Privacy policy

The Ford Heights Park District does not collect personal identifying information about you and/or your dependents except when you specifically and knowingly provide it. The Ford Heights Park District needs this information to register an individual for a Ford Heights Park District program or when you use certain Ford Heights Park District products or services. In some cases if you do not provide this information, you may not be able to participate in the requested program or service. A participant’s name, address, telephone number and other non-statutory protected data are private and are not given to the general public, including third parties for direct mail or advertising purposes.

Upon request, the information provided will be released to: persons authorized to have access to the information under state or federal law; persons authorized by court order to have access to the information; persons to whom written consent has been given to have access to the information; and all individuals employed by or entities under contract with the Ford Heights Park District who have a need and a right to know the information in order to administer, manage and improve Ford Heights Park District programming.

Information Collection and Use

• The Ford Heights Park District collects personally identifiable information when you register for a Ford Heights Park District account or when you use certain Ford Heights Park District products or services. The Ford Heights Park District may also receive personally identifiable information from our business partners.
• When you register with the Ford Heights Park District or request certain services, we may ask for your name, email address, mailing address, phone, birth date, gender, and/or zip code. Once you register with the Ford Heights Park District and sign up for our services, you are not anonymous to us.
• The Ford Heights Park District also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address.

The Ford Heights Park District uses information for two general purposes: to fulfill your requests for certain products and services, and to contact you about specials and new products.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

• Except as provided in this policy, the Ford Heights Park District will not give, sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone.
• The Ford Heights Park District may share personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when:

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  • We have your consent to share the information;
  • We need to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested;
  • We respond to subpoenas, court orders or legal process; or
  • We find that your actions on our websites violate the Ford Heights Park District’s Terms of Service or any of our usage guidelines for specific products or services.

Security

Your Ford Heights Park District account information is password-protected for your privacy and security.

The Ford Heights Park District uses industry-standard encryption to protect the confidentiality of the information you submit to us during online interactions. The Ford Heights Park District takes the security of your personal information very seriously. Online Park District services protect your personal information during transit using encryption such as Transport Layer Security (TLS). When your personal data is stored by the Ford Heights Park District, we use computer systems with limited access housed in facilities using physical security measures.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Ford Heights Park District may amend this policy at any time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our website.

Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the office of the Ford Heights Park District by email at Elouise.Robinson@fhparkdistrict.org.