DISCLAIMER AND NOTICE: The City of Salem provides this web site as a public service. The general public and government personnel may use this web site to obtain and retrieve information about the City of Salem.

The information on this web site comes from a variety of sources, and may be subject to change without notice. Although every attempt has been made to offer the most complete, correct, and current information, errors may occur or there may be a time delay between changes to information and updates to the web site. If misleading, inaccurate, or obsolete information is brought to the City's attention, a reasonable effort will be made to fix or remove it. In any situation where the official printed document differs from the information contained in this web site, the official printed document takes precedence.

The City of Salem disclaims all responsibility for, and makes no representations or warranties regarding the quality, accuracy, content, adequacy or completeness of any information that is contained in this web site, or regarding the condition or functionality of this web site, its suitability for use of that access or service will be uninterrupted or error-free. By using the City of Salem web site, you assume all risks associated with such use, including any risk to your computer, software or data being damaged by any virus, software, or any other file which might be transmitted or activated via this web site or your access to it. The City of Salem shall not be liable for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use or misuse of the City of Salem web site and/or the information contained in on the City of Salem web site.

This web site includes links to other web sites, including external links to information and web sites not under the direct control of the City of Salem. Links to other sites from this site are not intended to, and do not, create a public forum or limited public forum in the City of Salem web site, and any links are expressly limited to specific services or purposes designated by the City of Salem. The City of Salem makes these links available for convenience only and such availability is not an endorsement or recommendation by the City of Salem for these links or the materials available there. The City of Salem is not responsible for any information located at any other web site. The City of Salem shall not be liable for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from accessing other web sites from the City of Salem web site.

All links to external web sites must meet the criteria established by this policy and be authorized by the City Manager. Links to external web sites may be removed from the City of Salem’s web site at any time the web site ceases to meet the criteria. The criteria may be changed at any time, at the sole discretion of the City Manager.

Criteria: Links to external web sites will only be allowed if they are:

• Federal, State of Oregon and other local government web sites.
• Official sites for events or functions sponsored or co-sponsored by the City of Salem. As used in this policy, "sponsored" and "co-sponsored" means the event or function has funding or support that has been approved by the Salem City Council.
• Non-profit corporations or public benefit organizations, such as officially recognized neighborhood associations and the Salem Art Association, that have a contractual, financial, or official advisory relationship with the City of Salem.
• Nationally accredited institutions of higher learning and professional training institutes located in the area.
• Arts events, cultural events, sports events, major festivals of general interest to City of Salem residents and tourists. Such events and festivals will usually be presented by non-profit corporations.
• Tourist and economic development information from the Salem Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Salem Chamber of Commerce, and the Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR).
• Sites that are required for a vendor providing services to the City of Salem under contract to perform that vendor’s contractual obligations.
• Sites that provide software plug-ins necessary for user access to files on the City of Salem’s web site, such as Adobe’s Acrobat PDF Reader plug-in.
• Links to research or data that supports a City of Salem program or activity.
• Links to businesses located at and operating from McNary Field that provide general aviation, fixed- based operator and other incidental services related to aviation, such as meals and rental cars available on the airport site and available to the general public.