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Membership on this Web site lets you personalize your experience here. Your membership allows you to receive email notifications when new information is posted to this site.

For example, as a CityWire member you may choose to be reminded about upcoming calendar events, RFPs(Requests for Proposal)and/or Bid Invitations, and job postings. Just select content you want to be reminded about on the subscription page and the reminder will be sent to the email address you provide.

Interested in volunteering in the community or for a city project? Select Volunteer Opportunities and we will email you when opportunities open up for volunteers. The system will notify you when information is released in your chosen content areas via a short email containing links back to SpringsGov.com.

Note: Ensure you mark emails from the City of Colorado Springs and Webmaster@SpringsGov.com as trusted. Some spam filtering software or services may otherwise block you from receiving your alerts. Please remember that official release of public information occurs on the SpringsGov.com site. CityWire is only an added service to assist citizens and local businesses.

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Official Privacy Policy
This government agency is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you use the web site. This policy is subject to change, so please check back here for updates.

You can visit this web site and profile yourself for information about government News releases, Calendar events, RFPs, Agendas and Minutes, and Employment opportunities without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information, with the possible exception of your email address. Unless it is specifically requested, we do not collect or store personally identifiable, confidential information such as your name, mailing address, phone number, or social security number.


To use the profiling capability of this web site we require a certain amount of personally identifying information (examples are: user name, password, email address, etc.) that we can use to verify you as a profiled user and send you email alerts pertaining to information you have asked to receive. We use this information to identify you and to personalize your experience while visiting the site. Providing your email address is optional, but we cannot send you email notifications without it.

We will not sell your personal information. We will not use your email address as an alternate means of contacting you, nor will we use it to send you uninvited electronic messages, also known as "spam."

We only use your personal information for specific purpose of profiling for this site. The information you provide will be kept confidential and used to support your online experience at this Web site only.

You can delete your custom profile at any time If you are profiled, you will automatically receive the information you have chosen to receive. If you no longer want to receive these emails, modify your online profile by logging in and clicking the "Delete Profile" button.

We will not disclose your personal information to any outside organization for any reason. Information about yourself that you volunteer (such as name, address and phone number) will not be given or sold to any outside organization.

What's in the cookie? -- Your personalized experience and the use of "cookies"
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