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If you do not agree to or do not understand any or all
of these terms, please do not use this website.
Materials and information on the City of Pooler's website are provided as a public service and intended to afford general guidelines on matters of public interest. Accordingly, the information in this site is not intended to serve as legal, accounting or tax advice.
Materials and information on the City of Pooler's website are provided as a public service and intended to afford general guidelines on matters of public interest. Accordingly, the information in this site is not intended to serve as legal, accounting or tax advice.
Meeting Minutes and Documents
Any minutes or document are not intended to be the official meeting minutes but is intended to provide general information about meeting activity. To obtain official meeting minutes, please contact the Pooler City Clerk's office. While every attempt is made to insure accuracy, Council Minutes viewed on-line should not be considered an official record. In some instances, minutes may be available on-line before being formally reviewed and approved by the City Council. In addition, certain aspects of electronic communication (such as unauthorized modification of electronic data, errors in transmission, or web browser incompatibilities) are beyond the control of the City of Pooler or the City Clerk's Office. Minutes viewed on line should not be considered suitable for legal purposes; please contact the Clerk's Office for official copies.
Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the archived minutes, no guarantee of accuracy is being made, either express or implied. These minutes should not be relied upon for legal matters or decisions involving financial matters.
Restrictions on Use of Materials
Except as provided herein, no material or information
from this site may be copied, reproduced, republished,
uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed except as
authorized in this notice, expressly authorized within
this site, or approved in writing by the City of Pooler.
Copyright Notice
Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the City
of Pooler website is in the public domain and may be
reproduced, published or otherwise used with the City of
Pooler's permission. We request only that the City of
Pooler be cited as the source of the information and
that any photo credits, graphics or byline be similarly
credited to the photographer, author or City of Pooler,
as appropriate. If a copyright is indicated on a photo,
graphic, or any other material, permission to copy these
materials must be obtained from the original source.
Using or modifying this site's materials and information
for commercial or profit making purposes is prohibited
and may violate the copyrights and/or other proprietary
rights of the City of Pooler or third parties.
The City of Pooler respects the intellectual property of
others and we ask our users to do the same. If you
believe that your work has been copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement, please provide the
City of Pooler's Webdesigner and provide the following
information:
An electronic or physical signature of the person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the
copyright interest;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has
been infringed;
A description of where the material that you claim is
infringing is located on the site;
Your address, telephone number and email address;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief
that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law; and
A statement by you, made under the penalty of perjury
under the laws of the State of Georgia, that the above
information in your Notice to the City of Pooler is
accurate and that you are the copyright owner or
authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
The City of Pooler's Designated Agent for Notice of claims of copyright
infringement on its website is Mr Revenew, who can be
reached as follows:
By mail:
City of Pooler
ATTN: M Revenew
119 W. Highway 80
Pooler, GA 31322
By email:
info@pooler-ga.us
This copyright notice does not pertain to information on
websites other than the City of Pooler website.
Third Party Materials
Some materials and information used on the City of
Pooler's website were generated by third parties who
have consented to the City's use or placement of such
materials on this site. These materials are owned by
those parties. Use of these third party materials for
any purpose is prohibited. Persons seeking to use or
modify third party materials for any purpose should
contact the owner of such materials directly. These
materials include newspaper articles, engineering maps,
icons, and graphics used in links to other
organizations' sites, as well as various items of
general content.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
Reference in this site to any specific commercial
product, process, or service by trade name, trademark,
manufacturer or otherwise, does not constitute or imply
an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the City
of Pooler. The views and opinions of the authors of
documents published on the City of Pooler's website do
not necessarily state or reflect the opinion of the City
of Pooler, and shall not be used for advertising or
product endorsement purposes.
Disclaimer for Hypertext Links
The City of Pooler's website may contain hypertext links
to other sites on the Internet. The City of Pooler is
not responsible for the content, quality, or accuracy of
any off-site materials referenced or linked through the
City of Pooler's website. By using the City of Pooler's
website, the user acknowledges and accepts that the City
of Pooler is not responsible for any materials stored on
other internet sites, nor it is liable for any
inaccurate, defamatory, offensive, or illegal materials
found on other internet sites, and that the risk of
injury from viewing, hearing, downloading, or storing
such materials rests entirely with the user.
