Acceptable Use Policy
SOSsj.com, being a public policy advocacy portal, offers residents and businesses the ability to connect to public and union officials at the City of San José. This Acceptable Use Policy is designed to protect the users of our services and the public and private networks from disruptive and/or illegal activities over such connections.
By using this website you agree to be bound by all facets of the Acceptable Use Policy. SOSsj.com reserves the right to terminate a person’s usage at any point if the person violates any activity disallowed within this policy.
Illegal Activity: SOSsj.com may not be used for any activity that violates any local, state, federal or international law, regulation or order including, but not limited to: Disseminating material that infringes the copyright, trademark and/or other intellectual property rights of others. Engaging in any fraudulent activities, including, but not limited to: “IP Spoofing”, impersonating any entity or person, or engaging in illegal soliciting schemes.
Spamming: SOSsj.com may not be used for the distribution of unsolicited bulk/commercial messages other than emails specifically utilized to advocate for public policy in San José. Forging, altering or removing electronic mail headers is also prohibited.
Obscene Content: SOSsj.com may not be used to advertise, transmit, post, display or otherwise make available obscene content.
Abusive or Threatening Messages: SOSsj.com may not be used to send or post any messages deemed threatening, abusive, defamatory or harassing.
Distribution of Malicious Content: SOSsj.com may not be used to distribute any destructive content including viruses, trojan horses, worms, flooding, pinging and any other activities or content that disrupt the use of the network and any connected network.
Security: SOSsj.com may not be used in any attempt to gain unauthorized access to any private or public network. This includes security screening tasks such as port scanning, stealth scanning or any other information gathering activity. The user is solely responsible for the security of any devices connected to the Service and any data those devices may contain.
Other Limitations: SOSsj.com does not actively monitor user’s content and use of the Service, but if made aware of any violation of this policy, will take the action necessary to resolve the issue. SOSsj.com will also comply with any law enforcement agencies concerning any client activities over our network.
Report any violations of this policy to:
Councilmember Pete Constant
City of San José, District 1
200 E. Santa Clara St., 18th Floor
San José, CA 95113
United States
district1@sanjoseca.gov
www.SOSsj.com
(408) 535-4901
PRIVACY POLICY
What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form or use our site to send an email, fax or download a letter.
When using or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, email address, mailing address or phone number. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
- To improve our website
(we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you) - To improve customer service
(your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs) - To submit to the Public Record
Emails and faxes sent via this site related to the City of San Jose’s budget process and/or other public policy issues may be submitted to the Official Public Record so that they are available to all persons involved in the policy decision process. Additionally, emails and faxes sent via this site may be considered a Public Record by California law and as such they are subject to disclosure upon receipt of a public records request. - To send periodic emails
The email address you provide may be used to send you information and updates from Councilmember Pete Constant (individually or in his capacity as a city councilmember) and/or the City of San Jose District 1 office, in addition to receiving occasional news, updates, information regarding events, and related service information, etc.
Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information.
Do we use cookies?
This website uses cookies only for compiling usage statistics with Google Analytics, which helps us provide better service and better tailor our content to the needs of our visitors.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
No, we do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, or providing our services to you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.
This policy was last modified on April 25, 2010
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below:
Councilmember Pete Constant
City of San José, District 1
200 E. Santa Clara St., 18th Floor
San José, CA 95113
United States
district1@sanjoseca.gov
www.SOSsj.com
(408) 535-4901
