Memorial Villages Police Department

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M.V.P.D.   Privacy Policy


Introduction


This is the official homepage for the Memorial Villages Police Department located at 11981 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77024 in the County of Harris. 

Our website prepared and maintained by the Memorial Villages Police Department which patrols the Villages of Bunker Hill, Hunters Creek and Piney Point. The M.V.P.D. website is used as a public service.

The content of this site is available to the public. There is some information on the website may be trademarked, copyrighted  and/or protected as the Memorial Villages Police Department intellectual property, and all agency content is protected by federal copyright laws. 

Use of protected intellectual property must be in accordance with federal and state law and must reflect the trademark, copyright,  or other intellectual property ownership.

 

Important Note

All information collected or maintained by the Memorial Villages Police Department subject to the provisions of the Texas Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Texas Government Code

Information Collected &Stored Automatically

When you visit the M.V.P.D. website to read or download information, such as press releases, etc., our system  automatically collects and stores the following information:

  • The name of the your Internet Access Provider  as well as your individual account number. 

  • The type of browser and operating system you are using  access our site;

  • The date and time you access our site

  • The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site

  • Each page that you visit on our site

This information is primarily collected for statistical study. Our computer system uses software programs to create various statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of high and low priority interest, determining technical specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

The Memorial Villages Police Department may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities. M.V.P.D. fully cooperates with all law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our services for illegal activities. We also reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful.

Information Collected from Electronic Formats

If you identify yourself by sending an E-mail or electronic on-line forms containing personal information, this information will only be used in dealing with the topic of interest or as prescribed by law. You may volunteer to provide us personally-identifying information, for example your mailing address, in an electronic mail message or on-line form. Before you do so, you should know that the material you submit may be seen by various people in the normal operation of their duties.

M.V.P.D. may  enter the information into a database. We may also may share it with other Government agencies. Information collected may also be used for responding to requests for information as well as other authorized purposes.

M.V.P.D.  WILL NOT  not sell or purposely release e-mail addresses of members of the public that have been provided to communicate electronically with our agency without affirmative consent of the person(s).  Except as may be required for authorized law enforcement, personally identifiable information in a question or comment sent to the M.V.P.D. in an e-mail message or submitted in an online form is used for the request. M.V.P.D. may redirect the message to another government agency or person who is in a better position to answer the question.

Security, Intrusion, and Detection

For Security purposes, all website/email traffic may be monitored in order to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage or conduct criminal activity.

To protect our system from unauthorized use and to ensure that the system is functioning properly, individuals using this computer system are subject to having all of their activities monitored and recorded by personnel authorized to do so by the Memorial Villages Police Department. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that if such monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, system personnel may provide the results of such monitoring to appropriate officials. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to this service, are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under applicable law.

Disclaimer for Hypertext Links

The M.V.P.D. website provides links to other websites, both public and private, for informational purposes and for convenience only. M.V.P.D. makes no representations, guarantees, or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability for any purpose of the information provided via this website. M.V.P.D. explicitly disclaims any and all liability and responsibility for any claims or damage that may arise in any way with respect to any websites maintained by third parties and linked to the M.V.P.D. website. M.V.P.D. makes no effort to independently verify, and does not exert editorial control over, information on pages outside the www.mvpdtx.org website. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites. M.V.P.D. advises site visitors to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites accessed through this site.


Disclaimer for Information

M.V.P.D. makes no warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information on its website and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for results obtained from the use of the information contained in this site.

Distribution of the information does not constitute such a warranty. Use of the information is the sole responsibility of the user. In no event shall the Memorial Villages Police Department staff, agents, associates, or cities be responsible or assume liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions, discrepancies or periods of interruption.

If you believe the information is inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete or if you have problems accessing or reading the information, please send your concerns to:  info@mvpdtx.org 

Disclaimer of Endorsement

Links from the M.V.P.D. web page to other sites, or from other sites to the our website pages, do not constitute an endorsement by our department. Additionally, reference herein to any specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Memorial Villages Police Department, Villages of Bunker Hill, Hunters Creek or Piney Point. .

Trademarks and Logos

All trademarks, pictures and logos displayed are the property of the Memorial Villages Police Department or respective third parties and are not permitted to be used without prior written consent.

We abide by the C.O.P.P.A. Act