DISCLAIMER
The City of Allen maintains this website for access to City information.
Continual changes are made to this website and, therefore, the
information is subject to change, removal or relocation without
notice. It is the City's goal to keep the most current and accurate
information available to the public on this site, however, varying
events can occur that could effect the timeliness of the information
and accuracy of the content.
The
City of Allen does not warrant or make representations or endorsements
as to the quality, content, accuracy or completeness of the information,
text, graphics, links and other items contained on this website
or any other website. Such materials have been compiled from a
variety of sources and are subject to change without notice from
the City of Allen. The City of Allen, as well as its officer,
directors and employees, will be not be liable for damages of
any kind rising from the use of this website, regardless of the
cause.
Public
Forum Issues
The City's website and the selection of external sites contained
within the website are not intended to serve as a forum for free
discussion. The City's website is not maintained as a public forum.
Advertising
The City of Allen website does not contain advertising for the
purpose of commercial gain and will not accept requests for such.
Some external links may contain commercial advertising. However,
such links do not imply the City's responsibility for or endorsement
of such advertising.
Except
to the extent required by law, communications made through e-mail
and message systems shall in no way be deemed to constitute legal
notice to the City of Allen or any of its agencies, officers,
employees, agents or representatives relating to any existing
or potential claim against the City where notice to the City is
required by any federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations.
The
City of Allen's website is maintained by the City's Public Information
Office, in conjunction with the Information Technology Department.
COPYRIGHT
This
policy sets out requirements regarding copyright restrictions
on the City of Allen's official website.
Certain materials
contained within the City of Allen's website may be entitled to
copyright, servicemark or trademark protection under state and
federal law. Such materials remain the property of their respective
owners and unauthorized use or republication of those materials
may be subject to a legal action for infringement. Except to the
extent allowed by law, the use or replication of the materials
contained in this website is prohibited without the written permission
of the City of Allen.
Commercial
use of the City's website and contents contained herein is prohibited
without advance, written permission from the City of Allen. Viewers
may print copies of information provided on the City's website
for personal use and may refer to City websites in documents.
Trademarks
not owned by the City that appear on this site are the property
of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with,
connected to, or sponsored by the City of Allen. Full rights are
retained by the owners of those trademarks and servicemarks.
LINKS
This
policy sets out requirements regarding linking from and to the
City of Allen's official website.
The City of
Allen website contains links to other Internet sites and resources
as a convenience to the viewer. The City of Allen is not responsible
for, and accepts no liability for, the availability of these outside
resources. Linked websites are not under the control of, nor maintained
by, the City of Allen and the City is not responsible for the
content of these websites, which can and do change frequently;
nor for any internal links the displayed websites may contain.
In addition, the inclusion of a linked website does not constitute
an endorsement or promotion by the City of Allen of any of these
sites or materials found there.
Viewers should
also be aware the City of Allen is not responsible for the privacy
practices of those site when linked to them through the City's
website. Viewers must be aware when they leave the City's website
via links to other sites, the information found is beyond the
scope of City control. These other sites may send their own cookies
to users, collect date or solicit personal information. Viewers
should read the privacy statements on these linked websites. The
City of Allen's privacy statement pertains only to the website
under its sole control.
Links to
Other Sites
The
purpose of the City of Allen website is to promote the programs,
services, policies and objectives of the City of Allen. The City
reserves the right to refuse any website link or to delete links
already posted at any time, in conformance with this policy, without
notice.
Any request
for an external link will undergo review to determine its relevance
and appropriateness, using the following criteria:
The City will
consider providing a link to the following types of websites:
- a federal,
state or local governmental agency or public school;
- a community
organization that receives funding from the City of Allen;
- a City
board, commission or committee;
- agencies,
organizations and companies sponsoring or otherwise participating
in City activities as related to that City activity;
- companies
or non-profit organizations that provide a public service to
the community;
- companies
and organizations that provide life-sustaining, public safety
and public health information;
- an established
news-gathering organization, being either a newspaper of regular,
paid circulation or a television station that provides local
news regularly and maintains a national network affiliation;
and
- local "web
portals" which direct users to community services in the
City of Allen.
