Disclaimers and Privacy Statement

The City of Wauchula has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information provided on its Website. Due to the possibility of unauthorized modification of the data, transmission errors, HTML browser incompatibilities, changes made since the last update to the website, or other aspects of electronic communication that are beyond the City's control, the City does not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided on its website and is not liable for reliance on this information. Please contact the City of Wauchula at 863-773-3535 to verify the accuracy of the data or to obtain any official document.

PURPOSE AND POLICY
The purpose of the City of Wauchula's website is to provide the public with convenient and efficient access to information about Wauchula agencies, programs and services. In order to provide the user with information about cultural, educational and recreational activities in and around the City, the City's website may contain links to other web or computer sites that are not owned, maintained, regularly reviewed or controlled by the City. The City's website is not intended to function as a public forum and the City does not accept requests to include hyperlinks to external websites. All direct links present on the City's website have been included at the discretion of the City without regard to requests made by third parties. The provision of these links should not in any way be construed as an endorsement or sponsorship of these external websites, their content, or their hosts. The City specifically disavows legal responsibility for what a user may find on another site, or for the personal opinions of individuals posted on any site, whether or not operated by the City. The views and opinions of the authors of documents published on or linked to the City's website do not necessarily state or reflect the opinion, policy or position of the City.

LINKS DISCLAIMER
The City of Wauchula is not responsible for the content, quality, accuracy or completeness of any off-site materials referenced or linked through the City's website. By using the City's website, the user acknowledges and accepts (a) that the City is not responsible or liable under the United States Constitution, the Florida Constitution, United States law, or Florida law or any other law for any messages, information, internet or weblinks, software, digital images, photographs, clip art, sounds or materials stored or displayed on other websites, nor is it liable for any inaccurate, defamatory, libelous, offensive or illegal materials found on other websites, and (b) that the risk of injury or damage from viewing, hearing, down-loading or storing such materials rests entirely with the user.

PRIVACY STATEMENT
All City computer systems are subject to monitoring at all times to assure proper functioning of the systems, to provide security for the computer system's operation and the information contained therein, to prevent unauthorized use, and to deter and investigate violations of law. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in the use of this public computer system. If you send the City e-mail that contains personally identifiable information, the City may use the information to respond to you. The City may also forward that e-mail to another government agency. Certain e-mail may constitute a public record and be subject to disclosure under state law. When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

NOTICE TO THE CITY
Communication made through e-mail or any other computer messaging system shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the city or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action.

JURISDICTION
The materials provided on this site are intended for public use on computer systems located primarily within the City of Wauchula, Florida, and for the benefit of visitors to the City. Any person choosing to use this website or seeking access to information or materials on this system is agreeing to be subject to Florida jurisdiction. Any dispute arising therefrom shall be decided under the laws and in the courts of Florida.

ADA ACCESS
The City of Wauchula is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs or activities. Upon request, reasonable accommodation will be made to allow individuals with disabilities access to the communications regarding City services, programs or activities set forth on the City's website.  In addition, the City of Wauchula makes available the UserWay Website Accessibility Widget that is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. The software allows the City to improve its compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).  The accessibility menu can be enabled by clicking the accessibility menu icon that appears on the bottom left corner of the page. After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load in its entirety.