Privacy Policy for Town of Dickson

The Town of Dickson encourages its residents, visitors, and the general public (users) to access this website for important information and resources related to municipal activities. The purpose of this website is to provide information to its users regarding municipal services. This website is not intended to be a forum for expressive activity by town staff or users; instead, it is intended to provide neutral information, data, and links that do not espouse specific views. The Town of Dickson has the primary responsibility for updating website content.

While we respect the privacy of personal information about users of this site, the Town of Dickson collects a limited amount of information as necessary to efficiently and effectively operate, maintain, and publish this website.

Privacy Statement

The Town of Dickson and its website developer may collect information about visitors who view or download information from this website through logs used to improve the content of the website and understand how the site is being utilized. The information collected is not personally identifiable, and neither the Town of Dickson nor its website developer will attempt to link it with particular individuals who use this website.

Examples of the information collected by the Town of Dickson and its web developer/vendor include, but may not be limited to:

• Date – Date the visit occurred
• Time – Time the visit occurred
• Client IP – The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the website visitor
• Server IP – The IP address of the municipal web server accessed
• HTTP Status – HTTP error code (e.g., “404 Requested Page Not Found”)
• HTTP Request – Web page or file requested
• Bytes Sent – Data sent from the server to the visitor
• Bytes Received – Data sent from the visitor to the server
• User Agent – Browser or client software information
• Referrer – URL referring the visitor to the requested file
• Protocol Version – HTTP version used by the visitor’s browser

Personally Identifiable Information

“Personally identifiable information” includes an individual’s name, street address, phone number, or other identifying details. This information will not be collected unless you voluntarily submit it through an email, online form, or survey. Your choice not to participate will not impair your ability to access public information on this website. Unless protected by state law, any information provided may be inspected by the public or disclosed in a legal proceeding.

Phone or Email Senders

Phone calls or email messages directed to the Town of Dickson through contact information on this website will be treated the same as other written communications. They may be subject to public inspection or legal disclosure and may be retained for a period before destruction. Information provided may be used to respond to the request, forward it to the appropriate department, or assist the website developer in improving the site. Contact information obtained from communications will not be sold or given to private entities for marketing purposes.

Electronic Form Filers

Information submitted electronically at the request of the Town of Dickson will be considered voluntarily provided and treated similarly to information submitted in person or by paper document. Information may be subject to public inspection, legal disclosure, and retention schedules.

Surveys

Surveys will be used only for their stated purpose. If personally identifiable information is collected, it may be subject to public inspection, legal disclosure, and retention requirements.

Email Subscribers

The Town of Dickson collects and uses email addresses only when visitors voluntarily subscribe to news, alerts, agendas, minutes, or other subscription groups offered on this website. Information is used solely to administer subscriber accounts and provide requested notifications.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser at the request of a web server, typically used to store a transaction identifier or user-provided information.

This website does not use cookies to track activities outside this website.

Third Party Links

The Town of Dickson reserves the right to determine how and where external links appear on its website. Linked websites may be owned or operated by third parties. The Town of Dickson is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or data collection methods of those websites. Information collected on third-party sites may be shared with others. Users should review the privacy statements of those sites before providing personal information. This Privacy Policy applies only to this website.

Changes to Policy

The Town of Dickson reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and will publish notice of such changes as soon as practicable. Information collected under the current policy will remain governed by it. New information collected after changes take effect will be governed by the revised policy.

Disclaimer

Neither the Town of Dickson nor any of its agencies, officers, or employees guarantees the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of information published on this website. The Town of Dickson does not endorse any products or services linked from this website and is not liable for losses resulting from reliance on website content. Portions of the information may be outdated or incorrect. Users rely on information at their own risk. External websites linked from this website may have different privacy practices; users should review those before submitting personally identifiable information.

Contact Information

To offer comments about this website or about information presented in this Privacy Statement, contact the Town Clerk at:
(580) 223-5445