Links from the City of Pooler's website to other sites
on the internet do not constitute an endorsement of the
City of Pooler. These links are provided for
informational purposes only. It is the responsibility of
the user to evaluate the content, quality, and accuracy
of materials or information obtained from other sites.
Disclaimer of Liability
The City of Pooler shall not be held liable for any
improper or incorrect use of the materials or
information contained on this site and assumes no
responsibility for any user's use of them. In no event
shall the City of Pooler be liable for any damages,
whether direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary
or consequential (including, but not limited to,
business interruption or loss of use, data, or profits)
regardless of cause, and on any theory of liability,
whether in contract, strict liability or tort (including
negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of ht
use of this site or the materials and information
contained on this site, even in advised of the
possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability
applies to any damages or injury, including but not
limited to those caused by any failure of performance,
error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay,
computer virus, communication line failure, theft or
destruction of data, whether for breach of contract,
tortuous behavior, negligence, or under any other cause
of action.
Users are encouraged to consult with appropriate and
accredited professional advisors for advice concerning
specific matters before making any decision, and the
City of Pooler disclaims any responsibility for
positions taken by individuals or corporations in their
individual cases or for any misunderstanding and losses,
directly or indirectly, on the part of the users.
Disclaimer of Warranties/Accuracy and Use of
Information
The materials in this site are provided "as is" and
without warranties of any kind express or implied. To
the fullest extent permissible to applicable law, the
City of Pooler disclaims all warranties, expressed or
implied, including but not limited to, implied
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose and title to any of the materials provided on
this site. The City of Pooler does not warrant that the
functions contained in the materials will be
uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be
corrected, or that this site or the server that hosts it
are free of viruses or other harmful components. The
City of Pooler does not warrant or make any
representations regarding the use or the results of the
use of the materials in this site, or through links to
other sites, in terms of their correctness, accuracy,
reliability or otherwise. The user (and not the City of
Pooler) assumes the entire cost of all necessary
servicing, repair, or correction.
Changes are made periodically to many City documents,
including Municipal Codes, Charter Sections,
regulations, guidelines, and schedules. These changes
may or may not be reflected in the materials or
information present on the City of Pooler's website.
Additionally, because the site is frequently under
development, materials and information may be deleted,
modified or moved to a different part of the site
without advance notice.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, by using the
City of Pooler's website, the user agrees to defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless, the City of Pooler, its
agencies, officers, employees, representatives, and
agents from and against all claims and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, arising out of the user's use
of this site or materials and information contained on
this site.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to providing you with a convenient and
secure online government experience. We understand that
you have entrusted us with your personal information,
and we take very seriously the need to protect that
information
In order to protect your privacy, we will not share any
of your personal information with any third party,
except (1) in an aggregated, summary form; (2) to
fulfill governmental, legal and regulatory obligations
(including your obligations under the Terms and
Conditions); (3) to process your transactions on this
website; or (4) pursuant to your explicit authorization;
(5) In compliance with Open Records Act of Georgia or
Freedom of Information Act Laws and Regulations.
We believe that the information collected from citizens
should only be that which is necessary to provide the
information or services sought by a requester, just as a
person might provide such information when visiting our
offices in person. The information collected is subject
to the same controls and uses as that collected by
governmental offices visited in person, again subject to
the access and confidentiality provisions of the State
of Georgia and City of Pooler laws and federal law.
What is personally identifiable information?
"Personally identifiable information" or "personal
information" means any information relating to an
identified or identifiable individual who is the subject
of the information.
You do not have to provide personally identifiable
information.
Users do not have to provide personally identifiable
information to visit the City of Pooler website or to
download information. We may in the future request
personally identifiable information from you in order to
provide requested specialized services, but such
information would be handled as it would be on an
in-person visit to a government office.
Access to Personal Information
The City of Pooler has information about individuals, or
information which can be identified or associated with a
particular individual retained in the public records.
Access to this personally identifiable information in
public records at state and local levels of government
in Georgia is controlled by Georgia law. Information
that is generally available under Georgia law and not
made confidential elsewhere under Georgia or City of
Pooler or federal law may be posted for electronic
access through the City of Pooler website. Georgia law
recognizes many concerns people have with regard to
public records that include information about them,
including the right to correct inaccurate information.
