Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of ramaposafetyinitiative.com and any related tools, downloads, or resources (collectively, the "Site"), which is operated by the Ramapo Safety Initiative, an independent resident-led civic project ("we," "us," or "the Initiative"). By using the Site, you agree to these Terms.

1. Purpose of the Site

The Site exists to help residents of the Town of Ramapo participate in local civic processes — attending hearings, contacting officials, organizing neighbors, and tracking new development. It is not a government service and is not a substitute for official information from the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, or New York State.

2. No professional advice

Nothing on the Site is legal, financial, engineering, planning, or professional advice. Content is provided for civic-engagement purposes only. Always confirm official information (meeting times, agenda items, addresses, deadlines) directly with the relevant government body before acting on it.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Site to:

• Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent information.
• Harass, threaten, or defame any person or public official.
• Interfere with the Site's operation, scrape it in a disruptive manner, or bypass security controls.
• Impersonate another resident or a public official.
• Violate any applicable law or regulation.

4. User submissions

When you submit content (a petition signature, comment, volunteer form, or letter to officials), you confirm that the content is accurate and that you are authorized to submit it. You grant the Initiative a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, and forward that content to relevant public officials and to include it in aggregated advocacy materials.

5. Third-party content

The Site displays public information sourced from the Town of Ramapo (including meeting agendas and mirrored PDFs), from public government portals, and from map providers such as Google Maps. Those materials remain the property of their original owners and are subject to their own terms. We do not endorse, and are not responsible for, third-party content or websites we link to.

6. Intellectual property

Original content on the Site — including copy, graphics, the logo, and downloadable templates — is © Ramapo Safety Initiative. You may download and reuse civic templates (petitions, form letters, flyers) for non-commercial resident-organizing purposes with attribution.

7. Disclaimers

The Site is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be error-free, uninterrupted, or that any information on it is complete, current, or accurate.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Ramapo Safety Initiative and its volunteers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Site.

9. Independence

The Ramapo Safety Initiative is an independent, non-partisan, resident-led civic project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or funded by the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, any political party, or any political candidate.

10. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email Ramaposafetyinitiative@gmail.com.