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City
of Lakewood, Colorado
Electronic Privacy Policy
The City Council of the City of Lakewood, Colorado, is committed to "Open and Honest Communication" as a Core Community Value, stating that "All of our actions will be taken with honesty, integrity and the commitment to communicate openly and with candor."
Consequently, the City of Lakewood is committed to:
By protecting online privacy, we are responsible to the public trust, and expect to build public confidence in and use of the City of Lakewood's online services.
This privacy policy informs you about the types of information we may obtain via our websites and e-mail and what happens to that information, so that we may give you as much choice and control as possible over your personal information.
Statistical
Information Collected
Individual visits to the City of Lakewood (and other) websites automatically
generate statistical information that cannot be linked to any personally identifiable
information. Examples of this statistical information include date and time
of visit, type of browser and computer operating system used to access the site,
the Internet protocol address of the individual computer or proxy server accessing
the site, and the Internet address of the site from which you may have linked
to our site.
We use this statistical information in aggregate form to manage and improve the websites by analyzing overall usage and general trends among visits to the site.
Personal Information
You Provide
You may choose to electronically provide personal information through e-mail
correspondence, or to provide personal information necessary to use various
City services, products, forms, surveys, events and other transactions offered
online through our websites. This personal information may include:
You may choose at any time not to disclose personal information, without affecting your ability to visit other portions of the City websites. However, we will not be able to provide you with the online services dependent on that information.
Use
of Cookies to Collect Information
A "cookie" is a small data file some websites place on your computer's
hard drive, which can contain personal information. City of Lakewood websites
do NOT use persistent cookies to permanently collect personal information. We
do use temporary cookies only to make it possible for users to complete an online
transaction, such as registering for a class. However, these cookies disappear
when the transaction is completed.
You may choose to set your browser to refuse cookies. However, doing so may disable some features or services of City of Lakewood websites.
Our
Commitment to Your Privacy
The City of Lakewood is committed to requesting only the minimum personal information
necessary to complete an individual online transaction, such as a citizen e-mail
request for service or online registration for a class.
The City of Lakewood will not use any personal information obtained via e-mail or our websites for marketing of City programs and events, unless you have given us permission by marking a specific option to do so at the time you disclosed your personal information. If you choose to receive future marketing information from us, any electronic materials we send you will clearly give you the opportunity to tell us that you no longer want to receive similar information.
The City of Lakewood will not sell, share or release personal information to any outside parties unless necessary to complete a service or transaction you have requested, or unless required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations, valid requests under public information statutes (see "Public Records" below), or other legal proceedings. Sharing of personal information between City of Lakewood departments will be limited to only those employees necessary to respond to your request for service or to complete a transaction.
The City of Lakewood will not send you unsolicited e-mail, such as surveys or advertising for upcoming events and programs, unless you have given us permission to do so, such as signing up for e-mail subscriptions through our websites or by checking a specific option to receive unsolicited e-mail information at the time you give us your e-mail address. We will respond in kind to e-mail correspondence, or to other service requests where people have requested an e-mail response. On rare occasions, we may send information via unsolicited e-mail when deemed appropriate by City management in situations affecting public health or safety. If you receive unsolicited e-mail from the City of Lakewood and you feel you have not given us permission to do so, please forward the e-mail message, with an explanation of your concerns, to webmaster@lakewood.org.
The City of Lakewood will require any partners we may have in joint websites or who provide services through our websites to adhere to our privacy policies regarding personal information.
Public
Records
As a government entity, the City of Lakewood is subject to public records laws.
Be aware that information submitted via e-mail or through our websites may be
subject to a public records request pursuant to the public records statutes.
Security
The City of Lakewood is committed to security and quality of data collected
by our website. We intend to protect your personal information and to maintain
its integrity. The City is committed to operating secure networks and is protected
by industry-grade firewalls, password protection and other safeguarding techniques
for our systems. When sensitive personal information is accepted for any of
our online services, the data is encrypted to protect its confidentiality. Credit
card information is not stored after the transaction is complete. Regular security
analyses are performed on systems under our control, including identifying attempts
to tamper with the website which may lead to further investigative work, criminal
prosecution or other legal proceedings.
Non-Lakewood
Websites
The City of Lakewood's websites provide links to other websites that are not
designed, maintained or managed by the City of Lakewood. We are not responsible
for these sites, which may have their own privacy policies. Visitors to such
sites are advised to check their individual privacy policies and to be cautious
about providing personal information without understanding how the information
will be used.
Privacy
Questions and Contacts
If you have a question about this privacy statement, send e-mail to webmaster@lakewood.org.
You can also contact the Lakewood City Clerk's Office, 303-987-7080, if you
have a question about the City of Lakewood's handling of public records.
Electronic Privacy
Policy last updated: Oct. 22, 2002
Any future changes to this policy will be posted at www.lakewood.org
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