contact the TJPA by U.S. mail at 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94105, or by phone at (415) 597-4620.