Terms of Use/Service
Your use of our Internet site(s) or any of the information, links, products or services offered on those sites (collectively, the "Services") is subject to these Terms of Use (these "Terms"). The Terms of use and or service applies to both domains listed herein.
Scanstockton.com, at its sole discretion, may change the Terms, conditions and operation of this website (the "Site") at anytime without notice to you. By using this Site and/or any of its Services, you agree to the Terms, including any modifications we make, and further waive any rights or claims you may have against Scanstockton.com .
1) Some of the Services may be subject to additional posted conditions. Your use of those Services is subject to those conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference. In the event of an inconsistency between these Terms and any additional posted conditions, the provisions of the additional conditions shall control.
2) The content available through the Site is the sole property of Scanstockton.com or its advertisers, suppliers or licensors. All material published on our sites, including, but not limited to, written content, photographs, graphics, images, illustrations, marks, logos, sound or video clips, and Flash animation, are protected by patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. Except as otherwise explicitly agreed in writing, Scanstockton.com -owned content received through the Site may be downloaded, displayed, reformatted and printed for your personal, non-commercial use only. Content owned by Scanstockton.com advertisers, suppliers or licensors may be subject to additional restrictions. You agree not to modify, reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, create derivative works of, broadcast, circulate or in any way exploit any of the materials or content received through the Site to anyone without Scanstockton.com express prior written consent.
a) You may be exposed to content that you find offensive, indecent, or objectionable or that is inaccurate, and user discretion is advised. We have the right, but not the obligation, to remove any content that may, in our sole opinion, violate these Terms or that is otherwise objectionable.
3) Our sites contain links to other Internet sites owned by third parties. Your use of each of those sites is subject to the conditions, if any, that each of those sites has posted. We have no control over sites that are not ours, and we are not responsible for any changes to or content on them. Our inclusion on our sites of any third-party content or a link to a third-party site is not an endorsement of that content or third-party site.
a) This site also provides numbers to local fire and police agencies in San Joaquin County, and are not meant to replace the use of 911, in an emergency. Please Dial 911 for any Emergency.
4) By using this Site, you agree under penalty of perjury to make the following statements:
a) I am of legal age to view material discussed above, in accordance with the laws of the region in which I reside.
b) Any material that I am viewing is exclusively for my own personal use and I will not give, sell or otherwise provide any of it to anyone else.
c) I believe I have the unalienable right to read and/or view any type of material I choose.
d) I am aware of the standards of my local community with respect to the materials offered on this Site; I am familiar with the materials offered by this Site; and I represent, warrant and certify that the links, information, and use of materials on this Site do not violate any standard or law that applies to me. In the event that a law that applies to me comes in to affect that would prevent me from viewing material on this Site, I agree to no longer access this Site.
e) I recognize that this Site has no control over the content of websites which are listed or linked on it and that it takes no responsibility for the content of those other sites.
f) If the use or listen to a police scanner online an it is prohibited by the Statutory code in the State you live in, you will not access this site, or use this site as a hub to Radio Reference to commit or circumvent the intent of the legislative law, relating to scanners and their none use in your home state.
g) There is no provision or guarantee that this streaming feed will remain online 24 hours a day or 7 days out of the week. This streaming scanner traffic is provided as a courtesy and RadioReference.com provides the bandwidth to provide the stream, at any time for any reason this feed may stop, be taken offline permanently, or maybe offline for an extended period of time because of the Internet Service Provider, or during times where computer maintenance is being done. At no time does the person listening enter into any agreement with ScanStockton.com or RadioReference.com regarding the up time of the scanner feed, nothing is implied that this service will be provided for any length of time, and be available for any certain period of time.
h) This website and it streaming access of the Stockton Police Department, Stockton Unified School District Police, and the San Joaquin County Sheriffs office, shall not be used with any technology such us a smart phone, while in the commission of a crime. This site strictly prohibits along with both State, and Federal Law the Use scanner radio traffic while in the commission of a crime. If you choose to do this, then you responsible for liabilities and indemnify ScanStockton.com RadioReference.com from liability for your acts and illegal use of the streaming scanner traffic.
5) By viewing and/or using this Site, you agree that Scanstockton.com will not be liable for any commercial loss; inconvenience; loss of use, time, data, goodwill, revenues, profits, or savings; or any other special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages in any way related to or arising from your use of this Site and/or Services. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Scanstockton.com, its employees, directors, shareholders, members, officers, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any and all claims, losses, damages, causes of action, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) related to or arising out of your use of the Site and/or Services, including without limitation claims made by third parties related to your use of the Site and/or Services.
6) WE AND OUR ADVERTISERS, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSEES PROVIDE THE SCANSTOCKTON.COM SITE AND SERVICES ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS PROVIDED" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE OR SERVICES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SCANSTOCKTON.COM MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SITE AND/OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR, BUG OR VIRUS FREE AND SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY OR BY ANY MEANS, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTIES, ACCESS DELAYS, ANY INTERRUPTION AND/OR DATA DELIVERY, NON-DELIVERY, MIS-DELIVERY, CORRUPTION, DESTRUCTION, OR EVENTS BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL.
7) WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, SCANSTOCKTON.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR YOUR BUSINESS FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST OR IMPUTED PROFITS OR ROYALTIES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDED, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR ANY OBLIGATION ARISING THEREFROM OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER LIABILITY IS ASSERTED IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY) AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY CLAIM THAT THESE EXCLUSIONS DEPRIVE YOU OF AN REMEDY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR LIABILITY EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).
8) YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIRD PARTY PRODUCT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS MAY ADVERTISE THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ON THE SCANSTOCKTON.COM SITE AND THAT SCANSTOCKTON.COM MAY FORM PARTNERSHIPS OR ALLIANCES WITH SOME OF THESE VENDORS FROM TIME TO TIME IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF THESE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO YOU. HOWEVER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT AT NO TIME IS SCANSTOCKTON.COM MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING ANY THIRD PARTY'S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, NOR WILL SCANSTOCKTON.COM BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. YOU HEREBY DISCLAIM AND WAIVE ANY RIGHTS AND CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST SCANSTOCKTON.COM WITH RESPECT TO THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9) Use of our Site is subject to existing laws and legal process. Nothing contained in these Terms shall limit our right to comply with governmental, court, and law-enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of our sites.
10) The parties agree that any action in relation to an alleged breach of this Agreement shall be commenced within one year of the date of the breach, without regard to the date the breach is discovered. Any action not brought within that one year time period shall be barred, without regard to any other limitations period set forth by law or statute.
11) Legality of Use and Download(s) of Scanner Radio Transmissions:
(a) Police-Fire-EMS recorded scanner radio traffic. The information contained on this website has been gathered directly off of radio wave frequencies available to the public. The Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act 18 USC Sec 2511(2)(g) states : It shall be not unlawful under this chapter of this title for any person to:
(i) Intercepts access electronic communications made...from another Electronic system. . .configured [] so that the electronic communication is readily available to the public.
and that
(ii) The interception of any communication radio transmission by any station used by the general public or relates to ships, aircraft's, vehicles, or persons in distress
or by any
II. governmental agency, law enforcement, civil defense, private land mobile, or public safety communications system including all police, fire, readily accessible to the public, will not be in violation of the federal law.
Link to Law
(b) The information is not intended for entertainment purposes, but rather as a public service. This publication is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. None of the Scanner media or file downloads have been obtained by any method that is illegal in the State of California under section 636.5 of the CA Penal Code.
(c) It should be noted that not all individuals arrested or pursued by the police in the recordings published on site have not necessarily committed any criminal offense. Even though the person might be pursued by the police they are still deemed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
(d) i. Officer Safety is a priority--No information that could cause an Officer harm or any issue that could endanger any Officers safety will not be posted.
ii. No Covert Operations or Matter's of National Security or other types of Materials will be displayed.
iii. WARNING the downloads and streaming media on this web page are of actual police and fire department radio communications. Actual unedited recorded in progress radio communications of actual police and fire emergencies. Some of the recordings maybe graphic and do to the inherent nature of both the police and fire department functions users need to be warned and users discretion is advised.
iv. All scanner recordings, unless indicated otherwise-Scanstockton.com retains the rights to the ( mp3,wav,other audio/video files)audio,or other media file(s). The media files are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommerical-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License, by default. Any media file or video clip, that contains text styled
This work by ScanStockton.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
(e) While it is the web site owner/operator desire to have a professional relationship with each agency whose information is posted--It must be noted that never at the expense of rights protected under the United States Constitution or the State of California will this web site or it's owner's forfeit any protection by not removing any of the information that is posted here legally; unless under the directive of a lawful court order.
(f) ANY USER WHO DOWNLOADS AND THEN USES THE DOWNLOAD TO EXPRESS THEIR OWN PERSONAL OPINIONS OR USE ANY CONTENT TO ATTACK, DISPARAGE, THREATENING, DEMEAN, OR HARASS ANY AGENCY OR POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, AND OR EMS WORKER--WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SITES TERMS OF SERVICE AND WILL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES TO THOSE INJURED. THIS WEBSITE HAS ONLY ONE GOAL, AND THAT IS ACCURATE INFORMATION THAT THE PUBLIC CAN HAVE ACCESS TO. WE HAVE NO OTHER AGENDA AND THEREFORE DO NOT SUPPORT THOSE THAT WOULD TRY AND USE ANY OF OUR CONTENT TO EXPRESS A ONE SIDE UNSUBSTANTIATED VIEW.
12) These same terms and conditions of use apply to our web log-Scanstockton.com. Use of the blog, or using any service hosted upon either domain listed Scanstockton.com, constitutes your agreeing to the all of the site's Terms of Use/Service. Additionally, use of the Blog, users release any third parties affiliated to the hosting company used, and all users agree to hold our hosting company domains priced right, free from any liability whatsoever.
