Town of Johnson Vermont is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This
Statement of Privacy applies to the Town of Johnson Vermont Web
site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Town of Johnson Vermont
website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Town of Johnson Vermont collects personally
identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work
address or telephone number. Town of Johnson Vermont also collects anonymous
demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code,
age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and
software that is automatically collected by Town of Johnson Vermont. This information
can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Town of Johnson Vermont for
the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding use of the Town of Johnson Vermont Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable
information or personally sensitive data through Town of Johnson Vermont public
message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note:
Town of Johnson Vermont does not read any of your private online communications.
Town of Johnson Vermont encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from Town of Johnson Vermont so that you can understand how
those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Town of Johnson Vermont is
not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites
outside of the Town of Johnson Vermont and Town of Johnson Vermont family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Town of Johnson Vermont collects and uses your personal
information to operate the Town of Johnson Vermont Web site and deliver the services
you have requested. Town of Johnson Vermont also uses your personally identifiable
information to inform you of other products or services available from
Town of Johnson Vermont and its affiliates. Town of Johnson Vermont may also contact you
via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of
potential new services that may be offered.
Town of Johnson Vermont does not sell,
rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Town of Johnson Vermont may, from
time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a
particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique
personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number)
is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Town of Johnson Vermont may share
data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you
email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except
to provide these services to Town of Johnson Vermont, and they are required to
maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Town of Johnson Vermont does not
use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or
political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Town of Johnson Vermont keeps
track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Town of Johnson Vermont,
in order to determine what Town of Johnson Vermont services are the most popular.
This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within
Town of Johnson Vermont to customers whose behavior indicates that they are
interested in a particular subject area.
Town of Johnson Vermont Web sites will
disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so
by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a)
conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on
Town of Johnson Vermont or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
Town of Johnson Vermont; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of users of Town of Johnson Vermont, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Town of Johnson Vermont Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your
online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by
a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to
your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a
web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary
purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The
purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a
specific page. For example, if you personalize Town of Johnson Vermont pages, or
register with Town of Johnson Vermont site or services, a cookie helps
Town of Johnson Vermont to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as
billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same
Town of Johnson Vermont Web site, the information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the Town of Johnson Vermont features that you
customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you
may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the
Town of Johnson Vermont services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Town of Johnson Vermont secures your personal information from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Town of Johnson Vermont secures the
personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a
controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or
disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is
transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption,
such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Town of Johnson Vermont will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. Town of Johnson Vermont encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Town of Johnson Vermont is protecting
your information.
Contact Information
Town of Johnson Vermont welcomes your comments
regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Town of Johnson Vermont has
not adhered to this Statement, please contact Town of Johnson Vermont at
info@townofjohnson.com. We
will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.