Protecting your information to the extent authorized by law is a high priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to eswd.org and Eastsound Sewer & Water District and governs data collection and usage.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to eswd.org and ESWD mean Eastsound Sewer & Water District. The ESWD website is a news and information site.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, ESWD may collect analytic data regarding use of this website.
We do not collect any personal information about you (such as your name and email address) unless you voluntarily provide it to us. You may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) making inquiries; (c) sending us an email message; (d) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering or paying for services on our Site. We may use and retain your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services provided by ESWD. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
ESWD collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. ESWD may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from ESWD.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
ESWD does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. It is possible that customer lists and contact information may have to be disclosed pursuant to a valid request for public records under RCW Ch 42.56.
ESWD may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, or provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to ESWD, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
ESWD may disclose your personal information, without notice, 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 ESWD or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ESWD; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of ESWD, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by ESWD. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the ESWD website.
Use of Cookies
The ESWD website may 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 ESWD pages, or register with ESWD site or services, a cookie helps ESWD 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 ESWD website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the ESWD 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 ESWD services or websites you visit.
Links
This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
ESWD uses reasonable efforts to secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. ESWD uses the following methods for this purpose: SSL Protocol.
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
ESWD does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Email Communications
From time to time, ESWD may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
Changes to this Statement
ESWD reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
ESWD welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that ESWD has not adhered to this Statement, please contact ESWD at:
Eastsound Sewer & Water District
PO Box 640
Eastsound, Washington 98245
Email Address: info@eswd.org
Telephone number: 360-376-2720
Effective as of August 27, 2019
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