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This policy addresses the collection, security and access
to information that may be obtained through the use of the sites maintained by
Information collected
If you visit a web site maintained by
This information is collected for statistical analysis
using standard third-party software programs to create summary statistics. The
statistics are used for the purpose of determining what information is of most
and least interest to all visitors and identifying system performance or
problem areas. This information is not collected for commercial marketing
purposes and the County does not sell information collected online for
commercial marketing purposes.
If, during your visit to the County’s web sites, you voluntarily
provide personally identifiable information, we will collect such information.
Examples of personally identifiable information may include:
In general, please note the information collected, whether
or not personally identifiable, is not limited to text characters and may
include audio, video and other graphic formats you send us. Information is
retained in accordance with existing laws and other County policies.
Public Disclosure
As a general rule, the County does not disclose any personally identifiable
information collected online except where you have given us permission, or
where the information is public information under the Pennsylvania Right to
Know Act 65 P.S. 66.1 et seq., or other applicable laws. Visitors should be
aware that information collected by the County on its websites may be subject
to examination and inspection, if such information is a public record and not
otherwise protected from disclosure.
Choice
You may decline participation in any activity that asks
for information (i.e., surveys or emails). Your choice to not participate will
have no effect on your ability to access information on the County’s web
sites.
Cookies
To better serve you, we occasionally use “cookies” to customize
your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by
your web browser, and they provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to
the web sites.
Cookies created on your computer by using our web sites 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 your computer. If you have further
questions about cookies, the Computer Incident Advisory Capacity Unit that
monitors computer problems for the U.S. Department of Energy issued a study on
March 12, 1998, of the risks to users of cookies, titled “Information
Bulletin 1-034: Internet Cookies”, <http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/i-034.shtml>.
You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file
from your computer at any time by using any one of a number of widely available
methods.
Security
In certain instances, you will have the opportunity
to receive or create a password to access or submit personal
information. You should not divulge your password to
anyone and the County will never ask you for your password in an
unsolicited phone call or e-mail. When you are finished with those
applications that are password protected, you should exit the page.
Link Disclaimer
The County provides links to other
governmental agencies in the County, State, and the federal
government. We also provide links to web sites of other organizations
in order to provide visitors with certain information. A link does
not constitute an endorsement of content, viewpoint, policies, products or
services of that web site. Once you link to another web site not
maintained by the County, 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 the