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Web Disclaimers and Privacy Policy

The Town of Pittsford website provides convenient access to town information and services, and makes it easier than ever to do business with your town.

This policy describes the Town's privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to this website. This policy describes what data is collected and how that information is used. The Town may, at its sole discretion, change modify, add, or delete portions of this policy. Because this privacy policy only applies to this website, you should examine the privacy policy of any website, including other Town, County, State or Federal websites, you access through this website.


Information collected when you visit this website

When visiting www.townofpittsford.org, the Town automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:

  • The Internet Protocol address and domain name of your Internet service provider. The Internet Protocol address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer, which can be used to direct Internet traffic to you;
  • The type of browser and operating system you used;
  • The date and time you visited this site;
  • The web pages or services you accessed at this site; and
  • The URL or website address of the website you visited prior to coming to this website and from which any web page on this site was linked.

This information is used to improve our website's content and to help the Town understand how visitors are using this website. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most and of least interest to our visitors, and to identify system performance issues or problem areas. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Town does not sell or distribute the information collected from the site for commercial marketing purposes. 


Information collected when you e-mail this website

If you send an e-mail to the Town, sign up for e-news, or reserve a room or shelter, your e-mail address and the contents of your e-mail/registration/reservation will be collected.

The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us. 

Your e-mail address and the information contained in your e-mail will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve this website, or to forward your e-mail to another agency for appropriate action. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Town does not sell or distribute your e-mail address for commercial marketing purposes.


Personal information and choice

"Personal information" is information about an individual (e.g. an individual's name, address, and phone number). A domain name or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information.

Personal information is not collected through this website unless you send an e-mail to the Town, sign up for e-news, or reserve a facility or interact with a form. If you do not communicate with this website it does not affect your ability to use any other features of this website or other Town government websites.


Disclosure of information collected through this website

Information collected through this website, personal or otherwise, may, if not protected by federal, state or local law, be subject to disclosure pursuant to law, such as the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), or court order.

Additionally, the Town may disclose personal information to federal, state or local law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to the Town's information.


Security

The Town limits employee access to personally identifiable information from this website to only those employees who need access to perform a specific job. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.

To protect consumer data during transmission of electronic commerce, the Town uses the latest SSL encryption technology to securely transmit transaction data.

Note: The information contained in this policy should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided via this website. For site security purposes and to ensure that this website remains available to all users, the Town employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to this website.


Cookies

Cookies created on the device you use to access this 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 the device you use to access this website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet websites. The software and hardware you use to access this website allows you to refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file at any time.


Information disclaimer

Information provided on this website is intended to allow the public immediate access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current, and reliable information, the Town recognizes the possibility of human and/or mechanical error. Therefore, the Town, its employees, officers, agents and agencies make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information provided by this website, and deny any expressed or implied warranty as to the same.


Privacy policy questions?

For questions regarding the privacy policy please contact our webmaster.

Policy reviewed: May 2014.