Internet Privacy Policy Statement and Disclaimer

In no event shall the City of Farmington Hills or its agencies, officers, employees, agents, or representatives be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages arising from your accessing or using the web site, including but not limited to any disruption in service, or otherwise arising from the web site or from anything contained in or displayed on the web site. Nothing contained in or displayed on this web site constitutes or is intended to constitute legal advice by the City or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or representatives.

The City of Farmington Hills does collect information about visitors to the site. This information is used for analytical and statistical purposes to help better manage the site. Information that is collected includes the date and the type of browser being used. We use this information to learn how many visitors we have, where they are coming from, which parts of our web site are of most interest to users and other facts that will help us improve the web site and the services we offer.

The City of Farmington Hills uses cookies that are pieces of information generated by our web server and stored on the end user's computer for future access. The City does not store any user's personal identifying information (such as name, address etc.), but keeps track of actions taken on the site. This helps us to avoid presenting repetitive information to users before they access the various e-government applications on the City's web site. We believe that this use of cookies does not compromise the user's privacy and security. At any time, users have the capability to turn off the cookies using their browser settings.

If you send us an electronic mail message, either through your mail program or by using one of the online Contact forms, we will only use the personally identifying information to respond to the request. We may direct your message to another government agency that can help in fulfilling your request. This personally identifying information will not be shared with any third party or other governmental agencies not directly handling your request.

The City will not rent, sell or give away any personally identifying information entered into the web site (name, address, phone number, etc…) to third parties for marketing or mailing list purposes without your permission. We will also not disclose credit card information, except for purposes related to your transaction or as required by law.

This site provides links to other web sites, including those run by the State of Michigan, the Federal Government and various state authorities. This privacy policy applies only to the following domain names owned by the City:

www.ci.farmington-hills.mi.us
www.costickcenter.org
www.f2h.org
www.farmington-hills.mi.info
www.farmington-hills.mi.net
www.farmington-hills.mi.org
www.farmington-hills.mi.us
www.fhgolfclub.org
www.fhgov.com
www.fhready.org
www.jongrantcenter.org
www.longacrehouse.org
www.thelongacrehouse.org
www.farmingtonhillsmi.gov
www.fh-egov.com
www.fh-email.com

and to the third-party sites that provide Internet-related services for the City under contract. All links are reviewed for appropriateness prior to being included.

Non-governmental links are generally not included in the site. Exceptions to this linking policy can be made by the Department of Central Services when it is determined by the Director that a public need exists. Such examples could include citywide events or public-private partnerships that impact City programs. Any links provided to non-governmental web sites are not controlled, maintained, or regulated by the City or any organization affiliated with the City, and as such the City is NOT responsible for the content of those web sites. Use of information obtained from those web sites is voluntary, and reliance on that information should only be undertaken after an independent review of its accuracy. Reference at those web sites to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, or otherwise DOES NOT constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or preference by the City. All sites included on its web site are screened, but the content they possess cannot be controlled. Any inappropriate information or links they have on their site that pertains to the City, or related activities, should be reported to the City and can be emailed to webmaster@fhgov.com.

As a governmental agency, the City is subject to the Freedom of Information Act, MCL §15.231 et seq. Any information received through use of the site may be subject to the same provisions as information provided on paper.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, the City employs commercial software designed to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law.

By use of this website, community members and City of Farmington Hills employees agree to comply with this Internet Privacy Policy Statement and Disclaimer. Use of language inappropriate to minors, threatening/malicious comments, or offensive comments based on protected status or class under applicable law are prohibited.

City employees using this website shall comply with all City policies related to workplace harassment and discrimination, use of Internet technologies, and use of City property.