Culpeper County Government 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 Culpeper County Government Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Culpeper County Government website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Culpeper County Government collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Culpeper County Government 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 Culpeper County Government. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Culpeper County Government for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Culpeper County Government Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Culpeper County Government public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Culpeper County Government does not read any of your private online communications.

Culpeper County Government encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Culpeper County Government so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Culpeper County Government is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Culpeper County Government and Culpeper County Government family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Culpeper County Government collects and uses your personal information to operate the Culpeper County Government Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Culpeper County Government also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Culpeper County Government and its affiliates. Culpeper County Government may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Culpeper County Government does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Culpeper County Government does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Culpeper County Government keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Culpeper County Government, in order to determine what Culpeper County Government services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Culpeper County Government to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Culpeper County Government 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 Culpeper County Government or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Culpeper County Government; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Culpeper County Government, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Culpeper County Government 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 Culpeper County Government pages, or register with Culpeper County Government site or services, a cookie helps Culpeper County Government 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 Culpeper County Government Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Culpeper County Government 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 Culpeper County Government services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Culpeper County Government secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Culpeper County Government 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

Culpeper County Government will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Culpeper County Government encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Culpeper County Government is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Culpeper County Government welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Culpeper County Government has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Culpeper County Government at webmaster@culpepercounty.gov. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.