CERT's Mission:

The Community Emergency Response Team program (known as 'CERT') helps train volunteers to assist first responders in emergency situations in their communities within 'The City' (known as 'The City'). The Hollywood CERT staff and members give critical support to first responders in emergencies, provide immediate assistance to victims, organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site, and collect disaster intelligence to support first responder efforts. The role of a CERT volunteer is self-help/neighbor-help until such time as trained first-response personnel arrive. Our web site is designed, programmed and maintained by 'CERT' and also approved by 'The City'.

Copyright 2008 Hollywood, Florida CERT:

'CERT' provides the information on this web site to the public but retains copyright on all text, graphic images, and other content. Express written permission is required from 'CERT' and/or 'The City' to distribute the text or graphics to others in any fashion, or to “mirror” this information on your server. Copies of the information may be printed for your own personal use. Questions about this Copyright statement should be directed to the Hollywood CERT Webmaster.

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986:

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

Disclaimer:

Information found on this site has been compiled from a variety of sources. The web site is subject to change at any time and without notice from 'CERT' and/or 'The City'. 'CERT' and 'The City' assume no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions or discrepancies. Questions or comments concerning information contained in the Hollywood CERT web site should be directed to the Hollywood CERT Webmaster.

The Hollywood CERT web site pages contain links to other web sites. 'CERT' and 'The City' have not reviewed information contained on sites linked from any Hollywood CERT web site page for accuracy or legal sufficiency. Links to other information or organizations are provided for convenience and do not constitute an endorsement or liability to the same.

By using the Hollywood CERT web site, you assume all risks associated with its use, including risk of your computer, software, or data being damaged by any virus, program, or file which might be transmitted or activated by a Hollywood CERT web site page or your access to it. 'CERT' and 'The City' shall not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of the Hollywood CERT web site

External Links Policy:

Hollywood CERT's web site provides links to external web sites in the hope that users will find reference material and information on community-related subjects. The provision of these links should not be construed as an endorsement or sponsorship of these external web sites, their content or their hosts. 'CERT' and 'The City' specifically disavow legal responsibility for what a user may find on another site, or for the personal opinions of individuals posted on any site, as the views and opinions of documents linked to the Hollywood CERT web site do not necessarily state or reflect the opinion, policy or position of 'CERT' or 'The City'.

Furthermore, 'CERT' and 'The City' are not responsible for the content, quality, accuracy or completeness of any off-site materials referenced by or linked through the Hollywood CERT web site By using the Hollywood CERT web site, the user acknowledges and accepts that 'CERT' and 'The City' are not responsible for any materials stored on other web sites, nor is it liable for any inaccurate, defamatory, offensive or illegal materials found on other web sites. The risk of injury or damage from viewing, hearing, downloading or storing such materials rests entirely with the user.

Email to City Officials and Employees:

Communications made through email and messaging system links contained on this web site shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to 'CERT' or 'The City' or any of its agencies, officers, employees, or representatives, with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against 'CERT' or 'The City' or any of its agencies, officers, employees, or representative, where notice is required by any federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations. Email sent directly to the Hollywood CERT Staff may be used to address business issues and content on this site. General web site related comments, questions or recommendations may be directed to the Hollywood CERT Webmaster.

Privacy Policy:

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006
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 Hollywood CERT through the Contact Form.

It is the policy of the State of Florida that all state records are open for public inspection. This policy is embodied in the Florida Constitution, together with the right of an individual to be free from unauthorized governmental intrusion into their private life, as provided in Article 1, Section 23. In recognition of these policies, 'CERT' and 'The City' have established this Privacy Policy. When you use our web site, you are acknowledging that personal information you provide is subject to Florida’s Public Records Policy as stated in Chapter 119, Florida Statute, Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida State Constitution.

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our web site, download our publications, use our e-mail communications, or any other feature.

We do not collect personal information about you when you visit the Hollywood CERT web site unless you choose to provide this information to us. We may use the information that you voluntarily provide to us to notify you of selected content changes or new CERT-related information. We may also use it to conduct statistical analyses of user activities in order to measure user interest in the information we provide and how we provide it. However, we do collect and store some non-personal information automatically.

Notice of Non-Discrimination Policy:

Consistent with the United States Constitution and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, 'CERT' and 'The City' do not discriminate on the basis of religion in the application of its activities, policies or procedures.