Privacy Policy

The Town of Greenwich's policy is to respect and protect the privacy of its website users, consistent with the applicable laws of the United States and the State of Connecticut, including the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act and the Connecticut Personal Data Act.

All or part of the record of your access to the Town's website, and electronic communications you send via the Town's website, may become part of the public record to the extent provided by law and may be subject to public inspection and copying as provided by law.

Thus, visitors should be aware that, information which is provided by users via the Town's website, could be required to be disclosed as required by law, for example, in response to valid legal process, such as a search warrant, subpoena, or court order, or in response to a request made pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act to the extent provided by law.

Policy Revisions

The Town of Greenwich may revise this policy on the website periodically. Policy revisions will be posted.

What Information About Users Does The Town of Greenwich Retain?

A. Automatic Information

The following information is collected and stored automatically from all users accessing the Town of Greenwich website to browse or download information:

• The Internet domain and Internet Protocol address from which you access our site
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site
• The date and time you access our site
• The pages you visit
• If you linked to the Town of Greenwich website from another website, the address of that website

Such information is collected for possible use in connection with the creation of summary statistics and to assess what information is of interest to users, to determine technical design specifications, and to identify system performance issues. This information is not reported or released unless legally required.

B. Information Provided by a User

In addition, if you provide information to the Town via the website, for example, by sending an email, participating in a survey, responding to a feedback or "contact us" form, etc.), the Town retains such information. In addition, all email messages received by the Town of Greenwich website contain the email addresses of the senders. Thus, if you communicate with us via the Town's website, the information automatically retained, as specified above, will be stored together with the content of your communications to us, if any, including, but not limited to, your email address. All such electronic communications may become part of the public record to the extent provided by law and may be subject to public inspection and copying.

If you send us an electronic mail message with a question or comment, or fill out an online form, we may utilize whatever identifying information you provide to us in your communication in responding to your request. In addition, we may redirect your message to another government agency or person who is in a better position to answer your question.

All or part of the record of your access to the Town's website, and electronic communications you send via the Town's website, may become part of the public record to the extent provided by law and may be subject to public inspection and copying as provided by law.

Does the Town of Greenwich Website Use Cookies to Collect Information About a User?

The Town of Greenwich's website uses cookies. A cookie is a text file, not a program, which is sent to your computer when you access a site. Cookies do not disclose your name or email address to a website; rather, cookies 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.

Disclaimer / Links to other Sites

The Town of Greenwich website contains links to other websites. These may include links to websites operated by other government agencies, non-profit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the Town of Greenwich website and this privacy notice does not apply. When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that website.

For questions or comments about this policy, or further information please contact:

The First Selectman's Office
Town Hall
101 Field Point Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone: 203-622-7710