Privacy Statement

Individuals who visit the Orono Web site are important to us. Because visitors to our sites 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 provide the services, security, and information access for which the sites were created.

Identifiable Personal Information

Identifiable personal information includes, but is not limited to:

Name                                  												 
Address
E-mail Address																		
Password
Phone Numbers																	
Social Security Number
Or any combination of data that could be used to identify you such as your birth date, 
zip code, etc.

Personally identifiable information will not be collected unless you voluntarily send an e-mail  
message or fill out and send an online form. This information will be considered to be voluntarily 
provided and will be treated in the same manner as information provided in written form. Your 
choice not to engage in these activities will not impair your ability to browse our web site;
however, it may impair your ability to utilize some of our online services and information.

When personal information is collected on the web site and is stored by the Town of Orono,
it is kept in a secure location where it is accessible only to authorized employees.
This information will not be shared, unless allowed by law.

E-mail

E-mail messages will be treated the same as any other written communication. Under Maine's Right 
To Know Law, 1 MRSA Section 401 et seq.they are subject to public inspection or legal disclosure and 
may be saved for a period of time before they are destroyed.


Statistical Information

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

Date the visit occurred.
Time the visit occurred.
Client IP (Unique Internet Protocol (IP) address of the website visitor.) The IP address recorded is
normally that of the visitor's Internet service provider, e.g., aol.com if the visitor connects from
an America Online account.
Server IP: Unique Internet Protocol (IP) address of the web server accessed.
HTTP Status: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) error code. E.g., "404 Requested Page Not
Found."
HTTP Request URL: Identifies the web page or file requested by the website visitor.
Bytes Sent:  Amount of data sent from the web server to web site visitor during that connection.
Bytes Received:  Amount of data sent from website visitor to the web server.
User Agent: Type of web browser or other client software that made request to the web server.
Referrer:  Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that referred to the requested file.
Protocol Version: Version of HTTP used by the visitor's web browser software.

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

Cookies

We do not use cookies in order to track visits to the Orono web site. A temporary cookie may be 
placed during login on Affiliate web sites. It does not contain any identifiable personal information,
and it is automatically deleted at the conclusion of the login process. The "help" portion of the
toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies
or how to disable cookies altogether.

Hyperlinks

Our web site has hyperlinks or "links" to other sites, and other sites may "link" to this site. Web
sites linking to and from our web sites may have different privacy practices from the ones described
herein. Visitors to our web sites should read the privacy statement of other web sites they visit.
Our privacy statement applies solely to information collected by our web site.

Consent

By using our web site, you signify your consent to our privacy statement. If you do not agree with 
any term in this statement, please do not use our web site or submit any personally identifiable
information.

Notice of Changes

We will post any substantive changes in this privacy statement at least 15 days prior to the
change taking effect. Any information collected under this current statement will remain bound by 
the terms of this privacy statement. After the changes take effect, all new information collected,
if any, will be subject to the revised privacy statement.

Contact

If you have questions about this statement, please contact Susan Tuholski, Orono Town Office 207-866-2556.