Terms of Use

If you use this website (“Site”), you agree to the following Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you must leave this Site immediately.

Information and Content

Your use of this Site is provided on an "As is" and "As available" basis. Information on the City of Delta (“Delta”) Site is not an official statement of municipal policy, bylaws, practice, procedure or services, and may not be used as such. It is intended only to give general information about Delta. Persons requiring official copies of any documentation should contact the Office of the Municipal Clerk at 604-946-3220.

While reasonable efforts are made to post accurate information, Delta cannot and does not guarantee that the information posted on this Site is current or correct. Delta does not warrant or make any representations as to the quality, content, accuracy or completeness of the information, text, maps, graphics, links and other items contained on its web pages.

Except where expressly stated, the materials on this Site are for information, education, and non-commercial purposes only. Although Delta may provide data, information and content relating to the operations of the municipality, you should not construe any such information or other content available through this Site as legal or tax advice. You alone bear the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the use of any materials on this Site before making any decisions based on such materials. In exchange for using such materials, you agree not to hold Delta or its third-party information providers liable for any possible claim for damages arising from any decision you make based on the materials made available to you through this Site.

Links from Delta’s Site to other websites

Delta’s Site may contain links to other Internet sites. Such external Internet sites contain information created, published, maintained, or otherwise posted by institutions or organizations independent of Delta. Delta does not endorse, approve, certify or control views expressed or products or services offered on external Internet sites and does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, completeness, efficiency, timeliness or correctness of the information located at these sites. Reference to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favouring by Delta. Providing a link to an external website is determined on a case by case basis in conjunction with Delta's website policy. 

Links from other sites to Delta’s Site

Delta grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive right to create a link to this Site, however, the link and surrounding context on the linking site must not: falsely represent or misrepresent any relationship between the linking site and Delta, including suggestions of affiliation, endorsement, or sponsorship; portray Delta or its affiliates, or their products or services, in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner; or confuse or give the appearance and general look and feel of the official Site.

Delta reserves the right to change its Site structure at any time. Linking sites should not capture Delta’s pages within their frames, or otherwise present Delta’s content as their own. Any link to Delta’s Site should be a full forward link that passes the client browser to Delta’s Site unencumbered. The BACK button should return the visitor to the linking site if the visitor wishes to back out. 

The text of the link must read either "City of Delta," "Delta, BC" or "Delta, Canada." You may not use any Delta logo or graphic, or any other Delta trademark, as part of the link without Delta’s express written permission.

Delta, including its elected officials, officers and employees is not responsible in any manner for direct, indirect or consequential damages, caused in any way, that result from the use of this Site or the use of any service provided on this Site. Users of this Site assume all risks associated with any transfer of information to Delta or information available through this Site.

Personal Account Information

Certain parts of this Site or third-party sites that provide a service to Delta may be protected by passwords or require a login. You agree to provide Delta with current, complete and accurate information about you as prompted by the applicable registration process and agree to regularly update this information to maintain its completeness and accuracy. You agree to use this Site to access only those accounts on which you are authorized to act, and you agree to use your own user names, logins, passwords, and security questions and answers when accessing the account on which you are authorized to act. You agree not to obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to such parts of, or features on, this Site, or to any other protected materials or information, through any means not intentionally made available to you by Delta. 

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account information, users names, logins, passwords, and security questions and answers that you use to access any page or feature on this Site, and for logging off of your account and any protected areas of the Site. You are responsible for all activities occurring under your accounts, user names, logins, passwords, and security questions and answers that result from your negligence, carelessness, misconduct, or failure to use or maintain appropriate security measures. If you become aware of any suspicious or unauthorized conduct concerning your accounts, user names, logins, passwords, or security questions and answers, you agree to contact Delta. Delta will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this paragraph. 

Services provided to you through this Site may involve the electronic transmission, including via any email address you provide to us, of information that you may consider to be personal financial information or promotional and informational materials, and you consent to such transmission and assume all risks associated with this method of transmission. 

User-Generated Content

You agree that you are solely responsible for all content, including text and images, and any other materials that you submit, upload, post, email, transmit, or otherwise make available via the Site (“Content”). Delta does not control and is not responsible for the content uploaded via the Site, and Delta neither guarantees the accuracy, quality, or appropriateness of nor endorses any Content submitted to the Site.  You agree not to use the Site to post any content that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, offensive, invasive of another's privacy or publicity rights, or otherwise objectionable to the local community as determined by Delta acting reasonably. You also agree not to use this Site to post any advertising or any form of solicitation. You acknowledge that Delta will have the right in its sole discretion (but is in no way obligated) to monitor, post, move, refuse, or remove any Content, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever, without notice and without liability.

You grant Delta the right to use, store, translate, publish, display, and create derivative works from any Content provided for any purpose in Delta’s sole discretion, without the requirement of any permission from or compensation or notice, and without liability, to you or any third party. Delta will exclusively own all right, title, and interest in and to any derivative works created by or on behalf of Delta that incorporate or otherwise make use of any Content, without the requirement of any permission from or compensation or notice, and without liability, to you or any third party.

Zoning, Development and Building Information

Delta makes every effort to ensure that the zoning, development and building information provided on this Site is accurate and complete. However, such information cannot be guaranteed to be complete, even when combined with in-person meetings, in the absence of a full and complete technical evaluation of an application, and a full determination by Delta staff of compliance or non-compliance with zoning and development bylaws. Pre-application information must only be treated by you as a speculative opinion of the probable outcome of each application. All applicants must conduct their own research and are solely responsible to submit applications that comply with all applicable bylaws, regardless of any pre-application consultations communications or meetings with Delta staff, and all applicants are responsible to comply with such bylaw requirements regardless of the basis on which any permit has been issued. 

Trademarks

All official marks, trademarks, service marks and logos appearing on this Site are the exclusive property of their respective owners. 

All Delta graphics, logos, page headers and service names are official marks, emblems or trademarks of Delta. Delta’s official marks, emblems and trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Delta’s, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among members of the public, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Delta. Nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting any licence or right in or to any of the Delta’s official marks, emblems or trademarks. 

Email

Communications made through this Site’s email and messaging system are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute legal notice to Delta or any of its officers, agents, agencies, employees or representatives with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of actions or for any other purpose.

Copyright

Material on Delta’s Site is intended for research purposes and private use only. Any re-use, transmission, duplication or distribution without the express written permission of Delta is not allowed. Written requests will be evaluated by Delta.

Termination

The rights granted to you here terminate immediately on any violation by you of these Terms of Use.  Additionally, Delta, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to temporarily or permanently terminate your access to and use of this Site at any time and for any reason whatsoever, without notice or liability. Delta will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to or use of this Site. 

Liability and Indemnity

You expressly understand and agree that, to the full extent permitted under applicable law, Delta, including its elected officials, officers and employees (collectively, the “Delta Group”) expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, with respect to the Site, any materials, products, or services available on or through the Site, use of the Site, materials, products, or services and the results of the use of the Site, materials, products, or services.  Further, the Delta Group expressly disclaims all warranties with respect to any delays or errors in the transmission or delivery of any materials, products, or services available through this Site.  Except as provided by law, the Delta Group has no responsibility to maintain the materials, products, or services offered on the Site or to supply corrections, updates, or releases for the same.

Any materials downloaded or otherwise obtained through this Site are done at your own risk. Under no circumstances will the Delta Group be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, income, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, or damages caused by theft, unauthorized access, systems failure, or communications line failure, or any other matter relating to this Site. You agree to indemnify the Delta Group from and against all losses arising out of or related to your improper access to or use of this Site, or any violation by you of these Terms of Use. 

Last modified October 10, 2017