Township of Morris, NJ Web Site Policies

By visiting this site, you are accepting these terms of use, including the following policies and practices. This notice and these policies may be modified from time to time without notice, so please check back periodically. This notice covers the following topics:

Information disclaimer
Linking policy
Endorsement disclaimer
Copyright and trademark limitations
Use of material from this site
Unauthorized modifications

A. Information Disclaimer
By visiting this site, you understand and agree that the Township of Morris site is provided "AS IS". The Township of Morris makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information on this web site. The information contained herein is not official nor in any way shall it be deemed to constitute legal notice where such legal notice is required by law. The information contained in this site is provided as a service and convenience to people needing information about the Township of Morris. Portions of the information on this site may be incorrect or not current. The Township of Morris, its officers, employees or agents shall not be liable for damages or losses of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information, including but not limited to, damages or losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy or timeliness of any such information, or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of those materials.

B. Linking Policy
Links TO External Sites
The Township of Morris site contains links to outside web sites. These web sites are not owned, operated, controlled or reviewed by the Township of Morris. These links are provided solely as a courtesy and convenience to you, the visitor.

The Township of Morris, its officers or employees, exercise no control over the organizations, views, accuracy, copyright or trademark, compliance or the legality of the material contained in these outside web sites. The Township of Morris, its officers or employees, do not sponsor, endorse, or approve the information, content, proceeds, materials, opinions or services contained on such outside web sites. The visitor proceeds to these outside web sites at his/her own risk. The Township of Morris specifically disclaims any and all liability from damages, which may result from the accessing of a third-party site, which is linked to the Township of Morris web site or from reliance upon only such information.

One purpose of this policy is to identify the criteria and conditions by which the Township of Morris provides links to external websites. Consistent with the Township of Morris's overall Website Terms of Use Policy, the Township of Morris's primary purpose for linking to external websites is for the Township of Morris to provide information to the public regarding services available to the public from Township government, as well as information regarding services available to the public from other governmental agencies and private organizations in partnership with the Township. Thus, the Township is not establishing a forum for others to provide information. Rather, the Township is providing information to direct website users to resources outside the Township which provide services to the general public which are complementary to and in support of the services provided by the Township.

This policy governs the creation of implied or explicit links to external websites from images, notices, and other communications on any Township of Morris website. Such links include:

Hyperlinks activated by clicking on an image or text, leading to a web page that does not reside on a Township of Morris website (explicit);
Mention of a URL address providing users with the address of a web page that does not reside on a Township of Morris website (implied), or;
Any other explicit or implied facilitation of movement from a Township of Morris website to another web page that does not reside on a Township of Morris website.

The Township may establish links on its website to external sites, provided that each external site meets at least one of the following criteria:

Other government agencies, including federal, state, county, regional, public schools, and special districts. Organizations that receive sponsorship from or with the Township of Morris in the form of a financial grant, or a written contract by which the Township provides services in collaboration with the organization to achieve a mutual goal related to the Township's governmental purpose.
Private utilities that have a business relationship with the Township which regulates or monitors customer service issues.
Organizations that rent or lease office space from the Township of Morris.
Local and regional economic development organizations that assist the Township in promoting businesses throughout the Township of Morris: the Chamber of Commerce, business district associations, and related sites.
Local and regional organizations that assist the Township of Morris in anti-terrorism preparedness within the Township of Morris and the surrounding region, including but not limited to medical facilities, businesses, and non-profit organizations directly involved in provision of services.
Sites providing directional and climatic information.

Other than links to other governmental agencies, all links to external sites must be approved by the Township Administrator.

Links FROM External Sites
If you link to the Township of Morris site, you must abide by the following practices:

Link to, but do not replicate, our content;
Do not create a browser or border environment around our content. Always open our site in a new window. Do not open our site in your frames;
Do not imply our endorsement or your site or your products;
Do not misrepresent your relationship with us;
Do not use our logo on your site without express written permission;
Your site must not contain content that could be considered illegal, distasteful or controversial, and should only contain content that correlates to Township of Morris web site subject matter.

If you decide to link to us, we would like to know about it. Please e-mail the webmaster.

C. Endorsement Disclaimer
Reference in this web site to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Township of Morris or its officers, employees or agents.

D. Copyright and Trademark Limitations
The Township of Morris makes no warranty that materials contained herein are free of copyright or trademark claims or other restrictions or limitations on free use or display. Making a copy of such material may be subject to copyright or trademark laws.

E. Use of material from this site
The Township of Morris has made the content of these pages available to the public and anyone may view, copy or distribute Township of Morris information found here without obligation to the Township of Morris for non-commercial, personal use only, unless otherwise stated on particular material or information to which a restriction on free use may apply.

The design of this site, original graphics, and original content are all copyrighted by the Township of Morris and may not be re-engineered, distributed, modified, transmitted, re-used, reposted, or duplicated without the express written permission of the Township of Morris in each instance. All requests to use any part of the original design, code, graphics or content of this site should be made via e-mail to the webmaster.

F. Unauthorized Modifications
Unauthorized attempts to modify or otherwise alter any information or image stored on the Township of Morris web site may result in criminal prosecution.

