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Your privacy is very important to
us. To better protect your privacy
we provide notice explaining our
online information practices and the
choices you can make about the way
your information is collected and
used.
The Town of Cowpens web site privacy
policy is to respect and protect the
privacy of our web site users,
consistent with the applicable laws
of the United States and the State
of South Carolina. We do not
collect, use or disclose any
information about our users without
their knowledge and approval. We do
not share user information with
third parties.
Information Submitted to Town of
Cowpens Web Site
In general, you can visit the Town
of Cowpens Web Site without telling
us who you are or revealing any
information about yourself. If you
submit e-mail correspondence via the
e-mail hyperlinks that are available
throughout the Web site, the minimum
of a return e-mail address will be
requested.
The Town of Cowpens web site does
not retain personally identifiable
information about you when you visit
our web site unless you choose to
provide such information to us (i.e.
sending an e-mail, participating in
a survey, responding to a feedback
or "contact us" form, etc.).
We consider any information that
could reasonably be used to identify
you as "personally identifying
information." This includes, but is
not limited to:
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Your name
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Your address
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Your telephone number
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Your e-mail address.
The Town of Cowpens government may
request personally identifiable
information from you in order to
provide requested services, but such
information is handled, as it would
be on an in-person visit.
If personal information is requested
on the web site or volunteered by
the user, state and federal law may
protect it. However, this
information is a public record once
you provide it, and may be subject
to public inspection and copying if
not protected by state or federal
law.
Cookie Use
A cookie is a tiny piece of text
that, with your permission, is
placed on your computer's hard
drive. If your browser is set to
notify you before accepting a
cookie, you will receive a request
for a cookie to be stored on your
computer. We do not use a cookie to
store your personal information.
Cookies do not disclose your name or
e-mail address to a web site. They
can only tell a web site if you have
visited before.
We want to be sure you understand
that accepting a cookie in no way
gives us access to your computer or
any personal information about you.
We know that some citizens have
concerns about cookies, but the
benefit we both gain from their
proper use is worthwhile.
Collection of Information by Town of
Cowpens Web Site
In order to improve the content and
usability of this web site, the Town
of Cowpens web site automatically
collects several categories of
information from users. This
information includes the following:
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The Internet Protocol address of
your Internet Service Provider
and/or your computer, if your
computer has an IP address
assigned directly to it
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The Domain Name of your Internet
Service Provider and/or your
computer, if your computer has a
domain name assigned directly to
it
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The type of browser (such as,
for example Netscape, Internet
Explorer, etc.) used and the
operating system resident on a
user's computer
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The date and time a user visited
the site
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The web pages accessed at the
site, as well as any
applications used and forms
data.
The Town uses this information to
identify site performance needs;
determine popular pages; to ensure
compatibility with the technology
used by Town of Cowpens web site
visitors, and to generally add and
improve services offered on Town of
Cowpens web site. In order to
accomplish those goals, from time to
time, the Town may conduct
statistical analysis of the data it
collects.
The Town of Cowpens web site does
not collect data for commercial or
marketing purposes, and does not
sell, exchange or otherwise
distribute the data collected by its
web site for commercial or marketing
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