The information below explains how the County gathers information on its web site and the technology used to ensure that your information is private and secure. Montgomery County reserves the right to change these policies and the corresponding information on this page at any time without prior notice.

What information is collected?

For each visitor, the County collects the following information: the Internet Protocol (IP) address, type of browser used, operating system, date and time of the visit, and the addresses of the pages on this web site to which you link during a visit to the County's web site.

How is the collected information used?

The County uses a third party service to analyze web site activity, track the number of visits and identify the most popular pages. This helps us to improve content and the value of materials available on this web site. We cannot and do not associate any of this information with individual persons, distribute this information, or use it in any manner other than for statistical analysis in improving our site to better serve our visitors.

Does this web site place a cookie on your computer?

Our web site does not place “cookies” on public users’ computers.

What if I e-mail the County?

Such information is treated the same way as if it had arrived in a letter. The County does not sell or market such information in any way, to anyone. The County will disclose such information to third parties only when required to do so by law.

External links

The County provides some links on this web site that lead to resources outside the County's web site. The County is not responsible for the privacy practices of the sites to which we link. When a link on the County's web site directs you to a third party's site, the County encourages you to read that third party's privacy statement to learn of that party's privacy practices.

Why this policy?

The County has developed this policy because we are proud of our website. We believe it to be user-friendly, and we want you to feel comfortable visiting here, knowing that we are not collecting information about you to give to other people.