Overview

The City Of Omaha internet privacy statement discloses the information gathering practices of the City regarding visits to the our web sites.  This statement applies to all sites under the City's official domain names (ci.omaha.ne.us, cityofomaha.org, omaha.lib.ne.us, opd.ci.omaha.ne.us, and their www variants) and to sites which are under contract to provide online services to the City.

Information you provide to us

Nebraska state law and the Omaha Municipal Code govern all data collected, created, received, maintained or disseminated by the City.  These laws presume that all such data is public unless classified otherwise.

There are many exceptions to the presumption that all such data is public.  If you are asked to provide private data through the use of an on-line form, you will be given an advisory about the proposed use of the data by the City before you submit the form online.

If you choose to submit information to the City by email, the information you provide, including any identifying information, will be used, disseminated, and retained as needed in conducting the City's official business and in accordance with the laws governing retention and dissemination of data.

You should be aware of the provisions of the law as it relates to data that you are sending to the City.  If you have questions about the classifications of particular information, you may wish to contact the department requesting the information or the City Clerk's Office, (402) 444-5557.

Information about your visit to our site

The City of Omaha does not routinely collect or keep personal information about your visit to our sites.  Like most internet sites, we read some information from your computer that helps us analyze traffic patterns, perform routine maintenance and to help you navigate through our site.  Generally the information we collect is temporary, and when you leave the site, this information is deleted from our system.

The information the City automatically collects and stores for these purposes may include the following:

• total number of visits to our site
• number of unique visits to our site
• types of computer systems used to access our site
• web browser type and version
• date and time of access
• the web site that may have referred you (linked you) to this web site
• the first and last page you visited in our site

None of the information described above contains personal (identifying) information.

For security purposes and to maintain service for all users, the City's network system may use software programs to identify attempts to gain unauthorized access or to damage or misuse the systems or the City's web site.  In the event that a potential security threat is recognized, identifying information about the user and the questionable computer activity may be retained and reviewed for security and other law-enforcement-related purposes.

If you have questions about the information captured about your visit, you may want to contact the City's webmaster.

Cookies

Our web site traffic tracking system and some of the other online services provided by the City may use "cookies" (simple text files that are created and stored on your computer) to aid in delivering on line services.

Many of these cookies will be destroyed when any of the following occurs: a few minutes of inactivity, successfully completing a transaction, or when the browser window is closed.  In some instances, however, cookie files may persist for a longer duration.

If your Web browser does not accept cookies, you will be able to navigate the information content on our site, but you may not be able to use some of the online transaction services we provide.