Privacy Policy

Introduction

The City of Hopkinton, Iowa ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website hopkintoniowa.org.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

• Your IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages you visit on our site
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on pages
• Other diagnostic data

Information You Provide

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Contact us through our contact form
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Submit feedback or inquiries

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our website
• To improve, personalize, and expand our website
• To understand and analyze how you use our website
• To communicate with you, either directly or through partners
• To provide you with updates and other information
• To process your transactions and manage your requests
• To prevent fraud and enhance security

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Necessary Cookies: Essential for the website to function properly
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website (Google Analytics)
• Preference Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyze data:

• Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis
• Cloudflare: For website hosting and security

These third parties have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access your personal information
• The right to correct inaccurate information
• The right to request deletion of your information
• The right to restrict or object to processing
• The right to data portability

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: