Midtown Exchange News Internet Privacy and Security Statements

Introduction

Thank you for visiting the Midtown Exchange News siteand reviewing the following terms of use. This policy explains how the sponsors of this site--Midtown Community Works Partnership; Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program; City of Minneapolis, Community Planning and Economic Development; Ryan Companies US, Inc; and the Green Institute ("we")--handle the information collected from you during your visit to our web site.

We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our Web site, unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information for commercial purposes.

We may amend this policy from time to time. We will prominently display on this website any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information.

Here is how we handle information about your visit to our website:

The Collection and Use of Information / Traffic Analysis

If you only browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. Only the following information is automatically collected and stored about your visit: 

• The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) 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 web browser and operating system used to access our site 
• The date and time you access our site 
• The pages you visit
• 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 visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use.

Personal Information and Choice / Electronic Government

You may choose to provide us with personal information, by sending us an e-mail message containing your comments or questions or by filling out a form with your personal information. We use this information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. Your message may be forwarded, as e-mail, to other agencies and employees who may be better able to help you. We only share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. We do not use personal data you provide for commercial marketing.

Public Access Information & Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

Several state and federal laws protect the privacy of the information we collect about you. We do not disclose personally identifiable information you provide online unless authorized by Minnesota or federal law or with your (written) permission.

You may decline to participate in any activity that asks for information (for example, surveys or emails). Your choice to not participate will have no effect on your ability to access information on this website. 

Use of Cookies

To better serve you, we occasionally use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser when you first visit a website.  They provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the websites. Cookies are used to identify a web user and may also be used to track a user's browsing habits. Web browsers normally accept cookies, unless the user has specifically turned the capability off.

We use a "session" cookie only.  The cookie does not install or save or read anything on your computer. It is simply used to temporarily remember some information to enhance the web application functionality.  The cookie is deleted from your system when the browsing session is terminated.

Disclaimers

We shall not be liable to any person or entity for any loss or injury arising, directly or indirectly, out of or caused in whole or in part by errors, acts, or omissions in procuring, compiling, collecting, interpreting, reporting, communicating, delivering, or assembling the information, data, or records displayed on this website.

Information Accuracy

The information contained in this website was accurate and complete for the purposes for which it was collected at the time of publication. We reserve the right to make changes and improvements at any time and without notice and assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions, discrepancies, unauthorized modification of electronic data, errors in transmission, Web browser incompatibilities, and other aspects of electronic communications that are beyond our control.

Links

The Midtown Exchange News site has links to other websites, including sites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private businesses. Inclusion of a websitelink implies no endorsement or claim of that site's accuracy.

When you follow a link to another site, you are no longer on the Midtown Exchange News website and this privacy policy will not apply.

Unauthorized Access / Site Security

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this website are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. 

To ensure that this service remains available to all users, the Midtown Exchange News site employs commercial software programs to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage. 

No attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.

Contact Information

To offer comments about information provided in this privacy policy or the site in general, please email webmaster@midtowncommunityworks.org.