The
City of Warwick's website at
www.warwickri.gov adheres to
the Rhode Island Computer trespass
law § 11-52-4.1
and federal statutes including
the Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act of 1986 and the National
Information Infrastructure Protection
Act. These rules and regulations
also apply to the following
affiliated websites: visitwarwickri.com,
gowarwick.com, warwickri.com,
warwicksewerauthority, warwickcitycouncil.com
This
World
Wide
Web
(WWW)
site
is
provided
as
a
public
service
by
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island.
This
site
is
intended
to
be
used
by
the
public
for
viewing
and
retrieving
information
only.
In
providing
information
on
this
site,
we
have
attempted
to
be
as
accurate
as
possible.
However,
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
makes
no
claims,
guarantees
or
promises
about
the
accuracy,
currency,
or
completeness
of
the
information
provided
and
is
not
responsible
for
any
errors
or
omissions,
or
for
results
obtained
from
the
use
of
the
information.
Every
possible
effort
is
made
to
keep
the
content
of
this
site
accurate
and
current,
but
that
may
not
always
be
the
case.
Distribution
of
the
information
does
not
constitute
any
warranty.
The
user
assumes
the
risk
of
verifying
any
materials
used
or
relied
on.
The
City of Warwick, Rhode Island's
computer resources and materials
may contain hypertext or other
links to external sites not
owned or controlled by the State
of Rhode Island or the City
of Warwick, Rhode Island.
Links
to
external
servers
do
not
imply
any
official
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
endorsement
of
the
opinions
or
ideas
expressed
therein,
or
guarantee
the
validity
of
the
information
provided.
Links
to
commercial
sites
are
in
no
way
an
endorsement
of
any
vendors'
products
or
services.
Links
to
other
computer
systems
are
not
supervised
nor
regularly
reviewed
by
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island.
Any
information,
endorsements
of
products
or
services,
materials
or
personal
opinions
appearing
on
such
external
sites
are
not
controlled,
sponsored
nor
approved
by
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island.
Links
may
be
provided
to
external
servers
that
are
managed
in
a
professional
manner,
that
are
fully
operational,
available
most
of
the
time
and
do
not
serve
inaccurate
information
or
obscene
information,
including
graphics.
The
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
will
not
link
to
external
servers
if
such
link
would
appear
to
provide
an
official
endorsement
of
fundraising
efforts
or
lobbying
for
a
political
agenda.
In
addition,
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
will
not
link
to
external
servers
if
such
link
would
appear
to
provide
an
official
endorsement
of
an
individual's
candidacy
for
elected
office.
The
City of Warwick, Rhode Island
makes the content of this WWW
site available to the public.
Anyone may view information
found here without obligation
to the City of Warwick, Rhode
Island, unless otherwise stated
on particular articles of information
to which a restriction on fair
use may apply. However, the
City of Warwick, Rhode Island
makes no warranty that materials
contained herein are free of
copyright claims or other restrictions
or limitations on fair use or
display. The compiled information
presented on this WWW site is
considered public information
and may be distributed or copied.
However, use of appropriate
byline/photo/image credits is
requested.
All
City of Warwick, Rhode Island
computer systems are subject
to monitoring at all times to
assure proper functioning of
the systems, to provide security
for the computer systems' operations
and the information contained
therein, to prevent unauthorized
use, and to deter and investigate
violations of the law. There
is no reasonable expectation
of privacy in the use of this
public computer system, save
in areas designated and labeled
as being presented by our secure
server.
We
may
collect
some
or
all
of
the
following
information
about
visitors
who
view
or
download
information
from
our
websites:
- Information
Definition
- Date
Date
the
visit
occurred.
- Time
Time
the
visit
occurred.
- Client
IP
Unique
Internet
Protocol
(IP)
address
of
the
website
visitor.
IP
address
recorded
is
normally
that
of
the
visitor's
Internet
Service
Provider,
e.g.,
aol.com
if
the
visitor
connects
from
an
America
Online
account.
