Privacy Policy

Proprietary Rights to Content

By using this web site, you acknowledge that its content, including but not limited to text, charts, software, music, sound, photographs, video, graphics or other material may be protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. You may make a copy of the content of this page for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you keep all copyright and other proprietary notices intact.

You may not change, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute the content of this page, in any way, including codes and software, with the exception of public documents such as agendas or meeting minutes, which you may copy and/or distribute without making any modifications to its content. Contents of the web site may be reproduced for school projects and homeowner association publications or newsletters.

To verify the accuracy of any information, contact the Communications Department at 281-403-8500.

Collection and Use of Information

Open Records Act and Disclosure

All information collected from the City of Missouri City, e-mails sent to the webmaster and information collected via web-based forms is subject to the provisions of the Texas Public Information Act.

The Texas Attorney General’s Information makes information available regarding the Texas Public Information Act. The City of Missouri City may be legally required to provide personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities. Therefore, the City of Missouri City will cooperate with law enforcement agencies to identify those who use our services for illegal activities. Furthermore, the City of Missouri City reserves the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities it deems to be illegal.

Summary Statistic Creation

The City of Missouri City may collect data to create a statistical summary to determine the type of information visitors to its site most often seek. The City of Missouri City may also use the information it collects to determine technical design specifications, system performance, problem areas or similar data.

The City of Missouri City may collect the following information:

Name, domain and numerical Internet address of the host computer; generally, an Internet Service Provider (ISP);
Date and time an individual accessed the City’s web site;
Internet address of the web page an individual used to access the City’s web site;
Pages an individual visited while on the City’s web site;
The type of browser an individual used.

For the purpose of effective and efficient site management, the City of Missouri City may collect aggregate information for analysis and statistical purposes only. The City of Missouri City does not report the information it collects in any way that could reveal personally identifiable data. Furthermore, the City of Missouri City does not release this information to any outside parties unless required to do so under applicable law.

E-mail

The City of Missouri City may use personally identifiable information, which may be part of a question, comment or suggestion to the City of Missouri City via an e-mail message or as a part of an online form to respond to the question, comment or suggestion or to determine trends. The City of Missouri City may redirect the question, comment, comment or suggestion to another city or individual, who may be better able to answer the question.

The City of Missouri City treats all emails in the same manner as it would a letter sent to the City via postal mail.

E-mail Subscription List

The City of Missouri City’s web site may provide users the opportunity to subscribe to an online application, informational reports or regular departmental publications. Thus, the City of Missouri City may request information about visitors to the sites to determine the e-mail addresses added or to remove from the City’s lists. As a subscriber to any of the City’s online publications, an individual may unsubscribe at will or may opt not to receive future communications from the City of Missouri City.

Web-based Forms

The City of Missouri City may use web-based forms to collect data. Personally identifiable information collected from these forms has a specified use (e.g. registration, applications, survey responses, etc.). The City of Missouri City uses the information it collects for this purpose only.

Online Surveys

The City of Missouri City may conduct online surveys on its Web site. City policy mandates that confidential information gathered from online surveys be used for research purposes only and as indicated in the questionnaire. Unless otherwise noted on the questionnaire or survey, all answers are confidential and individual responses will not be shared with other parties unless required by the Texas Public Information Act. Aggregate data from surveys may be shared with external third parties.

E-commerce

The City of Missouri City, through its Web site, may enable residents to pay for services online using a personal credit card, through an encrypted transaction.

The City’s policy requires that employees treat confidential information only for the purpose described in the transaction.

Reciprocal Links

The City of Missouri City does not enter into reciprocal link agreements with any organization, corporation, individual or group. The City may, however, provide links to sites that are appropriate to its mission, vision and values. Therefore, the creation of a link from the City of Missouri City’s Web page to another site does not obligate said site to provide a link back to the City of Missouri City’s Web site.

Acceptance of Use

The individual using the City of Missouri City’s Web site acknowledges that the content of the Web site is for information only. By using the City’s Web site, the individual also consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of Texas district and county courts and the governing laws of the State of Texas to resolve any disputes of any kind or nature that may arise from your use of or reliance on any information provided on the Web site, or any interaction with the Web site.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The information and services included in or available through the City of Missouri City’s Web pages may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. The City continuously tries to make regular updates or changes to the online information, which may occur at any time.

The City of Missouri City does not guarantee that its Web site will be uninterrupted or error-free; neither that it will correct defects nor that the Web pages or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Thus, the Web pages and online information are provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.

