Web site Policies
Thank you for visiting the Official Site of the South Middle River Civic Association. This web site, the SMRCA Internet site, (also known as www.smrca.com and www.smrca.net), is provided as a service to the citizens of SMR, Florida and to the general public. By accessing or using the Site, or information, materials and data contained within the Site, the user hereby agrees to accept the following terms and conditions contained below.

Terms of Use
By visiting the Official Site of the South Middle River Civic Association, users agree that they will not use the Site for any unlawful activity or use it in any way that would violate any of the terms and conditions stated in this Terms of Use and Legal Information.

Linking to the South Middle River Civic Association Web site
The Official Site of the South Middle River Civic Association, provides links to many web sites that are not controlled, maintained, or regulated by us. These links are provided for your reference and convenience only. The South Middle River Civic Association does not control other web sites and is not responsible for their content. Use of information from those web sites by the user is voluntary. Users should rely on the information from non-SMRCA sites only after undertaking an independent review of its accuracy. References at those web sites to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, association, recommendation, or favoring by the Official Site of the South Middle River Civic Association. When you link to a non-SMRCA site you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site and the information collected or used on those non-SMRCA sites. The South Middle River Civic Association provides links to the following types of organizations:

Links to Other Governmental Units and Educational Institutions– the City of Fort Lauderdale provides links to other federal, state, and local governmental units that provide additional services and information that users of the South Middle River Civic Association Official Site may find of interest. Links are also provided to educational institutions that include Grades K through 12, school districts, intermediate school districts, community colleges, and universities.
Links to Private Organizations and Commercial Sites — The South Middle River Civic Association does not provide links to private organizations or commercial sites unless the sites offer services or educational information that compliments the information or services offered by the South Middle River Civic Association. SMRCA will not link to any site that contains any nudity, profane or obscene language. The determination of whether to establish a link to a private organization’s web site is made by the South Middle River Civic Association’s Board of Directors on a case-by-case basis.
Links to Non-Profit Organizations — The South Middle River Civic Association provides links to non-profit organizations that users of South Middle River Civic Association’s Site may find of interest. The determination of whether to establish a link to a private organization’s web site is made by the South Middle River Civic Association’s Board of Directors on a case-by-case basis.

The South Middle River Civic Association encourages and permits links to content of smrca.com/net. Under no circumstance should the linking (1) suggest that the South Middle River Civic Association promotes or endorses any third party’s causes, ideas, web sites, products or services; (2) use the South Middle River Civic Association’s Site content for inappropriate and/or commercial purposes; (3) contain any hyperlink to any other sites without the prior written consent of such site(s); or (4) violate any patent or copyright rights of any third parties. In addition, links to the South Middle River Civic Association Site should be executed in such a way so that the linked page does not appear within a frame that prevents bookmarking the linked page or prevents the acknowledgment of the South Middle River Civic Association as the owner of the content. The South Middle River Civic Association’s Board of Directors reserves the right to withdraw permission for any link at anytime with or without prior written notice.

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Privacy Policy
It is the policy of the State of Florida that all records of the state or political subdivisions of the state are open for public inspection and copying, subject to certain exemptions. This policy is embodied in the Florida Constitution, together with the right of an individual to be free from unauthorized governmental intrusion into their private life, as provided in Article 1, Section 23, of the Florida Constitution. In recognition of these policies, SMRCA has established this Internet Privacy Policy. When you use our Site, you are acknowledging that any personal information you provide is subject to Florida’s Public Records Policy as stated in Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and Article I, Section 24, of the Florida Constitution. You do not have to give us personal information to visit our web site, download our publications, or use our e-mail communications, or any other feature. We collect no personal information about you when you visit our web site unless you you choose to provide this information to us or unless required by a specific City agency in order to transact business with that agency. We will use the information that you voluntarily provide to us to notify you of selected Site changes or new publications. We may also use it to conduct statistical analyses of user activities in order to measure user interest in the information we provide and how we provide it. However, we reserve the right to collect and store some non-personal information as stated below.