PRIVACY NOTICE AND POLICY
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This statement addresses collection, use and security of and access to information that may be obtained through the use of the Township of Morris web site. This notice may be modified from time to time without notice, so please check back periodically. This notice covers the following topics:

Information collected and how it is used
Personal information and choice
Public Access to information
Cookies
Security
Disclaimer
Contact Information

A. Information Collected and How It Is Used
Automatically Collected and Stored Information
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store the following types of information about your visit:

The domain name and IP address of the computer you used to access our site;
The type of browser, operating system, and display resolution used to access our site;
The date and time of your visit;
The pages you visit and how long you stay on each page;
The domain name and IP address you came from when you accessed our site (referrer);
The 'search terms' entered by our visitors

We use this information to help us make our site more useful to our visitors - to learn about the number of visitors to our site, the type of technology our visitors use, and the information they are looking for when visiting our site. We do not track or record personally identifiable information about individuals and their visits.

If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information (for example, you send an e-mail to a Township employee), or you fill out a form with your personal information in it and submit it to us through this web site, we will use that information to respond to your e-mail and to help us get you the information you requested. We will only share that information with another governmental agency if your inquiry requires us to contact that agency to provide an answer to your inquiry. We do not create individual profiles with the information you provide nor will we give it to any private organizations. The Township of Morris does not provide its mailing list or web site generated information for any commercial purpose.

B. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Choice
You may choose whether to provide personally identifiable information on-line.

"Personally identifiable information" (PII) is information about a natural person that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. PII includes such things as an individual's name, address, and phone number. A domain name or IP address is not considered personally identifiable information.

We collect no PII about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us by sending us e-mail, participating in a survey, or completing an on-line form. You may choose not to contact us by e-mail, participate in a survey, or provide any PII using an on-line form. Your choice not to participate in these activities will not impair your browsing of the Township of Morris web site, nor will it preclude you from reading or downloading any information provided on our web site.

Privacy Warning
E-mail is not a secure medium. Personally identifiable information sent via the Internet can be intercepted. You may, therefore, wish to reconsider the advisability of sending messages that contain sensitive, personal information to e-mail addresses on this web site.

The Township of Morris has no intention of releasing 'personal information' sent to us voluntarily, but may be required to do so pursuant to a request under the Right to Know law, the common law Right to Know, the Open Public Records Act, or other State or Federal law or pursuant to court order.

If you believe that your personal information is being used for a purpose other than what was intended when submitted, you may contact the Township Administrator of the Township of Morris.

Kids Pages
The Township of Morris is especially concerned about protecting children's privacy. We hope parents and teachers are involved in children's Internet explorations. It is particularly important for parents to guide their children when children are asked to provide personal information on-line. The Township of Morris web site pages for children do not ask children to provide any information to us.

C. Public Access to Information
In the State of New Jersey, laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by state or local government agencies. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public's right to access public records that serve various needs including the privacy of individuals. Exceptions are provided in both State and Federal laws.

All the information collected at this site becomes public record that may be subject to inspection and copying by members of the public, unless an exemption in law exists.

D. Cookies
This site does not use cookies. Cookies are simple text files store on your computer by Internet web sites to improve your future visits and enhance customer service. Should the Township of Morris choose in the future to use cookies, they will not contain personally identifying information and will expire at the end of the web-surfing session or after a fixed period of time.

E. Security
The Township of Morris, as developer and manager of this web site, has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its data and to prevent unauthorized access to information maintained. These measures are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, to block unknown or unauthorized access to our network, systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private information in our possession.

Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this system for other than its intended purposes are prohibited.

F. Disclaimer
The Township of Morris web site and materials may contain hyperlinks to other Internet sites which are not owned, operated, controlled, or reviewed by the Township of Morris. These links are provided solely as a courtesy and convenience to you, the visitor. When you link to one of these sites, you are no longer on the Township of Morris web site and this Privacy Notice will no longer apply. When you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site.

The Township of Morris, its agencies, officers or employees exercise no control over the organizations, views, accuracy, copyright, or trademark compliance or the legality of the material contained on those servers and do not sponsor, endorse, or approve the information, content, products, materials, opinions or services contained on such external sites. The visitor proceeds to these external sites at his/her own risk. The Township of Morris specifically disclaims any and all liability from damages which may result from the accessing of a third party site which is linked to the Township of Morris web site, or from reliance upon any such information.

G. Contact Information
Please direct any questions about this privacy policy, or the Township of Morris web site in general, to the Township of Morris webmaster.

WEB SITE ACCESSIBILITY
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The Township of Morris has endeavored to make this site accessible to the widest variety of users with differing needs by using various technologies. This site pursues the following standards for content delivery and accessibility:

Pages are coded with HTML 4.01 Transitional
Formatting is done with Cascading Style Sheets using CSS 1 & 2 Specifications
Images are described with ALT tags
Image maps are not used
Navigational link pages are included as a substitute for Javascript navigational menus

All pages are designed with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines in mind. Care has been taken to have sufficient contrast in typed matter for readability. Visitor browser preferences may affect the site's appearance somewhat but efforts have been made to retain the sites overall visual layout.

Please direct any questions about this accessibility policy, or the Township of Morris web site in general, to the Township of Morris webmaster.