Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Town of Crawford Police Department website. We recognize that the residents and businesses of the Town of Crawford want to be confident that their private information is secure when viewing our site. The following paragraphs explain our website privacy policy.

In alignment with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy describes the Town of Crawford Police Department’s privacy practices regarding information collected from users of this website. This policy describes what information is collected and how that information is used. This privacy policy only applies to this website.

For the purposes of this policy, “personal information” means any information pertaining to a natural person, as opposed to a corporate entity, that, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. The Town of Crawford Police Department only collects personal information about you when you provide that information voluntarily by sending an email.

Information Collected from Users

The following information is automatically collected and stored when users visit our website:

• The Internet Protocol Address (IP address) and domain name used, but not the email address. The Internet Protocol Address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer;
• The type of browser or operating system you used;
• The date and time of your visit to this site;
• The web pages or services you accessed at this site;
• The web site you visited prior to coming to this site;
• The website you visit as you leave this site.

The information cited above does not constitute personal information.

This information is collected through data analysis tools such as Google Analytics. We use this information to understand how users interact with our website and improve our web content. This information is collected for statistical analysis, for instance to determine what information is of most and least interest to our users and whether users are successfully finding the information they seek. This information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Town of Crawford Police Department is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose the information collected through data analysis for commercial marketing purposes.

Information Collected when You Email Us

During your visit to this website, you may contact the Town of Crawford Police Department by email. Your email address and the contents of your message will be collected. The contents of your message are not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats included in the message. Your email address and the information included in your message will only be used to respond to your concern, to address the issues you identify, to improve the website, or to forward your message to another agency for appropriate action. Your email address will not be used for commercial purposes and the Town of Crawford Police Department is not authorized to disclose your email address for commercial purposes.

Information and Choice

As stated above, the Town of Crawford Police Department does not collect any personal information about you when you visit this site unless you voluntarily provide that information by sending an email. You may choose not to send us an email and instead contact us by other means.