Privacy Policy

What this policy covers

We, Union County NC, take our privacy obligations seriously and we’ve created this privacy policy to explain how we treat your personal information collected on this website. Personal information is information we hold which is identifiable as being about you. 

The software platform this website runs on and associated technology operations are provided by Bang the Table Pty Ltd.

What personal information we collect

Profile Information

We collect information from you when you register to use this site. This includes your email address and additional demographic information as provided by you on the registration form.

Please note that you are able to browse any publicly accessible sections of this website completely anonymously without signing up.

Moderation
This website is moderated 24/7 by an expert global moderation team from Granicus. This website is additionally monitored by the Entity.

The comments section on this account may be moderated with limitations related to the content and topics contained on this social media account. Submission of comments or materials by the public constitutes participation in a moderated discussion site and not a public forum. The County reserves the right to hide, delete or report comments/postings. Comments/posting that may be hidden, deleted or reported include, but are not limited to, those that contain the following: 

  • Any content or comments that do not pertain to items within the jurisdictional control or authority of Union County. 
  • Vulgar, abusive or threatening language, defamatory statements or sexually explicit pictures, comments, or attachments. 
  • Personal attacks, hate speech or offensive terminology that promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, sex, marital status, genetics, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, disability, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local laws, regulations or ordinances. 
  • Suggestions or encouragement of illegal activity. 
  • Unsolicited business proposals or endorsements/promotion of commercial services, products or entities. 
  • Infringements on copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property. 
  • Spam and links to unrelated sites. 
  • Duplicate posts by the same author (the original post will be left intact assuming it does not otherwise violate this policy) 

• Confidential or non-public information, including but not limited to any personally identifiable medical information and any content that may violate the legal rights of the owner of said content. "Personal attacks” as used in the comment/content standards is defined as an insult directed at a particular person, and not directed at substantives ideas, procedures, or issues at hand. Repeated violations of the comment/content standards may result in a public user’s comments/postings being banned from Union County social media sites.

Engagement Information

The content you create as part of your interactions with this website. These can include responses to surveys, comments on discussion forums, or any of the other engagement opportunities available here.

Usage Information

We collect information about your usage of the site, such as pages visited, documents downloaded, etc.

How we use the information we collect

We collect this information in order to:

  • analyze and interpret it to help meet our objectives and obligations;
  • communicate information to you about engagement opportunities, events and other initiatives; and
  • respond to enquiries and otherwise engage with stakeholders.


External links

Our website may contain links to other websites. Those links are provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of linked websites and we suggest you review the privacy policies of those websites before using them.

Security

While no online service is completely secure, we work very hard to protect information about you against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction, and take all reasonable measures to do so.

Requesting access or correcting your personal information

Subject to applicable local laws and regulations, you may have some or all of the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • to access your personal data and to rectify any inaccuracies within that personal data;
  • to request for the erasure of your personal data residing with us;
  • to request your personal data in portable, machine-readable format; and
  • to withdraw your consent to our processing of their personal data.


If you wish to contact us to with a request relating to personal information we hold about you, please contact us using the contact details set out below including your name and contact details. We may need to verify your identity before providing you with your personal information.

In some cases, we may be unable to provide you with access to all your personal information and where this occurs, we will explain why. We will deal with all requests for access to personal information within a reasonable timeframe.

Contact Us

For further information about our privacy policy and related information practices, or to access or correct your personal information, or make a complaint, please contact us on uccommunications@unioncountync.gov.