Dear Web User, the Tainan County Government respects the privacy of visitors to its website. In order to help you understand how the Tainan County Government website collects, uses and protects your personal information, please carefully read the privacy and information safety protection policy of the Tainan County Government website described below. This policy will help you understand our principles on collection, utilization and protection of the personal information of visitors during use of the services offered and peripheral service websites thereof.

    The privacy protection policy below applies to the collection, utilization and protection of personal information involved when you undertake activities on the website of the Tainan County Government and peripheral service websites thereof (www.tainan.gov.tw is referred to as the “Website” hereinafter). However, it does not apply to other websites searched and linked to from the Website. The privacy protection policies of such websites will apply to the protection of the personal information revealed during your activities thereon.

    General Browsing: This website will retain the relevant logs self-generated by servers while web users browse the website or conduct enquiries, including the IP addresses of connecting equipment, duration of use, browser used, records of information browsed and selected. This website will record the browser used by each individual connecting to the website, including all web pages of this website browsed by users. Unless you agree to provide your personal information, this website will not and cannot verify such records against your personal information.
    Other: Besides the personal information voluntarily entered by you in this website, you may supply personal information such as email address, name and so on in the “Contact Us” section of the website. Provision of information in such a form is not within the scope of the privacy protection policy of this website. In addition, if you contact this website by letter or offer opinions through other channels, such information and any actions taken will also be recorded.

    This website will not sell, exchange or rent any of your personal information to other groups or individuals.
    This website will share your personal information with third parties under the principles of this policy only in the following situations.
    In order to offer you other services or favorable rights and interests: when it is necessary to share your information with third party(ies) providing such services or offers, this website will provide sufficient explanation while such activities are in progress and notify you before collection of such information. You can choose whether or not to accept such special services or offers.
    To add value, evaluate and research service quality: in order to provide users of the website with precise and high-quality services, this website is entitled to verify users’ information with that of a third person according to the information confidentiality agreement. In order to introduce the website’s services to future cooperative partners, advertising companies and other third parties and for other legal purposes, this website can disclose the statistical data of users anonymously.
    Other: This website is obligated to protect the privacy and personal information of its users. It will not modify, delete or offer any (or any part) of the personal data and files of its users without your personal consent or in the event of the following situations;
    （1）Review by the judicial and prosecutorial bodies of the Republic of China through legal procedures.
    （2）Violation of relevant rules of the website where such violation constitutes a threat.
    （3）In order to extend the service benefits of government websites.
    （4）To protect the legal rights of use of other users of the website.

    This website will revise this policy from time to time so as to comply with the most up to date privacy protection standards. In the event of major revision of the provisions on the use of personal information, an announcement will be posted on the website to inform you accordingly.

    If you have any problem regarding this website’s privacy protection policy or problems on collection, utilization and updating of personal information, please contact: ite151@ms1.tainan.gov.tw during office hours or please write to our comments box.