Effective September 1, 2012:
This website ("Site") is operated by Skagit Transit. Because we receive certain types of information from visitors to this Site, we want you ("you," or "your") to understand the terms and conditions regarding how this information is used. The following outlines Skagit Transit’s Website Privacy Policy ("Policy"), discloses the type of information we receive and how this information is used. By accessing or otherwise using the Site, you acknowledge and consent to our collection and use of information as set forth in this Policy.
Skagit Transit reserves the right to change this Policy at any time. If we change our Policy, we will update this page so as to apprise you of any changes, and we will post the date of any amendment. Please review this Policy periodically for any changes.
The information we receive depends on what you do when visiting this website. In general, we receive two types of information: (1) the personal information you provide voluntarily, and (2) aggregated information about users as a whole.
Personal Information
When you submit comments, feedback or service inquires, the personal information collected may include your name, email address, phone number, street address, or any other information contained in your submittal.
Aggregated Information
Skagit Transit receives information about general activity on the Site. This does not include personal identifying information, but does include information on Site usage, such as how many times the Site is visited, what pages are viewed, how much time viewers spend on the Site, and web browsers used by visitors. This information is gathered and compiled into an aggregated form for statistical analysis and reporting. These reports track Site activity overall, rather than on an individual level.
Because aggregated information does not contain personal identifying information, we cannot use aggregated information to identify you. We use aggregated information to help determine things such as Site traffic demand and patterns and we may disclose this aggregated information to third parties (advertisers) or include it in public records.
Skagit Transit uses Google Analytics to compile aggregated information for analysis and reporting purposes. Google Analytics does not collect, track or have access to personal information received at this Site. For more information on Google’s Privacy Policy, please visit http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/.
How do we use your personal information?
Comments, feedback or service inquiries that you provide may be used for the purpose of improving service and raising awareness of our service. Skagit Transit does not share, sell, trade, or rent your personal information to anyone, or disclose personal information except as otherwise permissible or required by law.
Links
Skagit Transit’s Site contains links to other sites. Please remember that when you click on a link, you are leaving our Site and entering another. Skagit Transit is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites, and encourages you to read their privacy statements.
Cookies
Skagit Transit currently does not use cookies, but may at some point in the future. A cookie is a small data file that websites commonly write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file contains information that can identify you anonymously in order to track traffic patterns and add functionality to the Site. Cookies do not identify you personally, but identify your computer when you visit our site. A cookie can’t read files created by other sites. Your web browser can be set to warn you before accepting cookies, and you may choose to refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
This Site is a general-audience website, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you should not and may not provide any information to us through or on the Site. If you are the legal parent or guardian of a child under the age of 13 and find that we have inadvertently collected information from your child, please contact us at: Skagit Transit, Attn: Webmaster, 600 County Shop Lane, Burlington, WA 98233, and we will work to rectify the situation.
International
This Policy is intended to cover collection of information through the Site from residents of the United States. If you are not a resident of the United States or are visiting our Site from outside the United States, and submit any of your personal information through the Site, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States. The data protection and similar laws of the United States may be different than those in other parts of the world.