City of Wildwood Website Policies

Privacy Policy

SB 80- effective July 1, 2006
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone at 352-330-1330 or in writing to City of Wildwood, 100 N. Main Street, Wildwood, FL 34785.

The protection of individual privacy is a concern to the City of Wildwood, and is governed by the State of Florida. The City of Wildwood has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site.

Information collected and stored automatically

If all you do during your visit is 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:

The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website; the type of browser and operating system used to access our site;the date and time you access our site; the pages you visit; and if you linked to our website from another website, the address of that website.

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. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits.

If you send us personal information

If you choose to provide us with personal information -- by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it to us through the website -- we will use your data to help us get you the information or provide you the service you have requested. We only share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. The City of Wildwood does not collect information for commercial marketing.

Protection of Minors

We are especially concerned about protecting children's privacy. We hope parents are involved in children's Internet explorations. It is particularly important for parents to guide their children when children are providing personal information on line. We specifically ask children to get their parents' permission before providing any information on line -- at our site or any other site -- and recommend parents always be involved in those decisions. Most importantly, when children do provide information through the City of Wildwood website, it is only used to enable us to respond to the writer, and not to create profiles of children.

Public Disclosure

As a general rule, the City does not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online except where you have given us permission, or where the information is requested to be disclosed and is public information under the State of Florida statutes or other applicable laws. Visitors to the site should be aware that Florida Statute 119 declares that it is the policy of this state that all state, county, and municipal records shall be open for personal inspection by any person, and thus information collected by the City resulting from the use of its websites may be subject to examination and inspection upon request, if such information is a public record and not otherwise protected from disclosure by statute.

Choice

You may decline participation in any activity that asks for information (i.e., surveys or emails). Your choice not to participate will have no effect on your ability to access information on the City's website.

Cookies

To better serve you, we occasionally use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser and they provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the web sites. Cookies created on your computer by using our website do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on your computer. If you have further questions about cookies, the Computer Incident Advisory Capacity Unit that monitors computer problems for the U.S. Department of Energy issued a study on March 12, 1998, of the risks to users of cookies, titled "Information Bulletin 1-034: Internet Cookies". You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file from your computer at any time by using any one of a number of widely available methods. Your choice to refuse the cookie will not inhibit your access to any of the information available on the City website. Your acceptance of the cookie will serve to provide you with additional functionality in choosing the information you wish to view on a regular basis.

Passwords

In certain instances, you will have the opportunity to receive or create a password to access or submit personal information. You should not divulge your password to anyone and the City will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or e-mail. When you are finished with those applications that are password protected, you should exit the page.

Site security

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs commercial software programs to monitor network traffic 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 for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with State guidelines for records management and retention.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Third Party Sites

The purpose of the City’s web site is to provide information about the City’s government, services and attractions. The site may provide links to web sites outside the City’s web site that also serve this purpose. The City is not responsible for and does not endorse the information on any linked web site unless the City’s site states otherwise. As a condition of our federal domain registration, we are specifically enjoined from linking to websites that do not meet the requirements of dotgov.gov, which administers the .gov namespace on behalf of the General Services Administration (GSA). Should we violate that regulation, our domain name could be revoked. Below is a link to the requirements as well as a short excerpt of the mandate from dotgov.gov:

https://home.dotgov.gov/registration/requirements/

The following applies to all .gov domains:

Eligibility

To maintain domain name integrity, eligibility is limited to qualified government organizations and programs. Having a managed domain name such as .gov assures your customers that they are accessing an official U.S. government site.

No non-government advertisements

A .gov domain may not be used to advertise for private individuals, firms, or corporations. It may not be used to imply in any manner that the government endorses or favors any specific commercial product, commodity, or service.

External Links Policy

Applicants requesting to be linked to the City's website should refer to the requirements in "Third-Party Sites," above. Requests should include the category for inclusion (see below).

The City’s Web site may (but is not obligated to) provide links to web sites for:

Governmental and educational institutions
Non-profit organizations with some relationship to the City (including but not limited to: organizations actively contracting with the City
Organizations sponsoring City activities or programs
Organizations participating in City activities or programs
Organizations deemed by the City to provide needed information, services, or resources to City residents)
Generally recognized community organizations
Non-profit organizations providing information about art, cultural, and sporting activities in the City’s area
Non-profit organizations providing information about employment opportunities in the City’s area
Non-profit organizations providing information about tourist attractions in the City’s area

The City’s web site will not provide links to web sites for:

Personal websites or individuals home pages, regardless of commercial activity
Corporate or other for-profit organizations unless they fit any of the criteria stated above
Commercial websites lacking an existing affiliation with the City
Candidates for local, state or federal offices
Political organizations or other organizations advocating a position on a local, state, or federal issue

Social Media Links Policy

The City does not endorse any content, viewpoint, products or services linked from its social media sites and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. The views and opinions of the authors of documents published on or linked to the City’s social media sites does not necessarily state or reflect the opinion, policy or position of the City.

Copyright Policy

Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the City of Wildwood web site is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used with the City of Wildwood’s permission. We request only that the City of Wildwood be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits, graphics, or byline be similarly credited to the photographer, author, or the City of Wildwood, as appropriate.