ESSA - Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Emergency Social Services Association (ESSA) website and reviewing our privacy policy. We will collect no personal information about you unless the information is voluntarily provided by you.

Through the use of powerful online tools available on our web site, ESSA is committed to providing the public with an enjoyable online experience. While providing this service we are also committed to protecting users from the unexpected use of personally identifiable information. In an effort to continue to provide users with a quality online experience, ESSA uses server log analysis tools to track web site usage. These monthly summaries provide statistics such as:

• Number of hits
• Most and least popular pages
• IP addresses and domains
• Most and least active days
• Technical statistics
• Referrers and keywords
• Browsers and platforms

Visitors have the option to voluntarily provide ESSA with additional information through the Oklahoma County web site. ESSA will retain information volunteered by the user, such as e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, registration information, etc. This will be used by the county as a means to communicate with the user if appropriate, and will only be shared with other government agencies if your inquiry relates to that agency or as otherwise required by law. This information will not be shared with outside commercial entities.

If during your visit to our web site you participate by completing and submitting an online form or survey or send an e-mail message, the following additional information will be collected:

• The email address and contents of the e-mail, for those who communicate with us via e-mail.
• Information volunteered in response to a survey.
• Information volunteered through an online form for any other purpose.

To provide better service to our users we may use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience. A cookie is a small text file stored on a user's computer, created and subsequently read by a web site server. Cookies created on your computer by using this website do not reveal information that you have not supplied, therefore your privacy or security is not compromised. By tracking usage of cookies, we can best determine the needs of our users.

Several of the most recent web browsers can notify you before a website places a cookie on your computer. Some browsers allow you to block, individually accept, or reject any particular cookie. Although it is good practice to periodically check and delete cookie files in the manner suitable for the browser you are using, you must allow your browser to accept cookies to be able to use certain ESSA online systems. If cookies are disabled or a "cookie cruncher" is running on your client computer, you will get errors when trying to use applications that use cookies.

Our web site has links to other government agencies as well as links to other organizations. ESSA does not endorse their web policies, products, or services. Once you have linked to another site you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

ESSA has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its data and prevent unauthorized access to information maintained by the association. These measures are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized access to our systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private information in our possession. This information should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warrant as fail proof, the security of information provided via the ESSA web site.

For information about your personal information collection and its use or to offer comments about ESSA's website, contact:
Emergency Social Services Association
P.O. Box 50029 South Slope RPO
Burnaby, BC V5J 5G3 anada
Phone: 1-800-910-ESSA