Website Policy
Buncombe County is dedicated to preserving your privacy and
security while viewing our Web site at www.buncombecounty.org. We strive to retrieve the minimum amount of information from
our visitors necessary in order to provide a host of various
services and resources. This Web Privacy Policy page outlines
practices and procedures affecting visitors of our site. Buncombe
County reserves the right to change these policies and the
corresponding information on this page at any time without
prior notice.
Anonymous Visitor Information Collection
For every visitor to our site, there are several common
pieces of information that we do collect that are stored in
logs. Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating
system, the date and time of the visit, and the addresses
to which a visitor linked during a visit to our Web site are
all recorded. We cannot and do not associate any of this information
with individual persons, distribute this information, or use
it in any manner other than for statistical analysis in improving
our site to better serve our visitors.
Usage of Cookies
We do not use cookies to record any personal information.
Cookies are used by some County web applications to pass needed
information from one page to the next. Rejecting a cookie
in these applications will render the application useless.
Applications use cookies to track the session through randomly
generated ID numbers that cannot be traced back to any personal
or private information.
Disclosure of Information
Buncombe County does not sell, rent, or publish any of our
visitors' personal or private information. We do not reveal
specific information about subscribers or other personally
identifiable data to unaffiliated third parties for their
independent use, except if required to do so by law. In addition,
we endeavour to restrict employee access to any personal information
except where necessary to perform required duties.
Unauthorized Access
Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on
this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or
to utilize this system for other that it’s intended purposes
are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.
Specific to documents available on this website
The County of Buncombe makes no representation about the
suitability of the information contained in the documents
and related graphics published on this server for any purpose.
All such documents and related graphics are provided "as
is" without warranty of any kind. The County of Buncombe
hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard
to this information, including all implied warranties and
conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
title and non-infringement. In no event shall the County of
Buncombe be liable for any special, indirect or consequential
damages or damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use,
data or profits, whether in action of contract, negligence
or other tortuos action, arising out of or in connection with
the use or performance of information available from this
server.
The documents and related graphics published on this server
could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
New, modified or changed information is periodically added
to this website. The County of Buncombe may make improvements
and/or changes in the document(s) and/or the program(s) described
herein at any time.
Notices Regarding Software, Documents and Services
Available on this Website.
In no event shall the County of Buncombe be liable for any
special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages
whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether
in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action,
arising out of or in direct connection with the use or performance
of software, documents, provision of or failure to provide
services, or information available under this server.
Links to Third Party Sites
The links contained within this site will allow you to leave
The County of Buncombe's web site. The linked sites are not
under the control of the County of Buncombe and the County
is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or
any link contained in a linked site. The County of Buncombe
is providing these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion
of any link does not imply endorsement by the County of Buncombe.
Your credit card information
All online payment transactions are handled by Official Payments, a third-party service provider. We do not request or store any credit card information on www.buncombecounty.org or on any servers owned by Buncombe County.
Why your transactions are secure
We use industry standard encryption technology to safeguard your transactions and confidential data. The technology used is SSL (Secure Socket Layer), which is supported by all web browsers that are version 4.0 or newer. Your information is encrypted as it travels over the Internet using encryption strengths that are standard in the industry. Upon our receipt, it is stored on a secure site where your information is stored on restricted-access computers located at restricted-access sites. Our employees with access to your personal information are trained to follow specific practices concerning its proper handling.
Contact Us
If you have any questions specifically regarding your privacy
on our site, please email webmaster@buncombecounty.org |
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