Privacy Policy

The City of New Albany recognizes the importance of privacy to website visitors. We collect the minimum amount of information necessary to serve our visitors and to provide the best website experience. We will not collect personally identifiable information about you when you visit our website unless you voluntarily provide such information.

This privacy notice applies only to public sites and services provided by The City of New Albany. The City may be required to disclose personally identifiable information that was voluntarily submitted through https://newalbanyohio.org in response to requests for information pursuant to Ohio’s Public Records Act, RC 149.43.

I. Information Collected

The City of New Albany may gather information from visitors who access https://newalbanyohio.org in the following ways:

A. Automatically Collected Information

When you view pages on our website https://newalbanyohio.org, some of your information is automatically collected. The City implements the use of Google Analytics in order to streamline its process of collecting data.

Information automatically collected may include, but is not limited to:

Internet protocol (IP) address of the individual computer or proxy server making the request;
Type of internet browser or computer operating system you are using;
Date and time access to the City’s website was requested;
Internal website links visited and other interactions with the website;
Session statistics;
User demographics;
Other.

This information is aggregated and is used to analyze user trends and statistics to help improve the City’s website. It may also be used to identify and respond to threats to the City’s network and for other purposes, as deemed necessary.

B. Voluntarily Submitted Information

The City of New Albany may collect additional information if you voluntarily provide it by filling out any online forms or submissions, requesting information, submitting questions or comments via email, registering for a subscription newsletter, or participating in our live video meetings. The type of information varies by transaction. Users should exercise caution when providing any voluntary information on the City’s website.

Users should never submit sensitive information on the City’s website. Examples of information that should not be submitted include:

Personal Identification Numbers and/or Passwords
Financial Account Numbers
Medical Information
Social Security Numbers
Driver’s License Number

The City will never ask for any of the above information, likewise, users should never submit any sensitive information in relation to his/her use of the City website.

II. External Links

Links to other organizations through the City’s website may be provided. These links are for informational purposes only. In providing these links, we do not endorse the content, products, services, or viewpoints of any external websites. When you link to another site, you are no longer on our website and this Privacy Notice does not apply. When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that website.

III. Sharing Information

We will only share personal information for the following reasons, which may include sharing data with other parties as necessary to fulfill requests or remain in compliance with the law:

To respond to request(s) and answer questions, or process request(s) as efficiently as
possible;
To respond to a valid legal process, such as a warrant, subpoena, or court order;
To fulfill the duties charged to the City;
To assist law enforcement in investigating complaints, prosecuting cases, or coordinating law enforcement efforts;
To fulfill requests pursuant to Ohio’s Public Records Act, RC 149.43;
For any other reason if the information is believed to pose threat of harm to people, property, systems, or is believed to be a violation of a law;
For any other reason with your written consent.

IV. Public Records

The City of New Albany is required to adhere to Ohio Public Records Law. Therefore, information submitted, both automatically and voluntarily as described above through our website may be disclosed pursuant to a public records request. Due to the volume of public records requests received, we are unable to notify you if your records have been provided subject to a public records request. Once information is produced pursuant to a public records request, it is no longer protected by this Privacy Notice, and any future dissemination of the information is at the sole discretion of the records requestor.

V. Cookies

The City of New Albany’s website uses “cookies” to capture generic, Internet user information each time a request is made to view a page within this site. A cookie is a small text file, not a program, which is saved on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies do not disclose your name or e-mail address to a website. They can only tell a website if you have visited before and can pass short bits of information from the website back to itself the next time you visit.

The City uses cookies in the following ways:

To help process data submitted;
To maintain your connection to our services; and/or
To perform statistical analyses on website usage to understand how people are using the website and how we can improve it.

If you disable cookies, you can still use City’s website, but your ability to use some areas or functions of the website may be limited.

VI. Cookies

In certain situations, you have the right to access the records that the City maintains about you, and you also have the right to correct or request these records be deleted in certain cases. More detailed information on this right and stipulations can be found in Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 1347, sections 1347.08 and 1347.09, individuals have access rights to their information maintained in personal information systems. An “access right” means you have the right — with limits — to review, correct, and dispute your information. The City of New Albany maintains a number of personal information systems to effectively support the interests of the City. However, according to ORC 1347.04, some records of the City are exempt from the requirements of ORC Chapter 1347.

VII. Contact

If you have any questions concerning the privacy policy for the website provided by

The City of New Albany, please contact info@newalbanyohio.org.

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