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Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

updated November 20, 2003
webmaster@town.plympton.ma.us

We collect no personal information about you when you visit our Web site unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, we collect and store certain information automatically. Here is how we handle information about your visit to our Web site.

What We Collect and Store Automatically
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the Web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. We use the information we collect to count the number and type of visitors to the different pages on our site to help us make our site more useful to visitors like you.

This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

  • The Internet domain name (the logical or text name corresponding to the numeric address of a Web site, for example, quot;xyzcompany.com") and IP address (a unique number separated by dots that is automatically assigned to the computer enabling you to connect to the Internet) from which you access our Web site;
  • The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
  • The date and time you accessed our site;
  • The pages you visited;
  • Any files you may have downloaded, such as PDFs;
  • If you linked to our Web site from another Web site, the Internet domain name or numeric IP address of that Web site;
  • If you came to the site from a search engine, any search phrases or keywords you may have entered as part of your search.
If You Send Us Email
Email addresses are provided as a service for citizens and others to communicate informally and unofficially with Town employees and appointees. It is not an official communication channel; citizens and others conducting business with the Town should always follow established, non-email-related procedures for any official and/or time-critical business.

Personal information provided by you, as an email with a comment or question, is used to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. Sometimes we forward your email to other Town employees or authorized representatives who may be better able to help you. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share our email with any other outside organizations.

Links to Other Sites
This Web site has many links, especially to other state and federal agencies. In a few cases there are links to private organizations. When linking to another site, you are no longer on this site and are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.



Disclaimer, Editorial, Calendar Posting, Liability and Ownership Notice

Disclaimer Notice
This Web site and the information it contains are provided as a public service by The Town of Plympton (TOP). This system is monitored to insure proper operation, to verify the functioning of applicable security features, and for comparable purposes. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring as described above. Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this system for other than its intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.

Editorial Policy
The Web Development & Maintenance Committee (The Committee), appointed by TOP through the Board of Selectmen, is responsible for the maintenance and development of this Web site. The Committee reserves the right to reject or edit content submitted to this Web site.

Calendar Posting Policy
The Committee will generally post meetings, events or occasions to the calendar that meet all of the following criteria:
  • they are held at a public venue,
  • they are open to the public, and
  • they are of general interest to the town and its residents.
Restriction of Liability
The TOP makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this Web site and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this Web site. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to the contents of this Web site or its hyperlinks to other Internet resources. Reference in this Web site to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by TOP.

Ownership
Information presented on this Web site, unless otherwise indicated, is considered in the public domain. It may be distributed or copied as is permitted by the law. Not all information on this Web site has been created or is owned by the TOP. If you wish to use any non-TOP material, you must seek permission directly from the owning (or holding) sources. TOP shall have the unlimited right to use for any purpose, free of any change, all information submitted to TOP via this site except those submissions made under separate legal contract. TOP shall be free to use, for any purpose, any ideas, concepts, or techniques contained in information provided to TOP through this site.