We understand the importance of protecting personal information and are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.
Who We Are
Our organization is the Winneshiek Soil &
Water Conservation District. Our website address is: https://winneshiekswcd.org
Collection and Use of Personal Information
We collect personal information that is voluntarily provided to us by website users. This information includes name and email address. We collect this information in order to respond to questions submitted via contact forms and to add visitors to our newsletter email list by request.
Sharing of Personal Information
We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.
Statcounter Analytics
Statcounter is an online service which helps us to understand our visitors; for example, how visitors find our website, how long they spend on our site, which web pages they are most interested in etc. We use Statcounter because better understanding how visitors are interacting with our website helps us to improve the content, design and functionality of our site. This allows us to offer a better online experience to our visitors.
Statcounter uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on visitors and visitor activity on our website. This data includes:
- Time and date of visit (this can help us to identify and plan for busy periods on our website)
- IP address (this is a numerical label assigned to a device by an Internet Service Provider to enable the device to access the internet)
- Browser and Operating System (this can help us to make sure that our website functions correctly in the browsers/operating systems used to access our site)
- Device Information e.g. device type and screen size (this can help us to make sure that our website functions correctly in the devices used to access our site)
- Referring Data e.g. a search engine link (this can help us to understand which search engines are helping visitors to find our website)
Furthermore, when you visit our website a Statcounter cookie (called "is_unique") may be placed in your browser. This cookie is used only to determine whether you are a first-time or returning visitor and to estimate unique visits to the site.
You can learn more about cookies from Statcounter and set your browser to refuse same here:
http://statcounter.com/about/set-refusal-cookie/
For further details, please see the Statcounter privacy policy the:
https://statcounter.com/about/legal/#privacy
Google Maps
We use Google Maps API on our website. When you click on a Google Map within our website you agree to the Google's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these websites before providing any personal information.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use secure servers and encryption to protect personal information and restrict access to authorized personnel only.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The most current version will be posted on our website, and we encourage individuals to review it periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy or the way we handle personal information, please contact us.