The Nancy Volunteer Fire Department (“Department,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates this website, nancyvfd.com. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and users. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our website and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
By accessing or using this website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our website.
2. Information We Collect and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:
A. Information You Provide to Us Directly
This includes information you actively submit through forms on our website, such as:
- Contact Information: Name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number (when submitting a contact form, requesting information, or signing up for a mailing list).
- Donation Information: If you make a donation, you may provide payment details. Note: We typically use third-party payment processors (like PayPal or Stripe) and do not store sensitive financial information (like credit card numbers) on our servers.
- Volunteer/Employment Applications: Information relevant to applying for volunteer membership or employment, which may include personal history, qualifications, and emergency contact details.
B. Information We Collect Automatically (Usage Data)
As you navigate through and interact with our website, we may use automatic data collection technologies (like Google Analytics) to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
- Technical Information: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, and operating system.
- Browsing Information: Details of your visits to our website, including traffic data, location data, and the resources that you access and use on the website.
- Referral Information: The website you came from, if applicable.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect about you or that you provide to us for the following purposes:
- To Respond to Inquiries: To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it (e.g., responding to a contact request or processing a donation).
- To Operate the Website: To present our website and its contents to you and ensure its security and smooth operation.
- To Process Applications: To review and process applications for volunteer membership or employment.
- To Send Communications: To send you updates, newsletters, or information about the Nancy Volunteer Fire Department’s activities, fundraising drives, or events, if you have subscribed to them.
- For Analytics: To monitor and analyze site usage, trends, and activities to improve our website content and user experience.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:
- To Our Volunteers/Personnel: To trusted volunteers, employees, or contractors who need the information to perform their duties for the Department (e.g., processing a donation or responding to a request).
- To Service Providers: To third-party service providers we use to support our operations (e.g., website hosting, email services, payment processors), who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- For Legal Reasons: To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
- To Protect Rights: If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Nancy Volunteer Fire Department, our users, or others.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
5. Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
- All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers behind firewalls.
- Any transmission of data is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website.
6. Children’s Privacy (COPPA)
Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not provide any information on this website. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.
7. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
8. Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at:
- Email: admin@nancyvfd.com
- Phone: (606) 636-6464
- Mail: 9288 KY-80, Nancy, KY 42544