Website Policies

The City of Fort Worth has designed the following policies to ensure compliance and understanding while using the Official City of Fort Worth website.

No part of any work on this website may be copied, reproduced, or translated in any form or medium without the prior express written consent of the City of Fort Worth.

Permission may be granted to redistribute this material in its entirety provided that this copyright notice is not removed or altered. No portion of this work may be incorporated or sold for anything of value in whole or in part, either by itself or as part of a larger work, without the express written permission of the City of Fort Worth.

This restriction covers all publication media including, but not limited to, CD-ROM. All other rights reserved.

To obtain permission to reproduce the information (text or graphics) contained on the City of Fort Worth website for any purpose, submit the specifics of your request in writing to the City of Fort Worth Webmaster, 200 Texas St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

If permission is granted, the wording “provided with permission of the City of Fort Worth” and the date of the copyright must be noted, and the City of Fort Worth must be provided with a copy of the final product.

Website Disclaimer Statement

The City of Fort Worth’s (the “city”) website has many links to other sites. These include links to sites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the city’s website and the city’s Privacy Notice will not apply. When you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy at the new site. Visitors linking to another site are encouraged to examine the privacy policy of that site.

Neither the City of Fort Worth, nor any department, officer or employee of the city warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published on a site not under the control of the city. Further, the city does not endorse, recommend or promote any content, viewpoints, products, or services linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses or damages caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of such information may be incorrect or incomplete. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from a source other than the city does so at their own risk.

Website Security Statement

The City of Fort Worth has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its data and prevent unauthorized access to information it maintains, including but not limited to authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day practices of the entire operating environment as part of its continuing commitment to risk management. These measures are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized access to our systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private information in our possession.

This information should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided via the city’s website.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service or otherwise impede the delivery of services by and on City of Fort Worth servers are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by state and federal laws, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. All evidence of criminal activity or information pertaining to such activity will be provided to law enforcement officials.

Website accessibility

Visit the Accessibility Policy page.

Open Data and Website Policy

Download the policy(PDF, 583KB)

 

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