Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

The City of Humboldt is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of individual’s personal information who have entrusted the City with their information.  All personal information that is collected by the City, whether through this website or by other means, is managed according to The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) Act.

The City Clerk is responsible for administering the provisions of the Act.  If you have any questions or concerns regarding the City’s use of personal information, please contact the City Clerk by email at cityclerk@humboldt.ca.

Information Gathering

The City of Humboldt does not gather any personal information while you browse our website. Some personal information, including, but not limited to, name and email address may be voluntarily provided by users of this site to request services such as newsletter sign up, online surveys and other similar services.

The City of Humboldt uses Google Analytics to help us understand how you use our site. This helps use improve online services and make the website more useful. General statistics such as page hits, pages accessed, files downloaded are tracked to improve the website as a whole. No personal information is collected for this purpose.

Google Analytics does not collect or store your personal information (for example your name or address) so this information can’t be used to identify who you are.

We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.

You can opt out of Google Analytics.

The City of Humboldt may also retain electronic communications you send to our Mayor, Council, Directors, Managers, or staff. These may be shared with other employees of the City of Humboldt as a means to continually improve customer service.

Disclosure

The City of Humboldt considers individual information to be confidential. Our policy is to not disclose any personal information gathered unless disclosure is required by law, or for the purposes of criminal investigation. The City of Humboldt does not sell, rent or transmit personal information to other organizations.

External Links

The City of Humboldt website contains links to other sites. The City endeavors to only link to other sites which reflect similar high standards and respect for privacy. The City of Humboldt is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other sites.