Thank you for visiting the City of Columbus website and reviewing our privacy policy.
It is the policy of the city that we will not collect any personal information about you when
you visit our website unless you choose to provide such information to us.
Information collect and stored automatically
As you browse through the City of Columbus website, certain statistical information is gathered, so that
we can work to try to serve you better in the future. We automatically collect and store only the
following information about your visit:
- The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com") 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 your visited; 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 our visitors -- to learn about
the number of visitors and the types of technology our visitors use. We do not track and record
information about individuals and their visits.
Personal Information You Provide
If you choose to provide us with personal information -- such as in email or by completing other
forms which you submit through our website - we use this information only to respond to your questions
or process the forms to complete the requested transactions. No information is shared with other
agencies unless it is required we do so by law. No information gathered is used to create individual
profiles. The City of Columbus does not collect information for commercial marketing, nor do
we sell your information to private companies.
Protection of Minors
The City of Columbus is concerned about protecting the privacy of children. We encourage
parents to be involved in their children's Internet explorations. We specifically ask that children
get their parents permission before providing any information online -- to this or any other site.
Most importantly, when children do provide information through the City of Columbus web site,
it is only used to enable us to respond to the writer, and not to create profiles of children.
Contact Information
The City of Columbus, WI welcomes your comments
regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that City of Columbus, WI has
not adhered to this Statement, please contact the City of Columbus, WI via the contact page. We
will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
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