Website Privacy Policy
Information Collection
The City of Nowata is the sole owner of information collected on City web sites. The City of Nowata collects information from users at several different points on our web sites.
Personal Information
The City of Nowata does not collect any personal information from its web sites except for the sole purpose of responding to a user's request. The City of Nowata does not provide this information to any third party or private organization. The City of Nowata does not create individual profiles of users.
Legal Disclaimer
Though we strive to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose any and all information collected by this web site when requested by a law enforcement agency as part of an investigation or when required to by law. The records of this website, NowataOK.gov, as with any other municipal government records, are subject to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
Security
The City of Nowata has taken many precautionary steps to protect the safety and confidentiality of personal information provided to the City through the use of a website form or website chat by a user of this said website. Regardless, the City of Nowata shall nevertheless not be held liable for any injury caused by the disclosure of that information, whether caused by security breach, accident, inadvertence, or any other act resulting in disclosure.
If there are any issues or questions regarding individual website privacy policy for users of this website please contact our City Help Desk, HelpDesk@NowataOK.gov.
Website Accessibility Policy
The City of Nowata's website has been designed with Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0 Level AA) in mind for making web content accessible to people with disabilities (ADA compliance).
We strive to ensure the images on our Web site are accompanied by alternative text describing graphics if your browser supports the alt-text function. Documents on our Web site are presented in many formats. These formats are generally accessible to users using screen reading software. Some files are posted as Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
You may quickly increase the text size of our web pages by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the Plus (+) key. To decrease the text size, hold down the Ctrl key and press the Minus (-) key.
If there are any issues accessing any content on this website please contact our City Help Desk, HelpDesk@NowataOK.gov.
Disclaimer for Third-Party Links
The City of Nowata's Web site may contain hypertext links to other sites on the Internet. The City of Nowata is not responsible for the content, quality, or accuracy of any off-site materials referenced or linked through the City of Nowata's Web site. By using the City of Nowata's Web site, the user acknowledges and accepts that the City of Nowata is not responsible for any materials stored on other Internet sites, nor it is liable for any inaccurate, defamatory, offensive, or illegal materials found on other Internet sites, and that the risk of injury from viewing, hearing, downloading, or storing such materials rests entirely with the user.
Links from the City of Nowata's Web site to other sites on the Internet do not constitute an endorsement of the City of Nowata. These links are provided for informational purposes only. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the content, quality, and accuracy of materials or information obtained from other sites.
Copyright Notice
Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the City of Nowata's Web site is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used with the City of Nowata's permission. We request only that the City of Nowata be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits, graphics or byline be similarly credited to the photographer, author or City of Nowata, as appropriate.
If a copyright is indicated on a photo, graphic, or any other material, permission to copy these materials must be obtained from the original source.
Using or modifying this site's materials and information for commercial or profit making purposes is prohibited and may violate the copyrights and/or other proprietary rights of the City of Nowata or third parties.
Please contact the City Help Desk with any questions, helpdesk@nowataok.gov.
Website Availability
The City strives to achieve reasonably uninterrupted operation of its website and online applications. However, from time to time, operation of the website and online applications may be interrupted by scheduled maintenance such as software updates. The City does not warrant the availability of this website or its online applications, and disclaims all liability in respect to loss or damage incurred by a user that results, directly or indirectly, from loss of service, malfunction, or failure of the website or any online application, or any other cause connected with your use of the website or an online application.
Please contact the City Help Desk with any questions, helpdesk@nowataok.gov.