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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the official website of the City of Gonzales, which can be accessed at gonzalesla.com. The City of Gonzales is committed to protecting your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our website.

Information Collected

When you visit the City of Gonzales website, certain information about your visit may be automatically logged. This may include information such as your IP address, browser type, the pages visited, and the time and date of your visit. We use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, and gather demographic information for aggregate use. This information is not linked to any personally identifiable information. Personal information, including your E-mail address, is not collected without your knowledge.

Personal Information

You may choose whether to provide personal information online.

Personal Information is information about a natural person that identifies a specific individual. Personal information includes such things as an individual’s name, address, and telephone number. A domain name or internet protocol address is not considered personal information.

The City of Gonzales website collects personal information only when you voluntarily provide it to us. This information may include your name, address, email address, or phone number. We use this information to respond to your inquiries, process your requests, or provide you with information. We do not share this information with third parties unless required to do so by law or in connection with a legal claim or proceeding.

The use of access of your personal information is restricted to those employees who need to know that information to provide services or support to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to help protect your personal information.

If you choose to pay for services online, any personal information you submit will be used solely to update our files to reflect your payment. Banking and/or credit card information will not be stored. As soon as your payment is processed, all banking and credit card information will be purged from our processing system and servers.

You may choose not to provide personal information online. Your choice not to participate in this activity will not impair your ability to browse the website and read or download any information posted on the website. However, if personal information is required by us to process your request, such as for online payments, and you choose not to provide that information, your request will not be processed.

The City of Gonzales does not plan to divulge personal information collected or information disclosed voluntarily, but we may be required to do so pursuant to State or Federal law.

If you believe that your personal information is being used for a purpose other than which was intended when submitted, please contact us in the “contact information” section of this privacy policy.

Public Access to Information

The majority of the information posted on this web site is public information that is subject to inspection and copying by members of the public under Louisiana public records law. However, some information, such as information required to process payments, is considered confidential and is not a public record. All information deemed confidential is safeguarded from access by the general public.

Use of Cookies

Our website may use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You can do this through your browser settings.

Links to Other Sites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest, which are not owned, operated, controlled, or reviewed by the City of Gonzales. These links are provided solely as a courtesy and convenience to you, the visitor. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you are no longer on the City of Gonzales’ website and our privacy policy does not apply. You should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you provide while visiting such sites, and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and review the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

The City of Gonzales specifically disclaims any and all liability from damages which may result from the accessing of a third-party site which is linked to the City of Gonzales’ website or from reliance upon any such information.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. These measures are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized access to our systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private and personal information in our possession. This website takes every precaution to protect its users’ information. When users decide to submit personal information via this website, their information is protected both online and offline. When we ask users to enter sensitive information, such as credit card information, specific security measures keep that information protected.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The City of Gonzales may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us on our contact page.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.