Thursday, September 28, 2023
Privacy Statement

Franklin Fire District No. 2 is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Franklin Fire District No. 2 Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Franklin Fire District No. 2 website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Franklin Fire District No. 2 collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Franklin Fire District No. 2 also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Franklin Fire District No. 2. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Franklin Fire District No. 2 for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Franklin Fire District No. 2 Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Franklin Fire District No. 2 public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Franklin Fire District No. 2 does not read any of your private online communications.

Franklin Fire District No. 2 encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Franklin Fire District No. 2 so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Franklin Fire District No. 2 is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Franklin Fire District No. 2 and Franklin Fire District No. 2 family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Franklin Fire District No. 2 collects and uses your personal information to operate the Franklin Fire District No. 2 Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Franklin Fire District No. 2 also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Franklin Fire District No. 2 and its affiliates. Franklin Fire District No. 2 may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Franklin Fire District No. 2 does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Franklin Fire District No. 2 may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Franklin Fire District No. 2 may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Franklin Fire District No. 2, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Franklin Fire District No. 2 does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Franklin Fire District No. 2 keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Franklin Fire District No. 2, in order to determine what Franklin Fire District No. 2 services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Franklin Fire District No. 2 to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Franklin Fire District No. 2 Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Franklin Fire District No. 2 or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Franklin Fire District No. 2; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Franklin Fire District No. 2, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Franklin Fire District No. 2 Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Franklin Fire District No. 2 pages, or register with Franklin Fire District No. 2 site or services, a cookie helps Franklin Fire District No. 2 to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Franklin Fire District No. 2 Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Franklin Fire District No. 2 features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Franklin Fire District No. 2 services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Franklin Fire District No. 2 secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Franklin Fire District No. 2 secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Franklin Fire District No. 2 will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Franklin Fire District No. 2 encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Franklin Fire District No. 2 is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Franklin Fire District No. 2 welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Franklin Fire District No. 2 has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Franklin Fire District No. 2 at eric.richardson@kbtechnical.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.