Information Policy

In order to improve the content and usability of this website, it automatically collects data from the users. This information includes the following:

ISP:

The apparent Internet Protocol address of your Internet Service Provider and/or your computer.

Browser type:

The type of browser (such as, for example Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Fire fox, etc.) used and the operating system resident on a user's computer.

Date and time:

The date and time a user visited the site.

Web access:

The web pages accessed at the site, as well as any applications used and forms data.

Resource location:

The Uniform Resource Locator of the site which a user visited prior to this (if detectable), if such user did not connect directly to this website, or use it as a homepage or Portal.

What does MCGM do with the information?
MCGM uses this information to identify the site's performance needs; to ensure compatibility with the technology used by the website's visitors, and to add and improve services offered on this website. In order to accomplish those goals, from time to time, MCGM may conduct statistical analysis of the data it collects.

MCGM does not collect data for commercial or marketing purposes, and does not sell, exchange or otherwise distribute the data collected by this website for commercial or marketing purposes.

Your information is safe with us
During a session on this website, a user may affirmatively submit information to MCGM by, among other means, electronic mail, by filling in and submitting an on-line form, or by electing to personalize this website and use it as a customized portal.

Such affirmatively submitted information is stored in a secure environment, and will be used by MCGM in furtherance of its duties and/or obligations to its citizenry.The governmental purposes to which affirmatively submitted information may be put include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Helping MCGM respond to a request for information not readily available from this website
2. Investigating a problem reported to MCGM via this website
3. Disclosure of such information pursuant to a request made under the Maharashtra Right to Information Act or court order, if such information is not protected by law.

Safeguarding your personal details

Name, address and contact details:
MCGM does not rent or sell personally identifiable information (i.e., information such as name, address, phone number, e-mail, etc., which identifies a user as a particular person), nor would MCGM exchange or trade such information with third-parties without a user's explicit permission.

Credit Card information:
MCGM does not disclose credit card or other personally identifiable financial information other than as necessary to complete a credit card or other financial transaction, or upon explicit permission from the applicable user.

Unsubscribe:
If a user of this website has elected not to receive further information from MCGM, this website will not send such information. If a user of this website has elected to receive further communication from MCGM, this website will only send information in categories that have been authorized. If this website sends electronic mail to a user, such e-mail is NOT confidential, and is identical in nature to that information generally available to the public and news media.

Security

Password information:
In certain instances, a user may have the opportunity to receive or create a password to access or submit personally identifiable information. Here, MCGM requests the user to not divulge his/her password to anyone. We at MCGM will never ask a user for a password in a telephone call, fax, e-mail or other form of unsolicited communication.

Password protection:
When a user is finished with an application or applications that are password protected, such user should exit the relevant page(s).

If the browser used to access said password protected pages is a publicly-accessible browser, users should close down the entire session and, if applicable or possible, flush any temporary caches or other areas where such a password might be stored subsequent to use.

MCGM has integrated industry standard or better security measures and systems into the design, implementation and day-to-day operation of this website and its underlying servers and networks.

Furthermore, MCGM maintains ongoing efforts to identify and/or block unauthorized intrusions into or onto this website, and to upload to or change information on or otherwise cause damage to this website or the information resident hereon or submitted hereto.

Cookies

This website generally does not use persistent cookies. Cookies are text files, or entries in larger files, utilized to distinguish between visitors to a website, and to track information during multiple visits to a website. MCGM uses temporary cookies on some parts of this website, and such temporary cookies expire upon the end of the browsing session. If a user registers to use this website as a customized portal, it uses a persistent cookie to facilitate such customization.

Usage of cookies:
The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet websites. Most Internet web browsers may be customized to reject cookies, to only accept or reject cookies by user intervention, or to delete cookies. Rejecting and/or removing cookies, however, may lead to loss of functionality on those this website pages requiring cookies to function fully.

Additionally, if a user has created a customized version of this website, it will create a cookie that contains the user's unique identifier and indicator for any custom content modules requested and, if a user elected the "remember me" option for signing in to this website, the cookie will contain a user's password. Deletion of such a cookie could result in the loss of one's customized this website portal setting.

Third Party Links

This web site provides links to, and may be linked from, local, state and central government agencies, and from, or to, other websites.

The existence and/or provision of those links neither constitutes nor implies endorsement of the destination or departure website(s) or of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policy(ices), product(s), accessibility or privacy policy of said destination or departure website(s).

Nor does any link between this website and a third-party website imply sponsorship of such website, or the creator of such website.

Links to this website from other web sites

Except as set forth below, caching and links to, and the framing of this website or any of the contents are prohibited. You must secure permission from MCGM prior to hyper linking to, or framing, this website or any of the contents, or engaging in similar activities.

Terms and conditions:
MCGM reserves the right to impose conditions when permitting any hyper linking to, or framing of this website or any of the contents. When you link to, or frame any part of this website or its contents, it constitutes acceptance of these Terms of Use. This is deemed to be the case even after the posting of any changes or modifications to these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you must discontinue linking to, or framing of this website or any of its contents. In no circumstances shall MCGM be considered to be associated or affiliated in whatever manner with any trade or service marks, logos, insignia or other devices used or appearing on web sites that link to this website or any of the contents.

Reservation of rights:
MCGM reserves all rights to disable any links to, or frames of any site containing inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topics, names, material or information, or material or information that violates any written law, any applicable intellectual property, proprietary, privacy or publicity rights. MCGM reserves the right to disable any unauthorized links or frames and disclaims any responsibility for the content available on any other site reached by links to or from this website or any of the contents.

Some content on portions of this website resides on servers run by third parties. Each agency providing content for this website is bound by this website's privacy policy. Any agency using a third-party host, ISP, ASP or other combination of third-party transport, storage, content or application provision services shall be responsible for such third party's compliance with this website's privacy policy.

Intellectual Property

The content of this website's web pages is copyrighted, and contains some third party images/graphics that are used with permission.

Users are notified, therefore, that one should presume the need to obtain permission from the copyright holder before reproducing or otherwise using images/graphics from this website.

This website may change this policy from time to time, and reserves the right to do so without any prior notice.