Privacy Policy

 The Speegleville Volunteer Fire Department ("SVFD," "we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of our website visitors, donors, volunteers, and community members. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect the information you provide when visiting our website.

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• Information submitted through contact forms, membership applications, board inquiries, or incident report requests
• Donation information submitted through our secure third-party donation platform

We may also collect limited non-personal information such as browser type, device information, pages visited, and general website usage statistics to help improve our website.

Information you provide may be used to:

• Respond to questions or requests
• Process membership inquiries and volunteer applications
• Respond to requests for incident reports
• Communicate department news, events, or volunteer opportunities
• Process and acknowledge donations
• Improve our website and services
• Comply with applicable laws and regulations

We will only use your information for the purposes for which it was provided.

Online donations are processed through a secure third-party provider. SVFD does not store or have access to your complete credit card or payment information. Please review the privacy policy of our donation provider for information regarding the handling of payment information.

SVFD does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

We may disclose information only when:

• Required by law or legal process.
• Necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of the Speegleville Volunteer Fire Department or others.
• Needed to provide services through trusted third-party providers acting on our behalf.

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve functionality and understand how visitors use our website. You may choose to disable cookies through your web browser; however, doing so may affect certain website features.

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, we strive to safeguard your information using appropriate security practices.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including donation platforms and social media pages. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites they visit.

Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that such information has been collected without appropriate parental consent, we will promptly delete it.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact: speeglevillevfd@outlook.com