Welcome to the RideKC website. By continuing use of the Service or accessing any materials on the website, you agree to these Terms of Use ("Terms"), as they may be updated or modified by RideKC at any time in its discretion. If you do not agree to them, do not use the website or download any material from it.
1. Linking policy
The website is not a forum for public communication and debate, but a means for RideKC to provide information relating to RideKC services, programs, objectives, missions and projects to the public and its customers. All decisions as to the placement of links to external sites or pages from the website will be made by RideKC in its sole discretion. RideKC is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of any third party website. Third party websites are accessed at your own risk.
2. RSS feeds
RSS feeds are part of the website and your use of the RSS feeds is subject to all of these Terms. Any reference in these Terms to the content of the website includes the content of the RSS Feeds. In addition, the following conditions apply. You may not alter the text, links or other content of the RSS feeds in any way. If your website displays the content of the RSS feeds, you must use a platform that permits all links contained in the RSS feeds to function as intended by RideKC. You may not insert any "splash page" or any other content between a link in a RideKC RSS feed and the linked-to RideKC page.
3. No guaranteed availability
RideKC reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof), temporarily or permanently, with or without notice to you. You agree that RideKC will not be liable to you for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the website.
4. Restrictions on use
All materials published on the website, including, but not limited to, trademarks, service marks, maps, schedules, arrival information, fare information, photographs and illustrations (collectively, the "Content"), is the property of RideKC unless otherwise indicated. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. You may use the Content displayed on the website for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you do not remove any trademarks, copyright or any other notice contained in such content. Developer use of RideKC’s real-time arrival data requires registration and is governed by separate terms. Any other use, including reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance, is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of RideKC.
5. Copyrights and trademarks
All Content of this website including content of the RSS feeds is the property of RideKC or its content suppliers, and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of the Content on this website is the exclusive property of RideKC, and is likewise protected by US and international copyright laws.
6. Disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability
YOU AGREE THAT THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. RideKC does not warrant that the website will be available at any given time, secure, accurate or free of error. You use the Service at your own risk, and you assume the risk that the website may provide incorrect information to you or your workers, as well as the risk that any material downloaded by you from the Service may cause loss of data or damage to your computer system.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL RideKC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, EVEN IF RideKC IS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS OR FOR ANY OTHER SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT, WARRANTY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. THE PARTIES INTEND THAT THIS LIMITATION SHOULD APPLY EVEN IF IT CAUSES ANY WARRANTY TO FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless RideKC and its officers, directors, and employees from and against all fines, suits, proceedings, claims, causes of action, demands, or liabilities of any kind or of any nature arising out of or in connection with your use of the website.
8. Severability and waiver
The invalidity of any term or provision of these Terms will not affect the validity of any other provision. Waiver by RideKC of strict performances of any provision of these Terms will not be a waiver of or prejudice RideKC's right to require strict performance of the same provision in the future or of any other provision of these Terms.
9. Entire agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties as to their subject matter, and there are no other terms, conditions or obligations between the parties relating to the use of the Service, other than those contained in these Terms.
Thank you for visiting the RideKC website at ridekc.org (the "website") and reviewing our privacy policy. This privacy policy is effective as of April 23, 2015, and applies only to the website. RideKC respects the privacy of your personal information.
1. Information collection
RideKC collects information on the website at two different stages. First, we use server logs to collect anonymous, aggregate information (such as browser type, ISP, IP address, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, number of clicks) from all visitors to the website. Our website also uses a standard technology called "cookies" to collect information about how the website is used. Information gathered through cookies may include the pages viewed and the amount of time spent at the website. This type of information is typically not linked to any personally identifiable information and is used primarily in the aggregate to generate statistical reports about the use of our website. RideKC does reserve the right to connect information collected through its server logs with other personally identifiable information.
Second, we require certain information when you use services available on the website. For example, when you contact us by email, we may collect your email address and any other personal information you provide. When you subscribe to one of our electronic newsletters, you must provide your name and a valid email address. You may also provide your address, telephone number and organizational affiliation, and you may choose to create a password for managing your account. If you purchase items from the online store, RideKC and its payment processing partner will collect additional information necessary for payment and delivery. If you apply for employment through the website, we will collect personal information such as your name, address and other employment-related information.
To unsubscribe from any of our email lists, simply click on the link labeled “Unsubscribe” at the bottom of any email from us.
2. Personal information of children under 13
RideKC complies with the requirements of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC's Rule interpreting COPPA (16 CFR § 512). The website is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information on the website from children under 13 years of age.
3. Use of your personal information
RideKC does not sell, rent or disclose personally identifiable information to any third party not affiliated with us, except for disclosure to service providers who may assist us in such areas as data storage, and in accordance with Paragraph 4 below. However, users should be aware that RideKC is a public agency and personal information provided to RideKC may be subject to disclosure in accordance with public records laws. Information in anonymous, aggregated form may be shared freely. RideKC will not use your personal information to send you unsolicited commercial offers. However, we may need to contact you for certain purposes, as for example in response to your inquiry, or with a message regarding the status of the website.
4. Disclosure of personal information as required by law
We will disclose personal information when required by law, or if we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on us, (b) protect and defend our rights, or (c) protect the rights, property, and other interests of our users or others.
5. Links
The website contains links to other sites. RideKC is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and to read the privacy statements and terms/conditions of use for each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the RideKC website.
6. Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your information. For example, we encrypt certain communications through our website with 128-bit encryption, the industry standard for strong encryption. However, given the nature of the Internet and the fact that network security measures are not infallible, we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
7. Correcting, updating, deleting and deactivating personal information
If your information changes, you may contact us to correct, update or delete and deactivate our records.
8. Notification of changes
RideKC may modify the terms of this privacy policy at any time by updating this posting. If this privacy policy changes materially so that we are going to use your personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, or if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that affect customer information already stored in our database, we will prominently post a notice on the main page and other pages to alert you about the change. You should check the website periodically to remain informed of the latest version of the privacy policy.