COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY

This site is owned and operated by The City of Westfield, IN. Your privacy as a user of this site is of the utmost importance to us. We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of the visitors to this website and we view this site as a tool used to disseminate City-wide information to our residents. This privacy statement discloses what information is gathered from our users and how that information is used.

INFORMATION THE CITY OF WESTFIELD, IN GATHERS AND TRACKS

The City of Westfield, IN gathers two types of information from a session:

• Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions: the use of our Action Center (provides the City’s residents a means of communication requesting official action), the receipt of electronic newsletters, the participation in our message boards or forums, the action of sending us an email, and the voluntary participation in polls and surveys; and
• Browser provided information: the IP address of the machine accessing our site, the date/time our site was accessed, the browser type and operating system from the computer you used to visit our site, the referring page (the last web page visited prior to your visit to our site, and the internet domain name; and 
• Information The City of Westfield, IN gathers through aggregated tracking information derived mainly by tallying page views throughout our sites. This information allows us to better tailor our services to our users' needs/requests.

CHILDREN

Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.

COOKIES

When applicable, a text file called a "cookie" may be placed in the browser files of your computer. In the event a cookie is used, the information transmitted is only used to maintain your session with the site or to enhance the browsing experience.

USE OF INFORMATION

The City of Westfield, IN does not create individual profiles with the information provided by users of this site, nor does it give such personal information to third parties or private organizations. The City of Westfield, IN does not collect information for commercial marketing from its website. We will not send you unsolicited email regarding any commercial offers or advertisements at any time. 

The City of Westfield, IN’s website contains links to external sites. The City of Westfield, IN is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these sites.  The City of Westfield, IN uses any information voluntarily given by our users to enhance their experience while using our sites, whether to provide interactive or personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare future services based on actual usage patterns.

The name, address and payment information (if applicable) voluntarily provided by the user may be collected and processed in order to complete an online transaction and for record-keeping activities such as billing, licenses and other business-related purposes.

As stated above, we use information that users voluntarily provide in order to allow access to our system and to send out electronic newsletters. We send out newsletters to subscribers on a regular schedule (depending on the newsletter), and occasionally send out special editions when we think subscribers might be particularly interested. The City of Westfield, IN never shares newsletter mailing lists with any third parties, including advertisers, sponsors or partners.

SHARING OF THE INFORMATION

The City of Westfield, IN will not share information about individual users with any third party, with the exception of when complying with applicable law or a valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of our users or the general public.

SECURITY

The City of Westfield, IN operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our users.

OPT-OUT POLICY

The City of Westfield, IN gives its sites users the option to opt-out wherever necessary and practical. Such choices include:

• Opting not to register to receive our electronic newsletters
• Opting not to participate in certain interactive functions, which completely alleviate the need to gather any personally identifiable information from our users

YOUR CONSENT

By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by The City of Westfield, IN. If there are changes to the privacy policy, they will be posted here so that you are always aware of what information is collected, how it is used, and under what circumstances it is disclosed.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please send us correspondence at webmaster@westfield.in.gov.