Privacy Policy
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Last Updated: 2025
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Privacy Statement
The Town of Midland is committed to protecting the privacy of any personal information you may provide when visiting our website. Our practices standardize the way in which we collect, use, disclose, and dispose of personal information. These practices have been developed in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), the Town’s Records Management Policy, as well as other privacy statutes and laws. You can find more information about your privacy rights on the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s website.
This statement applies to interactions with the Town of Midland’s web services. It does not apply to any other website.
Midland Online Forms
If you direct an online inquiry through the Town's Service Request Form, we will ask you for your name, address, and telephone or email address, for the purposes of contacting you regarding the request.
Website Logging Practices
The Town of Midland logs HTTP requests to our web server. These logs record the IP address of site visitors. An IP address is the number automatically assigned to the computer or to the ISP (Internet Service Provider) requesting a URL. The Town cannot identify you from this information. We do not link information with the identity of individuals visiting our sites unless an attempt to damage our site has been detected.
Cookie Practices
The Town of Midland website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality and help improve the user experience. These cookies may include:
- Session cookies, which are temporary cookies that are only active during a user's website session and are deleted when the browser is closed.
- Analytics cookies, which help website administrators understand how visitors use the website by collecting information about website traffic and usage patterns.
- Persistent cookies, which remain on a user's device for a period of time and may be used to remember preferences or settings that enhance website functionality.
Most web browsers allow users to manage, restrict, or delete cookies through browser settings. Please note that disabling or deleting cookies may affect the functionality and performance of certain features or services available through the website.
Disclosure
The Town of Midland will not sell personal information to any third party. We will ensure that personal information will not be disclosed to any individual, agency, or other government authority except if required by Canadian Law. Personal information may be used for statistical or comparative analyses prepared by or on behalf of the Town of Midland provided that summary results cannot be associated to an identified individual or business.
Links
The Town of Midland makes every effort to ensure that links to external content are current and appropriate. We encourage site visitors to view the posted privacy statement whenever interacting with any website. Please report broken or inappropriate links. We are not responsible for the private practices of websites linked to this site.
Liability
The content on the Town of Midland’s website has been provided as a public service. While every attempt has been made to ensure its accuracy, we make no warranties or representations, express or implied, concerning the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information contained in or linked from the website. In the event of a discrepancy between the information contained on the website and the information contained in the records of the Town of Midland, the information contained in the records of the Town of Midland shall be deemed accurate. Under no circumstances shall the Town of Midland be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or the inability to use, site content.