Accessibility Statement

Current as of March 31, 2023

This is an accessibility statement from the Ware County Board of Commissioners.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. The Ware County Government website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Ware County Government website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on the Ware County Government website:

• Phone:
  (912) 287-4472
• E-mail:
  Click Here!
• Physical Address:
  305 Oak Street, Suite 227
  Waycross, GA 31501
• Mailing Address:
  P.O. Box 1069
  Waycross, GA 31502

We try to respond to feedback within three (3) business days.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of the Ware County Government website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML
• WAI-ARIA
• CSS
• JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Assessment Approach

The Ware County Board of Commissioners assessed the accessibility of the Ware County Government website by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation
• External evaluation

Privacy Policy

Current as of March 31, 2023

Thank you for visiting the Ware County Government website and reviewing our privacy policy.  We will collect no personal information about  you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us.

Here is how we handle information about your visit to our website:

Information collected and stored automatically

If all you do during your visit is browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically.  This information does not identify you personally.  Only the following information is automatically collected and stored about your visit.

1. The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website;
2. The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
3. The date and time you access our site;
4. The pages you visit; and
5. If you linked to our website from another website, the address of that website.

We use this information to help us make the site more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits.

If you send us personal information

If you choose to provide us with personal information – by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it to us through the website – we use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you the information you have requested. We only share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. Ware County does not collect information for commercial marketing.

Public Disclosure

As a general rule, the County does not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online except where you have given us permission, or where the information is requested to be disclosed and is public information under the State of Georgia statutes or other applicable laws. Visitors to the site should be aware that that it is the policy of this state that all state, county, and municipal records shall be open for personal inspection by any person, and thus information collected by the County resulting from the use of its websites may be subject to examination and inspection upon request, if such information is a public record and not otherwise protected from disclosure by statute.

Under Georgia law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, make contact by phone.

Choice

You may decline participation in any activity that asks for information (i.e., surveys or emails). Your choice to not participate will have no effect on your ability to access information on the County’s web sites.

Cookies

To better serve you, we occasionally use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser and they provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the web sites. Cookies created on your computer by using our web sites do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on your computer. If you have further questions about cookies, the Computer Incident Advisory Capacity Unit that monitors computer problems for the U.S. Department of Energy issued a study on March 12, 1998, of the risks to users of cookies, titled "Information Bulletin 1-034: Internet Cookies." You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file from your computer at any time by using any one of a number of widely available methods. Your choice to refuse the cookie will not inhibit your access to any of the information available on the County web site. Your acceptance of the cookie will serve to provide you with additional functionality in choosing the information you wish to view on a regular basis.

Site security

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs commercial software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with State guidelines for records management and retention.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Links to other web sites

The website has links to other governmental agencies. In some cases we may link to private organizations. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

Terms of Use

Current as of March 31, 2023

AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND WARE COUNTY

The Ware County Web Site is comprised of various Web pages operated by Ware County. The Ware County Web Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the Ware County Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

Ware County reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the Ware County Web Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the Ware County Web Site.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The Ware County Web Site may contain links to other Web Sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Ware County and Ware County is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Ware County is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. Ware County is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Ware County of the site or any association with its operators.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the Ware County Web Site, you warrant to Ware County that you will not use the Ware County Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Ware County Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Ware County Web Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Ware County Web Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Ware County Web Sites.

USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

The Ware County Web Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

1. Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
2. Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
3. Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
4. Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
5. Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
6. Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
7. Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
8. Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
9. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
10. Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
11. Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
12. Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Ware County has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Ware County reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Ware County reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Ware County reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Ware County's sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. Ware County does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, Ware County specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized Ware County spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Ware County.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO WARE COUNTY OR POSTED AT ANY WARE COUNTY WEB SITE

Ware County does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to Ware County (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Ware County Web Site or its associated services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting Ware County, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. Ware County is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in Ware County's sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. WARE COUNTY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.

WARE COUNTY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. WARE COUNTY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WARE COUNTY AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WARE COUNTY OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WARE COUNTY WEB SITE.

1. SERVICE CONTACT:
   Internet Media Coordinator

TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION

Ware County reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Ware County Web Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. GENERAL To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Ware County, Georgia, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Ware County Web Site. Use of the Ware County Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Ware County as a result of this agreement or use of the Ware County Web Site. Ware County's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Ware County's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Ware County Web Site or information provided to or gathered by Ware County with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Ware County with respect to the Ware County Web Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Ware County with respect to the Ware County Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK:

Copyright © 2022, Ware County Board of Commissioners

All rights reserved.

SMS Opt-In Statement

Current as of May 1, 2024

At Ware County Government, we use SMS to send two-factor verification text messages. Message and data rates may apply. For help contact the Information Technology Department at 912-287-4319. You will only receive two-factor verification text messages. The terms are included in the employee handbook. By using the verification app, you consent to receive verification text while you’re employed with us.