Privacy Policy
Website
Policy
Thank you for visiting the official website of the City of
Casselberry. We are providing this notice to explain our online information
practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is
collected and used by the City of Casselberry.
Conditions of Use
By visiting the City of Casselberry website, users agree
that they will not use the website for any unlawful activity, or use it in any
way that would violate the terms and conditions of use. This website is
governed and construed by the laws of the State of Florida. Any use of the
website shall comply with all City, State and Federal laws and regulations.
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this
website are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state law and
federal statutes including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the
National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. We monitor network traffic
to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or to
otherwise cause damage to the City's website. Anyone using this website
expressly consents to such monitoring.
Communications to the City via this website shall in no way
be deemed to constitute legal or official notice to the City of Casselberry,
its agencies, officers, employees, representatives or agents with respect to
any existing, pending or future claim or cause of action against the City of
Casselberry or any of its agencies, officers, employees, representatives or
agents where notice is required by Federal, State or local law. Nor shall
communications to the City via this website be deemed to constitute legal or
official notice for any other purpose.
Changes are made periodically to City documents, including
the Municipal Code, City Council documents, City regulations, guidelines, and
schedules, and these changes may or may not be reflected in the materials or
information present on this website. Additionally, because the site is
frequently under development, materials and information may be deleted,
modified or moved to a different part of the website without advance notice.
Under no circumstances shall the City of Casselberry be
liable for any actions taken or omissions made from reliance on any information
contained herein from whatever source nor shall the City of Casselberry be
liable for any other consequences from any such reliance.
The City of Casselberry is neither responsible nor liable
for any viruses or other contamination of your system nor for any delays,
inaccuracies, errors or omissions arising out of your use of this website or
with respect to the material contained on this website, including without
limitation, any material posted on the website. This website and all materials
contained on it are distributed and transmitted "as is" without
warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without
limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose. The City of Casselberry is not responsible
for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages that may
arise from the use of, or the inability to use, the website and/or the
materials contained on the website whether the materials contained on the
website are provided by the City of Casselberry, or a third party.
Links from City of Casselberry
Website
The City of Casselberry permits the establishment of links
to external websites on the City's official website solely in conformance with
this website policy. In the establishment and maintenance of its official
website, the City does not intend in any manner to create nor does it create a
forum or other means by which public discourse, exchange of opinions, or discussion
on issues of any nature may occur. The City is not responsible for, does not
endorse, and cannot assure the accuracy of information on these outside
websites.
Organizations wishing to establish external links on the
City's website must submit a request to the webmaster. The request must contain
all information necessary to verify the facts as stated and is necessary to
determine whether the proposed link is in compliance with this policy. The City
Manager will review the merits of the requested external link, keeping in mind
the criteria and examples listed below, to determine whether the link serves
the overall purpose of the City's website. A request will not be denied because
of a viewpoint espoused by the person or entity.
At its discretion the City may provide links to external
sites that fall into one of the following categories:
- Other
governmental agencies.
- Utilities
- Public
and private, bonafide educational institutions.
- Organizations
as defined in the Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(6).
- Any association
located in or managing a location which has received a historical site
designation by the City Council pursuant to the Florida
- Public
Resources Code 5020 et. seq.
- Elected
Public Officials.
- Transportation
Agencies
The City of Casselberry reserves the right to: (1) deny an
external link request to any person, business or organization when it is
determined, following review of a request, that the entity or organization for
which request is made does not meet the criteria set forth in this policy;
and/or (2) deny an external link request to any person, business or
organization which fails to provide all required information, or fails to
provide truthful information.
Some examples of the type of websites that the City's
website will not provide an external link to websites:
- Promoting
or exhibiting hate, bias, discrimination, pornography; libelous or
otherwise defamatory content;
- Associated
with, sponsored by or serving a candidate for elected office, any
political party or organization supporting or seeking to defeat any
candidate for elective office or any ballot proposal;
- Associated
with political organizations or other organizations advocating a position
on a local, state or federal issue;
- Furthering
the agenda of a political organization or candidate running for office;
- Violating
any of the City's equal opportunity or norms and values policies;
- That
are individual or personal home pages.
Removal of External Link from City
Website
The City reserves the right to immediately and without
notice to any person or organization: (1) remove any external link if the
nature of the organization or business to which the link relates no longer
complies with the City's external link Policy; (2) discontinue an external link
at any time if entities' website provides or promotes hate, bias,
discrimination, pornography, false, slanderous, illegal, political (see above
examples of websites the City will not link to), or incorrect information at
any time; or (3) to revise this policy without prior notice when to do so is
deemed to be in the best interests of the City of Casselberry.
Location and Appearance of External
Links
The City reserves the right to determine how and where
External links will appear on its website; i.e. what page the link appears on
and where the link is placed on the page.
Copyright/Trademark
The City Seal, brand and banner are trademarks of the City
of Casselberry. Any use of the materials stored on the City's website is
prohibited without the written permission of the City of Casselberry. The City
of Casselberry retains all intellectual property rights including copyrights on
all text, graphic images and other content. This means that the following acts
or activities are prohibited without prior, written permission from the City of
Casselberry: (1) modification and/or re-use of text, images or other website
content from a City server; (2) distribution of the City's website content; or
(3) "mirroring" the City's information on a non-City server.
