PO Box 399, 319 2nd Street
New Glarus, WI  53574-0399
Office:  (608) 527-2913
Fax: (608) 527-6630
website: www.newglarusutilities.com

email: ngutilities@newglarusvillage.com

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Acceptable Use/Legal/Privacy Policy

Access to and use of the New Glarus Utilities web site is provided subject to these terms and conditions. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Acceptable Use Policy

Choice of Law
Construction of the disclaimers above and resolution of disputes thereof are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin. The laws of the State of Wisconsin, U.S.A., shall apply to all uses of this data and this system. By use of this system and any data contained therein, the user agrees that use shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations and user shall not violate the rights of any third parties.

Copyright
The material is for the noncommercial use of the general public. The fair use guidelines of the U.S. copyright statutes apply to all material on the www.newglarusutilities.com and linked agency web sites. New Glarus Utilities shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title and interest in and to all specifically copyrighted information created and posted for inclusion in this system. Photographs and graphics on this website are the property of New Glarus Utilities that holds a license to use and display the material. For copy or use of information on this web site that is outside of the fair use provisions of copyright law, please seek permission from the individual listed as responsible for the web site. If you have any questions on using material on this web site, please e-mail the webmaster for permission request. If permission to reproduce or redistribute is granted, the following statement shall be included,

"Reproduced with permission from New Glarus Utilities."

Legal Notices

Disclaimer of Liability
Neither New Glarus Utilities, nor any of its governing boards, committees, commissions nor any of its elected or appointed officials or employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information, nor shall they be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption , deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.

Disclaimer of Warranties And Accuracy of Data
Although the data found using the Utilities' access systems have been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information. The Utility provides this information on an "as is" basis. All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the publication. If you have obtained information from any of the Utilities' web pages from a source other than the Utilities' web site, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out of date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them to www.newglarusutilities.com.

Disclaimer of Endorsement
The Village is a distributor of content sometimes supplied by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, service, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users, or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Village and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Village.

Disclaimer for External Links
New Glarus Utilities is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced. The user specifically acknowledges that the Utility is not liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Links from the Utilities' web site to other sites do not constitute an endorsement from the Utility. These links are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility of the web surfer to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites. The Utilities' web site contains links to other related internet sites and resources. Since the Utilities' web site is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.

Disclaimer of Duty to Continue Provision of Data
Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restricted access the next and the location of items any change as menus, homepages, and files are reorganized. The user expressly agrees that use of the Utilities' web site is at the user's sole risk. The Utility and related graphics published on this server could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. The Utility and/or its respective agencies and programs may make improvements and/or changes in the information and/or programs described herein at any time.

Privacy Notice

State of Wisconsin laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by village government. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public's right to access public records provided by both state and federal laws. These exceptions include the privacy of individuals.

Information collected at this site becomes public record and may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an exception in law exists. During your visit to www.newglarusutilities.com, information that is not readily identifiable to an individual is automatically collected and stored. This information is used solely to improve our web services. For more detail on our privacy policy, please see the expanded statement following.

Information Collected and How It is Used
If you do nothing during your visit to www.newglarusutilities.com but browse or download information, we automatically collect and store the following information about your visit.

  1. The Internet Protocol address and domain name used but not the email address. The Internet Protocol address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer. We use the Internet Protocol Address to direct Internet traffic to you;
  2. The type of browser and operating system you used and your connection speed;
  3. The date and time you visited this site;
  4. The web pages or services you accessed at this site; and
  5. The web site you visited prior to coming to this web site.

The information we automatically collect or store is used to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how people are using our services.  www.newglarusutilities.com analyzes our web site logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site. Our web site logs are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that browse www.newglarusutilities.com.

If during your visit to www.newglarusutilities.com you participate in a survey or send an email, the following additional information will be collected:

  1. E-mail correspondence: The e-mail address and contents of the e-mail;
  2. Surveys: Any information you volunteered in response to a survey.

The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us. The information is retained in accordance with Wisconsin Open Records Law.

We use your email to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our web site, or to forward the email to another agency for appropriate action. Survey information is used for the purpose designated.

Public Disclosure
In the State of Wisconsin, laws exists to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by state government. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public's right to access public records that serve various needs: the privacy of individuals is included among these exceptions. Exceptions are provided by both state and federal laws.

We strive to protect personably identifiable information by collecting only information necessary to deliver our services. All information collected at this site becomes public record that may be subject to inspections and copying by the public, unless an exemption in law exists.

In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Notice and the Wisconsin Open Records Law or other law governing the disclosure of records, the Wisconsin Open Records Law or other applicable law will control.

Disclaimer
www.newglarusutilities.com has links to other web sites. These may include links to web sites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on www.newglarusutilities.com and this Privacy Notice will not apply. When you link to another web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site.

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