The following privacy policy discloses the information gathering practices of the City regarding visits to the Minneapolis 2040 website.
This statement applies only to websites with the plan’s domain name (minnespolis2040.com) in the URL.
Information you provide to us
The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13) governs all data collected, created, received, maintained or disseminated by the City. This law presumes 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 online 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 want to contact the City Clerk's Office at (612) 673-2216.
Information about your visit to our site
The City of Minneapolis does not routinely collect or keep personal information about your visit to the City's website. Like most Internet sites, our website reads 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 is 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 website that may have referred you (linked you) to this website
- the first and last page you visited on 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 website. 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 during a visit to the website, contact 311.