City of McLouth is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology
that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy
applies to the City of McLouth site and governs data collection and usage.
By using the City of McLouth site, you consent to the data practices described
in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
City of McLouth collects personally identifiable information, such as your email
address, name, home or work address or telephone number. City of McLouth also
collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as
your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically
collected by City of McLouth. This information can include: your IP address,
browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This
information is used by City of McLouth for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use
of the City of McLouth site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information
or personally sensitive data through City of McLouth public message boards,
this information may be collected and used by others. Note: City of McLouth
does not read any of your private online communications.
City of McLouth encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from City of McLouth so that you can understand how those
Web sites collect, use and share your information. City of McLouth is not responsible
for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the City of McLouth
and City of McLouth family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
City of McLouth collects and uses your personal information to operate the City of McLouth
Web site and deliver the services you have requested. City of McLouth also uses
your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services
available from City of McLouth and its affiliates. City of McLouth may also
contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services
or of potential new services that may be offered.
City of McLouth does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
City of McLouth may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business
partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases,
your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone
number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, City of McLouth
may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send
you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to
provide these services to City of McLouth, and they are required to maintain
the confidentiality of your information.
City of McLouth does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such
as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
City of McLouth keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within
City of McLouth, in order to determine what City of McLouth services are
the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising
within City of McLouth to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested
in a particular subject area.
City of McLouth Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice,
only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on City of McLouth or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or
property of City of McLouth; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of users of City of McLouth, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The City of McLouth Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online
experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page
server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the
domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned
to a specific page. For example, if you personalize City of McLouth pages, or
register with City of McLouth site or services, a cookie helps City of McLouth
to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process
of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses,
and so on. When you return to the same City of McLouth Web site, the information
you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the City of McLouth
features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically
accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies
if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience
the interactive features of the City of McLouth services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
City of McLouth secures your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. City of McLouth secures the personally identifiable information
you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit
card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use
of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
City of McLouth will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. City of McLouth encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how City of McLouth is protecting your
information.
Contact Information
City of McLouth welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.
If you believe that City of McLouth has not adhered to this Statement, please
contact City of McLouth at jen@jensharp.com.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.