The protection of individual privacy is a concern to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department has created this policy statement in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site and applies to all online publications, websites and weblogs. Including but not limited to, www.thebadge.us, www.mysheriff.us. and other video and photo based services.
Information you provide to us
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department does not keep any personal information about you or your visit to our Internet site unless you have specifically supplied it to us. For instance, you may have supplied us with information as part of a request for tips about criminal activity in your area. Or you may have sent us an email or left us a message in some other electronic format. In cases where you have supplied us with information, including personal data, we will treat such information as confidential. This means that your information will not be released to the public.
Other information about your visit to our site
Like most Internet sites, our web site reads some information from your computer that helps us analyze traffic patterns, perform routine maintenance, maintain site security, and to help you navigate through our site. Generally the information we collect is temporary and when you leave the site this information is deleted from our system. The only information the Department automatically collects and maintains is the following:
- total number of visitors to our site
- types of computer systems used to access our site
- web browser type and version
- date and time of access
- the web site you visited prior to coming to this web site
- information about possible system security threats.
Occasionally the Department may have a survey on the web site that allows a visitor to vote only once. In order to keep track of whether you have voted, a cookie (a simple text file) will be created and stored on your computer. This cookie is created on your computer by voting on the survey. It will not contain personally identifying information and will not compromise your privacy or security. The only information that is contained is the name of the survey and how you voted. This cookie will remain on your computer for the duration of the survey. The cookie has an expiration date. When that date occurs it will be deleted from your computer.
This privacy policy does not apply to web sites operated by third parties that you may access through a link from our web Site.
Disclaimer for Comments
We appreciate your comments. Please understand that all comments are moderated, and will not appear on this weblog until we have approved them. We encourage you to express your opinions about current events through respectful and insightful discussion. The Department reserves the right to refuse to post your comments that contain inappropriate language and/or material. Additionally, hyperlinks or e-mail addresses will not be posted.
Information Disclaimer
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department has made reasonably efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information provided in this web site. However, to due to the possibility of unauthorized access to this site, data transmission errors, changes to source material made since the last update to the site, or other human or mechanical errors, the information contained on this web site should not be deemed reliable for legal purposes. Please contact the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department to verify the accuracy of the information.
Copyright Statement
Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department web site is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department’s permission. We request only that the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits, graphics or byline be similarly credited to the photographer, author or St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, as appropriate. It is your responsibility to contact the copyright holder of protected material before using their information in your publications.
Policy on Department Web site Links
The purpose of the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department’s web site is to provide information about the Department’s mission, vision and services to the community. The Department's web site may provide links to web sites outside the Department's web site that also serve this purpose. The Department is not responsible for and does not endorse the information on any linked web site unless the Department's web site states otherwise.
The following criteria will be used to decide whether to grant requests for Department web site links. If a particular request does not fit any of the following criteria, the Department will decide whether to approve the requested web site link only if it serves the general purpose of the Department's web site.
The Department's web site will provide links to web sites for:
Governmental, Law Enforcement and educational institutions
Organizations with some relationship to the Department (including but not limited to: organizations contracting with the Department, organizations sponsoring Department activities or programs, and organizations participating in Department activities or programs)
Generally recognized community organizations
Organizations providing information about educational, artistic, cultural, and sporting activities in the Department's area.
Questions, comments or concerns about this policy should be sent to sheriff@norcom2000.com