Links to Sites that are Non City of Missouri City Sites

The City of Missouri City views the provision of links to external Web sites as a public service. Overall, the City’s Web site attempts to provide useful information that reflects a positive image of the City of Missouri City to its citizens, businesses, visitors and constituents. The City will only select links to external Web sites to the extent the links help support the vision, values, goals and mission of the City of Missouri City.

Links on the City’s Web site attempt to also satisfy a governmental purpose. In particular, the City will consider providing links to sites that promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare.

The City of Missouri City reserves the right to refuse to post any Web site links or the right to delete links posted at any time in conformance with this policy, without notice. The City of Missouri City’s Web site will not provide links to:

Sites promoting illegal activities;
Sexually oriented and/or explicit sites;
Sites containing information that violates any of the City’s equal opportunity or anti-discrimination/harassment policies;
Individual and/or personal home pages.

Establishing a Link to the City of Missouri City’s Web Site

The City of Missouri City does not require advanced authorization to link to its Web site if an individual is simply linking to the City’s home page. Please only link to the City of Missouri City’s “home” page.

The City of Missouri City reserves the right to change URL’s and sub-page paths at any time without notice; it is the responsibility of linking sites to maintain links.

No individual should capture the City’s Web pages within their frames or otherwise present our content as your own. Any link to the City of Missouri City’s site should be a full forward link that passes the client browser to the City of Missouri City’s site unencumbered. The back button should return the visitor to the originating site when the visitor clicks on said button. Although all content on the City of Missouri City’s web site is public information, the City maintains and will defend copyrighted interest in these pages.

No one should create link(s) to individual graphics or tables within the City of Missouri City’s web pages, especially in an effort to place the downloading burden on the City of Missouri City’s servers. Such an action may be considered a misuse of City resources.

Additional Copyright Information

No information and material contained in this website may be copied or published/distributed in any way without our written permission. Certainly you may have a copy on your computer for strictly personal use, which means you cannot use any of the information or the content in connection with any commercial purpose of use.

Members of the press

Accredited members of the press may use text content or images and multimedia content from our website for strictly editorial purposes as long as they publish the content along with the appropriate credit line, which reads:

“credit: City of Missouri City/www.missouricitytx.gov” or
“Courtesy of the City of Missouri City/www.missouricitytx.gov”

By using our material, you do not inherit a right to grant any rights of use regarding this material to others.

Please be also advised that we might have used also materials from third parties and individuals which might be copyrighted by them, so please observe strictly any credits we have given to third parties/individuals. We cannot grant rights of use in any way regarding such foreign material.

Please send us a short notice, when and where our material is used and published. Should you write for a print magazine, please send us a copy. We have marked third party copyrights with high diligence. Anyhow there remains always the possibility that a third party copyright has been forgotten to be mentioned or was not recognized by us. In case you feel that we did not use an appropriate credit line, please notify us and provide us with detailed information about the circumstances, so that we are able to either add the copyright information or remove the material in question.

Photos of the City of Missouri City’s Snapshots Gallery

All photos are owned by the City of Missouri City, except when otherwise stated. Terms of use apply accordingly to above mentioned rules. To secure authorization to use a copy of our graphics within your pages, please email the Director of Communications outlining your intended uses(s).

Steaming Video on the City of Missouri City’s Web site

The City of Missouri City may provide several options for viewing City Council meetings online. Live webcasting and pre-recorded videos of numerous government meetings and programs are posted on the Web site.

System Requirements

Streaming video posted on the Web site is encoded in Windows Media Format. A sound card, an Internet connection and Windows Media Player (a free download from Microsoft) are needed to view online videos.

**Note**
The latest version of Windows Media Player (Version 11) may not play live streams or pre-recorded streaming videos. Microsoft is aware of this issue and is working to resolve it.

Accessibility Policy

The City of Missouri City is committed to making the information on this Web site accessible to all users, regardless of disabilities and other special needs.

The City of Missouri City strives to comply with the following accessibility standards for web content:

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended by Congress in 1998.
Conformance with W3C “Priority 1” accessibility guidelines.

In addition, our site promotes accessibility by:

Using consistent, easy-to-understand navigation and presentation information;
Minimizing Web page loading time to accommodate slower connections;
Posting content in XHTML format with CSS styling to provide compatibility with the widest number of web browsing software and platforms.

While the City of Missouri City is committed to making this Web site accessible to all users, we recognize that not all pages may be compliant at all times. The City of Missouri City will continue to test this Web site and remains committed to maintaining and improving its compliance in order to serve the widest possible audience.

We welcome your comments on how to improve the site’s accessibility for users with disabilities. If you use assistive technology and the format of any material on our Web site interferes with your ability to access the information, please contact us for assistance.