The City will
not consider providing a link to the following types of websites:
- businesses
or non-profit organizations unless they fit any of the criteria
stated above;
- political
campaigns and endorsements;
- political
organizations or other organizations advocating or opposing
a local, state or federal issue or ballot proposal;
- adult material
not related to health education;
- promotion
of illegal materials or information, such as hate speech or
obscene content;
- religious
organizations or the promotion of religious information; and
individual or personal websites.
Certain private
websites to which the City of Allen may provide an external link
may include advertising or promotional material in the information
display. The City of Allen is not responsible for nor supports
or promotes such advertising.
Links to
the City of Allen's Website
It is
not necessary to obtain advance permission to link to the City
of Allen's website if you are making a simple link to the homepage.
Please note the City of Allen may change URLs and subpage paths
at any time.
Links to the
City's website must not be made within frames or otherwise present
the City's content as that of an outside site. Any link to the
City's site should be a full forward link that passes through
the client browser to the City's site unencumbered. The BACK button
should return the viewer to the external website, if they wish
to back out of the City's website. Although content on the City's
website is public information, the City of Allen maintains and
will defend a copyright interest in these pages.
Do not link
directly to individual graphics or tables within the City's websites,
especially in an effort to place the downloading burden on the
City's server. Such action may be considered a misuse of City
resources. Contact the City of Allen's Public Information Office
to get permission to use a copy of City's graphics on external
websites.
Removal
Process
The
City of Allen may removed any external link for the following
reasons:
- the website
no longer fits the aforementioned criteria;
- the link
no longer points to the original information or resources for
which it was approved;
- the link
points to information that is inaccurate, misleading or otherwise
violates the aforementioned criteria;
- access
to the information has become difficult due to non-standard
formatting, lengthy download times or intrusive advertising;
and
- the link
is permanently unreachable or remains unavailable for a lengthy
period.
PRIVACY
This
policy sets out the City of Allen's privacy practices regarding
information collected from viewers on the City's website.
The City's
privacy policy applies only to the City's website. When a viewer
follows a link to another website, this policy does not apply.
Viewers should check the privacy policy of each of these other
websites with regard to how they handle personally identifiable
information.
The City of
Allen does not sell or rent personally identifiable information.
Information provided to the City of Allen, including e-mails,
may be subject to the Texas Public Information Act and applicable
federal legislation. Information regarding the Texas Public Information
Act is available online from the office of the Texas Attorney
General at www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/opengovt.shtml.
The City of
Allen's website utilizes server logs and log analysis tools to
create summary statistics about the use of the website. The summary
statistics are used for purposes such as assessing what information
is most interest to viewers, determining technical design specifications
and identifying system performance or problem areas.
For certain
online forms, the viewer will be asked to enter certain personal
information which will vary depending on the form. Whenever personal
information is requested from the viewer on the City's website,
there will be an indication of whether the disclosure of such
information is mandatory or optional.
The City's
online surveys may ask for contact information and/or demographic
information. The City uses contact data from surveys to identify
who completes the survey. Demographic and profile data is used
for compilation purposes pertaining to the survey subject matter
only.
Except for
law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to
identify individual viewers of the City's website or their viewing
habits. The City of Allen may be required by law enforcement or
judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information
to the appropriate enforcement agencies. The City of Allen fully
cooperates with law enforcement agencies in identifying those
who use the City's services for or in connection with illegal
activities. The City reserves the right to report to law enforcement
agencies any activities it, in good faith, believes to be unlawful.
For site security
purposes, the City of Allen has security measures in place to
monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload
or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized
attempts to upload or change information on this website are strictly
prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure
Protection Act.
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