Thank you for visiting the City of Salinas’ official web site. We are providing this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used by the City of Salinas. The following information explains our policy regarding any information you may supply to us when visiting our site. We are a public entity and subject to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq) and its relevant exemptions to disclosure.

E-mail Addresses: •
On certain occasions, we may request your E-mail address for purposes of correspondence or for City business. The City of Salinas will not sell or provide E-mail addresses to anyone outside the City of Salinas. The City of Salinas’ goal in collecting personal information online is to provide you with the most personalized and effective service possible. By understanding your needs and preferences, the City will be in a better position to provide you with improved service.

Log Files:
The City of Salinas will only release information about the collection of IP addresses to any third party as required under the Public Records Act or under Court order. The City archives web server log files in order to create aggregate statistical reports, detect errors at the web site and for security reasons. Aggregate reports about web site visitors are generated. These reports do not contain any personally identifiable information. The web log files collected by the City are eventually deleted.

Direct Mail:
The City of Salinas may use the personal data you provide online to send you information about City services and upcoming activities. We will not sell your personal information and will only release information as required under the Public Records Act or under Court order.

Other Web Sites:
The City’s web site contains links to other sites. The City of Salinas does not endorse and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

Security:
The City’s web site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.

Choice/Opt Out:
The City’s web site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communication from us. Users may remove their information from our database or decline to receive future communication from the City of Salinas by contacting our webmaster.

Contacting the Web Site:
If you have questions about this privacy statement, the practices of our site or your dealing with our web site, you may contact us at the following address. Please do not contact the Webmaster concerning the content of the site. For issues concerning content please contact the appropriate department.

Webmaster
City of Salinas
Information Systems
200 Lincoln, Avenue
Salinas, Ca 93901
E-mail the Webmaster