Website Disclaimer and Privacy Policy

Website Purpose

The City of Rochester website presents many of the services offered by city staff and officials.  The primary purpose of the website it to convey information to users and not to facilitate free and open dialogue between users.
 
Communications made through e-mail and messaging systems shall, in no way, be deemed to constitute legal notice to or from the city or any of its agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives.
 
Privacy Policy
 
The protection of individual privacy is a concern to the City of Rochester, and is governed by local, state, and federal laws. The city has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate its commitment to privacy.
 
As a governmental agency, the City of Rochester is governed by New Hampshire's Right-to-Know laws. It is important for you to understand that most business you conduct with the City of Rochester, as well as with state and county governments, becomes a public record.  Public records, as defined by state law, and not made confidential elsewhere in the New Hampshire law, may be posted for electronic access through this website. This includes most city permits you have applied for, property you own and are assessed a property tax, and requests for a town service. These same records have long been open for public inspection by anyone requesting them in person, by mail or by telephone at the appropriate government office. All information on this website is public information.
 
Cookies
 
City of Rochester applications, web pages and/or externally linked websites “may” use cookies (or programs called applets) to store personal and computer information. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer hard drive for a certain period of time. Stored cookies tell a web site whether you have visited before and pass this information about your computer and/or you personally the next time you visit. If you do not want information to be stored in a cookie, you should configure your web browser to turn them off. You can also allow cookies to be stored during your visit and then delete them when you leave the website.
 

Hyperlinks

 
The purpose of the City of Rochester website is to provide information about the City’s government, services, functions and attractions within the City of Rochester. In some cases the City may provide hyperlinks to websites that are not maintained by the City of Rochester, but provide benefits to constituents such as Property Assessment information. The City of Rochester is not responsible for, nor does it endorse the information stored on those websites unless specifically stated otherwise. 
 
Public Disclosure 

The City of Rochester does not disclose any personal information except when: permission has been granted by the individual; where the information is considered public information under the New Hampshire Right to Know Law, [ http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us./rsa/html/VI/91-A/91-A-10.htm ]RSA 91-A, and is not otherwise protected from disclosure by applicable State or federal laws; or, we are required to do so by law, subpoena, court order or legal process.
 
Disclaimer of Liability
 
The City of Rochester shall not be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the materials or information contained on this website and assumes no responsibility for any user's use of them. In no event shall the City of Rochester be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential (including, but not limited to, business interruption or loss of use, data, or profits) regardless of cause, and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, statute, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this website or the materials and information contained on this website, 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, computer virus, communication line failure, theft, or destruction of data, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, statutory liability negligence, or under any other cause of action.
 
Users are encouraged to consult with appropriate and accredited professional advisors for advice concerning specific matters before making any decision, and the City of Rochester disclaims any responsibility for positions taken by individuals or corporations in their individual cases or for any misunderstanding and losses, directly or indirectly, on the part of any user.
 
Disclaimer of Warranties / Accuracy and Use of Information
 
The materials in this website are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the City of Rochester disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and title to any of the materials provided on this website. The City of Rochester does not represent or warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this website or the server that makes it are free of viruses or other harmful components.
 
The City of Rochester does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this website, or through links to other websites, in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability or otherwise. The user (and not the City of Rochester) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction.
 
Changes are made periodically to many city documents and these changes may or may not be reflected in the materials or information present on the City of Rochester website.
 
Additional questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice should be directed to:
webmaster@rochesternh.net