Policies and Disclaimers
Policies and Disclaimers
Our purpose
CAR, the Chicago Artists Resource, is a program of the City of Chicago intended to assist artists in their business development, and to strengthen the community of artists in Chicago. Information on this site is provided by the City of Chicago as a public service for those purposes. Use of this site for other purposes is expressly forbidden. Users are expected to treat each other with respect. Lists appearing on this site may include members of community organizations and the public as well as City of Chicago employees. The views expressed here are those of the authors/submitters of the posted information, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the City of Chicago.
Rights reserved
The City of Chicago reserves the exclusive right:
- to determine whether materials submitted for posting comply with CAR's purposes and meet the technical requirements of this site;
- to determine the artistic merit of artwork submitted for posting on this site;
- to select, format and re-format any and all material appearing on this site;
- to reject any submitted materials that are inconsistent with CAR's purposes;
- to change materials, including links, displayed on this site without notice;
- to alter or discontinue this site at any time.
The City of Chicago assumes no liability for any damages or loss of any kind that might arise from the use of, misuse of, or the inability to use this web site and/or the materials contained on the web site. The City of Chicago also assumes no liability for improper or incorrect use of materials or information contained on its web site. All materials that appear on this City of Chicago web site are distributed and transmitted "as is", without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, and subject to the terms and conditions stated in this disclaimer.
We attempt to provide current and accurate information. But, because this information comes from a variety of sources, the City of Chicago does not warrant or make any representations as to the quality, content, accuracy, or completeness of the information, text graphics, links and other items contained on this server or any other server.
The City of Chicago strives to provide a safe and enjoyable computing environment. The City of Chicago, however, assumes no liability for any virus or other contamination of, or damage to, your computer that might occur during or as a result of visiting this or any linked web site.
Privacy policy
The City of Chicago is committed to maintaining your online privacy. The City of Chicago On-Line Privacy Policy applies to data collected from every City of Chicago website, including all City departments. This Policy does not apply to the City's sister agencies, including the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the City Colleges of Chicago, the Chicago Housing Authority and the Metropolitan Exposition and Pier Authority.
We do not collect personal information without your permission. Any information that you volunteer or that we send to you in response is transferred using industry standard encryption technologies.
Emailing CAR
We value your feedback. If you send us an email with questions or comments about our programs or services, we will try to answer you as soon as possible. Please note that we do collect your email address and any other information that you volunteer. We do this to improve the content of our website, and occasionally, to customize its content for the individual user.
Sale of Data
We do not sell data for direct mail or advertising purposes.
Other Web Sites
This site contains links to other sites. The City of Chicago is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any such site.