The website located at cityofsaccity.org (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
Our Commitment to Privacy
We highly value your privacy and are committed to safeguarding it. This Privacy Policy is intended to provide you with details about the personally identifiable information we may collect and how it will be used. Please note that this policy exclusively pertains to this Website.
Information Collection and Usage
Information You Voluntarily Provide to the Website We may collect personal information, such as your name or email address, when you willingly provide it to the Website, for instance, when you leave a comment or subscribe to a newsletter.
Information We Collect from Other Sources We may receive information from other sources, such as when you link your social media accounts (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google) while commenting. Please be aware that the Website uses social media commenting systems, so comments made on shared social media posts may also appear on the blog.
Automatically-Collected Information When you access the Website, certain information about you and your device is automatically collected. This includes your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages viewed, and access times. We may also gather data about your actions on the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies We use cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website, to offer you a personalized experience. This includes both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your browser until deleted).
How We Use Your Information
We may use the collected information for various purposes, including but not limited to:
- Operating and maintaining the Website.
- Creating your account and customizing the Website for your account.
- Sending you promotional information, such as newsletters (with opt-out options).
- Sending administrative communications, such as emails, technical notices, and policy updates.
- Responding to your comments or inquiries.
- Providing user support.
- Tracking and measuring advertising on the Website.
- Protecting, investigating, and deterring unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-Party Use of Information
We may share your information with third parties if you explicitly authorize us to do so. The Website may also use third-party service providers for various aspects, and their use of your personal information is governed by their respective privacy policies.
Anonymous Data
Occasionally, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you individually. This anonymous data may be shared with third parties for marketing, advertising, or other purposes.
Publicly Visible Information
When you leave a comment on the Website, some information like your name may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be publicly available. You have the option to include an avatar, profile description, and a link to your website, which other users may see.
Cookies
The Website uses cookies to store preferences, record user-specific information, and customize content based on visitor data. Some third-party services, like Google Analytics, may also use cookies as described herein. You can prevent cookie placement through your internet browser settings, but note that this may limit the Website’s functionality.
Rights Related to Your Personal Information
- Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from our email communications by following the links in our emails or by contacting us at privacy@cityofsaccity.org.
- Access: You can request access to your personal information by emailing us at privacy@cityofsaccity.org.
- Amend: To amend or update your personal information, contact us at privacy@cityofsaccity.org.
- Forget: In certain cases, you can request the erasure or removal of your personal data by contacting us at privacy@cityofsaccity.org. However, we may retain certain information for recordkeeping or legal requirements.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not request or encourage the submission of sensitive personal information on the Website, such as social security numbers, race, political opinions, religious beliefs, health data, criminal history, or trade union memberships.
Children’s Information
The Website does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If you believe we have such information in our records, please contact us at privacy@cityofsaccity.org, and we will promptly remove it.
For any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please reach out to us at privacy@cityofsaccity.org. Your privacy and data protection are of utmost importance to us.