Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
Who we are
The City of Eutaw Alabama
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments/Contact Form Submissions
When visitors leave comments or contact form submissions we collect the data shown from the form submissions, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload files or images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Google Analytics is used for website data tracking and statistics.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not share your data with any marketing companies and we do not sell or provide access to our customer/citizen information outside of routine business use.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service and may be screened with Recaptcha for spam prevention.
What is the contact information if I have more questions?
Please contact it@eutawal.gov for more information about our privacy policy.
Social Media Policies and Procedures
Posts on the City of Eutaw Social Media Accounts (City of Eutaw, Eutaw PD, Eutaw FD) are for general informational purposes only. The City of Eutaw is not responsible for the comments, replies, or information contained on those social media platforms, unless the post is made from the City of Eutaw, Eutaw PD, or Eutaw FD accounts.
At times, in order to ensure that important or critical information is provided in an efficient manner, the ability to comment or reply to certain posts may be disabled.
In order to promote a positive experience for our citizens, and those viewing our page from elsewhere we reserve the right to hide comments that are inflammatory, defamatory, or instigate controversy. If your comment is hidden, you are welcome to send us an email to it@eutawal.gov for more information.
If your account continues to post comments or content that are against our community policies herein, or that harass, or are posted in order to obstruct the normal operations of government we reserve the right to prevent your access to the City of Eutaw’s social media accounts. You may email it@eutawal.gov if you feel that your account has been restricted.
Terms of Use
This website is for Official Use Only. It is intended to be an information resource to Citizens to provide information on events and city services. Online services, payments, and forms are available and are to be used only for Citizen Requests and Citizen Initiated Payments.
Information contained on this page is considered public record, and for public access; for official statements and official records please contact Eutaw City Hall at cityhall@eutawal.gov to ensure you are receiving the most updated information.
Any payments made are verified and logged. Returned payments may be subject to additional charges and civil/criminal liability.
Accessibility Statement
The City of Eutaw makes every effort to provide access and accessibility assistance to services. If you need assistance with using city services, please contact cityhall@eutawal.gov for assistance or call 205-372-4212.