Linking Policy

Links from the City of Wauwatosa Website and Social Media Accounts

The purpose of the City of Wauwatosa’s website and social media is to provide residents, businesses, and visitors a wide range of information about the city. As part of this public purpose, links to outside websites compatible with this goal are permissible and encouraged. The City has no control over the format, content, or accuracy of any information found on any website not a part of City’s website. The City is not responsible for, does not endorse, and cannot assure the accuracy of information on outside websites.

The following criteria will be used in considering requests for links from the City of Wauwatosa’s websites and social media accounts. Requests can be made by contacting Eva Ennamorato (Communications Manager) at eennamorato@wauwatosa.net or (414) 479-8916.

The City reserves the right to determine how and where external links will appear on its website; i.e. what page the link appears on and where the link is placed on the page.

The City’s website may provide links to websites for:

• Governmental and educational institutions
• Organizations funded or created by the City of Wauwatosa
• Nonprofit neighborhood associations within the City of Wauwatosa
• Non-partisan websites that encourage informed citizen engagement in government
• Organizations providing the public with information or access to the arts, humanities, culture or education
• Nonprofit organizations providing services to Wauwatosa residents or small business/economic development services to Wauwatosa
• Information about Wauwatosa hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and similar businesses or events, on appropriate platforms, such as the Tourism social media accounts and website
• Local and regional media websites
• Organizations that provide utility services to residents and businesses in Wauwatosa
• Organizations that have partnered or sponsored a program or service in conjunction with the City of Wauwatosa or a city department

 The City's website will not provide links to web sites for: 

• Candidates for local, state or federal offices
• Corporate or other for-profit organizations unless they fit any of the criteria stated above
• Individual or personal home pages
• Organizations or content that violates the city’s policies, including but not limited to, conflict of interest, discrimination, etc.
• Pages that are inconsistent with vision and mission of the City of Wauwatosa

Review Process

External links on all official City of Wauwatosa websites and social media accounts will be reviewed quarterly by the Communications Team. The Administrative Department reserves the right to remove any external link that violates the above policy or other City of Wauwatosa Codes or Policy.

If a particular linking request is not granted, the requester may ask the Deputy City Administrator to review the request for compliance with the Linking Policy. If the requestor does not agree with the determination made at this level, they can request a review by the City Administrator. Each review party will review the merits of the requested link, keeping in mind the following criteria, to determine whether it serves the overall purpose of the City’s website and social media.

Disclaimer

Although the data found on the City's website has been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. The information published on this website could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The City of Wauwatosa makes no representation about the accuracy, completeness or suitability of the information contained in the materials published on this website for any purpose. All such information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information.

Materials and data available on this website may change without notice. Resources that are currently free and publicly available may require a fee or restricted access at later times, and the location of items may change as menus, documents, and files are reorganized. The user expressly agrees that use and reliance upon the City's website is at the user's sole risk.

In no event shall the City of Wauwatosa be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages or damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in action for contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of software, documents, provision of or failure to provide services, or information available from this website.

Privacy Policy

This document describes Wauwatosa’s policy regarding personal information, site security, communication and site usage of Wauwatosa.net and all other sites operated by Wauwatosa. Use of the website signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions of use set forth in this document. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not access or otherwise use this website.

Collection of Personal Information

We at Wauwatosa respect your privacy. On occasion, we ask for personal data on this website. The information is used to fulfill requests such as brochures by mail or to use special features of the site such as the media gallery. By voluntarily providing personal information, you are consenting to the collection and use of your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

You may choose not to use any service that requires the use of your personal information in a manner not described in this Privacy Policy. Your use of Wauwatosa.net, or any other Wauwatosa online services will be considered as your consent to the use of your personal information in the way described.

As a matter of policy, your e-mail address will not be sold, rented, or shared with any other business or organization. Users that have checked one of our e-mail request buttons opting to receive communications from us, may, from time to time, receive information, updates about new website features and other information relating to Wauwatosa. If you wish to be removed from our e-lists, click on the unsubscribe link. 

As part of a governmental body, Wauwatosa is subject to open records laws found in Chapter 19 of the Wisconsin State Statutes. Among other things, that means that the City of Wauwatosa must periodically archive Wauwatosa.net and personal information obtained through Wauwatosa.net. The City of Wauwatosa retains archived data for a period of seven years. Upon proper request, the City of Wauwatosa may be required by law to disclose that personal information collected by Wauwatosa to public record requestors.  

Security of Personal Information

We exercise reasonable care to protect your non-public personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be one hundred percent secure. So, while we strive to protect your non-public personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from us. This is especially true for information you transmit to us via e-mail. We have no way of protecting that information until it reaches us. Once received, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information.

We may disclose information, including non-public personal information, in special cases when we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with the legal process such as, but not limited to, situations when we are required to do so by federal, state or local laws and regulations or when we receive a subpoena or are ordered by a court to do so; (b) protect and defend our rights; or (c) act to protect the interests of our users or others. Additionally, we may, without notice to you, provide aggregate statistics about web traffic by visitors to the website(s), such as volume, traffic patterns and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no personal information.

Wauwatosa uses Google Analytics, which means that cookies are used and shared with Google Analytics to personalize content and to track user behavior.  

Transmission of Information

All personal data provided to Wauwatosa online will be handled in accordance with these terms. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this website any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law.

Modification of Terms and Conditions

The City of Wauwatosa reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time. Modification of changes in the Agreement will be posted on the website. The City of Wauwatosa may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the website at any time, including the availability of any website feature, database, or content. The City of Wauwatosa may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the website without notice or liability. By using this website you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the current terms of use to which you are bound.