Website Disclaimer & Privacy Policy

Individuals who visit the Town of Sorrento website are important to us. Because visitors to our website are important, we do not capture personal information about them without their permission. We endeavor to collect only the minimum amount of information needed to meet the purposes for which the website was created.
 

Public Disclosure

All information collected on the Town of Sorrento website will be treated the same as any written communication and is subject to the confidentiality and public disclosure provisions of 1 MRSA Chapter 13.

 

Privacy Statement

Visitors to the Town of Sorrento Website

We may collect some or all of the following information about visitors who view or download information from our websites:

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our web services and help us understand how people are using our services. We analyze our website logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site. The information in our website logs is not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link it with the individuals that browse our website.

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Personally Identifiable Information

"Personally identifiable information" is information about a person that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. It includes, for example, an individual's name, street address, e-mail address, or phone number.

 

Personally identifiable information will not be collected unless you voluntarily send an e-mail message, fill out and send an online form, or fill out personal information and send in a survey. Your choice not to participate in these activities will not impair your ability to access certain information or obtain a service online.

 

Unless specifically protected under state law, any information provided may be inspected by the public or disclosed in a legal proceeding.
 

E-mail Senders

E-mail messages, sent to the Town of Sorrento Website, will be treated the same as any other written communication. They may be subject to public inspection or legal disclosure and may be saved for a period of time before they are destroyed. E-mail or other information requests sent to the municipal website may be maintained in order to respond to the request, forward that request to the appropriate agency, or to provide the web designer with valuable customer feedback to assist in improving the site. E-mail addresses obtained as a result of a request to the municipal site will not be sold or given to private companies for marketing purposes.
 

Electronic Form Filers

Any other information provided by a visitor at the request of the Town of Sorrento, such as the completion and electronic filing of a form, will be considered to be voluntarily provided by the visitor and will be treated in the same manner as information provided in written form or in person during a visit to the agency. Information provided may be subject to public inspection and legal disclosure and may be saved for a period of time before it is destroyed.
 

Surveys

Surveys will be used for the purpose stated. If personally identifiable information is collected it may be subject to public inspection and legal disclosure and may be saved for a period of time before it is destroyed.
 

Email Subscribers

The Town of Sorrento collects, retains and utilizes the email address of Website visitors only when they volunteer to subscribe to document folders on the municipality's Website. The information is used to administer subscriber accounts and to provide documents requested by Email Subscribers. Records containing personal information about Email Subscribers are confidential and may only be released with the express written permission of the subscriber pursuant to the provisions of 1 MRSA Chapter 14.
 

Cookies

Definition: Cookies are small text files that a web server may ask your web browser to store, and to send back to the web server when needed. Cookies may be used to store a transaction identifier or other information a user may provide. We do not use cookies in order to track your visit to our website.
 

Disclaimer

Neither the Town of Sorrento, nor any agency, officer, or employee of the Town of Sorrento warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published on the Town of Sorrento website, nor endorses any products or services linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of the information may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.

Various websites may be linked through the Town of Sorrento website. Visitors to those sites are advised to check the privacy statements of those sites and be cautious about providing personally identifiable information without a clear understanding of how the information will be used.

 

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a user of the Services, you agree not to:

 

• Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.

• Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.

• Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.

• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.

• Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.

• Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.

• Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.

• Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.

• Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.

• Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.

• Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.

• Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.

• Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.

• Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.

• Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.

• Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.

• Copy or adapt the Services’ software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.

• Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.

• Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).

• Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.

• Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.

• Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.