What We Collect and Store Automatically
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We may automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

• Name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, xcompany.com, if you use a private Internet access account, or yourschool.edu if you connect from an educational institution’s domain);
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The page from which you came and the pages that you access;and
• Your system’s IP (Internet Protocol) address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web).

We would use the information we collect in aggregate to count the number of, and types of, visitors to the different pages on our Site and to help us make our Site more useful to visitors like you.

How We would use Cookies
In order to process some updates (or in the future to customize content specific to your geographic area or interests), we would use cookie technology. A cookie is a tiny piece of text that, with your permission, is placed on your computer’s hard drive or is stored temporarily by our system. This data allows your browser to communicate with our Web server/s. If your browser is set to notify you before accepting a cookie, you will receive a request for a cookie to be stored on your computer. When your transaction is completed, the cookie is saved on your PC. The only time we create a cookie is when you conduct a multi-part transaction. This cookie, by itself, only tells us that a previous visitor has returned. It does not tell us private information about you, unless you want to give us the information; it’s your choice. You may choose to reject all cookies by modifying your browser’s preferences. However, if you do not accept cookies, you will not be able to use some of our functions that require their use. We want to be sure you understand that accepting a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information about you. We know that some citizens have concerns about cookies, but the benefit we both gain from their proper use is worthwhile.

Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Information
Visitors to, and users of, the official web site of the South Middle River Civic Association, are advised that information contained within the pages of the Site is believed to be accurate. However, errors can occur even with computer-generated information. The South Middle River Civic Association makes no representation regarding the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of such information and the data or that such information and data will be error-free. In the event that the information on SMRCA’s official printed documents differ from the information contained on this web site, the information on SMRCA’s official printed documents will control and take precedence. Please be aware that in the event of an error or omission occurs, the South Middle River Civic Association will use all of its resources to recover fees and obligations due to it. Visitors are encouraged to review the official version of all documents upon which they plan to rely. Any special notices related to how accurate or how current specific elements of data presented in our Site will be defined on those specific pages. Although we try to ensure broken links do not exist; links to other Internet sites may have changed. If you encounter broken links, please report it to the webmaster, it will be assessed and corrected!

Accessibility
Accessibility is always regarded highly. Web site implementation is a result of necessity. Should it be found that the South Middle River Civic Association’s Site is defunct in your need, please contact the South Middle River Civic Association for clarification and resolution.

Intrusion Detection
For security purposes and to help ensure this service remains available to you, we use special software programs for monitoring network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise to cause damage to this government computer system or Site. These programs collect no information that would directly identify individuals, but they do collect information that could help us identify someone attempting to tamper with this web site If you use this system or Site, you should understand that all activities may be monitored and recorded. Anyone using this system or Site expressly consents to such monitoring. WARNING - If such monitoring reveals possible evidence or information of criminal or suspicious activity, monitoring records may be provided to law enforcement officials without any prior oral or written notice to you. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we make no other attempts to identify individual users or their usage habits. We only use raw monitoring data for logs for determining trends in usage patterns and in diagnosing system or Site problems.

Indemnity
As a condition of use of the South Middle River Civic Association’s web site, the user and/or anyone linking to this Site agrees to indemnify the South Middle River Civic Association, its President, officers, directors, and volunteers against any and all liability, expenses (including attorney’s fees and court costs) and damages arising out of claims resulting from user’s use of this web site and/or anyone linking to this Site, including, without limitation, any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach of these terms and conditions stated in this Term of Use and Legal Information.

Jurisdiction
The Terms of Use and Legal Information are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States of America (USA). User and/or anyone linking to this Site consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Broward County, Florida, USA in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this web site. The users of the web site and/or anyone linking to this Site in jurisdictions outside of Broward County, Florida, consent to the jurisdiction in Broward County, Florida.

Questions, Suggestions or Comments
If you have any questions, suggestions or comments about the information presented here, or if you have any complaints or would like to notify us of any copyrighted or patented materials relating to this Site and/or anyone linking to this Site please contact us.