The City of Baytown

Introduction

This is the official homepage for the City of Baytown, Texas and is prepared and maintained by the City of Baytown as a public service. Although the content of this site is available to the public, certain information on this site may be trademarked, service marked, or otherwise protected as the City of Baytown’s intellectual property, and all agency content is protected by federal copyright laws. Use of protected intellectual property must be in accordance with federal and state law and must reflect the copyright, trademark, service mark or other intellectual property ownership.

Please note that all information collected or maintained by the City of Baytown is subject to the provisions of the Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Texas Government Code

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If you visit our site to read or download information, such as career opportunities, press releases, etc., we automatically collect and store only the following information about you.

The name of the domain (for example,"xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you are connecting from a university's domain) and IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you are using the Internet) from which you access our website;

• The name of the domain (for example,"xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you are connecting from a university's domain) and IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you are using the Internet) from which you access our website;
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site; and
• The pages you visit.

This information is primarily collected for statistical analysis. This computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

The City of Baytown may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities. The City of Baytown fully cooperates with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our services for illegal activities. The City reserves the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful.

Information Collected from Electronic Formats

If you identify yourself by sending an E-mail or electronic on-line forms containing personal information, this information will only be used in dealing with the topic of interest or as prescribed by law. You may volunteer to provide us personally-identifying information, for example your mailing address, in an electronic mail message or on-line form. Before you do so, you should know that the material you submit may be seen by various people in the normal operation of their duties.

The City of Baytown may enter the information into a database and may share it with other government agencies. Information collected in this manner may be used for responding to requests for information as well as other authorized purposes.

The City of Baytown will not sell or intentionally release the e-mail addresses of members of the public that have been provided to communicate electronically with the City without affirmative consent of the affected member of the public. Except as may be required for authorized law enforcement, personally identifiable information contained in a question or comment sent to the City of Baytown in an e-mail message or submitted in an online form is used by the City only to respond to the request. The City may redirect the message to another government agency or person who is in a better position to answer the question.

An individual who submits information in electronic format through this website may be entitled, on request, receive and review the information the City of Baytown collects about the individual and may request correction of his/her personal information held by the City by contacting in writing the Clerk’s Office at the following address:

City of Baytown
Attn: City Clerk
2401 Market St.
Baytown, TX 77520

Security, Intrusion, and Detection

For site security purposes all network traffic may be monitored in order to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage or conduct criminal activity. To protect the system from unauthorized use and to ensure that the system is functioning properly, individuals using this computer system are subject to having all of their activities monitored and recorded by personnel authorized to do so by the City of Baytown. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that if such monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, system personnel may provide the results of such monitoring to appropriate officials. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to this service, are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under applicable law.

Disclaimer for Hypertext Links

This website provides links to other websites, both public and private, for informational purposes and for convenience only. The City of Baytown makes no representations, guarantees, or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability for any purpose of the information provided via this website. The City of Baytown specifically disclaims any and all liability and responsibility for any claims or damage that may arise in any way with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to the City’s site. The City of Baytown makes no effort to independently verify, and does not exert editorial control over, information on pages outside the baytown.org domain. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites. The City of Baytown advises site visitors to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites accessed through this site.

Disclaimer for Information

The City of Baytown makes no warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information on its website and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for results obtained from the use of the information contained in this site. Distribution of the information does not constitute such a warranty. Use of the information is the sole responsibility of the user. In no event shall the City of Baytown be responsible or assume liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions, discrepancies or periods of interruption.

If you believe the information is inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete or if you have problems accessing or reading the information, please send your concerns to the webmaster.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

Links from the City’s Home Page on the World Wide Web to other sites, or from other sites to the City’s Home Page, do not constitute an endorsement by the City of Baytown. Additionally, reference herein to any specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the City of Baytown.

Trademarks and Logos

All trademarks, pictures and logos displayed are the property of the City of Baytown or respective third parties and are not permitted to be used without prior written consent.