Keweenaw County applies
the following policies to the use and management of its
web site.
County of Keweenaw
CONDITIONS OF USE
Adopted ______________ 2008
By visiting the Keweenaw
County Web site, users agree that they will not use the
site for any unlawful activity, or use it in any way
that would violate the terms and conditions of use. This
web site is governed and construed by the laws of the
State of Michigan. Any use of the web site shall comply
with all Keweenaw County and Michigan laws and
regulations as well as with all federal laws and
regulations. Unauthorized attempts to upload information
or change information on this web site are strictly
prohibited and may be punishable under the state law and
federal statutes including the Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure
Protection Act.
County of Keweenaw
PRIVACY POLICY
Adopted ______________ 2008
The protection of individual
privacy is a concern to Keweenaw County, and is governed
by Michigan Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 752.791 to 752.797.
Keweenaw County has created this privacy statement in
order to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy. The
following discloses our information gathering and
dissemination practices for this site.
Information you provide us:
Keweenaw County does not keep any personal information
about you or your visit to our Internet site unless you
have specifically supplied it to us. For instance, if
you may have supplied us with information as part of a
request for information. Similarly you may have sent us
an email or left us a message in some other electronic
format. In cases where you have supplied us with
information, including financial data, we will treat
such information in accordance with the requirements of
the Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 752.791 to 752.797. This means
that it will be treated in the same way as written forms
of communication, and in many instances it will be
considered public information available to the public
upon request. To the extent allowed by law, the County
will make reasonable attempts to protect personal
financial information from disclosures.
Other information about your visit to our site:
Like most Internet sites, our web site reads some
information from your computer that helps us analyze
traffic patterns, perform routine maintenance, maintain
site security, and to help you navigate through our
site. Generally the information we collect is temporary
and when you leave the site this information is deleted
from our system. The only information the County
automatically collects and maintains is the following:
- Total number of
visitors to our site
- Types of computer
systems used to access our site
- Web browser type and
version
- Date and time of
access
- The web site you
visited prior to coming to this web site
- Information about
possible system security threats
Occasionally the
County may have a survey on the web site that only
allows a visitor to vote only once. In order to keep
track of whether you have voted, a cookie (a sample
text file) will be created and stored on your
computer. This cookie is created on your computer by
voting on the survey. It will not contain personally
identifying information and will not compromise your
privacy or security. The only information that is
contained is the name of the survey and how you
voted. This cookie will remain on your computer for
the duration of the survey. The cookie has an
expiration date. When that date occurs it will be
deleted from your computer. This privacy policy does
not apply to web sites operated by third parties
that you may access through a link from our web
site.
County of Keweenaw
WEBSITE LINKS POLICY
The County's Web site
and the selection of sites to which it may be linked
are not intended to serve as a forum for free
discussion. Instead, these Web pages are posted to
serve the County's need to make useful and practical
information available to Keweenaw County residents,
businesses, and visitors that facilitates provision
of a County service. Links to other sites from the
Keweenaw County Web site are provided at the
discretion of the County of Keweenaw and are
provided as a convenience for users of this site.
Sites that are linked from the County of Keweenaw
are reviewed periodically to confirm that the link
still furthers County purposes. The County reserves
the right to refuse to post any Web site link or to
delete links already at any time without notice.
In the event you discover problems with or have
concerns regarding the format, accuracy, timeliness
or completeness of a linked external web site,
please contact the organization responsible for the
linked external web site. The County does not
control nor is it responsible for any linked
external web sites, pages or content.
The County's Web site will provide links to Web
sites for:
- Governmental and
educational institutions
- Organizations
with some relationship to the County (including
but not limited to: organizations contracting
with the County, organizations sponsoring County
activities or programs, and organizations
participating in County activities or programs).
- Generally
recognized community organizations
- Organizations
providing information about art, cultural, and
sporting activities in the County's area
- Organizations
providing information about employment
opportunities in the County's area
- Organizations
providing information about tourist attractions
in the County's area
The County's Web
site will not provide links to Web site for:
- Candidates
for local, state or federal offices
- Political
organizations or other organizations
advocating a position on a local, state or
federal issue
- Corporate or
other for-profit organizations unless they
fit any of the criteria stated above
- Individual
or personal home pages
County of
Keweenaw
WEB SITE COPYRIGHT POLICY
Adopted ______________ 2008
Unless a
copyright is indicated, information on the
Keweenaw County's web site is in the public
domain and may be reproduced, published or
otherwise used with Keweenaw County's
permission. We request only that Keweenaw
County be cited as the source of the
information and that any photo credits,
graphics or byline be similarly credited to
the photographer, author or Keweenaw County
as appropriate.
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