Terms and Conditions

Online Policing Solutions, Inc. (SaaS) Terms & Conditions

Online Policing Solutions, Inc. (“OPS”, “OPS Network”, “National Law Enforcement and Community Policing Integrated Network”, “we”, “us”, “our”, “Network” and terms of similar meaning) provides its network and software applications (Software as a Service – “SaaS”), hosted software and mobile applications and professional services to you subject to these terms and conditions of use (“Terms”).

In these Terms we refer to each of OPS’s software applications as the “Software” or “SaaS”; its hosted software services (available under the domain and sub-domains of opspolice.com, onlinepolicingsolutions.com, opspolice.network, mypolice.net, gopolice.org or through a OPS Network Partner Agency’s web page) collectively as the “Site”; its mobile applications as the “Applications” and the web-hosting, installation, implementation and other professional services as “Professional Services”. The Software, the Site, the Network, the Applications and the Professional Services are collectively referred to as the “OPS Services” or Software as a Service (“SaaS”).

Please read these Terms carefully before using OPS Services. By accessing or using OPS Services, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms and all terms, policies and guidelines incorporated by reference in these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms in their entirety, you may not be eligible to utilize OPS Services.

In these Terms, our law enforcement users and agencies are called “OPS Network Partner Agencies” and end-users who use OPS Secure Network Services are called “Users.” We call users of publicly available agency websites, commonly referred to as OPS Community Interfaces, “Community Partners”, “Community Members”, “Users” or “Site Visitors.”

OPS reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in these Terms, or any policy or guideline applicable to OPS Services, at any time and in its sole discretion by posting the amended terms on our website. Unless otherwise specified, any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting of the revisions, and your continued use of any OPS Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications. If you have any questions about the Terms, please email us at info@opspolice.com.

These Terms are applicable to Users located in the United States only. OPS Secure Side Network Services are for your agency use only. You may not resell, lease or provide them in any other way to anyone else.

1. Privacy Policy

Please refer to OPS’s Privacy Policy for information on how OPS collects, uses and discloses information from its users. By using OPS Services, you agree to our use, collection and disclosure of information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

2. Account Security and Registration

To access the secure law enforcement side of the OPS Network, Users must register for an OPS user account by creating a user name and password. It is your responsibility to ensure that your password remains confidential and secure. By registering, you agree that you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your user name and password.

If you become an OPS Network Partner Agency, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete Registration Data; (b) maintain the security of your password; (c) maintain and promptly update Registration Data; and (d) accept all risks of unauthorized access to any and all Data and any other information you provide to OPS.

3. Fees; Charges; Taxes

Each OPS Network Partner Agency is responsible for: (i) all fees and any other charges as described on an Order, and (ii) all sales, use and other taxes applicable to the fees and charges in any applicable jurisdiction. Fees shall be due once the network is provisioned and payable thirty (30) days from the date of the invoice and shall be deemed overdue if unpaid thereafter. Without limiting its rights or remedies, OPS shall have the right to halt or terminate use or access to your OPS Network if payment is not received within sixty (60) days of the invoice date.

Email distribution assets include (as part of an OPS Network Partner Subscription) 1.2 million yearly email distributions, limited to 100,000/month. Overage may incur additional data distribution costs of $0.0040 per overage email.

4. Ownership, Copyright and Trademarks

Content available through OPS Services, including information, data, logos, marks, designs, graphics, pictures, sound files, other files, and their selection and arrangement, is called “Content.” Content provided by Users is called “User Content” and is the property of the respective User.

Other than User Content and any New Designs, OPS Services, the Content, and any Work Product created in connection with Professional Services and all software made available to Users on the OPS Network is the property of OPS or its licensors, and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights are expressly reserved by OPS.

Your User Content is your responsibility. We have no responsibility or liability for it, or for any loss or damage your User Content may cause to you or other people.

5. Limited License to OPS

We do not claim any ownership interest in your User Content, but we do need limited access to User Content to the extent necessary to maintain OPS Services. You own and control all of the rights to the User Content that you post or otherwise distribute, or you otherwise have the lawful right to post and distribute that User Content, to or through the OPS Network.

6. Limited License to You

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant authorized OPS Network Partner agencies, and their members (“subscribers”) a limited, non-exclusive, non-sub-licensable, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use OPS in a manner that complies with all legal requirements that apply to you or your use of OPS, including the OPS Privacy Policy and these Terms. OPS may revoke this license at any time, in its sole discretion.

You may not access unauthorized areas of OPS systems; probe or circumvent security; disrupt infrastructure; interfere with other users; use OPS for unlawful or fraudulent activities; send spam; or post User Content that violates law, IP rights, privacy, or contains malware. OPS reserves the right to suspend or terminate access for violations.

For TIPS / Ask an Officer and similar public submissions involving threats to life or property or serious crime admissions, OPS will retain needed identifying information about the submitting party for no more than 12 days. Agencies must request such information within 12 days or it will be purged.

7. Providing a Reliable and Secure Service

OPS takes reliability and security very seriously. All OPS Network software and security technologies meet or exceed industry standards. However, no system is perfectly secure or reliable. When you use the OPS Network, you accept these risks.

OPS does not share or sell any information or data (“data-mining”). All information uploaded, stored, shared or viewed is considered confidential and law enforcement sensitive.

8. No Responsibility for Third-Party Material

The OPS Network may contain links to Third-Party Sites and Third-Party Content. You use them at your own risk. Inclusion does not imply endorsement. When you leave the OPS Network, our terms and policies no longer govern.

9. Professional Services

OPS Network Partner Agencies may obtain Professional Services from OPS under these Terms by signing an Order which specifies scope, schedule, and applicable fees.

10. Warranty Disclaimer; User Warranty

The Software, Applications and the Content are provided “as is” without warranties from OPS of any kind, either express or implied. OPS warrants that Professional Services will be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner. OPS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

11. Limitation of Liability; Indemnity

You use the Content and the OPS Network at your own risk. WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEITHER OPS NOR ANY OTHER RELEASED PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE CONTENT OR THE OPS NETWORK. IN NO EVENT SHALL AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED COMPENSATION PAID BY YOU FOR ACCESS DURING THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ANY CLAIM.

You shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless OPS and the other Released Parties from claims arising out of your breach of these Terms or your use of the Content and the OPS Network.

12. Communications

Notices may be provided by email, telephone, posting in the OPS Command Center, or elsewhere on the Community Interface. It is your responsibility to periodically review the OPS Command Center for notices.

13. Applicable Law and Venue

OPS Services are controlled by OPS and operated from its corporate offices in New Jersey. All disputes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. All disputes shall be resolved by the State courts of Cumberland County in the State of New Jersey.

14. Termination/Modification of License and OPS Services

OPS reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license; block future access; change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the OPS Network or Content; and impose limits on the OPS Network or Content.

15. Termination of Agreement

You and OPS may terminate your use of the OPS Network at any time. If the OPS Network Partner Agency terminates its use, it must pay any fees applicable for the balance of the then current Term specified on the Order. Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16 shall survive indefinitely.

16. Miscellaneous

If any provision of these Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and OPS regarding your use of the OPS Network.

By agreeing to the OPS terms and conditions you are also bound by any and all additional terms of services or conditions or rules provided by or set forth by third party or integrated service providers to include, but not to be limited to, Amazon, Amazon AWS, Google Maps/Google Earth, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other third-party solutions or social media outlets, as well as Google’s Privacy Policy.

Also see our Privacy Policy. Contact: info@opspolice.com · 1-833-OPS-COPS