Terms and Conditions
Legal Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Information
Polk County seeks to provide the most recent and best available information through this website. All information contained or referenced herein, regardless of the form, is provided "as is" without any express or implied warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The materials presented, displayed or referenced at this site are solely for informational purposes only and are subject to being incomplete, outdated, inaccurate or otherwise unreliable and should not be used to satisfy legal or other mandatory obligations. Polk County, its officers, agents, and employees shall not be liable for damages of any kind which are, or may be, incurred by the use or access of any information contained in, or relating to, this World Wide Web site.
Legal Disclaimer Regarding Links to Other Sites
Polk County has no control over, and shall not be responsible for, the information contained on any site which is linked, referenced or otherwise accessible via this web site. Reference from this web page to any non-governmental entity, product, service or information does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the County or any of its agencies or employees. In addition, the County does not necessarily endorse the views expressed by such sites, nor does the County warrant the validity of any site's information, the site's security, privacy afforded the viewer, or the sites fitness for any particular purpose.
Privacy
Any information provided by you to Polk County, including but not limited to feedback, questions, comments, and suggestions are non-confidential; moreover, such information is a public record subject to public inspection pursuant to law. Polk County has no obligation of any kind with respect to such information and is free to reproduce, use, and disclose the information to others without limitation. Additionally, Polk County is free to use any ideas, concepts, etc. contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever.
Under Florida 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, contact this office by phone or in writing.
Cookies
The Polk County website may use cookies to store information on your hard drive, with your permission, in order to enhance your visit and future visits to our site. Cookies created on your computer by using our web sites do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security.
Accessibility
Polk County is committed to providing our citizens, including individuals with disabilities, access to its web-based information and services. We have designed this site for compliance with Priority One of the W3C Guidelines. In addition,we are compliant with guidelines in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act that are not covered in W3C Priority One. Pages on this site are reviewed and revised to be accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with provisions of Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Security
The security of your online experience is important to us. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology is used in the necessary areas to ensure that any sensitive or financial transaction you submit through our site is secure.