Our Privacy Policy
Dickinson County recognizes the importance of maintaining your privacy and appreciates your trust in us. This Privacy Policy applies to current visitors to our website and our online clients. By visiting and/or using our website at dkcoksweb.gov (“Website”), you agree to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy explains the information practices that apply to personally identifiable information that we collect about you as an individual (“Personal Information”), when you visit and/or use our websites, or when you purchase and/or use our products or services.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to information about you collected by our affiliates or third-party websites that may post links or advertisements on or otherwise be accessible from the Website. The information collected by these affiliates or third-party websites is subject to their own privacy policies.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
You have the option not to provide information; however, withholding information may prevent you from being able to use some of our Website features.
Information Collected Automatically: Whenever you visit our Website, we automatically collect some information about your transactions with us and your use of our Website. For example, we automatically collect your Internet Protocol (IP) address and certain information about your activities on our Website, such as the type of web browser you are using and clickstream data. We use this information to research your interests and help us better understand and serve you. As part of our information-gathering process, we use Google Analytics (including Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting) to gather anonymous information relating to your visit to or use of our Website. You can opt out of Google Analytics through browser or device settings.
Information You Send To Us: If you choose to provide us with Personal Information, such as by sending us an e-mail or by filling out a form with your Personal Information and submitting it to us through our Website, we store the Personal Information that you provide to us. If you place an order with us, we store the Personal Information you provide us, such as your shipping, billing, and payment information.
COOKIES AND SIMILAR FILES
Our Website collects information from cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies. When you visit or return to our Website, we read the cookie to identify you and recall preferences, past activities, and tailor site elements and special offers to you. Most Web browsers accept cookies by default but allow users to reject cookies by changing their browser preferences.
If you have set up your browser to reject cookies, some aspects of our Website may not work properly.
This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies and similar files by Dickinson County only and does not cover the use of cookies and similar files by any third-party advertisers or websites linked to the Website.
Dickinson County has no access to or control over cookies used by third-party companies. Dickinson County does not sell or disclose any of your Personal Information, such as your name, telephone number, or address, with third-party companies except in accordance with the Dickinson County Privacy Policy.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
We use the information we collect about you to maintain, improve, and administer our Website, operate our business, provide products and services that you request, administer your account, inform you about products and services that might interest you, and personalize your online experience.
To carry out certain business functions, such as e-mail delivery or marketing, we sometimes hire other companies to perform services on our behalf. We may disclose Personal Information that we collect about you to these companies to enable them to perform these services, but they are required to safeguard the Personal Information and are not authorized to use it for any other purpose than completing their contractual requirements to Dickinson County. In addition, we may share the Personal Information we collect with other companies with whom we have joint marketing arrangements.
We may also disclose information, including Personal Information, we collect about you in other circumstances as required or permitted by law. For example, Dickinson County, reserves the right to disclose Personal Information, including account information, when we believe such disclosure is appropriate to cooperate with an investigation of activities claimed to be unlawful or to protect the rights or property of Dickinson County or others. In addition, another company may acquire Dickinson County or its assets in the future. It is also possible that Dickinson County may partner with or purchase another company and continue to do business as a combined entity. In the event that this occurs, it is possible that our customer information, including your Personal Information, may be transferred to the new business entity as one of Dickinson County's assets. In such an event, we will update this policy to reflect any change in ownership or control of your Personal Information.
FOR WRITTEN REQUESTS
If you choose to communicate with us by mail, please be sure to include your exact name, company name, mailing address, telephone number, and specific preferences. Please send your written requests to the following address:
Dickinson County Kansas
109 East 1st Street
Abilene, Ks 67410
WEBSITE SECURITY
We maintain reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to help us protect your nonpublic Personal Information against loss, misuse, disclosure and alteration. For example, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt your information when you fill out a form through our Website. Please note that no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your information.
Dickinson County recognizes the importance of maintaining your privacy and appreciates your trust in us. This Privacy Policy applies to current visitors to our website and our online clients. By visiting and/or using our website at dkcoksweb.gov (“Website”), you agree to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy explains the information practices that apply to personally identifiable information that we collect about you as an individual (“Personal Information”), when you visit and/or use our websites, or when you purchase and/or use our products or services.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to information about you collected by our affiliates or third-party websites that may post links or advertisements on or otherwise be accessible from the Website. The information collected by these affiliates or third-party websites is subject to their own privacy policies.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
You have the option not to provide information; however, withholding information may prevent you from being able to use some of our Website features.
Information Collected Automatically: Whenever you visit our Website, we automatically collect some information about your transactions with us and your use of our Website. For example, we automatically collect your Internet Protocol (IP) address and certain information about your activities on our Website, such as the type of web browser you are using and clickstream data. We use this information to research your interests and help us better understand and serve you. As part of our information-gathering process, we use Google Analytics (including Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting) to gather anonymous information relating to your visit to or use of our Website. You can opt out of Google Analytics through browser or device settings.
Information You Send To Us: If you choose to provide us with Personal Information, such as by sending us an e-mail or by filling out a form with your Personal Information and submitting it to us through our Website, we store the Personal Information that you provide to us. If you place an order with us, we store the Personal Information you provide us, such as your shipping, billing, and payment information.
COOKIES AND SIMILAR FILES
Our Website collects information from cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies. When you visit or return to our Website, we read the cookie to identify you and recall preferences, past activities, and tailor site elements and special offers to you. Most Web browsers accept cookies by default but allow users to reject cookies by changing their browser preferences.
If you have set up your browser to reject cookies, some aspects of our Website may not work properly.
This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies and similar files by Dickinson County only and does not cover the use of cookies and similar files by any third-party advertisers or websites linked to the Website.
Dickinson County has no access to or control over cookies used by third-party companies. Dickinson County does not sell or disclose any of your Personal Information, such as your name, telephone number, or address, with third-party companies except in accordance with the Dickinson County Privacy Policy.
USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
We use the information we collect about you to maintain, improve, and administer our Website, operate our business, provide products and services that you request, administer your account, inform you about products and services that might interest you, and personalize your online experience.
To carry out certain business functions, such as e-mail delivery or marketing, we sometimes hire other companies to perform services on our behalf. We may disclose Personal Information that we collect about you to these companies to enable them to perform these services, but they are required to safeguard the Personal Information and are not authorized to use it for any other purpose than completing their contractual requirements to Dickinson County. In addition, we may share the Personal Information we collect with other companies with whom we have joint marketing arrangements.
We may also disclose information, including Personal Information, we collect about you in other circumstances as required or permitted by law. For example, Dickinson County, reserves the right to disclose Personal Information, including account information, when we believe such disclosure is appropriate to cooperate with an investigation of activities claimed to be unlawful or to protect the rights or property of Dickinson County or others. In addition, another company may acquire Dickinson County or its assets in the future. It is also possible that Dickinson County may partner with or purchase another company and continue to do business as a combined entity. In the event that this occurs, it is possible that our customer information, including your Personal Information, may be transferred to the new business entity as one of Dickinson County's assets. In such an event, we will update this policy to reflect any change in ownership or control of your Personal Information.
FOR WRITTEN REQUESTS
If you choose to communicate with us by mail, please be sure to include your exact name, company name, mailing address, telephone number, and specific preferences. Please send your written requests to the following address:
Dickinson County Kansas
109 East 1st Street
Abilene, Ks 67410
WEBSITE SECURITY
We maintain reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to help us protect your nonpublic Personal Information against loss, misuse, disclosure and alteration. For example, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt your information when you fill out a form through our Website. Please note that no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your information.