Privacy Policy
Statement of Purpose
Commerce City (the “City”) is committed to fair information practices and to your ability to protect your privacy when visiting the City’s Web site and server. The City respects the privacy and security of its citizens and visitors to its Web site and server. The City’s goal is to provide you with easily accessible, helpful information about The City via the Internet. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about The City’s information collection and privacy practices. By accessing this City’s Web site and server your visit is subject to this Privacy Policy.
Information Collected By Commerce City and How It Is Used
The City collects certain information from visitors to its Web site and server in order to monitor visitor traffic to the City’s Web site and server and to evaluate and make improvements to the City’s Website and server. Information of this kind may be collected from visitors to the City’s Web site and server in a variety of ways. Examples of information that the City may collect from visitors to its Web site and server include:
* Your Internet Protocol Address and domain name
* The type of browser you use
* The type of operating system you use
* The name of your Internet service provider
* The date and time of your visit
* The Web page(s) or service(s) you viewed during your visit
The City does not track or collect specific e-mail addresses of visitors to its Web site and server nor does it track and collect any other Personal Information belonging to visitors to its Web site and server except as provided in this Privacy Policy. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” is that information that identifies you individually such as name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number, and fax number.
However, the City’s Web site and server allow visitors to access and complete certain applications and forms on-line. The City’s Web site and server also allows visitors to communicate with the City officials and staff via e-mail. If you choose to complete one of these on-line applications or forms or to submit an e-mail to the City officials or staff, you do so voluntarily and Personal Information, including that which is submitted by you on any form or application, will be collected by the City. The City does not collect Personal Information unless you voluntarily choose to submit it as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Please be advised that if you choose to complete any of the City’s on-line forms or applications or to communicate with any the City officials or staff via e-mail, the City cannot process incomplete applications or forms submitted or respond to incomplete e-mails. The City reserves the right to share Personal Information submitted by its visitors with other City departments for business and administrative purposes. The City does not share Personal Information with third parties unless compelled or otherwise required to do so by law.
Your decision not to submit all Personal Information requested on an on-line form or application will affect your ability to submit online forms and applications, but will not otherwise affect or limit your ability to access information available on the City’s Web site and server or to submit applications and forms in person. If you are uncomfortable submitting forms and applications to the City on-line or communicating with City officials and staff via e-mail, you are welcome to visit us in person at Commerce City, City Hall, 5291 East 60th Ave, Commerce City, CO 80022 in order to obtain, complete and submit City forms and applications or to communicate with City officials or staff.