Columbus Fire & EMS

Fire and EMS is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Fire and EMS site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Fire and EMS site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Fire and EMS collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Fire and EMS also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Fire and EMS. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Fire and EMS for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Fire and EMS site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Fire and EMS public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Fire and EMS does not read any of your private online communications.

Fire and EMS encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Fire and EMS so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Fire and EMS is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Fire and EMS and Fire and EMS family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Fire and EMS collects and uses your personal information to operate the Fire and EMS Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Fire and EMS also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Fire and EMS and its affiliates. Fire and EMS may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Fire and EMS does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Fire and EMS may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Fire and EMS may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Fire and EMS, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Fire and EMS does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Fire and EMS keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Fire and EMS, in order to determine what Fire and EMS services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Fire and EMS to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Fire and EMS Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Fire and EMS or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Fire and EMS; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Fire and EMS, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Fire and EMS Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Fire and EMS pages, or register with Fire and EMS site or services, a cookie helps Fire and EMS to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Fire and EMS Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Fire and EMS features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Fire and EMS services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Fire and EMS secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Fire and EMS secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

CCGB2C App Data Deletion

If you want to delete your data from the CCGB2C App, you can do so by the following instructions

  • Go to Your Facebook Account's Settings & Privacy. Click Settings
  • Go to Apps and Websites
  • Select CCGB2C
  • Click Remove

Changes to this Statement

Fire and EMS will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Fire and EMS encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Fire and EMS is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Fire and EMS welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Fire and EMS has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Fire and EMS at e0000024621@columbusga.gov. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.