Website Purpose and Policies

The purpose of the City of Georgetown's website is to provide the public with convenient and efficient access to information about Georgetown's services, activities and policies, and to promote a positive image for the community. The website is the exclusive property of the City of Georgetown.

The City of Georgetown has made every effort to insure the accuracy and timeliness of the information provided on its website. However, due to the possibility of unauthorized modification of the data, transmission errors, HTML browser incompatibilities, changes made since the last update to the website, or other aspects of electronic communication that are beyond the City's control, the City does not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided on its website and is not liable for reliance on this information. The information is provided as a public convenience only. Where legal reliance on information is required the official records of the City should be consulted. Please contact the City of Georgetown at 843-545-4000 to verify accuracy of the data. 

Third Party Links

To provide greater public access to community information, the City of Georgetown permits certain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by the City. It is the policy of the City to limit these links to websites that promote the general welfare, economy, industry, tourism, and quality of life of the community and provide information relevant to the functions and services provided by the City. The City's website is not intended to function as a public forum.

Entities meeting the following criteria may be permitted a link on the City's website:

• Other federal, state, and local governments and agencies
• Hospitals and accredited health care facilities
• Accredited Public and Private Educational Institutions including individual school websites
• Accredited Public and Private Institutions of Higher Education
• Utility Service Companies serving the citizens of the City of Georgetown
• Registered not-for-profit, civic, social, cultural and/or educational organizations that serve the citizens of Georgetown and/or receive financial or in-kind support from the City of Georgetown

When you follow a link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site. The City does not endorse any content, viewpoint, product or service linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.

The City specifically disavows legal responsibility for what a user may find on another site, or for the personal opinions of individuals posted on any site, whether or not operated by the City. 

By using the City's website, the user acknowledges and accepts that the City is not responsible for any materials stored on other websites, nor is it liable for any inaccurate, defamatory, offensive or illegal materials found on other websites, and that the risk of injury or damage from viewing, hearing, downloading or storing such materials rests entirely with the user.

Third party links may be removed or replaced at any time without notice. The City of Georgetown reserves the right to refuse or delete any link that is inconsistent with this policy. 

Proprietary Rights to Content

By using the City's website, you acknowledge content including, but not limited to, text, software, photographs, video, graphics or other material contained in this website may be protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. You may make a copy of this content for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way content available through the website, including code and software, with the exception of public documents such as meeting minutes, agendas or public meeting notices.