Website Policies
City of Springboro, Ohio
General Disclaimer
Information presented on this website is collected, maintained, and provided for the convenience of the user. While every effort is made to keep such information accurate and up-to-date, the City of Springboro does not certify the authenticity of any information that is provided on this website. Under no circumstances will the City of Springboro be liable for any actions taken or omissions made from reliance on any information contained herein from whatever source nor will the City be liable for any other consequences from any such reliance.
Conditions of Use
By visiting the City of Springboro website, 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 website is governed
and construed by the laws of the State of Ohio. Any use of the website
shall comply with all City of Springboro and Ohio laws and regulations
as well as with all federal laws and regulations. Unauthorized attempts
to upload information or change information on this website are strictly
prohibited and may be punishable under state law and federal statutes
including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information
Infrastructure Protection Act. We may monitor network traffic to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or to otherwise
cause damage to the City's website. Anyone using this Web site expressly
consents to such monitoring.
External Linking Policy
The City website may contains link to local, state and federal government
agencies and to other, non-government websites. In establishing and maintaining
its official website, the City does not intend to create any forum or
other means for public discourse. Rather, the sole and limited purpose
of the permitted external links is to provide information about the City
for residents, businesses and visitors. The City does not endorse or provide
preferential treatment to any third party websites or associated organizations
or persons. Since the City does not control third party websites, it does
not warrant that third party websites are accurate or reliable or that
they have operational links. The user acknowledges and agrees that the
City of Springboro is not liable in any way for the content, accuracy,
reliability, viewpoints, policies, or products provided by these external
resources.
It is the City's policy to limit external links to the following entities and organizations: a) Other governmental agencies; b) Entities with which the City has an existing formal, contractual relationship; c) Commercial entities that provide information or services that enhance the usability of the City's web site for visitors. In addition, the City reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to: a) Deny a link that does not meet the criteria set forth in this policy; b) Deny or discontinue an external link at any time if the website provides or promotes false, slanderous, illegal, infringing or incorrect information; c) Remove any external link if the nature of the organization to which the link relates no longer complies with the City's external link policy; d) Revise this policy without prior notice when the City considers such revision to be in its best interests.
Privacy Policy
We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website
unless you choose to provide that information to us voluntarily. We do
not give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information to a third
party, unless we are legally required to do so.
We analyze user traffic patterns on our website from information that is automatically provided to us by your browser when you visit our site. This information includes the IP address of your computer or network, the date, time, and page you visited on our site, your browser and operating system, and the referring page (the last web page you visited before clicking on a link to our site). We use the aggregated information from all of our visitors to measure server performance and improve the content of our site. We also track the keywords that are entered into our search engine service to measure interest in specific topics, but we do not track which terms a particular user enters.
"Cookies" are text files created by your browser and stored on your system to aid in customizing your browsing experience. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet websites and most Internet web browsers may be customized to reject cookies, to only accept or reject cookies by user intervention, or to delete cookies. The City of Springboro does not currently use cookies on its website, but we reserve the right to do so in the future if necessary (primarily to provide e-government services).
The City of Springboro uses linking and searching capabilities to navigate publicly available information from many websites that are not part of our website. The privacy policies and procedures described here will most likely not apply to those external sites. We suggest contacting these sites directly if you want information on their data collection and distribution policies.
