City Of Kingston Web Site Privacy Policy
WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY
The Corporation of the City of Kingston, throughout its business and administrative operations, is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals.
The collection, use, retention, disclosure and destruction of personal information, online or offline, by municipalities is governed in part by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. In addition, the City of Kingston is monitoring the evolution of federal and provincial legislation specific to online privacy and is committed to conformance with any regulations applicable to municipal governments.
WEBSITE DEFINITION
The City defines website for the purpose of this policy as any material — images, documents and content — utilized on www.cityofkingston.ca
WE OFFER YOU CHOICES
Information and services available through City of Kingston corporate Web sites can be obtained in other ways if you prefer not to interact with us online.
Information and services available here may also be obtained by phone, fax, postal mail, or in person. Each case may be dependent on the nature of the content or transaction. We make an effort to associate appropriate alternate contact and delivery information with specific information and services throughout our Web sites. If you choose to go no further than this privacy policy, you can begin any communication with the City here:
The City of Kingston
City Hall
216 Ontario Street
Kingston, ON
Canada K7L 2Z3
Phone: (613) 546-4291
TTY (Teletypewriter service) Dial 711 or 1-800-855-0511
E-mail: contactus@cityofkingston.ca
Generally, however, users do not have to routinely provide personal information to visit City of Kingston Web sites or to download information. What we do collect, when we collect it, and how is described below.
WEB ANALYTICS
The City of Kingston and Google Analytics collect data each time a visitor enters the City of Kingston website. This information is used by the City of Kingston to collect statistical data about visitors as a whole and not to identify specific individuals. Information collected may include:
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Stored by the City
The above information is automatically collected by the City's web server, filter, and firewalls. This information is collected and stored electronically and the length of storage is currently under review. Access to this information is restricted and is not accessible to general staff or the public.
Monitoring
By using Google Analytics with other data and data mining techniques, the City may be able to identify users on an individual basis. This however is not the City's intent. The City will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the privacy of all visitors remains confidential and anonymous.
Stored by Google
Google collects information for the delivery of website statistics and analytics. Please refer to the Google Privacy Policy for more information.
Google currently offers a free Google Analytics opt-out tool for Internet Explorer (versions 7 and 8), Google Chrome (4.x and higher), Mozilla Firefox (3.5 and higher), Apple Safari and Opera: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Online Payments
Data Security
The City of Kingston is committed to the security of personal information it may collect online or offline. The City has taken reasonable precautions to protect this personal information from loss, misuse or alteration. Any third parties who may have roles in managing such information on behalf of the City are also committed to the same principles.
Payment Partners
The City of Kingston relies on third parties to accept and process online payments made through this website and through the eCity/Recreation website.
The payment partner for eCity/Recreation services is The Active Network Inc. You can read Active Network's privacy policy on its web site.
Other online payments are processed by Beanstream Internet Commerce Corp. You can read that company's privacy policy on its website.
We Link To Other Websites
The City of Kingston Web sites includes links to Web pages or sites operated by third parties. We endeavour to make it clear that certain links will take you away from our site and to destinations over which we have no control.
Our privacy policy does not apply to the sites of third parties to which we link. Instead, we encourage you to review the policies of these sites yourself upon your arrival.
Notification Of Changes
The City of Kingston may modify this policy from time to time. If that happens, notification of such changes will be posted along with the latest version of this privacy statement.
City of Kingston Web privacy policy statement:
Version 2: February 27, 2012
Changes: Incorporated Web Analytics and Website definition sections
