PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting Sac Family Connect’s website. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of digital information the Sac Family Connect gathers on visitors to Sac Family Connect websites, how that information is used, as well as some of the steps taken to safeguard the information.

Information Collection

  • Sac Family Connect shall not collect personal information about website visitors unless the visitor chooses to provide that information to Sac Family Connect. See Section 2 below for details. 

  • Sac Family Connect shall collect limited non-personally identifying information that web browsers make available automatically whenever a visit is made to a website. This information includes the internet address of the computer or network, the date, time, and page visited on a partner site, browser, and operating system, and the referring page (the last webpage visited before clicking on a link to Sac Family Connect site).  

  • Sac Family Connect shall use the aggregated information from all of our visitors to measure server performance, analyze user traffic patterns and improve the content of the Sac Family Connect site.

  • Sac Family Connect shall track the keywords or search terms that are entered into our search engine to measure interest in specific topics but shall not track which terms a particular visitor enters. 

  • Some personal information is required in order to determine eligibility; Sac Family Connect will use that information to provide the service. Information is confidential and will not be shared. In the case where a testimonial is provided, information may be shared unless explicitly stated otherwise.

  • Sac Family Connect provides geographically relevant information to visitors using the visitor’s geographic coordinates. This location information is only collected with visitor permission. 

Collection of Personally Identifiable Information

Personally identifiable information is information about an individual that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. Personally identifiable information includes personal identifiers such as an individual's name, address, and phone number. A domain name or IP address is not considered personally identifiable information. Sac Family Connect strives to collect the minimum information necessary to comply with applicable laws or provide the requested service. If a visitor chooses to participate in a survey, send an email, subscribe to an email service, or perform other transactions using Sac Family Connect, the following additional information may be collected: 

  • Email address and contents of emails sent through the websites - for purposes of Sac Family Connect providing a response 

  • Information volunteered in response to a survey or through online forms - for purposes identified by the survey or online form. 

  • Information volunteered by participating in an online transaction with Sac Family Connect - for the purposes of completing the transaction only. 

The information collected may not be limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats that a visitor sends to Sac Family Connect. The information is retained in accordance with Sac Family Connect’s policies. Sac Family Connect may use visitor email to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to the visitor, to send subscription-based emails, to address issues identified by the visitor, to further improve Sac Family Connect’s website, or to forward the email to another agency for appropriate action. Survey information would be used for the purpose designated.

Distribution of Information

Sac Family Connect is governed by public records laws. Sac Family Connect does not sell, rent or otherwise distribute visitor's information, including email addresses, to any outside company or organization without the visitor’s permission, unless legally required to do so. This applies to information that may be collected by Sac Family Connect on Sac Family Connect’s website and by Sac Family Connect on that of any third party with whom Sac Family Connect contracts to provide internet-related services. 

Some social media sites may collect personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable information collected by third-party social media sites is not shared with Sac Family Connect.

Terms of Use

The information in this site is not intended to serve as legal, accounting, or tax advice. Attempts to upload information or change information on Sac Family Connect’s websites are strictly prohibited unless specifically authorized in writing by Sac Family Connect.

Information Security

Sac Family Connect has implemented security measures and systems into the design, implementation and day-to-day operation of its websites, underlying servers and networks. Sac Family Connect progressively implements new security measures as they become available on the market. These security measures are in place primarily to identify and/or block unauthorized intrusions that could upload, change information or otherwise cause damage to the website.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are text files created by a web browser and stored on a local system to aid in customizing a visitor’s browsing experience. This website may use cookies. Cookies allow information to change as the visitor navigates through this website. Two types of cookies may be used, "session-only" and "persistent". Sac Family Connect uses cookies in the following ways:  

  • If the visitor wishes to access information, Sac Family Connect may use a session-only cookie to reserve storage on his/her computer in order to pass his/her inquiry information to a follow-on page for the purposes of retrieving requested information. The session-only cookies are erased either during web browser operation or after the web browser is shut down. 

  • If the visitor wishes to conduct on-line transactions, Sac Family Connect may use a session-only cookie when processing that visitor’s request. The type of information voluntarily submitted to fulfill the visitor’s request varies by transaction and may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, social security or federal identification number, credit card number and expiration date, and/or driver license number. Sac Family Connect cannot control the use of cookies by sites outside its websites. If the visitor chooses to link to an external site, Sac Family Connect cannot control that external site’s use of cookies and this privacy policy will not apply.

Health Information

Agencies requesting or providing personally identifiable healthcare information on Sac Family Connect are required to certify that its healthcare data handling and security procedures are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). If such data and security services are provided to such agency by a third-party provider, the agency shall be responsible for such third party's compliance with HIPAA.

External Links

Links to other sites from the Sac Family Connect websites are provided at the discretion of the Sac Family Connect and are provided as a convenience for visitors of this site. Sites that are linked from Sac Family Connect of Sacramento are reviewed periodically to confirm that the link still furthers Sac Family Connect's purposes. Sac Family Connect reserves the right to refuse to post any website link or to delete links already posted at any time without notice. If a visitor discovers problems with or has concerns regarding the format, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of a linked external website, the visitor is encouraged to contact the organization responsible for the linked external website. Sac Family Connect does not control nor is it responsible for any linked external websites, pages, or content.

Intellectual Property

The content of Sac Family Connect web pages is copyrighted and contains some third-party images/graphics that are used with permission. Visitors are notified, therefore, that one should presume the need to obtain permission from the copyright holder before reproducing or otherwise using images/graphics from this website. Sac Family Connect does not permit for images to be downloaded or saved for any reason.

Conditions of Use

By visiting Sac Family Connect, users agree that they will not use the site for any unlawful activity, or use it in any way that would violate the terms and conditions of use. This website is governed and construed by the laws of the State of California. Any use of the website shall comply with all local and state laws and regulations as well as with all federal laws and regulations. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this portal are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the state Computer Trespass law and federal statutes including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Linking Policy

Sac Family Connect may contain links to local, State, and federal government agencies and other websites. The inclusion of such links does not constitute an endorsement of the destination website nor the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, or site accessibility. Nor does any linkage between Sac Family Connect and a third-party website imply sponsorship of that web site.