Who we are
Our website address is: https://dksor.org.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
Revisions to this Privacy Statement will be posted to this location with the last date of revision. Our goal is to provide all services to customers in an accurate, efficient, and friendly manner while maintaining their privacy. If you have comments or questions regarding privacy, please contact us at webmaster@dksor.org.
- Your name, address, or phone number;
- An e-mail address if you are communicating to us through e-mail;
- Information you voluntarily submit to the DeKalb County for the purposes of completing or submitting an application or form online; and
- Other information volunteered, such as vendor profile/contact information, survey information or content of e-mail.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Information Collected and How it is Used
DeKalb County’s Reserve Unit may collect some or all of the following information from visitors:
- Domain names, for example,”www.dksor.org” if you use a private Internet access account;
- An IP address, which is a number automatically assigned to your computer when you are using the Internet;
- The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
- The Internet address of the website from which users linked directly to our site;
- The pages visited within the portal; and
- The links made to other DeKalb County web sites.
This information is collected for statistical analysis using third-party or proprietary software programs to create summary statistics. The statistics are used for the purpose of determining what information is of most and least interest to all visitors and for identifying system performance issues or problem areas in order to better plan future web site enhancements. This information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes. If during your visit to DeKalb County’s websites, you voluntarily provide personally identifiable information, we will collect such information. Examples of personally identifiable information may include: If you choose to share personal information with us, that information is available only to county employees who provide a service related to your correspondence. Access is given to those qualified professionals who are assigned the job of providing county services consistent with your interactions with the DeKalb County website. In general, please note the information collected, whether or not personally identifiable, is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and other graphic formats you send us. Information is retained and used in accordance with existing laws, rules, regulations, and other policies.
Use
Depending on the specific service or transaction, DeKalb County may share personally identifiable information amongst its agencies in order to provide such service or complete such transaction.