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Privacy Policy
The Middlesex Fire Department web site provides
convenient access to information about the Middlesex Fire
Department and available services.
As with all online resources, we recognize that visitors
to this web site are concerned about their privacy. The
Middlesex Fire Department is committed to preserving your
privacy when visiting this web site.
This policy describes the Fire Department's privacy
practices regarding information collected from visitors to
this web site. This policy describes what data is collected
and how that information is used. The Fire Department may,
at its sole discretion, change, modify, add, or delete
portions of this policy. Because this privacy policy only
applies to this web site, you should examine the privacy
policy of any web site, including other web sites, you
access through this web site.
Information Collected When You Visit This Web Site
When visiting
middlesexfire.org, the Fire Department automatically
collects and stores the following information about your
visit:
1. 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;
2. The type of browser and operating system you used;
3. The date and time you visited this site;
4. The web pages or services you accessed at this site;
and
5. The URL or web site address of the web site you
visited prior to coming to this web site and from which any
web page on this site was linked.
This information is used to improve our web site content
and to help the Fire Department understand how visitors are
using this web site. 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
Fire Department does not sell or distribute the information
collected from the site for commercial marketing purposes.
Information Collected When You Email This Web Site
If you send an email to the Fire Department, your email
address and the contents of your email 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 email address and the information contained in your
email will be used to respond to you, to address issues you
identify, to further improve this web site, or to forward
your email to another agency for appropriate action. Your
email address is not collected for commercial marketing
purposes and the Fire Department does not sell or distribute
your email address for commercial marketing purposes.
Personal Information And Choice
"Personal information" is information about an individual
(e.g. name, address, and phone number). A domain name or
Internet Protocol address is not considered personal
information.
Personal information is not collected through this web
site unless you send an email to the Fire Department. If you
do not communicate with this web site it does not affect
your ability to use any other features of this web site or
other web sites.
Currently, the Fire Department does not knowingly collect
personal information from children or create profiles of
children through this web site. People are cautioned that
the collection of personal information provided by any
individual through this site will be treated the same as
information given by an adult, and may, if not protected by
federal, state or local law, be subject to public access.
The Fire Department encourages parents and teachers to be
involved in children's Internet activities and guide the
children whenever children are asked to provide personal
information on-line.
Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Web
Site
Information collected through this web site, personal or
otherwise, may, if not protected by federal, state or local
law, may be subject to disclosure pursuant to law, such as
the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), or court order.
Additionally, the Fire Department 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 Fire
Department's information.
Security
The Fire Department limits employee access to personally
identifiable information from this web site 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 web site
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 Fire Department 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 web site. For site security
purposes and to ensure that this web site remains available
to all users, the Fire Department employs software to
monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload
or change information or otherwise cause damage to this web
site.
Cookies
We may place a text file
called a "cookie" in the browser files of your computer. The
cookie itself does not contain Personal Information although
it will enable us to relate your use of this site to
information that you have specifically and knowingly
provided. But the only personal information a cookie can
contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can't
read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by
other sites.
You can refuse cookies by
turning them off in your browser. If you've set your browser
to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the
warning message with each cookie. You do not need to have
cookies turned on to use this site.
Links Disclaimer
In order to provide visitors with certain information,
this web site provides links to federal, state and local
government agencies, and web sites of other organizations. A
link does not constitute an endorsement of the content,
viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services,
or accessibility of that web site. Once you link to another
web site from this web site, including one maintained by the
Fire Department, you are subject to the terms and conditions
of that web site, including, but not limited to, its privacy
policy.
Information Disclaimer
Information provided on this web site is intended to
allow the public immediate access to public information.
While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current,
and reliable information, the Fire Department recognizes the
possibility of human and/or mechanical error. Therefore, the
Fire Department, its employees, officers, agents and
agencies make no representations as to the accuracy,
completeness, currency, or suitability of the information
provided by this web site, and deny any expressed or implied
warranty as to the same.
This privacy policy is effective January 1st, 2008.
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