PREAMBLE

Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of government, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials and public employees. The access to this information is not intended to be used to violate individual privacy, nor to further a commercial enterprise, nor to disrupt the duly-undertaken work of any public body independent of the fulfillment of any of the rights of the people to access to this information.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Information collected and received through the Village of Norridge's web sites may become public record and therefore subject to disclosure under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. It is therefore the policy of the Village of Norridge that no personal information you provide to us, including, but not limited to, your name, address, telephone number and email address will be sold or rented to any entity or individual or disclosed to any unauthorized entity or individual.

PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CHOICE

"Personal information" is information about an individual that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. Personal information includes personal identifiers such as an individual's name, address, phone number, drivers license number and social security number. A domain name or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information. We collect no personal information about you unless you voluntarily participate in an activity that asks for information (e.g., sending an e-mail or participating in a survey). If you choose not to participate in these activities, your choice will in no way affect your ability to use any other feature of the Village of Norridge's web sites. If personal information is requested on the web site or volunteered by the user, State law and the federal Privacy Act of 1974 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 federal or state law.

POLICIES FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE

The Village of Norridge is committed to complying fully with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Accordingly, if you are under the age of 13, you are not authorized to provide us with personally identifying information, and we will not use any such information in our database or other data collection activities. We appreciate your cooperation with this federally mandated requirement. The Village of Norridge does not collect or maintain information at or on our websites from children we actually know are under the age of 13 and no part of the Village of Norridge web site is structured to attract anyone under the age of 13.

WEB LOGS

The Village of Norridge analyzes our web site logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site. Our web site logs are not personally identifiable.

INFORMATION RETAINED AND HOW IT IS USED

If, during your visit to the Village of Norridge's web sites, you just browse or download information, the following information about your visit will be retained: 1. Your Internet Protocol address (not the e-mail address). Unique IP addresses are counted to determine the number of visitors to each web page during specific time frames. Analysis of the number of visitors helps to determine how, where or if the page will be delivered in the future. 2. The type of web browser used (Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.). Web pages do not always display the same on every type or version of web browser and thus must be coded for appropriate access.

CORRESPONDENCE AND SUBMISSIONS

If during your visit to Village of Norridge websites you participate in a survey or send an e-mail, the following additional information will be collected: 1. E-mail correspondence: The e-mail address and contents of the e-mail. We may use your e-mail to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our web site, or to forward the e-mail to another agency for appropriate action. 2. Surveys: Any information you volunteered in response to a survey. Survey information is used for the purpose designated. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats that you have provided. All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to Village of Norridge through this website or any Village of Norridge website will forever be the property of Village of Norridge. The Village of Norridge will not be required to treat any submission as confidential, and will not be liable for using any ideas submitted for its business (including without limitation, product, or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities to the information submitted that may appear in future Village of Norridge operations. The Village of Norridge, without limitation, will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to submissions of every kind and nature everywhere. The Village of Norridge will be entitled to use any such submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever without compensation to you or any other person sending the submission. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not the Village of Norridge, have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright. From time to time the Village may dispose of information received by it. Any material constituting a public record will be disposed in accordance with Illinois law.

COOKIES

The Village of Norridge's web sites may use per-session variables (cookies) to store information within a session. A session is the time from the point when a user logs into a system to the point where data is submitted to a web application. A typical session usually lasts less than one minute. When the session ends, the per-session cookies are deleted from the Internet server's memory cache. Per-session cookies are frequently used by Active Server Pages (ASP) running on Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 or later. These cookies store session information as the user navigates to multiple ASP pages in a site. Persistent cookies, files that are stored on a user's hard drive, are NOT used by the Village of Norridge.

LINK DISCLAIMER

The Village of Norridge has links to other websites. These include links to web sites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on a site covered by this Privacy Notice. When you link to another web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Any commercial use of the materials stored on the Village of Norridge website is prohibited. The user acknowledges and agrees that any name, logo, design, slogan, image, motto, trademark, servicemark or copyrighted material contained on this website is owned and/or licensed by the Village of Norridge. The intellectual property contained in this website, including but not limited to sound, graphics, charts, information, or images of places or people are either property of the Village of Norridge or used on this website with permission. Any unauthorized use of these materials may subject the user to penalties or damages, including but not limited to those related to violation of trademarks, copyrights, privacy and publicity rights. There shall be no use of the Village of Norridge seal, logos, designs, slogans, images, mottos, trademarks, service marks, or copyrighted material contained in this website without specific, written permission from the Village of Norridge.

LEGAL NOTICES

Access to the Village of Norridge's web sites is provided subject to the following terms and conditions. Please read these terms carefully as use of these sites constitutes acceptance of all of the following terms and conditions:

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Neither the Village of Norridge nor any of its employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. In no event shall the Village of Norridge's web sites or its employees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND ACCURACY OF DATA

Although the data found using the Village of Norridge access systems have been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information. The Village of Norridge provides this information on an "as is" basis. All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the publication. If you have obtained information from any of the Village of Norridge's web pages from a source other than the Village of Norridge pages, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out of date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors, we encourage you to report them to contact@villageofnorridge.com.

DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT

The Village of Norridge is a distributor of content sometimes supplied by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users, or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Village of Norridge and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Village of Norridge.

DISCLAIMER FOR EXTERNAL LINKS

The Village of Norridge's web site contains links to other related World Wide Web Internet sites and resources. The Village of Norridge is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced. The user specifically acknowledges that the Village of Norridge is not liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Links from the Village of Norridge's web pages on the World Wide Web to other sites do not constitute an endorsement from the Village of Norridge. These links are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility of the web surfer to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites. Since the Village of Norridge's web sites are not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.

DISCLAIMER OF DUTY TO CONTINUE PROVISION OF DATA

Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restricted access the next, and the location of items may change as menus, home pages, and files are reorganized. The user expressly agrees that use of the Village of Norridge's web sites is at the user's sole risk. The Village of Norridge does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error free. The documents and related graphics published on this server could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. The Village of Norridge and/or its respective agencies and programs may make improvements and/or changes in the information and/or programs described herein at any time. The Village of Norridge reserves the right to modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict its websites, including the availability of any portion of the content at any time without notice or liability by the Village of Norridge.

CHOICE OF LAW

Construction of the disclaimers above and resolution of disputes thereof are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. The laws of the State of Illinois, U.S.A., shall apply to all uses of this data and this system. By use of this system and any data contained therein, the user agrees that use shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations and user shall not violate the rights of any third parties.