Privacy Policy

Who we are

We are the Village of Pecatonica, Illinois. Our website address is https://www.villageofpecatonica.com.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Our website does not use cookies.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

The Village of Pecatonica understands the value of personal information and works to protect the personal information we collect from the public. The Village does not sell or rent data, including personally identifiable information. We occasionally will share this information with other nonprofit organizations or governmental entities in order to support the transaction or service.

As a governmental entity in the State of Illinois, Pecatonica is subject to the Local Records Act, which defines how records should be managed. Further, almost all information that government entities, including cities, collect are subject to public disclosure request. This ensures that the public can find out what information has been collected about them and provide a way to know more about how our government operates. The State of Illinois Freedom of Information Act outlines legal requirements that govern requests for government records, and specifies which records are exempt.

How long we retain your data

If you contact us using the contact form on this website, the entry and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can refer back to your comment and/or contact you with any follow-up necessary. 

What rights you have over your data

If you have submitted data using forms on this website, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.