- Server
IP
Unique
Internet
Protocol
(IP)
address
of
the
Rhode
Island
State
Government
web
server
accessed.
- HTTP
Status
Hyper
Text
Transfer
Protocol
(HTTP)
error
code,
e.g., "404
Requested
Page
Not
Found."
- HTTP
Request
URL
Identifies
the
web
page
or
file
requested
by
the
website
visitor.
- Bytes
Sent
Amount
of
data
sent
from
the
web
server
to
website
visitor
during
that
connection.
- Bytes
Received
Amount
of
data
sent
from
website
visitor
to
the
web
server.
- User
Agent
Type
of
web
browser
or
other
client
software
that
made
request
to
the
web
server.
- Referrer
Uniform
Resource
Locator
(URL)
that
referred
to
the
requested
file.
- Protocol
Version
Version
of
HTTP
used
by
the
visitor's
web
browser
software
The
information
we
collect
is
used
to
improve
the
content
of
our
Web
services
and
help
us
understand
how
people
are
using
our
services.
We
analyze
our
web
site
logs
to
continually
improve
the
value
of
the
materials
available
on
our
site.
The
information
in
our
web
site
logs
is
not
personally
identifiable,
and
we
make
no
attempt
to
link
it
with
the
individuals
that
browse
our
web
site.
Some
of
this
statistical
information,
such
as
a
running
count
of
the
number
of
visitors,
may
be
displayed
on
the
website
or
shared
with
other
state
governments
to
aid
in
the
provision
of
better
service
to
the
public.
The
e-Towne
Crier
is
warwickri.gov's
real-time
chatroom.
Real-time
chat
technology
permits
users
to
do
such
things
as
provide
one-on-one
discussions,
in "real" time,
and
to
hold
online
meetings.
The
e-Towne
Square
is
warwickri.gov's
online
forum
by
which
users
may
post
questions,
recommendations,
or
any
other
information
relevant
to
the
City
of
Warwick
for
an
extended
period.
Once
the
forum
has
depleted
its
memory
capacity,
the
oldest
posts
will
be
culled
from
the
system.
In
order
to
utilize
either
the
e-Towne
Crier
or
the
e-Towne
Square,
certain
information
must
be
collected
and
maintained.
In
addition
to
IP
address,
browser
type,
date
and
time
of
the
visit,
and
the
referring
webpage,
transcripts
of
the
chats
and
forum
posts
are
saved
for
statistical,
demographic,
and/or
customer
service
purposes.
Some
information
is
also
collected
through
chat
surveys
and
forum
posts
on
a
volunteer
basis.
The
users
of
either
the
e-Towne
Crier
or
the
e-Towne
Square
agree
not
to
post
or
transmit
any
unlawful,
harmful,
threatening,
abusive,
defamatory,
obscene,
or
otherwise
objectionable
material
of
any
kind,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
any
material
which
encourages
conduct
that
would
constitute
a
criminal
offense,
violate
the
rights
of
others,
or
otherwise
violate
any
applicable
local,
state,
national
or
international
law.
The
user
will
be
responsible
for,
and
indemnify
and
hold
harmless
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
against,
any
claim
arising
from
any
material
that
the
user
posts
or
transmits.
Although
the
CIty
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
may
from
time
to
time
monitor
or
review
discussions,
chats,
postings,
transmissions,
and
bulletin
boards
at
warwickri.gov,
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
is
NOT
under
any
obligation
to
do
so.
The
user
acknowledges
that
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
does
not
control
the
information
available
on
either
the
e-Towne
Crier
or
the
e-Towne
Square
and
that
any
opinions,
advice,
statements,
services,
offers
or
other
information
or
content
presented
or
disseminated
on
either
the
e-Towne
Crier
or
the
e-Towne
Square
are
those
of
their
respective
authors
who
are
solely
liable
for
their
content.
Any
violation
of
these
rules
by
the
user
of
either
the
e-Towne
Crier
or
the
e-Towne
Square,
grants
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
the
right
to
edit,
refuse
to
post,
or
remove
said
material
from
warwickri.gov.
