What specific services, programs and/or resources have you found helpful in your own economic empowerment?

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The City of Pittsburgh is committed to protecting online users’ privacy. We believe that protection of personal privacy on the Internet is our responsibility – to assure user confidence, increase participation in online activities, and support effective delivery of services. The City intends to give you as much control as possible over your personal information.

The purpose of this policy is to inform you about the types of information we gather when you visit our site, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct, your information. The following is the privacy policy for this site:

If you send us an electronic mail message with a question or comment that contains personal identification information or fill out an online engagement form, we will only use the personally identifiable information to respond to your request and analyze trends. We may redirect your message to another government agency who is in a better position to answer your question.

Information collected for statistical purposes.
1. We automatically collect electronically generated information about your visit to our site such as the date, type of browser used, and technical Internet protocol data.
2. We collect this information about each user session from our user logs and refer to it in summary form for statistical purposes only.
Information that you provide us when using our interactive forms and joining the platform.
1. This information may include name, address, zip code, phone number, email address, and other personal data depending on the function used.
2. We only collect data necessary to provide the service you are requesting.
3. Your email may be used to send project updates if you opt-in to follow the project.
Use of cookies.
1. We do not use persistent cookies to collect permanent information.
2. We do use non-persistent cookies in applications that keep track of a user’s online session and make it possible for you to complete a form or use a function, but this cookie disappears when you finish filling out a survey or searching a database.
Disclosure to third parties.
1. As a government body we are governed by public record laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2. Any information we receive through this site is subject to the same provisions as information provided on paper. We do not share personal identifying information with any third party without your permission.
3. We disclose only in aggregate form our statistical analyses or demographics of users to third parties.

This information is not reported or used in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information and will not be released to any outside parties unless we are legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.

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