Privacy Policy
City of Plainwell thanks you for
visiting its Web Site. Because we are committed to respecting
the privacy of our Web Site visitors, this Web Site Privacy
Policy Statement describes the information we may collect
from you during your visit to our site, how we may use it,
and how we will protect the information which you may opt
to provide. This statement explains the efforts to balance
our business interests in collecting and using the information
we receive from you with your need for appropriate protection
and management of any personally identifiable information
that you share with us. Use of this Web Site is governed by
the City of Plainwell Web Site Usage Terms.
Personally Identifiable Information
Personally identifiable information includes your name, address,
phone number, e-mail address or any other information which
might reasonably be used to identify you individually. City
of Plainwell collects personally identifiable information
from Web Site visitors only when it is voluntarily provided.
City of Plainwell will not otherwise collect this information
from you on our Web Site.
At those portions of our Web Site where
we provide you with the option to input personally identifiable
information, we notify you of the uses we intend to make of
that information in any given instance. When City of Plainwell
receives personally identifiable information, we may use it
for reasonable business purposes, just as non-Internet businesses
do. For example, we may use this information to contact you,
via e-mail or regular mail, to provide you with information
we believe may be of interest. It might also be used for compiling
data and analyses to understand and serve our customers' needs.
Data is also compiled to evaluate the use and utility of the
services we provide on-line. Your information may be transferred
for processing and use to City of Plainwell facilities in
other countries and regions of the world. Personally identifiable
information will not be sold, rented or exchanged outside
of City of Plainwell unless the user is first notified and
expressly consents to such transfer.
Collective/Aggregate Data
The City of Plainwell Web Site may also collect information
from you that is not personally identifiable. For example,
we might track information about the date and time visitors
access our site, the type of browser they used, and the Web
Site from which they connected to our site. Our Web Sites
collect this information by depositing certain bits of information
called "cookies" in a visitor's computer. This technology
does not collect an individual visitor's personally identifiable
information. Rather, this information is collected in an aggregate
form. The cookies can tell us how and when pages in a Web
Site were visited and by how many people. This aggregate information
will enable us to improve our Web Sites to serve and inform
you better. It also may allow you to shortcut access to points
of interest on our Web Site when you reenter our system. Attaching
this device to your system has no effect on how it performs.
Links to Other Sites
As a resource to our visitors, City of Plainwell may provide
links to other Web Sites. We try to carefully choose Web Sites,
which we believe are useful and meet our high standards for
the accuracy and utility of information. However, because
Web Site design and content can change quickly, we cannot
guarantee the standards of every Web Site to which we link.
Likewise, we are not responsible for the content of any non-City
of Plainwell site. We also cannot guarantee the privacy policies
of these other sites and suggest you check the privacy policies
of those sites directly.
Choice
If you wish to stop receiving e-mails or other consumer communications
from City of Plainwell which may be sent to you in the future
based on your request for this information, or if you have
submitted personally identifiable information through a City
of Plainwell Web Site and would like to have that information
deleted from our records, please contact us. Your wishes in
these matters will be honored.
Accuracy
City of Plainwell will make every effort to maintain the accuracy
and confidentiality of any personal information you supply
to us. If you wish to make additions or other corrections
to the information that you have sent in, please contact us.
Security
All information transmitted to this City of Plainwell Web
Site is secure to the extent possible using existing technology.
Unauthorized third parties should not be able to access it
during transmission. We will store the information that you
share with us securely and will take appropriate steps to
protect it from unauthorized access or disclosure. While no
security steps can offer 100 percent protection, we utilize
state-of-the-art technology and systems to prevent unauthorized
access to the information we hold. We will limit access to
this information to those City of Plainwell personnel with
a need to know. We educate our staff about their duty to protect
your privacy, and provide training regarding the policy described
herein.
Children
City of Plainwell does not intentionally collect or retain
personally identifiable information about children who are
younger than 13 years of age. If your child may have submitted
information to us without indicating their actual age, and
you would like it removed, please contact us, and we will
delete it immediately.
Changes
Any changes to this privacy policy will be communicated promptly
at this location. Please check the privacy page periodically
to review any changes that may have been made.
Thank you for visiting this City of Plainwell
Web Site. We value your interest and ideas. If you have any
comments or concerns regarding the use of information provided
to City of Plainwell via an Internet site, please contact
us.
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