Cookies
are small text files which a
web server may ask your web
browser to store, and to send
back to the web server when
needed. Cookies may be used
to store a transaction identifier
or other information a user
may provide. We use cookies
in the following ways:
Complex
transactions:
Cookies
are
used
to
store
and
retrieve
unique
transaction
identifiers
or
other
server-generated
or
user-provided
information
in
complex,
multi-page
web
applications.
This
allows
us
to
distinguish
between
different
users,
and
to
use
information
provided
at
one
stage
of
an
application
at
a
later
time
(for
instance,
items
placed
in
a
'shopping
cart'
might
need
to
be
displayed
on
a
later
'check-out'
screen).
When
we
use
cookies
in
this
way,
the
cookie
is
stored
on
your
web
browser
only
temporarily;
the
cookie
is
destroyed
at
the
end
of
the
transaction
or
at
the
end
of
the
browser
session.
Customized
Services:
Cookies
may
also
be
used
to
automatically
identify
a
particular
user
to
the
system,
in
order
to
provide
a
customized
service,
such
as
a
personalized
web
page.
In
this
case,
a
cookie
containing
a
unique
user
identifier
will
be
permanently
stored
on
your
web
browser.
We
do
not
store
sensitive
information
in
such
cookies;
only
a
unique
user
identifier
or
generic
preference
values
are
stored.
Personal
information
you
give
us
for
processing
a
transaction
or
using
one
of
our
personalization
features,
may
be
stored
on
our
secure
web
server.
Personal
information
that
you
give
us
for
processing
a
transaction
or
using
one
of
our
personalization
features,
may
be
stored
on
our
secure
web
server,
retained
only
as
long
as
necessary
and
properly
disposed
of
by
destruction
under
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
Title
38
Access
to
Public
Records
law.
We
do
not
use
cookies
in
order
to
track
your
visit
to
our
website.
The "help" portion
of
the
toolbar
on
most
browsers
will
tell
you
how
to
prevent
your
browser
from
accepting
new
cookies
or
how
to
disable
cookies
altogether.
However,
cookies
allow
you
to
take
full
advantage
of
many
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
e-government
services,
and
we
recommend
that
you
leave
them
turned
on.
The
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
does
use
cookies
to
note
new
and
repeat
visitors
for
statistical
purposes.
We
do
not
use
cookies
to
keep
a
database
of
personally-identifying
information
about
visitors
when
you
visit
our
site,
unless
you
choose
to
provide
such
information
to
us.
Indeed,
we
do
not
maintain
any
information
at
all
that
can
personally
identify
a
user
of
our
websites.
No
other
attempts
are
made
to
identify
individual
users
or
their
usage
habits.
Raw
data
logs
are
used
for
no
other
purpose
than
those
stated
above
and
are
scheduled
for
frequent
and
regular
destruction.
The
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
makes
no
guarantee
or
warranty
that
servers
not
managed
or
controlled
by
the
City
of
Warwick,
Rhode
Island
that
are
linked
to
this
WWW
site
are
not
using
cookies
or
collecting
personally-identifying
data.
For
site security purposes and to
ensure that WWW service remains
available to all users, the
City of Warwick, Rhode Island
computer system employs software
programs which can monitor network
traffic to identify unauthorized
attempts to upload or change
information, or otherwise cause
damage. Unauthorized attempts
to upload information or change
information on this service
are strictly prohibited and
may be punishable under the
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
of 1986 and the National Information
Infrastructure Protection Act.
The City of Warwick, Rhode Island
website content materials are
provided for public use on computer
systems located within the City
of Warwick, Rhode Island and
for the use and benefit of citizens
of Rhode Island and others.
Any person choosing to use this
system or seeking access to
information or materials on
this system is subject to Rhode
Island jurisdiction. Any dispute
arising therefrom shall be decided
under the laws and in the courts
of Rhode Island.
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