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Accessibility tools for visually impaired users
Access.adobe.com provides a set of free tools that allow visually disabled users to read documents in Adobe pdf format. These tools convert pdf documents into either HTML or ASCII text, which can then be read by many screen-reading programs.

Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of St. Louis Park makes every possible effort to make www.stlouispark.org compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. While we are committed to making our web site accessible to all users, we recognize that some pages may not work with all types of assistive technology.

We welcome 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 St. Louis Park City Hall.

To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the web address of the requested material, and your contact information. If you need to contact us via TDD equipment, please call (952) 924-2671 for assistance.

Browser compatibility
The City of St. Louis Park makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that all web pages on our site and all of our applications are usable in all browser types, with various settings. We strive to meet the standards required of Federal government web sites and the guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) http://w3c.org.

If you are experiencing problems with a web page, application or document please let us know any details about the problem by contacting the Web Coordinator (952) 924-2168. We will correct the issue or provide the requested information in an alterative format.

Data Practices Act
The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statute, Chapter 13) classifies data and provides the legal basis for determining how data and information are managed and distributed by government entities such as the City of St. Louis Park. The Data Practices Act prescribes that data is public - available to anyone who requests it - unless classified otherwise. Public data is available to anyone who requests it. Private data is available only to the data subject, person(s) authorized by the data subject, and City staff whose job requires access to the data.

For information about the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, click on www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/13/.

Disclaimers
Content
The content in this web site is intended for the general public. Efforts are made to ensure that the information presented is complete and accurate. As laws or policies change, our site will be updated. Updates, additions or corrections may have been made to a web page since the last time you viewed it. Nonetheless, mistakes and technical problems can and do happen. Therefore, you are advised to confirm information such as meeting times, event dates, etc. If you believe there is an error in this site, please contact jhuber@stlouispark.org.

The City of St. Louis Park is not responsible for errors made by other entities when republishing material from this site.

Web Site
The City of St. Louis Park reserves the right to change this statement at any time by posting revisions here.

The City of St. Louis Park is not responsible for and does not endorse the information on any linked web site. The City of St. Louis Park is not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other users, links or third parties. The risk from the foregoing rests entirely with the user.

Links
The City of St. Louis Park is not responsible for and does not endorse the information on any linked web site. The City of St. Louis Park is not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other users, links or third parties. The risk from the foregoing rests entirely with the user.

E-Mail privacy
Due to the technology, e-mail users should have no privacy expectations regarding the transmission of e-mail messages. The City of St. Louis Park is not responsible for inadvertent errors in sending or receiving e-mail messages or the capture of e-mail messages during transmission.

Online transactions
As feasible within staff and budgetary constraints, this site will also provide opportunities to conduct basic transactions - applying for a job, paying a bill, applying for a permit, registering for a recreation program, etc. We view e-government as a convenient alternative to visiting a city facility; be assured, however, that we will continue to welcome your calls and visits.

Privacy & personal information
The City of St. Louis Park's web site does not store personal information about you or your visit to our site unless you voluntarily provide us with this information when sending us an e-mail inquiry or registering for a program offered through our on-line registration service. (We must retain that information in order to enroll you in the activity you requested or reply to your e-mail. We use this information to carry out our duties in the same way we would with written communication.)

We do not sell, rent or lease this personal information to third parties. However, we may share this information with the person or organization relevant to your inquiry or request for service.

Like most Internet sites, our site records your visit in a log file. This log file does not contain any personal information. The log file is stored and used only to track general information concerning site visitors. This information may include the total number of visitors, most requested pages and whether errors occurred during your visit. This information is used to improve our web site and your future visits.

Any on-line surveys in this web site are anonymous. These surveys are used only to improve this web site and better serve our community. Although demographic information is sometimes collected, we do not ask for any personal identifying information.

Some of our application, order, feedback and course registration forms ask for contact information (name, e-mail address, phone number, etc.), demographic information (gender, address, etc.) and financial information (credit card or social security numbers). This information is used to process payments or job applications, answer a question or respond to a request.

The City of St. Louis Park is not responsible for the privacy policies of other web sites linked to this site.

Free screen reader / voice control
The Opera browser voice feature allows the user to control the interface by talking and to have documents read aloud. The voice feature is currently offered in English and works on Windows 2000 and XP.

Security
For security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, our web site uses software programs to monitor and measure network traffic as well as identify illegal or unauthorized use (attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage). Attempts to obtain unauthorized access or cause intentional damage or disruption may result in prosecution.

The City of St. Louis Park is not responsible for the security policies of other web sites linked to this site.

Web site design
We have selected an uncluttered look to help our visitors quickly find the content they are seeking. To avoid confusion or cause visitors to wonder whether they have left the city's official web site, the graphic design and overall look remain similar throughout our web site. We won't change graphic style or background every time you click on a new topic.

Comments regarding content should be sent to jhuber@stlouispark.org

Web site mission
As the official site for the City of St. Louis Park, our primary goal is to offer municipal government information not available through other local web sites. We aim to provide our visitors with information about St. Louis Park's government, the services it provides, the regulations it enforces, and the laws or projects it proposes. This site's purpose is to provide information from the City of St. Louis Park; it is not intended to be a public forum.

This site strives to foster an informed citizenry by providing another avenue to obtain information and connect with elected officials and city staff members. Because the City of St. Louis Park is committed to ongoing communication with all its citizens, we will continue to provide information to our residents via other avenues such as our city newsletter and other mailings.