Web Site Disclaimer

CITY OF INDIANOLA & IMU

WEB SITE PRIVACY STATEMENT & DISCLAIMER

The City of Indianola (City) and Indianola Municipal Utilities (IMU) provide web sites, including cityofindianola.com and i-m-u.com, as a public service.  Please note that visitors to these sites are responsible for checking the accuracy, completeness, currency and/or suitability of all information.  The following information outlines the collection and protection standards used by the City and IMU on these sites.  This information is provided for informative purposes only and is not meant to be a contract of any type, either express or implied, and should not be treated as such by site visitors.  The information provided in this statement and disclaimer may change at any time, without prior notice to any visitor.   

Access to Information:

Access to personally identifiable information in public records for municipalities is determined primarily by Chapter 22 Examination of Public Records (Open Records) of the Code of Iowa.  Records generally available under Chapter 22, and not otherwise designated as confidential elsewhere in the Iowa Code or under federal statutes, are considered public information and can be made available upon request.  Information that visitors to this web site provide has no greater, or less, privacy protection than similar information provided to this municipality by other means.

Any public information furnished by a visitor to this site, for any reason, may be filed and maintained by the municipality for its own use in performing statistical analysis, improving its service delivery system, or responding to a request for service or information.  Information deemed as confidential may be retained for the city’s or IMU’s own use.  The City and IMU do not sell visitor’s information to any outside company or organization.  Visitors should be aware that the collection of personal information requested from or volunteered by children will be treated in the same manner as information given by an adult and may be subject to access by the public under Iowa law.

Collection of Information:

The City and IMU may automatically collect specific and non-personal information about each visitor to its web sites.  This information may include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser used, the date and time of the visit, the services accessed, and the IP addresses of the locations to which the visitor linked during their visit to these web sites. This information is strictly used for site maintenance purposes, but may be considered public information.  The portion of a record request that contains an internet protocol number which identifies the computer from which a person requests an official record is considered confidential under Chapter 22 of the Code of Iowa.

The City and IMU contracts with third parties to provide certain services.  Data collected on these sites is owned by the City and IMU and is subject to the same privacy protections and constraints under applicable Iowa law and federal statutes as if it were collected on City and IMU sites.

 Security of Information:

City, IMU, and sites providing services to the City and IMU by third parties meet accepted standards of security for transactions that may involve payment of funds, including the use of encryption and SSL services.

Credit card numbers are not electronically stored on-line by the City or IMU longer than is required for verification and completion of the subject transaction.  However, neither the City nor IMU are responsible for credit card numbers or information retained by third parties and do not warrant the security of such data retained by any third party. 

Information Content:

The City and IMU specifically disclaim any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from providing information or transactional capabilities on its web sites, including sites maintained by third parties.  The inclusion of links to or from any site does not imply endorsement by the City or IMU.  The City and IMU makes no effort to independently verify, and does not exert editorial control over, information on pages outside of its own sites.  The responsibility for content rests with the organizations providing the information.

The City and IMU do not endorse any products, services, vendors, consultants, or documentation referenced in the content on its web sites.  Any mention of products, services, vendors, and consultants is for informational purposes only.

The City and IMU makes no representations, guarantees, or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information provided via these web sites.  Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from these sites does so at his or her own risk.