Terms of Use

Thank you for visiting the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Web site (www.scvsheriff.com). The purpose of this Web site is to communicate general information about or relating to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station (SCV) and public safety in the City of Santa Clarita and Santa Clarita Valley.

Your use of this Web site constitutes your agreement to abide by these terms and conditions. If you do not accept any of the terms below do not use this Web site.

1. ACCEPTABLE USE. This Web site may be used only for lawful and authorized purposes.

2. PROHIBITED USE. All uses of this Web site which are in violation of any federal, state or local law, County of Los Angeles Code, LASD’s policy, City of Santa Clarita Ordinances or these terms and conditions is strictly prohibited. You shall not restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any service conducted on this Web site, nor shall you upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish on this Web site (i) any unlawful, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent materials; (ii) any materials which infringe any intellectual property right of any third party or advertise or otherwise solicit funds or is a solicitation for goods and services; or (iii) any materials containing a virus or other harmful component. While the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles have no obligation to monitor the Website and is not responsible for the content of any messages, information or files transmitted on the Web site, the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles reserves the right to delete, move, edit, refuse to post or take other appropriate action with respect to such messages, information or files which the LASD, in its sole discretion, deems objectionable or otherwise in violation of these terms. Unauthorized modification of any information stored on this system may result in criminal prosecution under Federal, State, and local law.

3. PRIVACY POLICY: Use of this Web site is subject to the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into the body of these terms and conditions by this reference

4. COMMUNICATIONS. The City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles do not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or confidentiality of any communication/information contained in this Web site. Except as expressly described in the applicable Credit Card Disclosure described in Section 4 above this Web site should not be used to transmit any sensitive or confidential information to the LASD since such information may be easily intercepted. Given the unreliable nature of Internet communications, information transmitted to the LASD via electronic means may not be received at all, nor received or reviewed in a timely manner.

5. PROHIBITED USE OF STAR/LOGO. The use or coping of the SERVICE MARK, SEAL, STAR, MARK, LOGO OR BADGE of the LASD, City of Santa Clarita, or County of Los Angeles is restricted by law and may be used only with written permission of the above entities. You may NOT download, use, disseminate, publish or copy the seal, star, mark, logo or badge, or other graphics and information displayed on this Web site without written permission from the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles; they are registered service marks owned by these entities. You may not remove or obscure the trademark/copyright notice(s) contained in the materials in this Web site. Copyright and trademark infringement are violations of federal law and subject to criminal and civil penalties.

6. TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT.

(a) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Other materials other than those listed above, published on the Web site may also be protected by trademark/copyright, and owned or controlled by the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles, or other party listed as the provider of the content, software or other materials. Commercial use of the materials is prohibited without the written permission of the LASD, its owner or other entity outlined above.

(b) UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, REPRODUCTION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING OR DUPLICATING ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. You may download or copy any downloadable materials, except the seal, star, mark, logo or badge, displayed on the Web site for home, noncommercial and personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright, trademark and other notices contained in such material and you agree to abide by all additional copyright notices, information or restrictions contained in any material accessed through the Web site.

7. MODIFICATION OF TERMS. The City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles reserves the right to modify, change, update or alter these terms at any time without notice. Your continued use of this Web site constitutes your agreement to comply with such modifications.

8. NOT LEGAL NOTICE. Communications made through this Web site’s e-mail and messaging system shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, County of Los Angeles, or any of its officers, employees, agents, or representatives, with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles or any of its officers, employees, agents, or representatives, where notice to these entities is required by any federal, state or local laws, rules, or regulations.

9. CONSENT TO MONITORING. The City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, County of Los Angeles, and its agents may monitor and audit the usage of this system, and all persons are hereby notified that use of this system constitutes consent to such monitoring and auditing.

10. LINKS. The information provided on this Web site and links to other related Web sites, are provided as a courtesy to Web site visitors only, and are in no manner an endorsement, recommendation or approval of any person, any product or any service contained on any other Web site. Any link inconsistent with the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles’ policies on hotlinks is void and inappropriate. The City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles do not endorse or support any of the advertising that may be contained on any linked site. The links are allowed in compliance with the law and City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles policies.

11. DISCLAIMER. The City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles are neither responsible nor liable for any viruses or other contamination of your system nor for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions arising out of your use of the Web site or with respect to the material contained on the Web site, including without limitation, any material posted on the Web site. The City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles attempt to maintain the highest accuracy of content on this Web site. Any errors or omissions should be reported to the above entities. This Web site AND ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED ON IT ARE DISTRIBUTED AND TRANSMITTED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE LASD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE WEB SITE AND/OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE WHETHER THE MATERIAL IS PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, LASD SANTA CLARITA VAELLY SHERIFF’S STATION, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, OR A THIRD PARTY.

12. DISCLAIMER /CHANGES TO WEB SITE. The City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, and County of Los Angeles may change the information contained in the Web site at any time and without notice. They also assume no liability of damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions or discrepancies.

DISCLAIMER/ENDORSEMENTS. Some of the material contained in this Web site may be supplied by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, or other information supplied by third parties or users do not necessarily state or reflect those of the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, or County of Los Angeles. If any reference is made to any specific commercial entity, organization, company, product or service, it should not be construed as an endorsement, promotion, recommendation, favoring or advertisement by the City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, or County of Los Angeles.

13. LOCATION OF WEB SITE. The City of Santa Clarita, LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, in cooperation with the County of Los Angeles operates this Web site from its offices in the City of Santa Clarita and makes no representations that materials in this Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you access this Web site from other locations, you do so at your own risk and are solely responsible for compliance with any and all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

14. NOT 911 SERVICE. This Web site should not be relied upon for emergency services and is in no way designed to serve as an alternative to the emergency services provided by 911 telephone service. If you have an emergency or important time-sensitive crime information, communicate this information with LASD Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station by dialing 911 for emergency telephone service or (661) 255-1121.

15. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements made and to be performed entirely therein. Any action brought to enforce the Agreement or in connection with this Web site shall be brought in either the state or federal courts in Los Angeles County, California.