WELCOME! PLEASE SCROLL FOR MORE INFO OR SELECT THE 3 BAR NAVIGATION MENU TO THE LEFT. Terms and Conditions Thank you for visiting the website of the Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem (“HAWS”). Our mission is to create and maintain sustainable communities through partnerships to benefit the residents of Winston-Salem. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) apply to your access to and use of the websites, mobile applications, social media pages, and other online products and services (collectively, the “Services”) provided by HAWS. By using our Services, you agree to these Terms. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use your information. Website Responsibilities: You’re responsible for your use of any of HAWS’ Services and any content or information that you provide. You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws. Please don’t copy, upload, download, or share content unless you have the right to do so. Social Media Statement of Purpose: HAWS provides this website as a means to communicate with citizens and the world at large about our services and present matters of public interest. In addition to this website, we make use of social media sites as additional means of communication. HAWS has pages on other social media sites such as Facebook. These sites are moderated. If we choose to allow posting at any time at any page or social media site, we welcome participation of our citizens and ask that you recognize these guidelines. Once posted, HAWS reserves the right to delete comments that: Contain vulgar language Are personal attacks of any kind Are offensive comments Are prejudiced or hurtful remarks made toward any ethnic, racial, or religious group Are spam Include sales/promotion of goods or services or links to other sites Include promotion of events or activities that are not city-sponsored Are clearly off-topic Advocate illegal activity Promote particular services, products, or political organizations/candidates/ideas Infringe on copyrights or trademarks The social media sites are not forums for submitting public comment. If you would like to comment on HAWS-proposed projects, plans, policies, and programs, please visit our website home page and use the Contact Info email link, or email to webmail@haws.orgto submit your comments online, or attend any of the public hearings that are held. If you have a concern, we want to help. Please note that the comments expressed on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) by others do not reflect the opinions and position of HAWS or its employees. Any non-HAWS links you may see here do not constitute endorsement HAWS. Website Accessibility The Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem strives to make its services, programs, activities, facilities and employment opportunities available to all of its citizens and interested parties. Should you have an ADA or Section 504 complaint or concern, please contact For Residents: Beverly Leavy, Area Manager, (336) 917-6088. For Participants: Denise Marshall, 336-917-6103. For Staff: Gwen Burston, Director of Human Resources (336)727-8500, ext. 6077. HAWS is working on a new transition plan and self-evaluation under the ADA and Section 504. Should you wish to provide input regarding this process, please feel free to contact one of our ADA Coordinators listed above. Your input is invaluable. More information on HAWS compliance may be found in the HAWS Legal Department Office, 500 West 4th Street, Suite 300. If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, or TTY) and the format of any material on this website interferes with your ability to access information, please contact us. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the web address of the requested material, and your contact information. Users who need accessibility assistance can also contact us by phone through the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY/Voice communication. HAWS strives to make our website and our services available to all citizens by following the guidelines of the W3C for accessibility. · Images have alt tags to explain what the image is showing. · Text size is scalable; using relative-size fonts. · Text equivalents are provided for non-text items such as Flash movies and video content-rich pages. · Lists of items are marked up as lists. · Links are designated by underlining, except in specific navigation sections. · Forms can be navigated and submitted by using the keyboard. If you are having any difficulty with this site, please contact the webmaster (webmail@haws.org) and explain what you are trying to do and the problem with completing the task. Accessibility Design Guidelines Our website has been designed with the following accessibility guidelines in mind: We work to comply with Section 508 as well as 2.0 A and AA referring to website accessibility standards. If you have difficulty accessing the site or have any comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at webmail@haws.org. Browser Accessibility Information Many popular browsers contain built-in accessibility tools. Internet Explorer Accessibility Information Firefox Accessibility Information Chrome Accessibility Information Additional Plug-ins Adobe Reader is required to view and print PDF documents that appear on this website. To download this program for free, visit the Adobe website. To read PDF documents with a screen reader, please visit the Adobe Reader Accessibility website which provides useful tools and resources. Adobe Flash may be required to view certain videos that appear on this website. To download this program for free, visit the Adobe website. To access flash content using a screen reader, please visit the Adobe Flash Player Accessibility website which provides useful tools and resources. Supported Assistive Technology Latest Version of JAWS for Windows Latest Version of NVDA for Windows Latest Version of VoiceOver for Mac OS X Keyboard-Only Navigation Governing Law and Venue These Terms and any dispute that arises between you and HAWS will be governed by North Carolina law except for its conflict of law principles. Any dispute between the parties that’s not subject to arbitration or can’t be heard in small claims court will be resolved in the state or federal courts of North Carolina and the United States, respectively, sitting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Some countries have laws that require agreements to be governed by the local laws of the consumer’s country. This paragraph doesn’t override those laws. Amendments We may make changes to these Terms from time to time. If we make changes, and you have an account with us, we will provide you with notice of them by sending an email to the email address associated with your account. If you do not have an account with us, we will post a notice on this website and update the date at the top of these Terms. Unless we say otherwise in our notices, the amended Terms will be effective immediately, and your continued use of our Services after we provide such notice will confirm your acceptance of the changes. If you don’t agree to the amended Terms, you must stop using our Services. Severability If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Indemnification To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend, and release HAWS, and our officers, directors, agents, partners and employees (individually and collectively, the “HAWS Parties”) from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, demands, damages, expenses or costs (“Claims”) arising out of or related to your violation, misappropriation or infringement of any rights of another (including intellectual or other property rights or privacy rights) or your violation of the law. You agree to promptly notify HAWS Parties of any third-party Claims, cooperate with HAWS Parties in defending such Claims and pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with defending such Claims (including attorneys’ fees). You also agree that the HAWS Parties will have control of the defense or settlement, at HAWS’ sole option, of any third-party Claims. Transfer and Processing Data In order for us to provide our Services, you agree that we may process, transfer, and store information about you in the US and other countries, where you may not have the same rights and protections as you do under local law. Miscellaneous HAWS’ failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms reflect the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, statements and understandings of the parties. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Use of the word “including” will be interpreted to mean “including without limitation.” Except as otherwise provided herein, these Terms are intended solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person or entity. 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