Disclaimer
Every effort has been made in providing the most accurate and up-to-date information available. The information contained within these pages has been provided as a public service and although every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, The Corporation of the Town of Georgina does not warrant the accuracy of the information. The Town of Georgina makes no guarantees, expressed or implied, as to the reliability of accuracy of this service. Information should be verified by contacting the Civic Centre.
Material and photographs has been compiled from a variety of sources, and are subject to change without notice. Commercial use of the materials is prohibited without the written permission of the Town of Georgina.
Although our site includes links to other sites referencing a large collection of information, the Town of Georgina does not endorse any specific products or services provided by these public or private organisations. External links are usually labelled and are marked with an asterisk (*) if in dropdown menus.
The Town of Georgina makes every effort to ensure that the material provided by external links meets certain ethical and moral standards; however, The Corporation of the Town of Georgina does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of any third party linked pages or sites.
Terms of use
The Town of Georgina attempts to keep the information on this website current, accurate and complete but reliance upon any materials on this site shall be at your sole risk. All such information should be verified independently before being used or relied on. The municipality assumes no responsibility for any damages arising out of the use of this site.
The materials on the town's website are provided "as is." The town does not make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website or otherwise relating to these materials or on any sites linked to this site. Links or references to other websites or organizations do not imply endorsement or approval by the Town of Georgina.
By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of use. The town reserves the right to change or modify these terms of use and/or this site at any time without notice.
Privacy statement
Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities of an organization like the Town of Georgina. Protecting your privacy and your personal data is an important aspect of the way we create, organize and implement our activities online and off-line. The Town of Georgina is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. Any personal data relating to you will only be used and recorded by us in accordance with current data protection legislation and this privacy statement.
Most of the information accessible on the town's website does not require you to identify yourself at all. You may access it anonymously. However, the Town of Georgina does collect personal information about you when you choose to provide it. We endeavour to collect only as much personal information as is absolutely necessary to assist you in conducting business with the Town of Georgina via the website.
We provide multiple service "channels" for conducting business (e.g. walk-in, mail-in, fax-in, phone-in, etc.) in addition to the web. If at any time you have concerns about using the web channel to conduct your business with the Town of Georgina, we will always provide you with an alternative (traditional) service channel as an option.
Privacy compliance
Our practices have been designed to ensure compliance with the privacy provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Ontario). The Town of Georgina endeavors to make its information accessible to the public, however, some records contain information that is either privileged or of a personal nature.
The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act compels the municipality to review such information prior to considering disclosure. Requests to access such personal and privileged records must be made in writing before the town can make a decision on whether or not the records may be disclosed. Further information may be found on our Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy webpage.
Use and disclosure of personal information
You can access our website homepage and browse our site without disclosing personal data. We collect your personal data only with your knowledge or your consent. Our website logs information about you that is automatically recognized by the web server, such as your IP (internet protocol) address and domain name. We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Cookies
We do use cookies on our website. A "cookie" is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer, placed there by a web server for future access and retrieval of stored information. By themselves, cookies are completely harmless, and as their name implies, they offer surfers a treat by retrieving information exclusively pertaining to that user. All our employees and processors who have access to your personal data and are associated with the processing of that data are obliged to respect the confidentiality of your personal data.
Purposes for which we collect personal information
We collect and retain personal information for the following purposes:
- To process your requests for services, products or further information
- To communicate with you regarding services or products that you have requested
- To identify you if you have a query or concern about the service or product that you have requested
- To advise you about changes to our web service offerings and of service interruptions
- To meet legal and regulatory requirements
Questions about the collection of personal information should be directed to the freedom of information officer in the Office of the Clerk by telephone at 905-476-4301 or by fax at 905-476-8100.
Protection of personal information
The Town of Georgina takes every precaution to protect your personal information on the Internet. We protect your account information by requiring you to enter a unique login ID and password each time you want to access your account information. Your password should never be shared with anyone.
The Town of Georgina is the sole owner of the information collected on its site. We do not use or retain personal information that you provide to us for any secondary purposes unless we clearly notify you and gain your permission first. We will not sell, share, rent or otherwise disclose your personal information to any organization or individual outside the Town of Georgina unless we first notify you and ask your permission. We will not disclose your personal data to government institutions and authorities unless required by law or other regulation. Raw data may be used for statistical or comparative analyses prepared by or on behalf of the Town of Georgina provided that such data will not be associated to an identified individual or business.
From time-to-time, we may request information from you via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you have a choice of whether or not to disclose the information requested. If you choose not to participate in surveys, you will still be able to use our site or request services or products from us.
Links to other websites
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the Town of Georgina website.
The Town of Georgina website contains links to other sites (e.g. community links, business links, etc.), however the Town of Georgina is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. When you leave our site, we encourage you to read the privacy statement of each and every website that you visit before you provide any personal information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on the town's website.
The Town of Georgina makes every effort to ensure the links listed are current and are indeed linked to the appropriate site. When we become aware of a link to a site with questionable content, appropriate action will be taken.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. The Town of Georgina uses the industry standard encryption technology to keep your personal information safe. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
All user information is maintained in a secure environment. Only authorized staff of the Town of Georgina, who need the information to perform a specific task (for example, billing, shipping or customer service staff) are granted access to personally identifiable information and only allowed access to it when absolutely necessary, and then under strict guidelines as to what use may be made of such details.
Notification of changes to the privacy statement
If we decide to change our privacy statement, we will post those changes on the homepage so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under which circumstances, if any, we disclose it.