Disclaimer

Your personal information

Any personal information that is collected on this website https://firerescue.richmond.ca/  (this “Site”) will be managed in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (British Columbia).  If you have any questions or concerns regarding the collection, use, disclosure or safe-guarding of personal information associated with this Site, please contact the FOI Coordinator at 604-276-4156 or by email at FOI@richmond.ca.

By accessing this Site, the Richmond Fire-Rescue and the City of Richmond (collectively, the “City”) does not automatically gather your personal information, such as your name, phone number, street or email address.  The City only obtains your personal information if you agree to provide it, usually through contacting the City via email or feedback form.  Any personal information that the City collects from you will only be used for the purpose of administering City services, informing you of our services and benefits, and for statistical purposes.

Disclaimer

This Site is not an official statement of the City policy, law practice, services or procedure, and should not be construed as such.  It is intended only to give general information.  While an effort is made to post only accurate information, the City does not guarantee that the information posted is always current or correct.  The City does not warrant or make any representations as to the quality, content, accuracy or completeness of the information, text, maps, graphics, links and other items contained on its web-pages, including this Site. 

The City makes no warranties, express or implied as to the fitness of the information for any purpose, or to results obtained by individuals using the information and is not responsible for any action taken in reliance on the information contained herein.

Communications made through this Sites’ email and messaging system is for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute legal notice to the City or any of its officers, agents, agencies, employees or representatives with respect to any existing or potential claims or cause of actions or for any other purpose.

All comments, suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or other information disclosed or offered to the City by this Site, or in response to solicitations from this Site (collectively, the “Comments”) shall remain the property of the City.  None of the Comments shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of the City and the City shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of the Comments.  Without limitation the foregoing, the City shall exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Comments of every kind and nature throughout the world and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Comments for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Comments.

Link Policy

At certain places on this Site there are links to other Internet sites (“Third Party Sites”).  Such Third Party Sites contain information created, published, maintained, or otherwise posted by institutions, organizations and persons independent of the City.  The City does not endorse, approve, certify, or control such Third Party Sites and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness efficiency, timeliness or correctness of the information located at these sites.  Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favouring by the City.

Links from Third Party Sites to this Site are welcomed provided they do not imply any endorsement or relationship with the City on the part of the third party or its affiliates without the express written permission of the City provided by an authorized representative in advance of creating such links.

Tracking your website visit

We record your visit so we can make your future visits better, not so we can identify or harm you.  We constantly improve this Site to make it as useful to you as possible.  To do so, we gather anonymous data about how people use this Site using Google Analytics and cookies. The data from cookies helps us determine how to make information easier to find and transactions simpler to do.

 Cookies

Cookies are small files saved on your computer, tablet, or mobile phone.

This Site and embedded third-party services use cookies to:

• Ensure that interactive content, forms and other services work properly;
• Collect information about your visit to measure people’s usage in Google Analytics and make improvements; and
• Store your preferences for when you visit later.

When you use this Site and its services, you agree to the use of cookies.  To understand more on how Google uses cookies, please refer to <Google’s Privacy Policy>.  Please be advised that through the use of cookies we only have access to aggregated user and session activity data, and will not be able to access any specific individual user identity or personal data.    

Information we collect

Our cookies collect:

• Your device’s IP address (a number that identifies your device when you access the Internet);
• Your device’s web browser and operating system;
• The date and time you visit this Site;
• The webpages you access, the order and duration you view them, and the items on each that you interact with; and
• The first and last webpage you access during your visit to this Site.

Our cookies don’t:

• Collect or share your personal information; and
• Install anything on your device.

Manage cookies

You can block cookies in most browsers, but this Site and its services may not work properly if you do that.  You are advised to leave this Site if you do not want your session activity data to be tracked.

The City of Richmond is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

We have made every effort to make our website accessible and easy to use by following the available standards and guidelines.

Website standards

Our website conforms to the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines makes our website user friendly for everyone.

This site was built using code compliant with W3C standards for HTML and CSS. Standards compliant code means that the site displays correctly in current browsers and ensures that it will display correctly in future browsers

The following browser versions are the minimum requirement for accessing services and content on the City of Richmond website:

• Internet Explorer 11
• Google Chrome 30 or higher
• Mozilla Firefox 27 or higher
• Safari 8 or higher

If you are using an older browser version, some online services, such as payments, may not function correctly.

The site is designed with consideration for people unable to use a mouse. The website can be navigated using your computer’s keyboard or by using other assistive devices.

Portable Document Format (PDFs)

Some documents on this website are in PDF format. You need Adobe Acrobat to open these files. You can download Acrobat for free.

Screen readers

To assist our visitors who are visually impaired or blind, our website is compatible with screen reading software.

Exceptions

While we strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website. Currently our PDF documents are not compatible with screen reading software.

Language Translation

The language translation services on the Richmond Fire-Rescue website are provided by Google™ Translate, a free third party service. The service provides automated computer translations that are only an approximation of the website’s original content. The translations should not be considered exact and only used as a rough guide. The goal of the basic translation is to capture the general intention of the original English material

The City of Richmond does not guarantee the quality, accuracy, or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the City encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and the decisions you make.