Walworth County has created this privacy
statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The
following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices
for this website.
Walworth County Privacy Notice
State laws exist to ensure that government
is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and
information possessed by the government. At the same time, there are
exceptions to the public's right to access public records provided by both
state and federal laws. These exceptions include the privacy of individuals.
Information collected at this site becomes
public record and may be subject to inspection and copying by the public,
unless an exception in law exists. During your visit to
www.co.walworth.wi.us information that is not readily identifiable to an
individual is automatically collected and stored. We use this information to
improve our services.
We may use your Internet Protocol address to
help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our web site.
Information Collected and How It is
Used
If you do nothing during your visit to
www.co.walworth.wi.us but browse or download information, we automatically
collect and store the following information about your visit:
1. The Internet Protocol address and domain
name used but not the email address. The Internet Protocol address is a
numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or
directly to your computer. We use the Internet Protocol Address to direct
Internet traffic to you;
2. The type of browser and operating system
you used and your connection speed;
3. The date and time you visited this site;
and
4. The web pages or services you accessed at
this site.
The information we automatically collect or
store is used to improve the content of our web services and to help us
understand how people are using our services. Our website logs are not
personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the
individuals that browse www.co.walworth.wi.us.
If during your visit to
www.co.walworth.wi.us you participate in a survey or send an email, the
following additional information will be collected:
1. E-mail correspondence: The e-mail
address and contents of the e-mail;
2. Surveys: Any information you volunteered in
response to a survey.
The information collected is not limited to
text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information
formats you send us.
We use your email to respond appropriately.
This may be to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further
improve our website, or to forward the email to another agency for
appropriate action. Survey information is used for the purpose designated.
Public Disclosure
State laws exist to ensure that government
is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and
information possessed by state government. At the same time, there are
exceptions to the public's right to access public
records that serve various needs; the privacy
of individuals is included among these exceptions. Both state and federal
laws provide exceptions.
This site collects the information necessary
to deliver our services. All information retained at this site becomes
public record that may be subject to inspection and copying by the public,
unless an exemption in law exists.
In the event of a conflict between this
Privacy Notice and the Wisconsin Open Records Law or other law governing the
disclosure of records, the Wisconsin Open Records Law or other applicable
law will control.
Cookies
Our site may use cookies to save requested
login information to validate the user in subsequent pages.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small amount of data, which may
include an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a
website's computers and may either be used only during your session (a
"session" cookie) or may be stored on your computer's hard drive (a
"persistent" cookie). Cookies can contain data about user movement during
the visit to the website. If your browser software is set to allow cookies,
a website can send its own cookie to you. A website that has set a cookie
can only access those cookies it has sent to you, it cannot access cookies
sent to you by other sites.
Why are Cookies Used on Websites?
Cookies are one mechanism for maintaining
continuity during a user's visit to a website. They allow data to be
maintained for users' benefit as they navigate a site. This is referred to
as "session" or "state management" cookie. These cookies go away when you
terminate your visit to the website as they are maintained only in your
browser's active memory during your session. Cookies may also be stored on
your computer so that you can be recognized by a website on subsequent
visits. They can be read by the website that set them whenever you enter the
website. They are often used on websites that require you to log in to save
you entering all of your log-in information. They may store information on
your unique identifier and the areas of the website you have visited before.
These cookies are stored on your computer's hard drive after you have left
your website visit and consequently are often referred to as "persistent"
cookies.
Choices about Cookies.
You can configure your browser to accept all
cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. (Each
browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how
to change your cookie preferences.)
Our site's registration forms may require
users to input contact information (such as name and e-mail address). The
customer's contact information is used to contact the visitor when
necessary. This information is not shared with or sold to any other
organizations outside of Walworth County Government.
This site contains links to other sites.
Walworth County is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content
of such web sites.
Walworth County’s website has links to other
websites. These include links to websites operated by other government
agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to
another site, you are no longer on www.co.walworth.wi.us and this Privacy
Notice will not apply. When you link to another website, you are subject to
the privacy policy of that site.
Security
This site has physical and electronic
security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the
information under our control.
Access and Correction of Personal
Information
You can review any personal information we
collect about you. You may recommend changes to your personal information
you believe are in error by submitting a written request that credibly shows
the error. If you believe that your personal information is being used for a
purpose other than what was intended when submitted, you may contact us. In
all cases, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before
granting access or making corrections. See Contact information section.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this
privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this
web site, you can contact:
Disclaimer of Liability
Neither Walworth County (County), nor any
of its boards, committees, commissions nor any of its elected or appointed
officials or employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect
use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no
responsibility for anyone's use of the information, nor shall they be liable
for any direct, indirect, incidental, special exemplary, or consequential
damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or
services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however
cased and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability,
or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the
use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This
disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not
limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission,
interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer
virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized
access to, alteration of or use of record, whether for breach of contract,
tortious behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Accuracy
of Data
Although the data found using the County's
access systems have been produced and processed from sources believed to be
reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy,
adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any
information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of
the information. The County provides this information on an "as is" basis.
All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to
the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of
proprietary rights are disclaimed. Changes may be periodically made to the
information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new
version of the publication. If you have obtained information from any of the
County's web pages from a source other than the County web site, be aware
that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution.
Data can also quickly become out of date. It is recommended that careful
attention be paid to the contents of any data associated with a file, and
that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any
questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, we
encourage you to report them to
www.co.walworth.wi.us.
(Rev 08.12.02)