Privacy Policy

This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for washingtoncountysheriffwi.org. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

  • What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used, and with whom it may be shared.
  • What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
  • The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
  • How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you in the future to tell you about news, events, campaigns, or changes to this privacy policy.

Text messaging option data and consent will not be shared with any third party.

Other Inform­a­tion We Collect.

Cook­ies; Track­ing Mech­an­isms.  Washingtoncountysheriffwi.org uses cook­ies to prepop­u­late forms for users, to autopopu­late forms, and to track user patterns on the Site. These cook­ies help us under­stand what parts of the Site are most inter­est­ing to our users. The inform­a­tion in the cookie includes a user’s IP address and is trans­mit­ted to and stored by Google. You may at any time delete any cook­ies by using the relev­ant option of your Inter­net or mobile browser or by delet­ing the cook­ies on your hard drive or mobile device.

We track open rates, click-throughs and the IP address of Site users to meas­ure the effect­iveness of our campaigns and discour­age fraud­u­lent uses. We may employ web beacons to help us compile aggreg­ated stat­ist­ics regard­ing the oper­a­tions of the Site.

Analyt­ics. Washingtoncountysheriffwi.org has imple­men­ted Google Analyt­ics to better under­stand our website visit­ors and to help refine our online ad campaign strategies.  You can opt-out of Google Analyt­ics by modi­fy­ing your Ads Settings or by down­load­ing this browser exten­sion. For more inform­a­tion on how Google Analyt­ics may use your data, you may review its policy located at this link.

Using the settings of your Inter­net or mobile browser, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cook­ies. Consult your browser Help menu or the vendor docu­ment­a­tion for your specific soft­ware to learn the correct way to modify your cook­ies. If you choose to turn off cook­ies, you may not have access to many features that make your brows­ing of our Site smoother, and some of our services may not func­tion prop­erly. If you continue to use our Site without chan­ging your settings, you consent to our use of cook­ies and other tools on the Site.

If you do not want us to collect inform­a­tion about your geographic loca­tion, you should disable the tech­no­logy that trans­mits this inform­a­tion.

Use/Shar­ing of Your Inform­a­tion.

Washingtoncountysheriffwi.org may disclose certain personal inform­a­tion to third parties, (i) to manage our website and data­base with the help of service providers (who are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of any provided personal information), (ii) as part of our normal business operations, (iii) to send you communications about your interactions with us or about features of the Site, or (iv) as required by law or requested by governmental or law enforcement authorities, subpoena, court order or discovery request, or when we other­wise believe in good faith that such disclosure is appropriate in connection with any activity that may violate the law or the rights of others, threaten the safety or security of any person or property (including the Site) or expose us to liability.

Other Websites.

This Policy applies only to the Site. If you visit any unaffiliated website linked to the Site you are subject to that entity’s own privacy policies, which we do not control or monitor. You should review the privacy policies of all third-party websites before you visit them. Washingtoncountysheriffwi.org has not reviewed all of the sites linked to this Site and it makes no representations or warranties as to the privacy practices, functioning or content of any sites linked to this Site.

Chil­dren’s Privacy.

The Site is not targeted toward, and we do not seek or desire to collect inform­a­tion from, chil­dren under the age of 13. There­fore, we will not know­ingly request inform­a­tion from persons under such age. If we become aware that we have collec­ted any personal inform­a­tion from chil­dren under 13, we will promptly use commer­cially reas­on­able efforts to delete such inform­a­tion.  If you believe that we might have personal inform­a­tion about a child under 13, please contact us at https://washingtoncountysheriffwi.org/contact.

Your Access to and Control Over Information

You may opt-out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:

  • See what information we have about you if any.
  • Change/correct any information we have about you.
  • Have us delete any information we have about you.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your information.

Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, gifts management) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Govern­ing Law.

You agree that this Policy and your use of this Site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

Updates

Our privacy policy may change from time to time, and all updates will be posted on this page.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, please contact us here.