Privacy Policy

The Gilbert Police Department maintains this website (joingilbertpd.com) as a public service. This policy describes the Department’s privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to the site. It contains information about what information is collected and how that information is used.

Information Collected

Server Logs/Log Analysis Tools
Gilbert PD utilizes server logs and log analysis tools to create summary statistics about the use of the website. The summary statistics are used for purposes such as assessing what information is of most interest to users, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas. The following information is collected for this analysis:

User/client hostname – The hostname (or IP address, if DNS is disabled) of the user/client requesting access.
HTTP header, “user-agent” – The user-agent information includes the type of browser used, the browser version, and the operating system it is running on.
HTTP header, “referer” – The referer specifies the page from which the user/client accessed the current page.
System date – The date and time of the user/client request.
Full request – The exact request the user/client made.
Status – The status code the server returned to the user/client.
Content length – The content length, in bytes, of the document sent to the user/client.
Method – The request method used.
Universal Resource Identifier (URI) – The location of a resource on the server.
Query string of the URI – Anything after the question mark in a URI.
Protocol – The transport protocol and version used.

For site management functions, information is collected for analysis and statistical purposes. This information is not reported or used in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information, and will not be released to any outside parties unless required to do so under applicable law.

For site security purposes and to ensure that the site remains available to all users, the Department uses software to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Arizona Revised Statutes 13-2316: Computer Tampering.

E-mail
Personally identifiable information contained in a question or comment sent to the Department in an e-mail message or in an online form submitted to the Department will be used by the Gilbert Police Department to respond to the request and to analyze trends. The Department may redirect the message to another government agency or person who is in a better position to answer the question.

Web-based forms
The Gilbert PD uses Web-based forms. Personally identifiable information collected from these forms has a specified use (e.g., registration, survey response, etc.) and the information is used by Gilbert PD only for that purpose. Each form contains a link to this privacy policy.

Use/Release of Information
All information collected from the Gilbert Police Hiring website, including the summary server log information, e-mails sent to the website, and information collected from Web-based forms, is subject to the Arizona Public Information Act. Pursuant to Title 39 – Public Records, Printing and Notices.

Changes to this Statement
The Gilbert PD privacy policy will be revised or updated if practices change, or if better ways to keep you informed are developed. You should refer to this page often for the latest information and the effective date of any changes. If changes are made to this policy, a new policy will be posted on our site and the date at the bottom of the page will be updated. Changes to the policy will not apply retroactively.