Our Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we are providing you with an explanation of our on-line information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. By using our Web site, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect and Store Automatically
The City of Rochester does not automatically collect or store personally identifiable information about you, such as your e-mail address. The City of Rochester collects personally identifiable information only if you voluntarily provide it to us, as when entering into a transaction.
When you visit our Web site our Web server automatically recognizes your domain name, but not your e-mail address, and collects and stores your domain name, IP address, type of browser and operating system, the language your browser uses, the dates and times you visited the site, the Web pages you accessed and visited, and the Web site from which you linked to our site (if any). None of this information is personally identifiable. We store and analyze aggregate information on what pages you access or visit.
Some of our Web areas use cookies to store information you provide and to assist in tracking the pages you visit. This information that we collect automatically is used to make your experience more convenient and meaningful. For example, we pre-populate some form fields so that you do not have to reenter the same information in multiple locations. Similarly, the use of cookies may allow you to use a site without re-typing your login name. Cookie information used for tracking helps us to better tailor the presentation of information and to understand patterns of usage. It does not reveal your personally identifiable information (such as your name or address). You may set preferences in your browser to prevent storage of cookies. The information we collect through the use of cookies is private corporate data and is not shared beyond the corporation.
Personal Information That You Voluntarily Provide to Us
The City of Rochester collects personal information that you voluntarily provide to us in order to complete the requested government transaction and to make your experience more convenient and meaningful. By knowing your preferences, we can deliver relevant transactions and community information to you.
The City of Rochester requests the following information in order to complete the requested government transaction: name, address, credit card number and expiration date, billing address, and other information required by the government to process the transaction (e.g., Social Security Number).
If you are interested in receiving information on new services, you should notify us one time by clicking this option. To make our marketing efforts more meaningful to you, The City of Rochester asks you to supply additional information, but you are not required to do so.
In order to contact you in the event of a problem with a payment, the City of Rochester requires your e-mail address when making an online payment. The City of Rochester will use your e-mail address for this purpose only. The City of Rochester does not compile, buy, sell, rent or trade mailing lists of our citizens or customers to any organization, partner or other entity. Furthermore, the City of Rochester does not reveal any e-mail address information to third parties for independent use, unless required to do so by the Freedom of Information Law or other law.
Employee Access to Information About You
The City of Rochester will restrict access to your personal information to a limited number of employees based on their need for access to complete their responsibilities. These employees will be trained in the proper handling of customer information. Employees who violate our privacy policy will be subject to our normal disciplinary processes.
Sharing Information With Third Parties
The City of Rochester does not sell, barter, or disclose information about your individual site visits or any other information about you to any outside companies.
All personal information received from third parties by the City of Rochester, such as credit card payments for City services, permits or applications will be held strictly confidential. Such information will be used only for legitmate internal purposes and will NOT be released to any third parties unless specifically authorized by the individual submitting the information, or if the City of Rochester is required to do so by the Freedom of Information Law or other law. The City would release ONLY name, amount and date of payment to persons not involved in the transaction, and would NOT release any credit information.
Links to Third-Party Web Sites
The City of Rochester provides additional links to resources we find useful. These links lead our visitors to sites operated by other companies, covered by different privacy policies and data collection practices. You must take responsibility for visiting these third-party sites, as The City of Rochester has no control over information you submit to these third parties.
Our Commitment to Data Security
The City of Rochester employs reasonable and current Internet Security electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect from you and to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of such information. Currently, we use firewalls, 128-Bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption, intrusion detection, authentication, and site monitoring.
128-Bit SSL technology is the standard commercial method of protecting data. It is used to protect your personally identifiable information (including your name, address, and credit card number) by scrambling information so that it cannot be read as it is transmitted over the Internet. You therefore can safely enter credit card numbers via our secure server, which encrypts all submitted information.
To provide you with an additional level of security, your credit card information is NOT stored on our computer systems during or after a transaction.
Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this site, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this site for other than its intended purposes are prohibited. Our security specialists monitor this site to ensure proper operation, to verify the functioning of applicable security features, and for other similar purposes. By using this site, you consent to such monitoring.
The City of Rochester makes every effort to ensure that your data security is protected when you conduct business online at our site. You should immediately notify your credit card company of any fraudulent activities by following the required procedures outlined in your credit card statements. The City of Rochester will work with your credit card company to resolve any problems.
How You Can Access and Update Your Personal Profile
You may access and update your personal profile, which contains personally identifiable information that you have provided to us, by using a password or PIN (Personal Identification Number) that you supply. The City of Rochester will never request your password except to allow your immediate access to your personal profile, and you should not share it with anyone.
Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time, and, if we do so, we will post those changes on this Web site. It is your responsibility to check this Policy so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
Contacting The City of Rochester About This Policy
You may send any questions, concerns, or comments regarding our Privacy Policy to the system administrator. If an abuse of that policy has occurred, The City of Rochester will report back to you via your e-mail address.