13)Posted Arrest Data Provided
Arrest information that is provided or listed on this site or web log is information that is collected through legal sources information is taken form www.localcrimenews.com and or the Official San Joaquin County Sheriffs Office -Who is in Custody Information!. Both ScanStockton.com and Localcrimenews.com shall not be liable or responsible for how the public information is used. Anyone who uses the information provided by both sites, are certifying their legal understanding and agreeing to use the information lawfully, and therefore indemnify and take full responsibility for their criminal or libelous actions. Any information provided on this site is not certified to be error free, nor is it done to violate the privacy of those listed. All information is lawful information that is legally available and no illegal if the information is not used in ways that are specifically forbidden by the Statutory law. ScanStockton.com and LocalCrimenews.com posting of the information, which is legal; The information should not be used or obtained to, harass, stalk, or used in ways that are unintended by the law. LocalCrimenews.com "Terms of Use" term be found by clicking the link.
Any information that is incorrect can be corrected under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). Many of the Sheriff's records may be exempt from disclosure under the provisions of the CPRA. (See e.g. Cal. Gov. Code 6254(f) .) In order to identify responsive records and review them for possible exemptions, the Sheriff may take up to 10 calendar days to respond to a CPRA request (Cal. Gov. Code 6253(c) and, if necessary, may take a reasonable period of time thereafter to produce the non-exempt records that are responsive to the request. Please click on this link
Contact Us Here to request any information or questions about the content posted regarding the arrest data.
14) These Terms shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and the parties irrevocably consent to bring any action to enforce these Terms before a court of competent jurisdiction in SAN JOAQUIN County, CA, or if such jurisdiction is not available, then in a Federal Court in the Northern District of CA(State).
PRIVACY POLICY SCANSTOCKTON.COM
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:• To personalize your experience
(your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
• To improve our website
(we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
• To send periodic emails
The email address you provide for order processing, will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order.
Do we use cookies?
Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information
We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.
As part of the California Online Privacy Protection Act, all users of our site may make any changes to their information at anytime by logging into their control panel and going to the 'Edit Profile' page.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.
Submitting Content
When users submits content their home computer connects with the server to upload the file you requesting. Information is kept about contact or server to server contacts, and the information may include:IP, DNS, Browser Information, Computer Name, and other identifiable information that is transmitting when access the Internet upon every connection, to every page you visit. The information is kept in server file, but is deleted 24-48 hours, this is dependent upon our Internet Hosting Company.
Contact Forms
All contact forms collect the IP address of the computer being used to contact our sites. The IP information is used to record spam, if the IP address has been blacklisted, and is identified as a spammer IP address, the IP address will be permanently blocked.
Use of Embedded Media Script for Police Scanner
Placing our code that will show on your site(s) or web pages either text links or links with images, is encouraged to be used freely, however please keep in mind that information will be sent from your website or domain upon every connection will be recorded and stored on our servers, or RadioReference.com. Information that may be included:IP address of connected users, how many users, browser information, and a cookie will be used and placed on users computer upon each visit, this is done for security and so that the users preferences will be saved for any subsequent visits.
Any use of the streaming Police scanner it should be known that the stream and script is hosted by a third party(Radioreference.com)vendor, and your information will still be collected such as referring site, and IP address, which will be collected by the third party vendor. Please review the Privacy Policy of Radioreferene.com, if you have any concerns about what types of information is collected-follow this link to review the: RadioReference.com Privacy Policy .
Any information that is collected for users of the site or the scanner feed is done to ensure that anyone using the scanner, is doing so legally, and where there is illegal use of the scanner stream, information can be given to Any Law Enforcement agent. The specific laws spoken about in this policy pertain to California law, but also includes the Federal law; cases where the scanner is used in violation of the Law- the following laws may apply the federal " WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS": § 2511 which defines what is legal and what is not legal under Federal Law, each State in the United States has their own laws pertaining to the use of scanners. If you are a California resident then Cal. Penal Code Section 636.5 , states that it is illegal to use a police scanner while in the commission of a crime, or to assist another in the furtherance of a crime, or using the scanner to assist someone in fleeing from a Law Enforcement agency.
Further information about scanner laws and unlawful uses of a scanner click on the following links Scanner Law Article-Sjcscanner.com Article Discussing California Scanner Law
Because the scanner does provide information or could be abused or used in a way that is unlawful under both the federal law, and the California Law, or any other states law, we collect IP addresses, browser types, computer names, and any other information provided by the browser upon any connection to the scanner stream or when visiting the website. Any information that is collected is held in a secure password Apache protected database, and will be deleted within 30days.
Arrest Reports
Arrest reports are provided that list information about subjects who have been arrested in Stockton and who are in the Custody of the San Joaquin County Sheriffs Department. This information is public information and does not violate the privacy of the subject in question. Any information provided or listed on this site, that someone would like to be removed or dispute please use this link Contact Us Here
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at http://scanstockton.com/2009/07/12/terms-of-useservice.aspx
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our changes without pre notification.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
Contact Us Here
* Common Definitions for Terms Used
- "IP"- Internet Protocol Address.
- "DNS"-(Domain Name System) A
system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on
the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For
example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a
URL in a browser or behind the scenes from one application to another,
DNS servers return the IP address of the server associated with that
name.(PCmag.com , n.d.) - "COPPA "-Children's Online Privacy Protection Act-Websites who collect and use information from children under the age of 13, are required to comply with this act.
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