The use of this website constitutes your agreement to abide by these terms and conditions.

The Missouri Sheriffs' Association Basic Peace Officer Academy (BPOA) non-profit website was created and designed for the purpose of educating and offering transparency of information to users of the Internet by electronic means pursuant to USC Title 17 §107 Fair Use Doctrine and RSMo §610.029 Information by Electronic Services. The BPOA does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or confidentiality of any such communications. The internet should not be used to transmit any sensitive or confidential information to BPOA as such information may be easily intercepted if not encrypted.

Communications made through this website’s e-mail and messaging system shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to BPOA or parent staff offices, employees, or representatives, with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against BPOA  or parent staff offices, employees, or representatives, where notice to BPOA is required by any federal, state or local laws, rules, or regulations.

Use of the name, initials, or logo(s) of BPOA is restricted by law and may be used only with written permission of BPOA. You may download or copy any downloadable materials displayed on the website for home, noncommercial and personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright, trademark and other notices contained in such material and you agree to abide by all additional copyright notices pursuant to USC Title 17, information or restrictions contained in any material accessed through the website.

You shall not upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish on the website any unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent materials; any materials which infringe any intellectual property right of any third party or advertise or otherwise solicit funds or is a solicitation for goods and services; or any materials containing a virus or other harmful component.

While BPOA has no obligation to monitor the website and is not responsible for the content of any messages, information or files transmitted on the website, BPOA reserves the right to delete, move, edit, refuse to post or take other appropriate action with respect to such messages, information or files which BPOA, in its sole discretion, deems objectionable or otherwise in violation of these terms and conditions.

The information provided on this website, and links to other related websites, are provided as a courtesy to website visitors only, and are in no manner an endorsement, recommendation or approval of any person, any product or any service contained on any other website. BPOA is neither responsible nor liable for any viruses or other contamination of your system nor for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions arising out of your use of the website.

This agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri as applied to agreements made and to be performed entirely therein. Any action brought to enforce the agreement or in connection with this website shall be brought in either the state or federal courts.