Town of East Hartford Web Site Privacy Policy
Town of East Hartford Web Site Privacy Policy
The Town of East Hartford has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Town web site at www.easthartfordct.gov. Some of our applications collect usage statistics (information about our users) for the purpose of diagnosing problems, and tuning the web site to serve the broadest possible array of browsers and platforms. The information we may collect can include, but is not limited to the following:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system platform and version
- IP address
- Time and date of access to the site
- Files downloaded
- How you got to our site ( http-referer)
Our web site may use cookies to keep track of your activity while you visit our site. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests or to control the appearance of content based upon when and where you visit the web site. We do not use cookies to log information about our users and do not use cookies that persist past the current session on the Internet. Our cookies will be deleted when you close your browser.
We will not collect your personal information unless you purposefully and knowingly provide it to us. If the Town of East Hartford web site uses an application that collects detailed and personal data such as home address and phone number, that data will be used solely for the purpose for which it was collected and will not be distributed or sold to any other private or public agency or entity unless by force of Law.
The Town web pages are not a public forum, and are not intended as an outlet for public speech or expression of individual opinion, irrespective of viewpoint or content, whether by posting or linking.
Our web site may contain links to other web sites outside the Town's system. The Town of East Hartford is not responsible for the privacy or content practices of such web sites. In other words, once you click on a link and are transferred to another web site, the Town of East Hartford’s privacy policy no longer applies.
The Town's web sites have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. We strive to take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure. Please understand however, that given the nature of electronic information and web sites, the Town of East Hartford cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be accessed by parties other than the Town of East Hartford.
Visitors to our web site should be aware that the Town of East Hartford may be required to disclose personal information in response to valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, court order, or pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. The possibility exists that the disclosure of our records may be compelled in some civil, criminal or administrative matters. Disclosure may also be necessary to protect the Town of East Hartford’s legal rights. Periodically, we may modify our policies as described in this Privacy Policy. The Town of East Hartford reserves the right to modify this statement at any time.
Please Refer To The Web Site Terms And Conditions for further Disclaimers And Limitations Of Liability.