Draft Privacy Policy
for Children and Families Commission of Orange County
PRIVACY POLICY
The Children and Families Commission of Orange County (Commission)
is committed to protecting on-line privacy and the confidentiality of personal
information provided while interacting with the Commission on the Internet.
Thank you for reviewing the disclaimer statement and privacy policy for the
Commission website. This information is provided to inform users of our data
collection and privacy policies, and about related information pertaining to
the website and its use. As enhancements to the site continue to be made, the Commission
reserves the right to modify its disclaimer and privacy policies without
notice. The Commission is an independent public agency. Its jurisdiction lies
within the boundaries of Orange County, California, but is not part of or
affiliated with the government of the County of Orange.
Disclaimer of Liability
This website is operated and maintained by the Children
and Families Commission of Orange County to provide public access to Commission
information through the Internet. The website provides general information on
matters of public interest. While the Commission attempts to maintain accurate
and up-to-date information on its website, neither the Commission nor any of
its Commissioners, employees, agents or representatives make any claims,
promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of this
information and expressly disclaim liability for any errors or omissions. Material
on the site has been compiled from a variety of sources and is subject to
change without notice.
The Commission is not responsible or liable for any
viruses or other contamination of your computer systems, nor for any delays,
inaccuracies, errors or omissions arising out of your use of its website. This
site, and all materials contained in it, including hyperlinks to other
websites, are distributed and transmitted “as is” without warranties of any
kind, expressed, implied or statutory, including without limitation the
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and
freedom of infringement on the rights of third parties.
Under no circumstances shall the Commission be liable for
any actions taken or omissions made from reliance on any information made
available through the Commission’s website, nor shall the Commission be liable
for any other consequences, foreseen or unforeseen, from any such reliance. The
Commission is not responsible for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential
damages that may arise from the use of, or the inability to use, the site. Unauthorized attempts to upload information
or change information on the Commission’s website are strictly prohibited.
Copyrights
Unless a copyright is indicated, the information on this
site is freely available for non-commercial, non-profit making use. If a
copyright is indicated on any materials displayed on this website, permission to
copy these materials must be obtained from the original source. Commercial use
of Commission materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written
permission of the Commission.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, by using the Commission
website, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Commission, its Commissioners,
employees, agents and representatives from and against all claims and expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, arising out of use of this site or materials and
information contained therein.
Links to Other Websites
The Commission website contains links to other websites
on the Internet. The Commission is not responsible for the contents or accuracy
of materials on other sites that are referenced or linked through the Commission
website or for the practices of other site operations. When you link to a
non-Commission website, you are no longer on the Commission site and are
subject to the privacy and disclosure practices of the new site. Links to other
sites are provided for informational purposes only. They do not constitute an
endorsement by the Commission. The privacy policies and procedures described
here do not necessarily apply to those sites. We suggest that you contact these
sites directly for information on their data collection and privacy policies.
Legal Notice to the Children and Families Commission
Communications made through the Commission email
messaging system or website shall not be deemed to constitute legal notice to
the Commission, or any of its Commissioners, employees, agents or
representatives with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of
action against the Commission or any of its Commissioners, employees, agents or
representatives where to the Commission is required by any federal, state or
local laws, rules or regulations. No communication to the Commission made
through this website shall be deemed to constitute legal or official notice for
any purpose.
Accessibility
The Commission is committed to compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The Commission offers text only
versions of most pages on the website. A text reader will be able to reveal the
location of the page by introducing it at the top of every page as “Text
Version.” The same text only version can be accessed by clicking the print
icon. Alternative text is also available for most graphics on the website as
well.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
The Commission does not collect personally identifiable
information about visitors who do no more than browse this site or download
information from it. Information about the collection of IP addresses will not
be released to any third party, except under court order. Logs of user activity
are maintained in order to help manage the website; the information stored in
these logs does not identify users personally. The logs store such things as
the domain name and IP addresses used to access the website; the type of browsers
and operating systems used by site visitors; the date and time of the site
visits; and the pages accessed. Collecting this information helps to improve
the website and its features to suit your needs. Aggregate information from all site visitors may
be used to measure server performance and address security or virus threats.
Personal information You Send
The Commission values both your use of this site and feedback
you provide. If you participate in a survey or send us an e-mail, your email
address and the other information you volunteer will be collected. If you send
the Commission an e-mail that includes personal information, we normally will
use the information only to respond to your message. However, we may forward
your e-mail to another agency if we believe that agency is better prepared to
answer your question. Information received in the e-mails is not used to create
personal profiles, and e-mail information is not given nor sold to others for
commercial purposes. An e-mail threat or a message that describes or promotes
unlawful activity is automatically forwarded to the appropriate law enforcement
authorities.
Security of Your Personal Information
With the importance of protecting user personal
information in mind, the Commission does not rent, sell or give away any
information identifying you individually to third parties for marketing or
mailing list purposes without your permission.
Public Records
As a public agency, we are governed by the California
Public Records Act (California Government Code section 6250 et seq.). As such, most business you conduct with the Commission
becomes a public record and is open for public inspection. Public records may
be posted on the website for electronic access. Records posted on the website
are also available for public inspection by requests made in person, by mail or
by telephone at the Commission headquarters.
Cookies
The Commission makes reasonable efforts to avoid the use
of “cookies,” the data files stored on your computer by your web browser which
provide information about you. Cookies may be used on the site when needed to
maintain the functionality of an interactive application and are used only
during the session in which you access the interactive application. Cookies
created on your computer by using the website do not contain personal
information and do not identify you individually. The cookie feature is used to
store a temporary identifying tag on your computer. Depending on the settings
of your browser or other methods, you can refuse or delete cookie files from
your computer. Turning off the cookie option may limit your access to
interactive applications of the Commission’s website.
Site Security
Network traffic is continuously monitored to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or to otherwise cause
damage to the website. Anyone using the Commission’s website expressly consents
to such monitoring.