TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

 1.     Acceptance of [LIVEwell WEBSITE] (“Website”) Terms and Conditions. Your access to and use of the Website is subject exclusively to these Terms and Conditions. You will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the Website you are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers contained in this notice. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions you must immediately stop using the Website.

2.     Contents. The contents of the Website do not constitute advice nor should be relied upon in making or refraining from making any decision.  Use of the contents of the Website is completely voluntary and not a requirement nor a condition of being employed with the City of Los Angeles.  Use of the Website may also involve physical exertion that may be strenuous at times and may cause physical injury or illness.  Such injuries or illness may include, but are not limited to, heart attacks, muscle strains, muscle pulls, muscle tears, broken bones, shin splints, heat prostration, injuries to knees, injuries to back, injuries to foot, or any other illness or soreness, regardless of severity. 

3.     Change of Use.  The City of Los Angeles (“City’) reserves the right to:

a.         Change or remove (temporarily or permanently) the Website or any part of it without notice and you confirm that the City shall not be liable to you for any such change or removal; and

b.         Change the Terms and Conditions at any time, and your continued use of the Website following any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change.

4.     Links to Third Party Websites.  Website may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.

5.     Copyright.

a.         All copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in the Website and its content (including without limitation the recipes, Website design, text, graphics and all software and source codes connected with the Website) are owned by or licensed to the City or otherwise used by the City as permitted by Federal or California law.

b.         In accessing the Website you agree that you will access the content solely for your personal, non-commercial use.  None of the contents may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior written consent of the City.  This excludes the downloading, sharing unmodified image with direct and clearly noticeable credit to the Website, copying and/or printing of pages of the Website solely for personal, non-commercial home use.

c.         You may use the site contact form to contact us for more information.

6.     Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability.

a.         The Website is provided on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

b.         You expressly waive any claim of whatever nature, which arise from any cause whatsoever, that you have or may have in the future against the City for any injury or damage whether physical or emotional, that you may sustain from your use of the Website.

c.         The City makes no warranty that the functionality of the Website will be free from interruption or error, that defects will be corrected or that the Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or anything else which may be harmful or destructive to your device. 

7.     Indemnity.  You agree to indemnify and hold the City and its employees and agents harmless from and against all liabilities, legal fees, damages, losses, costs and other expenses in relation to any claims or actions brought against the City arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions or other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website. 

8.     Severance.  If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the remaining Terms and Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

9.     Applicable Law.  These Terms and Conditions shall be enforced and interpreted under the laws of California without regard to conflict of law principles.