Privacy Policy

This web site is used by the Middle Georgia Regional Development Center (RDC) for the purpose of providing information to the public about bicycle and pedestrian based recreation in the Middle Georgia area.  Unauthorized access or that which exceeds authorized access is punishable by law.

The RDC does not obtain personal identification information about visitors using this web site, unless such information is voluntarily provided.  Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, or as otherwise required by law, the RDC does not share information received with outside parties.

Handling information gathered for visitors of this web site:

The following information may be temporarily collected and stored for each visitor of this web site:

• Domain name used to access the Internet
• Browser type used to access the site
• Items requested from the server used to host this site
• Internet address of the referring web site linking you to this site
• The Internet Protocol (IP) address from any referring search engine used to access this site

Cookies may be used to determine repeat visitation and other relevant facts about how this site was accessed.  Cookie data is examined in aggregate format.  Except in the case of actual law enforcement investigations, individual visitors are not tracked, nor are visitor Internet usage behaviors.

Information About Cookies:

A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to a web browser – along with a web page – when a web site is accessed.  Two kinds of cookies exist.  A session cookie, which is never written to a hard drive location, is destroyed as soon as a web browser is closed.  A persistent cookie is one that is more permanent but usually expires at some date in the future.  Both types of cookies may be used by this web site.  Web browsers can be set to notify users before accepting cookies.  Such notices will display information about cookie expirations and type.  Session cookies have no date associated with them.

Use of cookies on this web site:

Cookie derived information is used to create summary statistics to aid in web site planning, maintenance and to analyze system performance.  This information is useful to determine total number of visitors to the different sections of this web site.  This information is only presented in an aggregate form—never for an individual user. Other potential uses of cookies on this web site are to provide functionality for web-based applications. Beyond these uses for cookies on RDC web sites, information is not shared with third parties.

Voluntary identification of via email transmission or form submission

Personal identification information provided to the RDC by site visitors via electronic mail messaging systems or submissions through web site forms is collected and used solely for the purpose of contacting, assisting and/or responding to requests initiatives by said visitors.  Data received by the RDC in these manners often include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that are assigned by Internet Service Providers (ISPs).  Such information may be forwarded to other RDC employees, if relevant and based on ability to respond to requests.

Links to other sites

The documents posted on this web site may contain hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations.  These links and pointers are provided as a convenience for site visitors.  The RDC does not control or guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any linked information to non-RDC web sites.

Security

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, RDC web servers employ industry-standard methods to 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 RDC servers are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law.

In the specific context of this security monitoring, there is no expectation of privacy.  However, only in the case of actual law enforcement investigations, does the RDC attempt to identify individual users or their usage habits.

If you have any questions about these policies, contact the RDC IT Department at (478) 751-6160.