Privacy Policy
This recruiting site is intended to provide information about sworn and professional staff opportunities with the Redwood City Police Department. We may collect limited information that you choose to provide, such as contact details submitted through forms, recruiting inquiries, or linked application workflows.
We may also receive routine technical information such as browser type, referring pages, approximate device data, and general traffic analytics used to improve site performance, accessibility, recruiting outreach, and content quality. We do not intend for this site to collect sensitive personal information unless you voluntarily provide it through an application process or direct communication.
Information submitted through this site or through linked City systems may be shared with authorized City staff, recruiting personnel, hiring partners, technology vendors, or public agencies when reasonably necessary for recruiting operations, security, records retention, legal compliance, or service improvement.
Accessibility
The City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Police Department aim to make digital services usable for all visitors, including people using assistive technology. We are working to improve readability, keyboard access, color contrast, media handling, and general compatibility with current browsers and accessibility tools.
If you encounter an accessibility barrier on this site, you may contact recruiting so we can provide the information in an alternate format, help with an application step, or document the issue for correction. When reporting a problem, it is helpful to include the page name, the device or browser in use, and a short description of what prevented access.
Accessibility improvements may be ongoing, and some third-party services linked from this site may be subject to separate accessibility practices or technical limitations.
Public Records Act Notice
Communications with the City, including messages submitted through recruiting forms or recruiting email accounts, may be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act or other applicable laws. That means information you provide may not always remain private if disclosure is required by law.
Certain records may be withheld or redacted where permitted by law, including records involving active hiring processes, personnel matters, security considerations, privileged communications, or protected personal information. Final disclosure decisions are made according to applicable legal standards and City record-retention requirements.
If you are submitting recruiting questions, please keep that possibility in mind and avoid including unnecessary confidential, medical, or highly sensitive personal information in general correspondence.
No Emergency-Reporting Disclaimer
This website, its forms, and its recruiting email contacts are not monitored as emergency-response channels. Do not use this site to report crimes in progress, urgent threats, emergencies, suspicious activity requiring immediate response, or time-sensitive officer safety concerns.
For emergencies, call 9-1-1 immediately. For non-emergency police assistance, use the department's official non-emergency phone lines or other published City contact methods. Messages sent through this website may not be reviewed right away and should never be relied on for emergency communication.
Terms Of Use
This website is provided as a public recruiting resource by the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Police Department. By accessing or using this site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this site.
Job information, compensation figures, hiring timelines, specialty assignments, and application links may change without notice. While we try to keep information current, the official application posting, City policy, labor agreement, or written hiring communication will control if there is any difference between this site and another official source.
Links to external platforms such as application systems, City websites, video hosts, maps, or analytics tools are provided for convenience. The City is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, uptime, or terms used by third-party services. Continued use of those services may be governed by their own policies.
- Content on this site is provided for general informational purposes and may be updated, corrected, or removed at any time.
- Nothing on this page creates a contract, guarantee of employment, or waiver of applicable City, state, or federal law.
- If you need formal legal interpretation, records advice, or application status clarification, contact the appropriate City office directly.
Security
The City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Police Department, as developers and managers of this recruiting website, have taken steps to safeguard the integrity of the telecommunications and computing infrastructure, including but not limited to authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day practices of the operating environment as part of the City's continuing commitment to risk management.
This information should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof the security of information provided via the Redwood City Police Department recruiting website. All provisions and penalties as described in California Penal Code section 502 shall apply to these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Users should ensure that the computer and software used to access this website, including Internet browser software, are up to date with all security patches and software, hardware, and firmware updates. Users should also ensure that current anti-virus and anti-malware software is in use when accessing services provided through this site.
Your Use Obligations
You are responsible for all activities undertaken by you using any services provided through the Redwood City Police Department recruiting website. All such activities are at your own risk. You shall not use, nor permit others to use, this website in a manner or for a purpose contrary to these Terms and Conditions of Use.
You will not disrupt the functioning of the website or otherwise act in a way that interferes with other users' use of the website. You will not post or distribute any computer program that damages, detrimentally interferes with, surreptitiously intercepts, or expropriates any system, data, or personal information.
You agree to use this site solely for lawful purposes, legitimate recruiting inquiries, and personal review of public-facing recruiting information. Any misuse of this site, including attempts to impersonate RCPD personnel, submit fraudulent applications, or extract information for unauthorized purposes, may be referred to law enforcement and may constitute a violation of applicable California and federal law.
