City of Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues

Website Privacy and Policy Statement

1. Services provided
This website provides selected services and information to the constituency of The City of Tucson and the greater Tucson area. Neither The City of Tucson nor any agency, officer, or employee of the City of Tucson warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by this system. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.

The City of Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Issues website contains links to other non-city (external) web sites. Links to other web sites do not constitute an endorsement by the city of Tucson or the Commission on GLBT Issues. Such external web sites contain information and services that have been created independently of the Commission on GLBT Issues website, and are only provided as a convenience for our site visitors who may need additional information that we do not control, or otherwise cannot provide. The Commission on GLBT Issues does not endorse, approve, certify or control these external web sites, nor any of the information and data contained on those web sites. The Commission on GLBT Issues cannot guarantee the privacy of your personal information while accessing those web sites. The Commission on GLBT Issues encourages visitors to check the privacy policies of all external web sites visited, and to be cautious about providing personal information while on these sites without first obtaining a clear understanding of how such information will be used. Other sites may or may not be subject to the Public Records laws and other provisions of state or federal law.

2. Information gathered from users
The City of Tucson Commission on GLBT Issues collects no personally identifying information about individuals except when specifically and knowingly provided by such individuals. In addition, the commission Web servers may place a "cookie" on the hard drive of a user's computer. The cookie itself does not contain any personally identifying information.

Among the information that may be collected to manage the communications between the server and the browser are:

All E-mail addresses maintained by the Commission on GLBT Issues contain the names of people who voluntarily communicated with or requested
information from us.

No applications, services or surveys on the City of Tucson Commission on GLBT Issues website seek to determine or verify the age of site visitors. Consequently, visitors should be aware that the collection of personal information requested from or volunteered by minors online or by email will be treated in the same manner as information given by an adult, and may be subject to public access as prescribed by applicable laws. We advise children (minors) to get their parents' permission before providing any information online.

3. Alternatives to using this website
Information provided by this website can also be accessed by visiting the appropriate City of Tucson office. The City of Tucson Commission on GLBT Issues provides access to all of its public records. This website is one means for providing information.

4. Use of the data gathered by this website
The vast majority of the information collected by The City of Tucson Commission on GLBT Issues Web servers is used to manage communications between the server and the browser.

5. Disclosure of gathered data
The City of Tucson Commission on GLBT Issues does not sell, trade or rent Commission on GLBT Issues website visitor information, including electronic mail addresses, to any outside company or organization.

The Commission on GLBT Issues may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities as required by law.

If you provide personal information, the federal Privacy Act of 1974 may protect it. However, this information may be considered public record, and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not protected by federal law, state law, or county ordinance.

6. Third party information gathering
The City of Tucson Commission on GLBT Issues does not allow third parties to gather information from users of its websites.

7. Security measures
The City of Tucson Commission on GLBT Issues and its consultants, as developer and manager of this website, have taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its computer systems and networks, including, but not limited to, individual authentication, the securing of transmitted data, and monitoring security. Security methods and measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day practices of the entire website.