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Town Notices |
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International Lobstermen Exchange
Program (Seven International Lobstermen will be present) Selectmen's Meeting for the week of March 15th will be on Thursday March 18th at 6:00 p.m. RSU #1 Meeting Agenda for March 15th
Census Job application/testing
dates at Town Hall
Town Roads are posted restricting heavweight
vehicles. For more information
Municipal Election
nomination papers available starting
The following citizens have taken out nomination papers for a municipal
office (R=returned papers): Town-wide Cleanup Day will be on Saturday, April 24th. Safe Medicine Disposal Program AARP Income Tax Preparation Assistance 2010 Moose Application (due by April 1st) Mclanathan-Phippsburg Fire and Rescue Fund scholarships for the 2010 graduating class. Maine Resident Property Tax and Rent Refund "Circuit Breaker" Program Information
Committee Openings Freedom of Access Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Shellfish Area Status
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Town of Phippsburg
Privacy Statement
Welcome to the Town of Phippsburg's web site. Individuals who visit the Town of Phippsburg’s web site are important to us. Because visitors to our site are important, we do not capture personal information about them without their permission. We endeavor to collect only the minimum amount of information needed to provide the services, security, and information access for which the site was created.
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Consent
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E-Mail
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Notice of Changes
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Site Statistics
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All information collected on the Phippsburg web site will be treated the same as any written communication and is subject to the confidentiality and public disclosure provisions of 1 MRSA Chapter 13.
Identifiable Personal Information
Identifiable personal information includes, but is not limited to:
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| E-Mail Address | Social Security Number | |
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Personally identifiable information will not be collected unless you voluntarily send an e-mail message or fill out and send an online form. This information will be considered to be voluntarily provided and will be treated in the same manner as information provided in written form. We will not release or share information that is not required by 1 MRSA Chapter 13. Your choice not to engage in these activities will not impair your ability to browse our web site; however, it may impair your ability to utilize some of our online services and information.
When personal information is collected on the web site and is stored by the Town of Phippsburg, it is kept in a secure location where it is accessible only to authorized employees. This information will not be shared, unless allowed by law.
E-mail messages, sent to any municipal address, will be treated the same as any other written communication. They may be subject to public inspection or legal disclosure and may be saved for a period of time before they are destroyed. E-mail or other information requests sent to the municipality may be maintained in order to respond to the request, forward that request to the appropriate agency, or to provide the web designer with valuable customer feedback to assist in improving the site. E-mail addresses obtained as a result of a request to this web site will not actively be sold or given to private companies for marketing purposes unless required by law.
We may collect some or all of the following information about visitors who view or access information from our web sites:
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Date the visit occurred. |
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Time |
Time the visit occurred. |
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Client IP |
Unique Internet Protocol (IP) address of the website visitor. The IP
address recorded is normally that of the visitor's Internet service
provider, e.g., aol.com if the visitor connects from an America Online
account. |
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Server IP |
Unique Internet Protocol (IP) address of the web server accessed. |
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HTTP Status |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) error code. E.g., "404
Requested Page Not Found." |
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HTTP Request URL |
Identifies the web page or file requested by the website visitor. |
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Bytes Sent |
Amount of data sent from the web server to web site visitor during that
connection. |
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Bytes Received |
Amount of data sent from web site visitor to the web server. |
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User Agent |
Type of web browser or other client software that made request to the
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Referrer |
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that referred to the requested file.
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Protocol Version |
Version of HTTP used by the visitor's web browser software. |
The information we collect is used to improve the content and help us understand how people are using our services. We analyze our web site logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site. The information in our web site logs is not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link it with the individuals who use the Town's site or services.
Cookies are small text files that a web server may ask your web browser to store, and to send back to the web server when needed. Cookies may be used to store a transaction identifier or other information a user may provide. The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies or how to disable cookies altogether. You can refuse the cookies or delete the cookie file from your computer by using any of the widely available methods.
We do not use cookies in order to track visits to the Town's web site.
Our web sites contain hyperlinks or "links" to other sites, and other sites may "link" to this site. Web sites linking to and from our web site may have different privacy practices from the ones described herein. Visitors to our web site should read the privacy statements of other web sites they visit. Our privacy policy applies solely to information collected by our web site.
By using our web sites, you signify your assent to our privacy policy. If you do not agree with any term in this policy, please do not use our web site or submit any personally identifiable information.
We will post any substantive changes in this privacy policy at least 10 days prior to the change taking effect. Any information collected under this current policy will remain bound by the terms of this privacy policy. After the changes take effect, all new information collected, if any, will be subject to the revised privacy policy.”
If you have questions about this policy, please contact Phipps@Phippsburg.com or call 207-389-2653.