City of Foster City Privacy Statement

• The City of Foster City does not use its Web site to collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond to a user communication, or to complete an online transaction. If applicable, the City may utilize user-provided personal information to redirect a message to another agency that is in a better position to answer the question.
• If a user chooses to use the City of Foster City Web site's electronic-government capabilities to conduct business electronically with the City, the information collected will only be that which is necessary to provide the information or services the user requests, just as a person might provide such information when visiting a City facility in person. The information collected is subject to the same controls and uses as that collected by City of Foster City offices visited in person.
• The City makes reasonable efforts to protect personal information shared with the City.
• Cookies or other technology may transfer information from the City of Foster City's Web site to the user's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer. If a user's browser is set to refuse cookies, that user may not be able to take advantage of the full functionality of the City of Foster City's Web site.
• The City tracks statistical information about overall usage of the Web site. The information does not identify individual users.
• The City of Foster City employs software programs to monitor network traffic and identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage.
• Neither the City of Foster City nor its Web site provider collects information for commercial marketing from its Web site. The City of Foster City will not send a user unsolicited e-mail regarding any commercial offers or advertisements at any time, nor will it give or sell such information to third parties or private organizations.
• If a user chooses to join any of the City of Foster City's Internet mailing lists ("listservs"), the City of Foster City will maintain the user's e-mail address in the mailing list database in order to send messages related to the mailing list topic. The e-mail address information will not be used to send unsolicited e-mail.
• Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, information submitted to the City of Foster City's Web site may be subject to disclosure to another party pursuant to the provisions of California law, including, but not limited to, the California Civil Discovery Act of 1986 and the California Public Records Act.
• Minor's Privacy Policy: Any information collected by the City of Foster City Web site from minors is subject to the guidelines of the City's general privacy policy, as described in this document.