Privacy Statement for the Butler County Juvenile Justice Center Website
Butler County Juvenile Justice Center operates a website on the Internet in order to provide services to the
residents of the County. In providing these services, information about visitors to a website
may be collected automatically or may be submitted by the website user. Butler County Juvenile Justice Center
recognizes the public's concerns about privacy on the Internet.
Notice / Awareness
Information Collected Automatically about the Computer Which Browses, Downloads Information from
this Website, and Cookies Set by this Website.
We may collect and store information for statistical purposes. For example, we may count the number
of visitors to the different sections of our site to help us make them more useful. This information
does not identify you personally. The following information is automatically collected by your browser
and is submitted to our server and is stored about your visit:
- The Internet domain (for example, mycompany.com if you use a private Internet access account,
our yourschool.edu if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP or Internet
Protocol address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are connected
to the Internet) from which you access our website;
- The type of browser and operating system used to access our website;
- The date and time you access our website;
- The pages you visit; and
- The address of the website which referred you to our website, for example a search engine or link
from another website.
We use this information to help us make the site more useful to visitors - to learn about the number of
visitors to our website and the types of technology our visitors use.
We occasionally use cookies to customize your visit to our website. Cookies are text files created by your
browser, and they provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to our website. Cookies are stores on
your computer and do not contain personally identifiable information. We use the cookie feature to store
a randomly generated number that relates back to the preferences you make about an application on our
server - for example, to search by parcel instead of by address. You can refuse the cookie or delete
the cookie file from your computer at any time by using the tools provided by your browser or a third
party piece of software. Your choice to refuse the cookie will not inhibit your access to any of the
information available on the Butler County Juvenile Justice Center website. Your acceptance of the cookie will serve to provide
you with additional functionality in choosing the information you wish to view on a regular basis.
Personally Identifying Information Collected from E-mails or Web Forms
By sending us e-mail (electronic mail message) or filling out a web form, for example, a Contact Us form,
you are sending us personal information (i.e., your name, address, phone number, e-mail address or other
information). We store this information in order to respond to or process your request or otherwise resolve
the subject matter of your submission.
Collection of Personal Information For Registration Purposes
By registering with our website, e.g., "The ePayment Center," personal information, such as name, address,
parcel number and account number(s), as contained within the public records maintained by various county
offices, e.g., the treasurer's and auditor's offices, is requested. This information is stored over a secure
server and stored in encrypted format. We request and store this information in order to identify you and
relate you to your information stored in county records.
Butler County works with USBank (http://usbank.com) and Official Payments (http://www.officialpayments.com)
to provide payment services that enable you to pay via the Internet with a credit card certain county
generated bills. Credit card information is submitted directly by the user to USBank and/or Official
Payments for their use in processing the credit card payments. Butler County does not receive nor maintain
any record of the website users' credit card or financial information. In addition to registering with
Butler County, these other sites may ask you to register on their websites. To learn more about the use of
this registration information by these entities and the privacy statements regarding the use of their
particular services, please visit their respective websites.
Passwords Used in Registration or Applications
In certain instances, you will have the opportunity to receive or create a password to access or submit
personal information. You SHOULD NOT DIVULGE your password to anyone and Butler County employees WILL NEVER ASK YOU
FOR YOUR PASSWORD in an unsolicited phone call or email. When you are finished with the sections of the
website or applications that are password protected, you should close the browser window.
Information Subject to Disclosure Under the Public Records Act or Other Legal Requirements
Visitors should be aware that, subject to certain statutory exceptions, most documents and records are
maintained by Butler County Juvenile Justice Center, including but not limited to electronic data, are public records under Ohio
Law. Therefore, information submitted through this website may be subjected to disclosure pursuant to a
public records request.
Website Links to Other Sites Not Covered by Our Privacy Policy
Our website contains links to information and services located on websites maintained by other public
agencies and private organizations. Once you access another website, you are subject to the privacy policy
and terms of usage for that particular website. Butler County Juvenile Justice Center is not responsible for the privacy of sites
that are accessed from links contained on Butler County Juvenile Justice Center's Website.
Butler County Juvenile Justice Center is not responsible for credit card or other financial information submitted to USBank,
Official Payments or any other entity accessed through the Butler County Juvenile Justice Center Website. Butler County Juvenile Justice Center does not
receive, directly or indirectly, credit card information from the usage of the Butler County Juvenile Justice Center Website link
directing users to USBank, Official Payments and/or other payment processors for the payment of county
generated bills. After electronic payment is confirmed and processed by the auxiliary site, Butler County Juvenile Justice Center
receives notification of such payment and the user's account maintained through the county is credited
accordingly.
Consent/Choice
Sharing Information with other Butler County Juvenile Justice Center Departments or Agencies to Provide Services
We may share personally identifying information with other Butler County Juvenile Justice Center departments or agencies in order
to respond to your request.
Consequences of Failing to Provide Personally Identifying Information
If you choose not to provide us with your name or other information, it may be impossible for us to refer,
respond to, or investigate the issue you are concerned about.
Access/Participation
Getting Access to Information and Providing Corrections
Contact this department through the e-mail address/telephone number noted on our website and make a specific
request for a copy of the information we have received online from you and have stored. If you find that this
information is inaccurate or incomplete, you may provide us with verified accurate and complete information.
Integrity/Security
Information Transmitted by E-Mail Is Not Secure from Interception
If you choose to send us an e-mail, you should know that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception,
and may be subject to the disclosure requirements of the Public Records Act or other legal disclosure requirements.
Secure Transmission of Information
Butler County Juvenile Justice Center maintains a secure server for the express purpose of collecting personal information from site
visitors through an encrypted connection by using Secure Sockets Layer software (SSL) to the Internet. This server
can be identified by address https://secure.butlercountyohio.org or by tools built into your browser. For example,
a lock will appear in the lower corner of your browser during such secure connections. Your connection is not
secure if the lock in the lower corner is not present.
We take very seriously the integrity of the information and systems that we maintain. Therefore, we have instituted
security measures for all information systems under our control. These security measures are designed to identify
attempts to tamper with this website. Information collected through these security measures may be used in connection
with a criminal prosecution or other legal proceedings.
Disclaimer of Liability
With respect to information available from this website, neither the County of Butler nor any of its employees,
make any warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. Butler County Juvenile Justice Center does not represent or warrant that information on the Butler County Juvenile Justice Center Website is accurate,
complete or current or that Butler County Juvenile Justice Center will operate the website without interruption, without error, or
without defect, bugs, viruses or any other harmful components.
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