City of Odessa 's Mailing List System Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement Welcome to the City of Odessa's Website, and taking a moment to view our privacy policy. We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. All names, usernames, password and other information are encrypted. If you choose to provide us with personal information -- ie. forms, mailing lists, etc. -- we will use that information to respond to your message and to get you the information you have requested. We only share the information you give us with other departmental agencies within the City of Odessa, or as otherwise required by law. We do not collect information for commercial marketing. We do not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online except where you have given us permission, or where the information is requested to be disclosed and is public information under the State of Texas statutes or other applicable laws. Visitors to the City of Odessa site should be aware that Texas Statute Section 552 "Open Records Act" declares that it is the policy of the State of Texas that all state, county, and municipal records shall be open for personal inspection by any person, and thus information collected by the City of Odessa resulting from the use of its websites may be subject to examination and inspection upon request, if such information is a public record and not otherwise protected from disclosure by statute. To better serve you, we occasionally use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser and they provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the web sites. Cookies created on your computer by using our web sites do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security. You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file from your computer at any time by using any one of a number of widely available methods. If you would like to Create, Edit, or Close a Mailing List account with City of Odessa then click here.