Charles County Government Privacy StatementAs of May 22, 2001, Charles County Government updated its Privacy Policy to give you a better understanding of our Privacy Policy and Practice. If you have any questions, please contact Richard Aldridge, Director of Information Technology (AldridgeR@charlescounty.org)
- Introduction
- Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
- Notice
- Choice
- Security
- Access/Accuracy
- Third Party Services
- Children's Privacy
- Commitment
- Your Consent
Introduction
We at Charles County Government (CCG) are committed to respecting your
online privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and
management of any personally identifiable information ("Personal
Information") you share with us. CCG has established this Online Privacy Policy so that you can understand
the care with which we intend to treat your Personal Information. Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify
an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, a
home or other physical address and an email address or other contact information,
whether at work or at home. In general, you can visit CCG's Web pages
(www.CharlesCounty.org) without telling us who you are or revealing any
Personal Information about yourself. If you choose to provide us with your Personal Information on the Web,
we reserve the right to transfer that Information within CCG in order
to serve you better, but we will not transfer this information to any
other party outside of CCG without your consent.CCG strives to comply with all applicable laws that are designed to protect
your privacy. Although legal requirements may vary, CCG intends to adhere
to the principles set forth in this Online Privacy Policy even if, in
connection with the above, we transfer your Personal Information to any
other party that may not require an "adequate" level of protection
for your Personal Information. In other words, our goal is to provide
protection for your Personal Information no matter where that Personal
Information is collected, transferred, or retained.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some of our Web pages may utilize "cookies" and other tracking
technologies. A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used,
for example, to collect information about Web site activity. Some cookies
and other technologies may serve to recall Personal Information previously
indicated by a Web user. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including
whether or not to accept them and how to remove them. You may set most
browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block
cookies with your browser, but please note that if you choose to erase
or block your cookies, you will need to re-enter your original user ID
(or Account or Customer number) and password (or PIN) to gain access to
certain parts of the Web site. Tracking technologies may record information such as Internet domain
and host names; Internet protocol (IP) addresses; browser software and
operating system types; clickstream patterns; and dates and times that
our site is accessed. Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies
allows us to improve our Web site and your Web experience. We may also
analyze information that does not contain Personal Information for trends
and statistics.
To protect your privacy, we have adopted the following principles:
Notice
Where CCG collects Personal Information on the web, we intend to post
a purpose statement that explains why Personal Information will be collected.
CCG does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent
unless such transfer is legally required.
Choice
You may choose whether or not to provide Personal Information to CCG.
The notice we intend to provide where CCG collects Personal Information
on the Web should help you to make this choice. If you choose not to provide
the Personal Information we request, you can still visit most of CCG's
Web sites, but you may be unable to access certain options, offers, and
services that involve our interaction with you.
Security
Wherever your Personal Information may be held within CCG or on its behalf,
we intend to take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the Personal
Information that you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure.
Access/Accuracy
To the extent that you do provide us with Personal Information, CCG wishes
to maintain accurate Personal Information. Where we collect Personal Information
from you on the Web, our goal is to provide a means of contacting CCG
should you need to update or correct that Information. If for any reason
those means are unavailable or inaccessible, you may send updates and
corrections about your Personal Information to AldridgeR@govt.co.charles.md.us
and we will make reasonable efforts to incorporate the changes in your
Personal Information that we hold as soon as practicable.
Third Party Services
Third parties provide certain services available on www.CharlesCounty.org
on CCG's behalf. CCG will not provide information, including Personal
Information, that CCG collects on the Web to third-party service provider.
The service providers will provide a notice on collection of information
and their intent. You will need to take reasonable steps to ensure that
these third-party service providers are committed to protecting your Personal
Information.CCG does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent
to third parties who are not bound to act on CCG's behalf unless such
transfer is legally required. Similarly, it is against CCG's policy to
sell Personal Information collected online.
Children's Privacy
www.CharlesCounty.org is not structured to attract children. Accordingly,
we do not intend to collect Personal Information from anyone we know to
be under 13 years of age.
Commitment
We are committed to privacy and are actively involved in and support
current industry initiatives to preserve individual privacy rights on
the Internet. Protecting your privacy online is an evolving area, and
CCG's Web sites are constantly evolving to meet these demands. If you have any comments or questions regarding our Online Privacy Policy,
please email us at webmaster@charlescounty.org.
While we cannot guarantee privacy perfection, we will address any issue
to the best of our abilities as soon as possible.
Your Consent
By using this Web site, you consent to the terms of our Online Privacy
Policy and to CCG's processing of Personal Information for the purposes
given above as well as those explained where CCG collects Personal Information
on the Web. Should the Online Privacy Policy change, we intend to take
every reasonable step to ensure that these changes are brought to your
attention by posting all changes prominently on our web site for a reasonable
period of time.