Third Party Materials
Some materials and information used on the City of
Casselberry's website were generated by third parties who have consented to the
City's use or placement of such materials on this site. These materials are
owned by those parties. Use of these third party materials for any purpose is
prohibited. Persons seeking to use or modify third party materials for any
purpose should contact the owner of such materials directly. These materials
include icons and graphics used in links to other organizations' sites, as well
as various items of general content.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
Some of the links made available to you through the City of
Casselberry's website will allow you to leave the City's site. Please be aware
that the Internet sites available through these links, and the materials that
you may find at those sites are not provided by, endorsed by or under the
control of the City of Casselberry. Therefore, the City cannot and does not
make any representation to you about these sites or the materials available on
the sites. The fact that you may be able to access these additional sites from
the City's website is not an endorsement or recommendation to you by the City
of any of these sites or any material found there. The City is providing these
links only as a convenience to you, and your access to these additional sites
is done at your own risk.
General Disclaimer
The materials and information contained on or obtained from
this website, are distributed and transmitted "AS IS" without
warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without
limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose. Information contained on this website,
including information obtained from external links thereon, is provided without
any representation of any kind as to accuracy or content and should be verified
by the user. The City of Casselberry is not responsible for any general,
direct, special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages that may arise
from the use of, or the inability to use, the website and/or the materials
contained on the site whether the materials contained on the website are
provided by the City of Casselberry or a third party.
Indemnification/Hold Harmless
By using the City's website, user agrees to indemnify or
hold harmless the City of Casselberry for any occurrence resulting from an act
of user's use of the City's website. The City will take all reasonable
precautions to safeguard the confidentiality of user information, but is not
liable for any injury caused by the disclosure of that information, whether
caused by security breach, accident, inadvertence, or any other act resulting
in disclosure.
Links to the City of Casselberry's
Website
Advance permission to link to the City's Website is not
necessary. However, the organization linking to the City of Casselberry's
website should understand that content and internal web links may change at any
time without notice.
Entities and individuals shall not link to the City's
website nor capture pages within frames and present the City's website content
as its own, or otherwise misrepresent this website's content or misinform users
about the origin or ownership of its content.
Privacy
and Security Policy
Privacy Statement
The City of Casselberry ("City") is committed to
protecting the privacy of the individuals utilizing the City's Website;
however, personal information submitted to the City's Website may be subject to
disclosure pursuant to various Florida laws, including, but not limited to, the
Florida Civil Discovery Act of 1986 and the Florida Public Records Act. The
City may share such information with other agencies if: (1) the information
relates to that agency; (2) to protect the interests of others; (3) to protect
and defend the rights or property of the City; or (4) as otherwise provided by
law.
The City's Website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the City
is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage
our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every Website that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by
the City's Website.
The City
of Casselberry does not use its Website to:
- Collect
personal information for commercial marketing. The City will not send you
unsolicited email regarding any commercial offers or advertisements at any
time.
- Create
individual profiles with the information provided by users of this site,
nor does it give such personal information to third parties or private
organizations. The City does not track personal information about
individuals and their visits.
The City
of Casselberry does use its Website to:
- Collect
personal information for the purpose of responding to a user's request or
input, or to complete an online transaction. If a user chooses to provide
the City with personal information, such as sending an e-mail to a City
employee or by filling out and submitting an online form located on the
City's Website, the City may use that information to respond to the user's
message and to assist in obtaining information the user may have
requested. The City treats e-mails submitted by a user the same way it
treats letters to the City. The City will not share e-mail
addresses submitted by a user through the City’s website.
- Provide
electronic commerce capabilities, should a user provide any personal
information and/or payment information while using the City's Website.
Such information may be collected, processed and disclosed to complete an
online transaction and for record-keeping for such activities as billing,
permits, licenses and other business-related purposes.
- Collect
usage statistics for site management, such as assessing what information
is of most and least interest, determining technical design
specifications, and identifying system performance issues. The information
does not identify you personally. The following information about your
visit is collected:
- The
Internet domain and/or IP address from which you access the City's
Website;
- The
type of browser and operating system used to access the City's Website;
- The
date and time of the visit;
- The
pages visited; and
- If you
link to the City's Website from another website, the address of that
Website.
The City's Website may transfer information to your computer
through cookies or other technology. The use of cookies or similar technology
is an industry standard and does not personally identify users, although they
do identify a user's computer. Cookies or similar technology can make the
Internet more useful by storing information about your preferences on a
particular site. If preferred, you can configure your browser to refuse
cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of the City's
website if you do so.
Security Statement
The City Website utilizes encryption technology.
However, the user should not assume that information submitted to the City Web
server would be treated as confidential (See above Privacy Statement). If a
user submits information to the City's server through a web page containing
visible indicators of active encryption technology, the City will take all
reasonable precautions to safeguard the confidentiality of such information.
Web Accessibility Guidelines
The City of Casselberry is committed to providing equal
access to its electronic information technologies and services for all
residents, visitors and business customers. As the World Wide Web has become an
essential means by which we provide information to and conduct transactions
with our community, our goal is to provide information and services in ways
that work effectively for all.
It is one of our goals to continually improve the Web site to achieve
compliance with the latest standards in functionality and universal
accessibility. We follow the federal ADA Section 508 rules.
Tools for Blind & Visually
Impaired Users
Adobe, the makers of Acrobat and Acrobat Reader,
have developed tools to assist blind and visually impaired users. Please visit
the Adobe Accessibility area for more information. Please note that
the tools designed to create simple HTML documents easily read by standard
speech-synthesis software will not retain the graphic images or text formatting
of an original Adobe PDF.
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