| Aurora Election Commission |
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Thank you for visiting the Aurora Election Commission website and reviewing our Privacy Notice. This notice
addresses collection, use and security of and access to information that may be obtained through use of the Aurora
Election Commission website.
Information Collected and How it is Used
If you do nothing during your visit to the Aurora Election Commission website but browse or download information, we
may automatically collect and store the following information about your visit: 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; The type of browser and operating system you used; The date and time you visited this site; The web
pages or services you accessed at this site; and the web site you visited prior to coming to this web site. Any
information that we collect or store would be used to improve the content of our web services and to help us
understand how people are using our services. The Aurora Election Commission 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 the Aurora Election Commission website. If during
your visit to the Aurora Election Commission website you send an email, the following additional information will be
collected: The email address and contents of the email. 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
the State Records Act 5 ILCS 160/1 et. seq. 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. We will not share the information you give us with anyone unless required by law. We also will not
sell your information.
Personal Information and Choice
"Personal information" is information about a natural person that is readily identifiable to that specific individual.
Personal information includes such things as an individual's name, address, and phone number. A domain name or
Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information. We collect no personal information about you unless
you voluntarily participate in an activity that asks for information (i.e. sending an email). If you choose not to participate
in these activities, your choice will in no way effect your ability to use any other feature of the Aurora Election
Commission website. If personal information is requested on the web site or volunteered by the user, state law and the
federal Privacy Act of 1974 may protect it. However, this information is a public record once you provide it, and may be
subject to public inspection and copying if not protected by federal or state law. Users are cautioned that the collection
of personal information requested from or volunteered by children on-line or by email will be treated the same as
information given by an adult, and may be subject to public access.
Public Disclosure
In the State of Illinois, laws exist 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 including the privacy of individuals. Exceptions are
provided by both state and federal laws. All information collected at this site becomes public records that may be
subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an exemption in law exists. 5 ILCS 140/3 states that
"3. (a) Each public body shall make available to any person for inspection or copying all public records, except as
otherwise provided in Section 7 of this Act." Certain provisions of 5 ILCS 140/7 exempt from public disclosure and
copying personal information, the disclosure of which would constitute an invasion of privacy.
In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Notice and the 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. and 5 ILCS 160/1 et seq. or other
law governing the disclosure of records, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. and 5 ILCS 160/1 et seq. or other applicable law will
control.
Cookies
This Web site does not use permanent "cookies". However, the site uses temporary "session cookies" to allow visitors
to interact with the site and to use online applications. "Session cookies" do not allow us to personally identify a visitor.
These cookies are stored only in memory and are deleted when the user's browser is shut down.
Security
Because e-mail sent to the Aurora Election Commission is not encrypted, you should not send messages containing
information that you consider highly sensitive to this Web site. We use standard security measures to ensure that
information provided by you, including your personally identifiable information, is not lost, misused, altered, or
unintentionally destroyed. We also may monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change
information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no attempts are made
to identify individual users or their usage habits. The transmission of Registration IDs and Passwords, and Campaign
Disclosure information to this Web site is encrypted.
Disclaimer
The Aurora Election Commission website has links to other web sites. These 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 the Aurora Election Commission website and this Privacy Notice will not apply. When you link to another web
site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site. Neither the Aurora Election Commission, nor any agency,
officer, or employee of the Aurora Election Commission warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any
information published by this system, nor endorses any content, viewpoints, products, or services linked from this
system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such
information. Portions of such information may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity that relies on any
information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.
Aurora Election Commission Website Contact Information
To offer comments about the Aurora Election Commission website, or about the information presented in this Privacy
Notice, contact:
By Mail:
Aurora Election Commission
323 W. Galena Blvd
Aurora, IL 60506
By Fax: 630-897-4060
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