City of Punta Gorda Web Policy

The information in this website is provided and maintained by City of Punta Gorda staff and management as general information for Punta Gorda citizens, businesses, organizations, visitors, and governmental agencies. The website may contain information collected from and references to other sources, but such references should not be considered as an endorsement of or recommendation by the City of Punta Gorda or by any other person or entity identified in or by the website.

The City of Punta Gorda makes no warranties, guarantees or representations as to the accuracy of information contained in this website, and assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in its content. Independent verification of all information on this website is strongly recommended.

Under no circumstances will the City of Punta Gorda be held liable to any party who relies on information and/or data contained in this website, and anyone relying on this information and/or data does so at his/her own risk.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Privacy Policy

It is the policy of the State of Florida that all records of the state or political subdivisions of the state are open for public inspection and copying, subject to certain exemptions. This policy is embodied in the Florida Constitution, together with the right of an individual to be free from unauthorized governmental intrusion into their private life, as provided in Article 1, Section 23, of the Florida Constitution. In recognition of these policies, the City has established this Internet Privacy Policy. When you use our Site, you are acknowledging that any personal information you provide is subject to Florida's Public Records Policy as stated in Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and Article I, Section 24, of the Florida Constitution.

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our website, download our publications, or use our e-mail communications, or any other feature. We collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide this information to us or unless required by a specific City agency in order to transact business with that agency. We may use information you voluntarily provide to us to conduct statistical analyses of user activities in order to measure user interest in the information we provide and how we provide it.

Web Server Activity Logs

Like most Web servers on the Internet, our servers collect and store all of the information that your Web browser sends when it requests a Web page, including:

• The name, domain, and numerical internet address of the "host" computer (typically a computer belonging to your Internet Service Provider and not your personal computer) from which you access the Internet
• The date and time you accessed our site
• The Internet address of the Web page that you came from
• The page you requested from our site and the number of characters sent to your computer
• The information your Web browser software sends as its so-called "User Agent," which typically identifies the browser software and may also indicate the operating system and type of CPU used in your personal computer

It is impossible to determine the actual identity of an individual user from this information. The logs are periodically summarized and analyzed in order to study site usage over time and to perform other studies to help us improve the site's organization, performance, and usefulness. Electronic Mail

When you send us personal identifying information via e-mail (that is, in a message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a form that e-mails us this information), we use it to respond to your requests. We may forward your e-mail to other City employees who are better able to answer your questions. We do not retain or distribute lists of e-mail addresses to any parties outside of the City of Punta Gorda.

SB 80- Effective July 1, 2006
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead contact this office by phone or in writing.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

City of Punta Gorda sites using the file transfer protocol may also store your e-mail address if your Web browser is configured to provide it. By default most Web browser software does not send your e-mail address; this option is configured through your browser preferences. In Netscape Navigator, for example, this option must be set by you through the 'Advanced' preferences category by the item labeled, "Send e-mail address as anonymous FTP password."

Online Surveys

When you voluntarily provide us with personal information as part of an online survey, we use it to perform various quantitative and qualitative analyses to improve customer service and satisfaction. We may forward the information collected to other City employees to perform the actual analysis. You are under no obligation to participate in such surveys. Non-participation will not inhibit your use of our website in any way. If you provided the information to us in error, you may request its removal at any time.

City Hall
326 West Marion Ave.
Punta Gorda, FL. 33950
Tel. (941) 575-3302
Fax. (941) 575-3310
ctymgr@ci.punta-gorda.fl.us