Thank you for visiting the Pinal County Government Privacy Policy Statement

The intent of this Privacy Policy Statement is to inform you about the information that could be collected online as a result of visiting or requesting a service, how that information will be used, and what steps are being taken to ensure the security of site visitor data. Your rights to privacy are of utmost importance to Pinal County Government in building trust and confidence when conducting business through the Internet. Pinal County Government will attempt to protect the privacy interest of anyone who corresponds with the Pinal County Government Office and does not wish their contact information to be made public; however, because the Pinal County Government Office is a public entity, there can be no guarantee that such information will always be kept confidential.

Personally Volunteered Information

Pinal County Government collects personal information from our visitors only on a voluntary basis. Personal information may include name, address, e-mail, etc. The personal information you volunteer to us is used to fulfill your request, for more information, or to respond to your question or comment. The information you provide to us is not sold or shared in any way to third party data compilation services.

Submitting Materials

All parties submitting materials to the Pinal County Government Website represent and warrant that the submission, installation, copying, distribution, and use of such materials in connection with the Pinal County Government Web will not violate any other party's proprietary rights. The user understands and agrees that Pinal County Government is not responsible for any errors created in or damage to materials as a result of the installation or maintenance on Pinal County Government Web servers, or their use by anyone accessing Pinal County Government Web servers.

All use of the Pinal County Government Web must be in accordance with existing Pinal County Government regulations and policies for computer use. Official Pinal County Government pages may contain links to other pages not sanctioned by Pinal County Government.

Cookies and Visitor Tracking

We do not use “cookies” to gather information during your visit. The web server that hosts the Pinal County Government Web site does gather certain information about your visit automatically in a standard log file. This information never identifies you personally and consists of only the following items:

1. The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) from which you access the Web site;

2. The IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access the Web site; and

3. The date and time of your access.

We use this information to gather statistics for the Pinal County Government’s Web site. Statistics include number of visits to a page, average time spent on the site, pages reviewed, etc. which is used by Pinal County Government to improve the content and performance of our Web site. This information is not sold or shared in any way to third party data compilation services.

Children

Pinal County Government's Web site has no intention of collecting any personal information from individuals under eighteen years of age. We comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Policy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”), requiring parental consent before we collected any personal information from an individual under the age of 13. The text of COPPA is available at http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm. If a child has provided us with information, a parent or guardian of that child should contact us if they would like this information deleted from our records. We will use reasonable efforts to delete the child's information from our existing files.

Other External Links Disclaimer

The Pinal County Government’s web pages contain links to various other Web sites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the Pinal County Government’s site and this Privacy Statement will not apply to other sites. When you link to another Web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site. Links to Web sites outside of Pinal County Government are offered solely for your convenience. Pinal County Government nor its consultants are responsible for or have control over the policies or content of any third-party sites.

Neither the Pinal County Government, nor any agency, officer, employee, or contractor of the Pinal County Government warrants the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information published by this system, nor endorses any content, viewpoints, products, or services linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of such information may be inaccurate or outdated. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.

Security
Pinal County Government's Web site takes reasonable measures to keep all information about our online visitors secure against unauthorized access and periodically reviews the security measures of our site. Pinal County Government will attempt to protect the privacy interest of anyone who corresponds with the Pinal County Government's Office and does not wish their contact information to be made public; however, because the Pinal County Government's Office is a public entity, there can be no guarantee that such information will always be kept confidential.

Privacy Policy Statement Is Subject To Change
This policy may be updated or revised from time to time, so please check back periodically in order to receive advance notice of any substantive changes to the manner in which the information you disclose on this Web site may be collected, used, or disseminated.

Contact Us
To offer comments about this Web site, or about the information presented in this Privacy Policy, please E-mail the Pinal County Comprehensive Plan Project Manager and/or Project Consultant.

The full mailing address:

Jerry Stabley
Project Manager
Pinal County
31 N. Pinal Street
Florence, Az 85232
Jerrold.Stabley@co.pinal.az.us
520.866.6442

Partners for Strategic Action, Inc.
Project Consultant
psainc@cox.net
480.816.1811