Prohibited Uses
Users of the Redwood City Police Department recruiting website are prohibited from using the site in any way to:
- Restrict or inhibit another user from using and enjoying the website;
- Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national, or international law;
- Post or transmit comments containing harassing or offensive language, including sexual references, racial slurs, or rude or deliberately offensive comments, or engage in disruptive activities online;
- Upload, post, or otherwise transmit any information, software, or other material that contains a "deep link," "page-scrape," "robot," "spider," or other automatic device, program, algorithm, or methodology to access, copy, or monitor any portion of this website or its content, or to reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of this website;
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the website, or any other systems or networks connected to the website or to any City of Redwood City server, by hacking, password "mining," or any other illegitimate means;
- Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the website or any network connected to the website, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the website or any connected network;
- Reverse look-up, trace, or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the website, or exploit the website in any way where the purpose is to reveal personal identification or information other than your own;
- Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the website or the City of Redwood City's systems or networks;
- Use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the website or any transaction being conducted on the website;
- Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message or transmittal you send through the website;
- Use the website or any content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity;
- Upload, post, or otherwise transmit any material that contains a virus, worm, time bomb, trap door, or any other harmful component designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of the website or City systems;
- Post or transmit content that encourages or provides instruction about illegal activities, including computer intrusion or hacking;
- Post, transmit, or in any way exploit any information, software, or other material for advertising or commercial purposes unrelated to legitimate law enforcement recruiting;
- Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, including but not limited to the City of Redwood City, the Redwood City Police Department, or other governmental official or employee;
- Use the website to collect personally identifying information about users of the website in violation of the Redwood City Police Department's Privacy Policy; or
- Perform any activities that the Redwood City Police Department determines, in its sole discretion, may be harmful to the Department, the website, or other users of the website.
Right to Change the Website and Services
The Redwood City Police Department reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any services provided through this website — with or without notice. The Department may also discontinue, edit, delete, or change any aspect of the website, including but not limited to: (i) restricting availability times; (ii) restricting compatibility with certain software or hardware; (iii) restricting amounts of use permitted; and (iv) restricting, suspending, or terminating any user's right to use the website, at the Department's sole discretion and without prior notice or liability.
You agree that the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Police Department shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of such services. Recruiting timelines, position availability, pay rates, and application procedures may change at any time without advance notice and are subject to City budget processes, labor agreements, and departmental staffing needs.
Intellectual Property Rights
The content organization, graphics, design, photography, computer code, compilation, and other materials on or related to this recruiting website are protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and other proprietary and intellectual property rights of their respective owners. General public information about the Redwood City Police Department published on this site is provided for public use; however, certain images, logos, photography, and names may be owned by the City of Redwood City or third parties and may be protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights.
The Redwood City Police Department name, badge design, departmental seal, and associated insignia are property of the City of Redwood City. Other product and company names mentioned on the website may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document, or other materials viewed or obtained through this website.
Reproducing, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative works from materials on this site without express written permission from the City of Redwood City is prohibited except where specifically permitted by law or explicitly authorized by the Department.
Limitation of Liability
The Redwood City Police Department attempts to maintain the highest accuracy of content on this recruiting website. Any errors or omissions should be reported to the recruiting office for investigation. The Department makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the absolute accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this website and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the website's contents.
NEITHER THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY NOR THE REDWOOD CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE CITY OR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THIS WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES RELATING TO RECRUITING PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Police Department, their affiliates, and their respective officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, actions, suits, or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to:
- Any material posted or otherwise provided by you that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, or other intellectual property right of any person, or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy;
- Any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your use of this website;
- Any violation by you of these Terms and Conditions of Use; and
- Any claims brought by other persons or entities arising from or related to your use of the website, including information obtained through the website.
Indemnification by a federal, state, or local governmental unit is only to the extent allowed by law.
Disclaimer
Every attempt has been made to ensure that the information contained on the Redwood City Police Department recruiting website is accurate at the time of publication. However, due to the possibility of human or mechanical error and other factors, the Redwood City Police Department will not be responsible for any loss, consequence, or damage resulting directly or indirectly from reliance on the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of the information contained on this site.
The City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Police Department are not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of any third-party content, external links, or information referenced on this site that was prepared and submitted by others. Users should verify recruiting information directly with the RCPD Recruiting Unit before making decisions based on information presented on this website.
Neither the Redwood City Police Department nor any division, officer, or employee of the Department warrants the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information on this website, and shall not be liable for any losses resulting directly or indirectly from reliance on the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of such information. Any person who relies on information obtained from this website does so at their own risk.