Who We Are
Williamson County Government operates this website to provide information and services to the public. Our official website address is: www.williamsoncountyil.gov.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to our website may download and extract any location data from images available on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies provide convenience by retaining your details for future comments. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser.
When you log in, multiple cookies will be set up to save your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those external websites.
These external websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor interactions with their embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to their services.
Sharing Data
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold. This does not include data that we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
For questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact Williamson County Government at 618-997-1301.
