Bloomfield Township Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Bloomfield Township Website and reviewing our privacy policy. Bloomfield Township does not collect personal information about visitors to our Website unless you choose to provide that information to us. Bloomfield Township does not sell, exchange or release your personal information to outside parties without your consent. Once we obtain your consent, we consider it valid until revoked by you.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If you visit our Website, we automatically gather and store the following information about your visit so that we can track the use of our Website in order to make improvements. This information is stored and used in the aggregate only, and is not used to contact you personally:

Cookies

In addition to information collected automatically, we may also collect cookies, which are small pieces of information sent to your browser by a website that you visit. Cookies are used to track usage patterns, traffic trends and customer behavior, as well as to record other information from the Website. When you register on the Website, cookies also allow us to save information so that you will not have to re-enter it the next time you visit. Many content adjustments and customer service improvements are made based on the data derived from cookies. Information that we collect from cookies will not be used to create profiles of users and only will be used in aggregate form.

You may set your browser to refuse cookies from any website that you visit. If you so choose, you may still gain access to the Bloomfield Township Website, but you may not be able to conduct certain types of transactions or take advantage of some of the interactive elements offered.

If You Send Us Personal Information

Bloomfield Township's Website will only collect personal information which you knowingly and voluntarily provide by, for example, sending e-mails, completing membership forms, registering for classes, events, or other programs, responding to surveys or ordering merchandise. If you provide us with personal information, we will normally respond to your inquiry, request or order. We may also contact you to provide information about Bloomfield Township activities, programs and development opportunities, products and special events that may interest you. We will never share your name or information with outside parties unless you affirmatively authorize us to do so by opting-in.

When we send you such information by e-mail, you will always have an immediate opportunity to decline further communication. Please use the contact specified in the e-mail so that we can remove you from the list that contains your name. If you are uncertain about whom to contact, you may contact us at trustee@bloomfieldtownship.org.

There may be sites within the Bloomfield Township Website where you can opt-in to receive information from non-Township entities. If you opt-in, you may receive correspondence from these organizations on programs, products or services that might interest you. If you decide to opt-out of receiving any further correspondence from a non-Township entity, please correspond directly with that business or organization to be removed from their mailing list.

Children and Privacy

Bloomfield Township is concerned about protecting children's privacy. We do not collect personally identifiable information from children. If a visitor known to be a child (under the age of 13) sends an e-mail to Bloomfield Township, we will only use it to respond to the writer and not to create profiles or otherwise retain the information.

Security

We monitor network traffic to ensure that our site remains available to all users and to identify unauthorized attempts to access, upload or change information or otherwise cause damage.

Unauthorized access is prohibited and punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Linking

Within Bloomfield Township's Website there are links to non-Township websites. When you link to third party websites, you leave our Website and no longer will be subject to our privacy policy. Bloomfield Township is not responsible for the privacy practices nor the content of non-Township websites, and such link is not intended to be an endorsement of the non-Township website or its content.