Geneseo NY

Privacy Policy

Introduction

Thank you for visiting the Town of Geneseo and Village of Geneseo (Municipalities) municipal website at geneseony.org (Website). This Website is designed to make it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to interact with the municipalities which comprise the community.

This policy describes our privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to this Website. This policy describes what information is collected and how that information is used.

The Municipalities reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time by posting revisions on the Website. This privacy policy is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.

Because this privacy policy only applies to this Website, you should examine the privacy policy of any website that you access using this Website.

For purposes of this policy, "personal information" means any information concerning a natural person, as opposed to a corporate entity, which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. This Website only collects personal information about you when you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail or by initiating an online transaction, such as a request for information.

Information Collected Automatically When You Visit this Website

When visiting this Website we collect and store information about your visit through logging and analytics tools, such as:

  1. The type of browser and operating system you used;
  2. The date and time you visited this site;
  3. The web pages or services you accessed at this site;
  4. The web site you visited prior to coming to this web site;

None of the foregoing information is deemed to constitute personal information.

The information that is collected automatically is used to improve the Website's content and to help us understand how visitors are interacting with the Website. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most and least interest to visitors, and to improve the utility of the information available on the Website.

Cookies

Cookies are simple text files stored on your web browser to provide a means of distinguishing among visitors of this Website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet websites.

The software and hardware you use to access the Website allows you to refuse new cookies or delete existing cookies. Refusing or deleting these cookies may limit your ability to take advantage of some features of this Website.

Information Collected When You Send Email through this Website or Initiate an Online Transaction
During your visit to this Website you may send an email message to the Municipalities. Your email address and the contents of your message will be collected. Your email address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to improve this Website, or to forward your message to for appropriate action.

During your visit to this Website you may initiate a transaction such as a request for information. The information, including personal information, volunteered by you in initiating such a transaction is used by the Municipalities to operate programs, which include the provision of goods, services, and information. The information collected by the Municipalities may be disclosed by the Municipalities for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the nature and terms of the transaction in connection with which the information was submitted.

The Municipalities do not knowingly collect personal information from children through this Website. Visitors are cautioned that the collection of personal information submitted in an e-mail or through an online transaction will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from access by federal or State law, be subject to public access.

Information and Choice

As noted above, the Municipalities do not collect personal information about you during your visit to this Website unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail or initiating an online transaction such as a request for information. You may choose not to send us an e-mail, or initiate transactions online. While your choice not to participate in such activities may limit your ability to receive specific services or products through this Website, it will not prevent you from requesting services or products from the Municipalities by other means and will not normally have an impact on your ability to take advantage of other features of the Website, including browsing or downloading other publicly available information.

Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Website

Participation in an online transaction resulting in the disclosure of personal information to the Municipalities by a visitor, whether solicited or unsolicited, constitutes consent to the collection and disclosure of the information by the Municipalities for the purposes reasonably ascertainable from the nature and terms of the transaction.

Retention of Information Collected Through this Website

Information, including personal information, that you submit in an e-mail or when you initiate an online transaction such as a request for information is retained in accordance with the records retention needs of the Municipalities. 

Disclaimer

The information provided in this privacy policy should not be construed as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided through this website.

Links

In order to provide users with certain information, the Municipalities provide links to the websites of third parties. A link does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of that website. Once you link to another website from this website, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including, but not limited to, its Internet privacy policy.

Linking to the Website

We welcome links to the Website. Although we prefer that you link to our homepage, you may create links to other pages within our site. Any individual or organization linking to the Website should comply with all applicable laws and with the following conditions: 

  1. You may not imply that the Municipalities endorse you, your organization, or its products;
  2. You may not misrepresent yourself or your organization's relationship with the Municipalities.
  3. You may not present false information about the Municipalities.

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