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CITY OF MILL CREEK PRIVACY POLICY
Effective 09/01/01
Our Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better
protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information
practices and the way your information is collected and used.
Public Access to Information
The Public Records Act and other Washington laws
are designed to ensure that the public has a right to access appropriate records
and information possessed by City government, and restricts the City of Mill
Creek's right to keep certain information confidential. The City must comply
with these laws. We have considered the Public Records Act and other applicable
laws in drafting this Privacy Policy but, in the event of a conflict between
this Privacy Policy and the Public Records Act or other laws governing the
disclosure of public records, the applicable laws will control.
The Information We Collect
The City of Mill Creek web site does not
currently collect any personal information such as name, address, e-mail
address, phone number, or credit card information. Our system does automatically
collect certain other information during your visit. None of this other
information readily identifies the individual using the web site. This other
information is as follows:
1. The Internet Protocol Address and domain name
used by your computer;
2. The type of browser and operating system used;
3. The date and time of your site visit;
4. The web pages or services accessed at this
site; and
5. The web site you visited prior to coming to
this web site.
This information is used by our system to enable
you to browse, read pages and download information. We also use it in a
non-identifying and aggregate format to better design our website, maintain our
system, and to determine what information is of the most interest to users of
the City of Mill Creek site. Except in the case of authorized law enforcement
requirements (for example, court-ordered subpoenas or criminal investigations),
no attempt will be made to identify individual users or their usage information.
Collection of Personal Information
The City of Mill Creek web site does not
currently collect personal information. By "personal information," we
mean information that readily identifies the individual using the web site, such
as name, address, e-mail address, phone number, or credit card information. If
the City of Mill Creek web site does collect such personal information in the
future, we will not collect any personal information unless it is voluntarily
submitted to us by sending us e-mail, completing an online form, or engaging in
an online transaction.
Data Security
To help prevent unauthorized access and maintain
the correct use of information, we have put in place certain physical,
electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we
collect online, including monitoring, auditing and encryption.
Links to Other Sites
The City of Mill Creek website contains links to
other sites. Once you link to another site, this privacy policy no longer
applies and you become subject to the privacy and security policies of that
site.
Cookies and Applets
"Cookies" are messages given to your
web browser by a server and stored in a text file on your computer. They are
used by the server to remember something about you at a later time. The City of
Mill Creek web site does not currently use cookies, but may do so in the future.
"Applets" are small programs sent along
with a web page to your web browser. The City of Mill Creek web site does not
currently use applets, but may do so in the future.
How To Contact Us
If you have other questions or concerns about the
City of Mill Creek web site or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at Mill
Creek Web Team |
