Privacy
and Security Statements
Introduction
Thank you for visiting the Franklin
County Web site and reviewing our privacy policy. This policy explains how
We will collect no personal
information about you when you visit our Web site, unless you choose to provide
that information to us. We do not give, share, sell, or transfer any personal
information for commercial purposes.
The Collection and Use of
Information / Traffic Analysis.
If you only browse through the
website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain
information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify
you personally. Only the following information is automatically collected and
stored about your visit:
We use this information to help us
make the site more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors
to our site and the types of technology our visitors use.
Personal Information and Choice /
Electronic Government
You may choose to provide us with
personal information, by sending us an e-mail message containing your comments
or questions or by filling out a form with your personal information. We use
this information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request.
Your message may be forwarded, as e-mail, to other
Public Access Information &
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
Several state and federal laws
protect the privacy of the information we collect about you.
You may decline to participate in
any activity that asks for information (for example, surveys or emails). Your
choice to not participate will have no effect on your ability to access information
on the County's Web site.
Use of Cookies
To better serve you, we
occasionally use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience.
Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser when you first visit a
Web site. They provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the Web
sites. Cookies are used to identify a web user and may also be used to track a
user's browsing habits. Web browsers normally accept cookies, unless the user
has specifically turned the capability off.
Disclaimers
Franklin County shall not be liable
to any person or entity for any loss or injury arising, directly or indirectly,
out of or caused in whole or in part by Franklin County’s errors, acts, or
omissions in procuring, compiling, collecting, interpreting, reporting,
communicating, delivering, or assembling the information, data, or records
displayed on this Web site.
Information Accuracy
The information contained in this
Web site was accurate and complete for the purposes for which it was collected
at the time of publication. Franklin County reserves the right to make changes
and improvements at any time and without notice and assumes no liability for
damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions,
discrepancies, unauthorized modification of electronic data, errors in
transmission, Web browser incompatibilities, and other aspects of electronic
communications that are beyond our control.
External Links
The Franklin County Web site has
many links to other Web sites including links to Web sites operated by other
government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private businesses. Inclusion
of a Web site implies no endorsement or claim of its accuracy.
When you follow a link to another
site, you are no longer on the County’s Web site and this privacy policy will
not apply. You are subject to the privacy policy of that new site, if one
exists. You are encouraged to examine the privacy policy of that site.
Unauthorized Access / Site Security
Unauthorized attempts to upload
information or change information on this Web site are strictly prohibited and
may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the
National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
To ensure that this service remains
available to all users, the Franklin County Web site employs commercial
software programs to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change
information or otherwise cause damage.
Except for authorized law
enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual
users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used and destroyed according to
County guidelines for records management and retention.
Contact Information
To offer comments about the
information provided in this privacy policy or the site in general, you may
contact:
Webmaster/
40 E Court Street
If you would prefer to send your
comments via e-mail, send to info@franklincountyva.org