Privacy Policy
COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
This site is owned and operated by The City of Elkhart, and your privacy is of the utmost importance. Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding
the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information is gathered and how it is used.
INFORMATION The City of Elkhart GATHERS AND TRACKS
The City of Elkhart gathers two types of information about users:
- Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions. These are voluntary submissions to use the Citizen Request Center (used to request a City service), to receive electronic newsletters, to participate in
our message boards or forums, to email a friend, and to participate in polls and surveys; and
- Information The City of Elkhart gathers through aggregated tracking information derived mainly by tallying page views throughout our sites. This information allows us to better tailor our services to our users’ needs and to us better understand the demographics of our audience.
CHILDREN
Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.
USAGE TRACKING
The City of Elkhart tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of our sites. However, we do not correlate this information with data about individual users. The City of Elkhart does break down overall usage statistics according
to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).
COOKIES
A text file called a "cookie" may be placed in the browser files of your computer. In the event a cookie is used, the information transmitted is used to maintain your session with the site or to enhance the browsing experience.
USE OF INFORMATION
The City of Elkhart uses any information voluntarily given by our users to enhance their experience in our network of sites, whether to provide interactive or personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare future services
based on the usage patterns of our users.
As stated above, we use information that users voluntarily provide in order to allow access to our system and to send out electronic newsletters. We send out newsletters to subscribers on a regular schedule (depending on the newsletter),
and occasionally send out special editions when we think subscribers might be particularly interested. The City of Elkhart never shares newsletter mailing lists with any third parties, including advertisers, sponsors or partners.
SHARING OF THE INFORMATION
The City of Elkhart will not share information about individual users with any third party, except to comply with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
SECURITY
The City of Elkhart operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized
individuals have access to the information provided by our users.
OPT-OUT POLICY
We give users options wherever necessary and practical. Such choices include:
- Opting not to register to receive our electronic newsletters.
- Opting not to participate in certain interactive areas, which completely alleviate the need to gather any personally identifiable information from our users.
YOUR CONSENT
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by The City of Elkhart. If there are changes to the privacy policy, they will be posted here so that you are always aware of what information is collected,
how it is used, and under what circumstances it is disclosed.
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