FB Policy

Effective date – December 18, 2021

Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office (“we,” “us,” “our”) takes its users (“user”, “you,” “your”) privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy is designed to let you know what information we collect through our Facebook App and/or Fan Page.

We collect information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and this Privacy Policy only applies to our information collection practices on Facebook. We intend to comply with the requirements outlined by Facebook as it pertains to Developers as outlined here https://developers.facebook.com/policy/ .

As required by Facebook’s Privacy Policy we are required to inform you  that we do not sell your data, however if we are acquired or are merged, we may transfer your data. In addition, you may request the removal of your data at any time by contacting us via email. Please allow  a reasonable amount of time to fulfill this request once it is made.

By using our Application and/or Page you agree that you are granting us the right to use, copy, display, distribute, deliver, render, and publicly perform any content that you provide to us. The use of our Application and/or Page is also prohibited in certain countries, specifically ones that have blocked the use of Facebook or where your use or our content would be prohibited.

Type of Information We Automatically Collect from Users:

The information we collect depends on the information you allow others to view on your Facebook profile. However, we will collect at least the following information about you:

  • Name
  • Email
  • Gender
  • Birthday
  • Current City
  • Your profile picture
  • IP Address
  • Browser Type
  • Interactions with our App or Facebook Page

Type of Information We Might Collect with Your Authorization:

We may collect more information with your authorization  based on your user settings. This includes:

  • Networks
  • Friends List
  • Pages
  • Interests
  • Information about how you interact with yoru friends
  • Profile information
  • Posts you have “liked”
  • Contact information
  • Status Updates
  • Calendar of Events
  • Whether or not you are online
  • “Check ins” and friends that have checked you in
  • posts or pictures you are tagged in
  • How We Use Your Information:

Who do we share your information with?

Application Partners and Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties we have partnered with specifically for our Application and/or Fan Page. In addition, we may hire outside companies or third parties to help us manage, create, or maintain our Application and/or Fan Page. These parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential, and they will only have access to information that is needed to perform their job.

Other Users:  With your permission, and if one of the functions of our Application and/or Fan Page allows you to interact with others, you authorize usto share certain information with other users. However, we only share this information if you and Facebook have authorized us to do so.We may analyze how you interact with other users and then aggregate this information, in an anonymized form, to allow us to view how you use our Application and/or Page.

Legal Uses: We may disclose your information if required by a subpoena, through any legal process, to comply with any law or regulation, or by request of any law enforcement agency. We may also disclose your information if we reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent harm, injury, or loss, in any way, to us or any third-party.

Business Acquisition or Merger: If we are acquired or sell our business, we may transfer your information. Should you have any concerns with the transfer of your data, please feel free to contact us.

Controlling your Data

You may request, at any time, for deletion of your data. We may retain your data even if we discontinue the Application and/or Page, unless you request for deletion of your data. You may stop us from collecting information about you if you: (1) uninstall our App, (2) remove yourself from our Page, or (3) delete your account. We may provide you with the ability to review, correct, or delete your information.

Other Disclosures and Assurances

We DO NOT sell/transfer/give information about your use of Facebook to third parties unless authorized in this Agreement.

We use reasonable safeguards and protections to protect your data. We may have servers located in different jurisdictions, by utilizing our Facebook App and/or Fan Page you consent to the transfer of this information from your residence to our servers.

We do not allow users under 13 to use our Application or Fan Page and will delete anyone we suspect is under age.

We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. If we do, we will post a notice of the changes and the date of when this Policy was last updated.

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