Milwaukee County Website Policies

Accessibility Policy

Milwaukee County is committed to making our website accessible for all people, including those with disabilities.

Consistent with this goal, we have taken several steps to enhance our site and increase its usability by those who access the web using assistive technology. Our efforts are guided by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.1, Level AA (WCAG 2.1 AA). We will continue to enhance our digital properties to deliver accessible experiences.

If you experience difficulty accessing our website content, reach out to our Customer Care email.

Privacy Notice

State laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by the government. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public’s right to access public records provided by both state and federal laws. These exceptions include the privacy of individuals.

Information collected at this site becomes public record and may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an exception in law exists. During your visit to county.milwaukee.gov, information that is not readily identifiable to an individual is automatically collected and stored. This information is used solely to improve our web services.

Security

Milwaukee County’s Department of Administrative Services, Information Management Services Division, as developer and manager of county.milwaukee.gov, has taken steps to safeguard the integrity of its telecommunications and computing infrastructure, including but not limited to authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption.

This information should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice. This information should not be construed as warranting as fail-proof the security of information provided through Milwaukee County supported websites.

Disclaimer

County.milwaukee.gov has links to other websites. These include links to websites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on county.milwaukee.gov and this Privacy Notice will not apply.

Access and Correction of Personal Information

You can review any personal information we collect about you. You may recommend changes to your personal information you believe in error by submitting a written request that credibly shows the error. If you believe that your personal information is being used for a purpose other than what was intended when submitted, you may contact us. In all cases, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

Public Disclosure

State laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by government. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public’s right to access public records that serve various needs; the privacy of individuals is included among these exceptions. Exceptions are provided by both state and federal laws.

This site collects the information necessary to deliver our services. All information collected at this site becomes public record that may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an exemption in law exists.

In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Notice and the Wisconsin Open Records Law or other law governing the disclosure of records, the Wisconsin Open Records Law or other applicable law will control.