South King Fire and Rescue (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website southkingfire.org. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect information submitted through our website.
Information We Collect
When you register for notifications on our website, we collect your name, email address, and optionally your mobile phone number. We also record the date and time of your consent to receive notifications.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide solely to send you the notification types you have selected, including job postings, public resource announcements, and general public safety information. We do not use your information for marketing or promotional purposes.
SMS Notifications
By providing your mobile phone number and checking the SMS opt-in box on our registration form, you consent to receive SMS notifications from South King Fire and Rescue. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP at any time to unsubscribe. Reply HELP for assistance.
We do not sell or share your SMS opt-in data or personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as you maintain an active subscription to our notifications. You may request deletion of your information at any time by contacting us or unsubscribing via your preferences page at southkingfire.org/contact/my-alerts/.
Third-Party Services
We use Postmark to deliver email notifications and Twilio to deliver SMS notifications. These services process your contact information solely for the purpose of message delivery. Neither service sells or shares your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
Your Rights
You may update or delete your notification preferences at any time by visiting southkingfire.org/my-alerts/ or by contacting us at the address below.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate and to understand how the site is used. You can choose which optional categories to allow through our Privacy Preferences, which you can open at any time using the “Privacy Preferences” link in the “Manage Your Choices” section below. Your choices are stored in a cookie on your device so that we can remember them on later visits.
Essential. These are required for the website to work. They include a cookie that stores your privacy choices and standard WordPress session and security cookies. They cannot be turned off.
Website analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site, such as which pages are viewed and how people arrive. This helps us improve the site. Google Analytics collects information about your visit, including your IP address and browsing activity, and shares it with Google. Analytics is on by default and you can turn it off in Privacy Preferences.
Third-Party Content and Services
In addition to the services described above for notification delivery, our website uses the following third-party services. When they are active, they may receive your IP address and information about your browser or device.
- Google Fonts delivers the typefaces used on our site. Loads by default; you can turn it off in Privacy Preferences. If you decline, a standard font is used instead.
- Font Awesome provides icons used throughout the site. If you decline, some icons may not appear.
Website translation (GTranslate). This lets you view our site in other languages. When you choose a language, page content is sent to Google for translation. If you decline, the language switcher is unavailable. - Facebook. We display recent posts from our Facebook page. Loading the feed may share your information with Facebook (Meta). If you decline, the feed is not shown.
- BeaconBid. Our Bids & RFPs page displays an embedded bid listing provided by BeaconBid. The listing loads by default; you can turn it off in Privacy Preferences. When it loads, BeaconBid may receive your IP address and information about your browser or device. If you decline, the embedded listing is not shown. You can still view our bids by following the link at the bottom of the page, which takes you to BeaconBid’s website, where BeaconBid’s own privacy practices apply.
These providers have their own privacy policies, and we do not control how they handle information once it reaches them.
Our website may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Managing Your Choices
You can change your privacy preferences at any time by clicking the “Privacy Preferences” button below:
You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings, although parts of the site may not work as expected.
Contact
South King Fire and Rescue
31617 1st Ave S
Federal Way, WA 98003
[email protected]