Privacy & Security Policy
Thank you for visiting the City of Greeley website. We are
committed to maintaining your online privacy within a secure environment and
make every effort to ensure your privacy rights are protected. By using this
website, you agree and accept this policy, including the legal notice stated
below.
Privacy
As a visitor to our site, your IP address is automatically collected solely to
track the number of computers visiting our site, the pages visited most often,
and the timeframe used most frequently. This statistical data is gathered to
analyze what information is most frequently requested by the public and how the
City of Greeley can best provide it.
If you choose to share personal information with us, that information is
available only to city employees who provide a service related to your
correspondence. Access is given to those qualified professionals who are
assigned the job of providing city services consistent with your interactions
with the City of Greeley web site.
E-mail addresses obtained through the web site will not be sold or given to
other private companies for marketing purposes. However, notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the information collected is subject to the
provisions of the Colorado Open Records Act, including but not limited to, the
access and confidentiality provisions of that law.
Security
The City of Greeley is committed to data security and has taken reasonable
precautions to protect such information from loss, misuse or alteration. The
City operates a secure data network protected by industry standard firewalls and
password protection systems in place to protect, in accordance with those
software programs, against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we
have collected from you. Only authorized individuals have access to the
information provided by our visitors. Unauthorized access will be prosecuted to
the fullest extent of the law.
When the City of Greeley accepts credit cards or any other particularly
sensitive information for any of its services, it encrypts all ordering
information, such as your name and credit card number, in order to protect its
confidentiality. The City of Greeley does not store credit card information on
our website.
Website Links
On occasion the City of Greeley will provide links from this website to other
websites. The City of Greeley does not assume responsibility for the content,
nor endorses any opinions expressed on any of these outside Web sites.
LEGAL NOTICE:
INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF GREELEY’S WEBSITE IS MADE AVAILABLE AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND IS SUBJECT
TO THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMERS:
1. ACCURACY, CHANGES, AND CONTINUITY OF SERVICE
The City of Greeley (City) tries to ensure that the information made
available on it’s website is accurate and complete. Due to factors beyond
the control of the City, however, it cannot guarantee against unauthorized
modifications of information or errors made in inputting and posting data.
The City may make changes to a Web page at any time to update, add, or
correct the information made available.
2. NO WARRANTIES. The City disclaims any express or implied warranties
related to making its website available for public use, and for any
materials, information, graphics, products, or processes contained within
its host system. It makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any
responsibility for the use of information on the City’s Web site, or for the
system's fitness for any general or particular purpose. Nor does the City
warrant that the use of information on the City’s website or host system
will not infringe or violate the rights of others. The public is granted
access to information on the City’s website and it’s host system on a
strictly "as is" basis. The City denies responsibility for the conduct of
its outside users.
3. EXTERNAL LINKS; PERSONAL OPINIONS
This website may contain hypertext or other links to external Internet
sites. These are provided only for your convenience. Any information,
materials, personal opinions, or endorsements of products or services
appearing on external sites are not controlled, sponsored, or approved by
the City. The City disclaims legal responsibility for any information,
materials or services made available on external sites, and for the personal
opinions of individuals posted on any site, regardless of whether the City
operates the site, unless the personal opinions are official opinions issued
by members of the City government. No other sections of this disclaimer
statement are applicable to external sites beyond the control of the City.
4. COPYRIGHT LIMITATIONS
The City has made the content of certain pages of its Web sites available to
the public. Anyone may view, copy, or distribute information found within
these web pages (not including the design or layout of the pages) for
personal or informational use without owing an obligation to the City if the
documents are not modified in any respect, and unless otherwise stated on
the particular materials or information to which a restriction on free use
applies. The City makes no warranty, however, that the materials contained
within these pages are free from copyright claims, or other restrictions or
limitations on free use or display. The City disclaims any liability for the
improper or incorrect use of information obtained from its Web sites.
5. ASSUMPTION OF RISK OF USE
One who uses the information available for public use on the City’s website,
including it’s host system, assumes the risk of using or relying on such
information. Neither the City, its employees, nor its agents shall be liable
for any damages, including indirect, special, incidental, or consequential
damages a user incurs as a result of viewing, distributing, or copying
materials on the sites made available to the public, even if advised of the
possibility of such damages.
6. MONITORING AND PROTECTING THE SYSTEM FROM INTRUSION
All City computer systems are subject to monitoring to assure proper
functioning of the system and to provide security for the computer system's
operation. By using the website and its host computer systems
you are consenting to the exercise of such monitoring practices. The
City reserves the right to use any legally appropriate measures to prevent
and investigate anyone attempting to modify, deface, delete, or otherwise
tamper with or abuse the City website, server, database, information system,
or other City technology asset.
7. COLORADO LAW AND JURISDICTION
The materials made available for public use on the City’s Web site are from
computer systems located within the City, and are for the use and benefit of
the public. Any person who uses these systems or attempts to gain access to
information or materials on these systems is subject to the jurisdiction of
the State of Colorado. Any dispute arising from a person using or attempting
to use information or materials on the City’s Web site shall be determined
in accordance with Colorado laws and in the courts of Weld County, Colorado.
The terms of this privacy and security policy are subject to change. It is
therefore recommended that you refer back to them periodically. Date last
modified: March 02, 2006.
If you have questions about our Internet Privacy & Security Policies, please
feel free to e-mail us at
webmaster@greeleygov.com
