OHIOREVALUATION.COM WEBSITE POLICIES

Purpose/Mission

The purpose and mission of the Ohiorevaluation.com website is to help Ohio’s property owners and taxpayers about the valuation processes the County Auditor employes when valuing real property. By promoting efficient, accessible, and affordable information about this government service, the Ohiorevaluation.com website will, hopefully, be used in an ethical and legal manner by all citizens of Ohio and the global community.

Standards and Guidelines

Appraisal Research Corporation, creator of the Ohiorevaluation.com website, and the Ohio County Auditors listed on the site, adhere to the highest of Internet standards, protecting its users' privacy, observing and championing Net etiquette, linking externally without endorsements, and aiming for factual and timely information throughout the site. To help promote the highest of standards, we expect users of this site to adhere to the following guidelines:

·         By visiting the Ohiorevaluation.com website, users agree that they will not use the site for any unlawful activity, or use it in any way that would violate the terms and conditions listed below.

·         This website is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio. Any use of the web site shall comply with all Ohio local government, Ohio county and State of Ohio laws and regulations as well as with all federal laws and regulations

·         Linkages: The Ohiorevaluation.com website links to external web sites so users may find reference material on other topics. Neither Appraisal Research Corporation, the Counties nor the Ohiorevaluation.com owns nor controls linked sites and, therefore, is not responsible for the content included in them. Additionally, neither Appraisal Research Corporation, the Counties nor the Ohiorevaluation.com website endorses any externally linked web sites.

·         Use of communication forms: The Ohiorevaluation.com website contains e-mail and communication forms. By using these forms, users agree to send and receive messages that are both proper, ethical and related to form topics. The following actions are strictly prohibited:

·         Defaming, harassing, threatening or otherwise violating the legal rights of others, including their privacy (see below); Misrepresenting one's person, background, or character;

·         Posting any defamatory, infringing, obscene, false, or unlawful material; Selling, advertising, or exchanging any goods or services;

·         Posting any copyrighted material owned by a third party without their express written consent;

·         All use of Ohiorevaluation.com website or County e-mail and forms is at your own risk. Neither Appraisal Research Corporation, the County Auditors Offices, nor Ohiorevaluation.com can guarantee that violations to the ethical code will not occur.

Privacy

Neither Appraisal Research Corporation nor Ohiorevaluation.com collects individual user details; e.g., name and e-mail address. Additionally, the website does not share user information with outside sources. If at any time you believe that your privacy has been infringed upon, please e-mail or contact either the Webmaster for the County in which you live (see the County’s home page) or Appraisal Research Corporation (webmaster@appraisalresearch.cc).

See Privacy Notice for more information about Ohiorevaluation.com’s privacy policy.