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Website Policies: (Adopted August 2010 by order of High Springs City Commission)
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone at 386-454-1416 or in writing to City of High Springs, 110 NW 1st Avenue, High Springs, Florida 32643. Disclaimer The City of High Springs provides information via this website as a public service and for informational purposes only. The City of High Springs does not represent, warrant, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information provided through this website. The City of High Springs specifically disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from providing the website or the information it contains, including any websites maintained by third parties and linked to the City of High Springs website. Privacy Policy The City of High Springs recognizes and respects the public’s right to privacy. However, due to the public nature of the Internet, all information should be considered “publicly accessible” and important or private information should be treated carefully. The protection of individual privacy is a concern to the City of High Springs, and is governed by the State of Florida. The City of High Springs has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site. This policy is not intended and should not be interpreted as a contract of any nature, either stated or implied. This policy may change without notice. Information collected and stored automatically If all you do during your visit is browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. Only the following information is automatically collected and stored about your visit: - The Internet domain (for example, “xcompany.com” if you use a private Internet access account, or “yourschool.edu” if you connect from a university’s domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website; - The type of browser and operating system used to access our site; - The date and time you access our site - The pages you visit; and - If you linked to our website from another website, the address of that website. We use this information to help us make the site more useful to visitors, to learn about the number of visitors to our site, and the types of technology our visitors use. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits. If you send us personal information If you choose to provide us with personal information – by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it to us through the website – we will use your date to help you get the information or provide you the service you have requested. We only share the information you give us with another government agency if you inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. The City of High Springs does not collect information for commercial marketing. Protection of Minors We are especially concerned about protecting children’s privacy. We hope parents are involved in children’s Internet explorations. It is particularly important for parents to guide their children when children are providing personal information online. We specifically ask children to get their parents’ permission before providing any information online – at our site or any other site – and recommend parents always be involved in those decisions. Most importantly, when children do provide information through the City of High Springs website, it is only used to enable us to respond to the writer, and not to create profiles of children. Public Disclosure As a general rule, the City does not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online except where you have given us permission, or where the information is requested to be disclosed and is public information under the State of Florida statutes or other applicable laws. Visitors to the site should be aware that Florida Statute 119 declared that it is the policy of this state that all state, county, and municipal records shall be open for personal inspection by any person, and thus information collected by the City resulting from the use of its websites may be subject to examination and inspection upon request, if such information is a public record and not otherwise protected from disclosure by statute. Choice You may decline participation in any activity that asks for information (i.e. surveys or emails). Your choice not to participate will have no effect on your ability to access information on the City’s website. Cookies To better serve you, we occasionally use “cookies” to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser and they provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the web sites. Cookies created on your computer by using our website do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on your computer. If you have further questions about cookies, the Computer Incident Advisory Capacity Unit that monitors computer problems for the U.S. Department of Energy issued a study on March 12, 1998, of the risks to users of cookies, titled “Information Bulletin 1-034; Internet Cookies”. You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file from your computer at any time by using any one of a number of widely available methods. Your choice to refuse the cookie will not inhibit your access to any of the information available on the City website. Your acceptance of the cookie will serve to provide you with additional functionality in choosing the information you wish to view on a regular basis. Passwords In certain instances, you may have the opportunity to receive or create a password to access or submit personal information. You should not divulge your password to anyone and the City will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or e-mail. When you are finished with those applications that are password protected, you should exit the page. Site security For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs commercial software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with State guidelines for records management and retention. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. Event Calendar Policy The City of High Springs provides a listing of events in High Springs as a service to its residents and visitors. This list is not a comprehensive list of all High Springs events. The City may list events that meet one of the following criteria: - Municipal events - Events sponsored by the City - Events open to the general public for which the City approves a special events permit and/or approves the use of public rights-of-way or municipal property Third Party Sites The purpose of the City’s website is to provide information about the City’s government, services and attractions. The site may provide links to websites outside the City’s website that also service this purpose. The City is not responsible for and does not endorse the information on any linked website unless the City’s site states otherwise. References at those websites to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement or recommendation by the City of High Springs. Inclusion of a link is not an endorsement by the City. The City of High Springs makes no effort to independently verify, and does not apply editorial control over information on pages outside of the City’s website. The following criteria will be used to decide whether to grant requests for City website links. If a particular request does not fit any of the following criteria, the City Commission will decide whether to approve the request. The City Commission will approve the requested website link if it serves the general purpose of the City’s website. This privacy policy does not apply to websites operated by third parties that you may access through a link from our website. External websites may have their own privacy policies, subject to their own guidelines, and should not be viewed as part of or bound by the City’s website privacy policy. Links Policy The City’s website may provide links to websites for: - Governmental and educational institutions - Non-profit organizations with some relationship to the City (including but not limited to: organizations contracting with the City, organizations sponsoring City activities or programs, and organizations participating in City activities or programs) - Generally recognized community organizations - Non-profit organizations providing information about art, cultural, and sporting activities in the City’s area - Non-profit organizations providing information about employment opportunities in the City’s area - Non-profit organizations providing information about tourist attractions in the City’s area The City’s website will not provide links to websites for: - Candidates for local, state or federal offices - Political organizations or other organizations advocating a position on a local, state or federal issue - Corporate or other for-profit organizations unless they fit any of the criteria stated above - Individuals or personal home pages - Websites deemed inappropriate by the City Copyright Policy Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the City of High Springs website is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used with the City of High Springs’ permission. We request only that the City of High Springs be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits, graphics, or byline be similarly credited to the photographer, author, or the City of High Springs, as appropriate.
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