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Terms of Use

Welcome to the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon ("TriMet") Developer website, developer.trimet.org (the "Service" or "Site"). By continuing use of the Service or accessing any materials on the Site, you agree to these Terms of Use ("Terms"), as they may be updated or modified by TriMet at any time in its discretion. If you do not agree to them, do not use the Site or download any material from it.

1. Linking policy–not a public forum

The Site is not a forum for public communication and debate, but a means for TriMet to provide information relating to TriMet data resources, programs, and projects to the public and its customers. All decisions as to the placement of links to external sites or pages from the Site will be made by TriMet in its sole discretion. TriMet permits links from other web sites in accordance with the following conditions:

  • The appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with TriMet's name and trademarks or be displayed in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among the public or disparage or discredit TriMet;
  • The appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not create the false impression that an organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with or associated with TriMet or that views expressed on the website are those of TriMet. TriMet reserves the right to require that the linking website include notice stating that it is an unofficial web site and is not endorsed by, sponsored by or affiliated with TriMet and that any views expressed on the website are not those of TriMet; and
  • When selected by a user, the link must display the Site full-screen and not within a frame on the linking website.

2. No guaranteed availability

TriMet reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof), temporarily or permanently, with or without notice to you. You agree that TriMet will not be liable to you for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

3. Termination of service to you

You agree that TriMet, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and remove and discard any content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, our belief that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of these Terms may occur without prior notice to you, and you also agree that TriMet will not be liable to you for any termination of your access to the Service.

4. Restrictions on use

All materials published on the Site, including, but not limited to, trademarks, service marks, maps, schedules, arrival information, fare information, photographs and illustrations (collectively, the "Content"), are the property of TriMet unless otherwise indicated. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. You may use the Content displayed on the Site. Use of TriMet's web services Application Programming Interface (API) requires registration and is governed by additional terms. Any other use, including reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance, is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of TriMet. You may also use Content displayed on TriMet's "Public Art" web site, trimet.org/publicart ("Public Art Content") in connection with your use of the Content. Your use of the Public Art Content is specifically conditioned upon your requirement to (1) give credit to the artist; (2) indicate the TriMet property on which the artwork is installed; and (3) note that the work was commissioned by TriMet.

5. Web Services API

This section governs your use of data made available through TriMet's Web Services API (the "Data"). TriMet grants you a limited, revocable license to use, reproduce, redistribute and display the Data in accordance with these terms. You are not authorized to make any use of any proprietary service marks of TriMet, including without limitation "TransitTracker", the associated clock logo, or any confusingly similar variant thereof. The Data is provided to you "as is" and "as available" without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement.

6. Copyrights and trademarks

All Content of this Site including content of the is the property of TriMet or its content suppliers, and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of the Content on this Site is the exclusive property of TriMet, and is likewise protected by US and international copyright laws.

All trademarks, service marks and trade names ("Trademarks") of TriMet used herein (including, but not limited to, TRIMET, MAX, TRANSIT TRACKER, THE NEXT BIG THING DOWNTOWN and QUICK DROP, the slogan "SEE WHERE IT TAKES YOU" and the TriMet logos (see below)) are trademarks or registered trademarks of TriMet and may not be used in any manner that is likely to cause confusion, or in any manner that disparages or discredits TriMet. The TriMet trademarks may not be used in connection with the products or services of others, except for the use of a text link or a TriMet web logo to link to this site, in accordance with these Terms and TriMet's linking policy. All other trademarks not owned by TriMet that appear on this Site are the property of their respective owners.

TriMet orange rosette TriMet logo with Quick Drop logo Old Tri-Met logo
Old logo - DO NOT USE
Next Big Thing Logo TransitTracker Logo

7. Disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability

YOU AGREE THAT THE SERVICE AND DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TriMet does not warrant that the Service or Data will be available at any given time, secure, accurate or free of error. You use the Service and Data at your own risk, and you assume the risk that the Service or Data may provide incorrect information to you or your workers, as well as the risk that any material downloaded by you from the Service may cause loss of data or damage to your computer system.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL TRIMET BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, EVEN IF TRIMET IS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS OR FOR ANY OTHER SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT, WARRANTY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR DATA.ĀTHE PARTIES INTEND THAT THIS LIMITATION SHOULD APPLY EVEN IF IT CAUSES ANY WARRANTY TO FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

8. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless TriMet and its officers, directors, and employees from and against all fines, suits, proceedings, claims, causes of action, demands, or liabilities of any kind or of any nature arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service or Data.

9. Severability and waiver

The invalidity of any term or provision of these Terms will not affect the validity of any other provision. Waiver by TriMet of strict performances of any provision of these Terms will not be a waiver of or prejudice TriMet's right to require strict performance of the same provision in the future or of any other provision of these Terms.

10. Entire agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties as to their subject matter, and there are no other conflicting terms, conditions or obligations between the parties relating to the use of the Service or Data.