Introduction
Indian Head Volunteer Fire & Rescue (“IHVFD”) is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Consistent with our professional obligations, the department exercises the utmost care in its handling of client information and data.
This privacy policy includes the use of IHVFD’s marketing communications, including our public website and blogs, and our online information practices, as well as the choices you can make about the way your information is used by the department.
Please recognize that your use of our website and blogs, and your contact with the department, means that you accept our privacy policy. If you do not agree with any part of our policy or our terms of use, please do not use our website, blogs, or online services and do not provide us with any personal information.
Collection of Data and How It’s Used
IHVFD collects data for the purpose of providing our site and services to you, communicating with you, conducting surveys, improving our site and services, and complying with applicable law. The department has determined that it has a legitimate interest in carrying out processing for these purposes, subject to applicable law and to the extent that your interest and rights do not override this interest.
We do log each visitor’s domain and IP address automatically. This identifies the computer that is being used, but it does not identify the user as an individual by name or email address. For this purpose, we may also use “cookies” to collect information about visitors’ use of the website or blogs, including basic information about the visiting computer and its connection to the Internet (e.g., the date and time of access to our site and the domain name and IP address from which the visitor entered our site). We use the information supplied by a visitor or visitor’s web browser to track the volume and nature of use of this site and the usefulness of particular sections of the site. This information is aggregated and the statistics are used to assist us in managing our website and blogs. We do not link this information with any personally identifiable data about you. You can opt out of the uses of such cookies. However, when you opt out of such usage, a cookie is used to indicate this decision. Cookies can be disabled by changing the settings on your browser. If you do decide to disable cookies, you will still be able to access our website. Further, if you have disabled all cookies (or if you change computers, devices, or browsers), you may need to repeat the process of opting out of our usage of cookies.
Personal Information
IHVFD does not collect personal information (such as name, address, telephone numbers, or email address) from visitors to its public website or blogs, except when the information is specifically provided by a visitor (for example, in a request to be contacted, or to have information provided by the department to the visitor, such as subscribing to newsletters or other publications).
Except as explained above, we will not use your individual personal data for any automated profiling or decision-making. In addition, IHVFD does not sell any data or information to third parties. We do not otherwise provide any data or information to third parties, except as required to maintain our website, blogs, and computer systems, and as may be required by law.
If you choose to provide us with personal information, including your name and email, we may use this information solely to respond to your inquiry. We may also use this information to contact you or to send you department newsletters, alerts, notices of IHVFD events, or other related information. By providing us with this information, you understand and agree that you accept the terms of this policy and our usage. We will use such information solely for the purpose requested.
We will delete your personal data when it is no longer reasonably required for any of the uses permitted or if you ask us to do so (where applicable).
At your request, and in compliance with your rights and as permitted or required under applicable data protection laws and regulations and our professional obligations, we will provide you with a copy of your personal data and will correct any inaccurate information or errors you identify to us. You have the right to restrict our processing of your personal data. You also have the right to make a complaint with supervisory authorities regarding our processing of your personal data. All requests, or any questions regarding this policy or our handling of your personal data, should be addressed to IHVFD at secretary@ihvfd.com
As required by applicable law and regulation, we will also comply with your request to stop sending any communications.
If you ever determine that you do not want to receive such information, you may click the link to unsubscribe within the email delivering a particular publication or send an email to the IHVFD webmaster at secretary@ihvfd.com to request that you be unsubscribed.
If any of the information that you have provided changes, please let us know the corrected information by sending the updates to IHVFD at secretary@IHVFD.com
If you would prefer to use an authorized agent to submit a privacy rights request, you may do so, but we will not comply with that request or provide information unless and until we have fully verified the validity of that request. If you choose to exercise any of your rights of privacy under any state authority (including under the California Consumer Privacy Act), we will not discriminate against you in any way.
Because IHVFD’s website and blogs are operated in the United States, any information submitted to our website and blogs – from any location – will be automatically transmitted to us in the United States. The United States does not provide the same level of data protection as is required in some other parts of the world, but users in some states (including California) may have additional rights. IHVFD’s website and blogs use security measures to protect the information you provide to us, but we cannot guarantee that these measures will prevent a third party from unlawfully intercepting or accessing this information. We also cannot guarantee that errors will not occur in the administration of the website or blogs, which would allow such information to be accessed.
Links to Third Parties
Our website and blogs provide external links for your convenience. These links have their own privacy policies and are not monitored by us. As explained more fully in our disclaimer, we are not responsible for the content or policies of these sites. Your use of any platform or third-party website is subject to their terms of use and privacy policies. We encourage you to read the policies of such other sites.
Use By Minors
Our services are not intended to be used by minors. If we learn that we have received information directly from a child under the age of 13, without the verified consent of the child’s parent or legal guardian, we will use the information only to respond to the child, parent, or legal guardian to inform them that the child cannot use our services and we will seek to delete all related information, consistent with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
Policy Updates and Questions
We reserve the right to change this policy at any time without notice. If we do change our policy, the new policy will not go into effect until it is posted on our website and blogs, and will only apply to information collected after the new policy goes into effect.
If you have any questions or comments about this policy or our handling of your personal data, you may send an email to secretary@IHVFD.com or by letter to Indian Head Volunteer Fire & Rescue, 4095 Indian Head Hwy, Indian Head, MD 20640.