Consequently, persons concerned with regard to
information about them should contact the custodian of
the record, which typically is the state agency or other
governmental entity that collects and maintains the
information.
Public Disclosure
All information collected on our website will be treated
the same as any written communication and is subject to
the confidentiality and public disclosure provisions of
applicable State of Georgia and City of Pooler laws and
federal law.
Email Messages
Email messages sent to any City of Pooler address will
be protected similar to other written communication.
Email addresses obtained as a result of a request to our
website will not be sold or given to private companies
for marketing purposes. The information collected from
your email message is subject to the disclosure, access
and confidentiality provisions of State and City of
Pooler laws and federal law. Email or other information
requests sent to our website may be maintained in order
to respond to the request, forward that request to the
appropriate agency, communicate updates to the page that
may be of interest to citizens, or provide our Web
designers with valuable customer feedback to assist in
improving the site.
Electronic Form Filers
Any other information provided by you at the request of
the City of Pooler or an agency thereof, such as the
completion and electronic filing of a form, will be
considered to be voluntarily provided by the visitor and
will be treated in a similar manner as information
provided in written form or in person during a visit to
the agency.
Personal Information That We Collect
In order to use any web based payment service on the
City’s website, you will have to provide only the
personal information necessary for us to complete the
transaction. We will notify you when you have to provide
your personal information. If you choose not to provide
your personal information, we will be unable to complete
your transaction and you will not be able to use the
payment service. The amount and type of personal
information that we will collect from you will depend on
how you decide to make your payment (e.g., credit card).
We may archive your personal information for auditing,
diagnostic and user support purposes.
Disclosures to Our Credit and Bank Card Processing
Providers
We are required to provide select personal information
(such as your credit card number and account expiration
date) to our money transmission vendors to the extent
necessary to process your payment for services on our
site.
Security
We are committed to data security and the data quality
of personally identifiable information that is either
available from or collected by our website.
Unfortunately, no information transmitted via the
Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure due to
the nature of the Internet. But we attempt to safeguard
your information from loss, misuse or alteration.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy,
and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have
instituted physical, electronic and managerial
procedures to protect your personal information. For
example, only certain authorized City of Pooler
personnel have access to your personal information, and
this information is password protected. We also use
firewalls and Secure Socket Layers, where appropriate.
Further, we may have outside companies perform periodic
security audits and we may use intrusion detection
systems to guard against unauthorized access.
Links to other websites
Various external websites may be linked to on our
website. Visitors to those sites may wish to check their
privacy statements and be cautious about providing
personally identifiable information. A link does not
constitute an endorsement of content, viewpoint,
policies, products or services of that website. Once you
follow a link to another website not maintained by the
City of Pooler, you are subject to the terms and
conditions of that website, including but not limited to
its privacy policy.
Information Disclaimer
Information provided on the City of Pooler website is
intended to allow the public immediate access to public
information. While all attempts are made to provide
accurate, current and reliable information we recognize
the possibility of human and/or mechanical error.
Therefore, the City of Pooler, its employees, officers,
and agencies expressly deny any warranty of the
accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information
published by this system and shall not be held liable
for any losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy,
reliability or timeliness of such information. Any
person who relies upon such information obtained from
this system does so at his or her own risk.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We may change our privacy policy from time to time. It
is the user's responsibility to periodically check back
for amendments to our privacy statement.
E-Verify Program
The City of Pooler participates in the E-Verify
program and as required by O.C.G.A. Section 13-10-91,
hereby publishes its Federal Identification Number as
58-6000644
Questions and Concerns
We understand that you expect privacy in your use of the
Internet and make every effort to address your privacy
concerns by instituting and maintaining stringent
standards in protecting the information with which you
have entrusted us. We hope that this policy clarifies
our policies and procedures, but if you have any
questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy or
our website practices, we encourage you to email
Webdesigner at info@pooler-ga.us
Your use of the City of Pooler website constitutes
acceptance of this Privacy Statement, meaning you
expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your
personally identifiable information in accordance with
the terms of this Privacy Statement.
Last updated: 03/29/2009 12:09:22 AM