R.I. Parks
Disclaimer
Links,
Copyright,
Privacy,
Cookies
and
Security Notice
This
World Wide Web (WWW) site is provided as a public service by the
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. This site is
intended to be used by the public for viewing and retrieving
information only. In providing information on this site, we have
attempted to be as accurate as possible. However, we make no claims,
guarantees or promises about the accuracy, currency, or completeness
of the information provided and are not responsible for any errors
or omissions, or for results obtained from the use of the
information. Every possible effort is made to keep the content of
this site accurate and current, but that may not always be the case.
We will make an effort to correct errors brought to our attention.
Distribution of the information does not constitute any warranty.
The user assumes the risk of verifying any materials used or relied
on.
The Department has made every effort to ensure that the regulations
and policies posted on this web site are up-to-date, and accurately
reflect the officially promulgated documents. While we try to keep
these documents timely and accurate, we make no expressed or implied
guarantees. Further, since DEM cannot guarantee protection from
potential alteration or tampering of the materials on this server by
outside parties, these materials do not constitute "official"
versions, and they are not intended, nor can they be relied upon, to
create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the
State of Rhode Island. You should be aware that, pursuant to the
Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, RIGL § 42-35 et. seq.,
the only version of the regulations that are defined as having the
force of law are those which are filed with the Secretary of State's
office.
LINKS
The State of
Rhode Island's computer resources and materials may contain
hypertext or other links to external sites not owned or controlled
by the State.
Links to external servers do not imply any official State of Rhode
Island endorsement of the opinions or ideas expressed therein, or
guarantee the validity of the information provided. Links to
commercial sites are in no way an endorsement of any vendors'
products or services. Links to other computer systems are not
supervised nor regularly reviewed by the State of Rhode Island.
* Any information, endorsements of products or services, materials
or personal opinions appearing on such external sites are not
controlled, sponsored nor approved by the State of Rhode Island.
* Links may be provided to external servers that are managed in a
professional manner, that are fully operational, available most of
the time and do not serve inaccurate information or obscene
information, including graphics.
* The State of Rhode Island will not link to external servers if
such link would appear to provide an official endorsement of
fundraising efforts or lobbying for a political agenda.
COPYRIGHT
The State of
Rhode Island makes the content of this WWW site available to the
public. Anyone may view information found here without obligation to
the State of Rhode Island, unless otherwise stated on particular
articles of information to which a restriction on fair use may
apply. However, the State of Rhode Island makes no warranty that
materials contained herein are free of copyright claims or other
restrictions or limitations on fair use or display. The compiled
information presented on this WWW site is considered public
information and may be distributed or copied. However, use of
appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.
PRIVACY
All State of
Rhode Island computer systems are subject to monitoring at all times
to assure proper functioning of the systems, to provide security for
the computer systems' operations and the information contained
therein, to prevent unauthorized use, and to deter and investigate
violations of the law. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy
in the use of this public computer system, save in areas designated
and labeled as being presented by our secure server.
We may collect
some or all of the following information about visitors who view or
download information from our websites:
Information
Definition
Date Date the visit occurred.
Time Time the visit occurred.
Client IP Unique Internet Protocol (IP) address of the website
visitor. The IP address recorded is normally that of the visitor's
Internet service provider, e.g., aol.com if the visitor connects
from an America Online account.
Server IP Unique Internet Protocol (IP) address of the Rhode Island
State Government web server accessed.
HTTP Status Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) error code. E.g.,
"404 Requested Page Not Found."
HTTP Request URL Identifies the web page or file requested by the
website visitor.
Bytes Sent Amount of data sent from the web server to website
visitor during that connection.
Bytes Received Amount of data sent from website visitor to the web
server.
User Agent Type of web browser or other client software that made
request to the web server.
Referrer Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that referred to the
requested file.
Protocol Version Version of HTTP used by the visitor's web browser
software.
The information
we collect is used to improve the content of our Web services and
help us understand how people are using our services. We analyze our
web site logs to continually improve the value of the materials
available on our site. The information in our web site logs is not
personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link it with the
individuals that browse our web site.
Some of this statistical information, such as a running count of the
number of visitors, may be displayed on the website or shared with
other state governments to aid in the provision of better service to
the public.
COOKIES
Cookies are small
text files that a web server may ask your web browser to store, and
to send back to the web server when needed. Cookies may be used to
store a transaction identifier or other information a user may
provide. We use cookies in the following ways:
* Complex
transactions: Cookies are used to store and retrieve unique
transaction identifiers or other server-generated or user-provided
information in complex, multi-page web applications. This allows us
to distinguish between different users, and to use information
provided at one stage of an application at a later time (for
instance, items placed in a 'shopping cart' might need to be
displayed on a later 'check-out' screen). When we use cookies in
this way, the cookie is stored on your web browser only temporarily;
the cookie is destroyed at the end of the transaction or at the end
of the browser session.
* Customized Services: Cookies may also be used to automatically
identify a particular user to the system, in order to provide a
customized service, such as a personalized web page. In this case, a
cookie containing a unique user identifier will be permanently
stored on your web browser. We do not store sensitive information in
such cookies; only a unique user identifier or generic preference
values are stored. Personal information you give us for processing a
transaction or using one of our personalization features, may be
stored on our secure web server. Personal information that you give
us for processing a transaction or using one of our personalization
features, may be stored on our secure web server, retained only as
long as necessary and properly disposed of by destruction under the
State of Rhode Island Title 38 Access to Public Records law.
We do not use cookies in order to track your visit to our website.
The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how
to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies or how to disable
cookies altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full
advantage of many State of Rhode Island e-government services, and
we recommend that you leave them turned on.
The State of Rhode Island does use cookies to note new and repeat
visitors for statistical purposes. We do not use cookies to keep a
database of personally-identifying information about visitors when
you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to
us. Indeed, we do not maintain any information at all that can
personally identify a user of our websites.
No other attempts are made to identify individual users or their
usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purpose than those
stated above and are scheduled for frequent and regular destruction.
The State of
Rhode Island makes no guarantee or warranty that servers not managed
or controlled by the State of Rhode Island that are linked to this
WWW site are not using cookies or collecting personally-identifying
data.
SECURITY
For site security
purposes and to ensure that WWW service remains available to all
users, the State of Rhode Island computer system employs software
programs which can 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
this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information
Infrastructure Protection Act.
The State of Rhode Island website content materials are provided for
public use on computer systems located within the State of Rhode
Island and for the use and benefit of citizens of Rhode Island and
others. Any person choosing to use this system or seeking access to
information or materials on this system is subject to Rhode Island
jurisdiction. Any dispute arising there from shall be decided under
the laws and in the courts of Rhode Island