Open Data Terms of Use and Disclaimer

Carefully read the following City of St. Charles (hereby called "City") Terms of Use and Disclaimer before accessing this site. By using this site, you (“User”) indicate your acceptance of these Terms of Use and Disclaimer.

All information, web pages, data (including digital), programs, software, studies, reports and information obtained by and prepared for and by the City (hereafter “Data”) shall remain the property of the City.

Availability of online City Data is not guaranteed.  Applications, servers, and network connections may be unavailability at any time for maintenance or unscheduled outages.  Outages may be of long duration.  Do not create dependencies on these services for critical needs.

THE CITY MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, NOR ANY GUARANTY AS TO THE CONTENT, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED.  THE CITY EXPLICITLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  RECIPIENT AGREES TO HOLD HARMLESS THE CITY FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION AND COST ASSOCIATED WITH ANY CAUSE OR ACTION WHICH MAY ARISE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE CITY PROVIDING THE DATA.  UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, THE DATA IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE USEFUL, BUT WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.  THE USER OF THE DATA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DATA CONTAINS SOME NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS.  THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE DATA WILL MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF ANY USER’S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS, THAT THE USE OF THE DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT ALL CONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED.  USERS OF THIS DATA SHOULD ALWAYS VERIFY ACTUAL DATA.  THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS DATA, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING, THIS DATA IS BEING PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS DATA IS WITH THE USER.  IN NO EVENT, UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WITH THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERGEANTS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE FOR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, DATA, LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES OR BUSINESS EXPENDITURES, INVESTMENTS, OR COMMITMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY BUSINESS, LOSS OF ANY GOOD WILL, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS DATA (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY THE USER OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE DATA TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.