Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Usage Data: When you visit US Police Departments, we automatically collect certain information including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This data is collected through Google Analytics and is used solely for understanding aggregate traffic patterns and improving the site.

Search Queries: If you use our search feature, the text of your search queries may be logged for analytics purposes to improve search relevance. This data is anonymized and not linked to personally identifiable information.

Contact Form Submissions: If you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content. This information is used only to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties.

2. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for analytics and advertising purposes. Specifically:

• Google Analytics — Tracks page views, session duration, and traffic sources. Data is aggregated and anonymized. You may opt out via Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Google AdSense — Displays contextual advertising. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our site or other sites. See Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to: operate and improve the US Police Departments directory; understand how visitors use the site; respond to contact form inquiries; display relevant advertising through Google AdSense; and comply with applicable laws.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

4. Third-Party Services

US Police Departments links to official government websites (police department portals, court systems, state DOJ databases). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. When you click a link to an external site, you are leaving US Police Departments and are subject to that site's privacy policy.

We use Google Analytics and Google AdSense, which are subject to Google's Privacy Policy. We do not share data with other third-party services.

5. Data Retention

Analytics data is retained for 26 months as configured in our Google Analytics settings. Contact form submissions are retained for 12 months for quality assurance and then permanently deleted. No personally identifiable information is retained beyond these periods.

6. Your Rights (CCPA / GDPR)

Depending on your location, you may have rights including: the right to access data we hold about you; the right to request deletion of your data; the right to opt out of analytics tracking; and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (EU residents).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy{{ config('app.name') }}. We will respond within 30 days.