Privacy Policy

Information Collected and Why

• Visit statistics: the pages viewed, the website that referred the visit, the type of browser and device, and the country the visit came from. These counts show which pages people use, so the tracker can be improved.
• Internet address: the address your device uses to connect, which the site’s host processes to deliver pages and to protect the site from attacks.
• Emails you send: your name, email address, and message, if you send a correction or a question. They are used only to review the correction or answer you.
• Choices saved on your device: your Ordinance Builder draft and your comparison list, which stay in your own browser.

The tracker does not collect payment information, home addresses, or account passwords.

How Information Is Collected

• Automatically: Cloudflare Web Analytics counts visits without cookies and without identifying individual visitors, and Cloudflare, the site’s host, receives your internet address when your browser requests a page.
• When you choose to email: the Submit a Correction button opens your own email program with a message addressed to [email protected]. Nothing is sent until you send that email yourself.
• In your browser: the Ordinance Builder saves your choices in your browser’s storage, and the comparison list is kept only until you close the tab. This information is never sent to the tracker.

How the Tracker Contacts You

The tracker sends no newsletters, mailing lists, or text messages. Its maintainer contacts you only to reply to an email you sent, for example to ask a question about your correction or to answer a reporter’s request. If you would rather not receive a reply, say so in your email, or ask at any time and no further messages will be sent.

Sharing Information

The tracker does not sell, rent, or trade personal information, and it does not share it with advertisers. Information is handled only by the services that run the site and its email: Cloudflare, which hosts the site and counts visits, and Google, which provides the email inbox for the corrections and press addresses. Information may also be disclosed if the law requires it.

How Long Information Is Kept

Emails are kept as long as they are needed to keep a record of a correction or a conversation, and you may ask for yours to be deleted at any time. Visit statistics are kept by Cloudflare under its own privacy policy and do not identify you. Information saved in your browser stays there until you clear it.

Security

Every page is delivered over an encrypted connection (HTTPS), and the site is protected by Cloudflare’s security services. The email account that receives messages is protected with two-step verification. No method of storing or sending information is completely secure, but the tracker keeps as little personal information as possible to limit any risk.

Your Choices and Rights

• You can ask to see, correct, or delete any email you have sent to the tracker by writing to [email protected].
• You can opt out of visit counting by using a browser setting or extension that blocks analytics. The site will still work fully.
• You can remove the choices saved on your device by clearing this site’s data in your browser settings.
• If you believe this policy has not been followed, please write to the address below first. You may also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission or the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

Children

The tracker is meant for adults and is not directed to children under 13. It does not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has sent personal information to the tracker, please write to the address below and it will be deleted.

Links to Other Websites

Entries link to county, city, town, and state websites and to news and planning sources. Those sites have their own privacy practices, which this policy does not cover.

Changes to This Policy

The tracker may update this policy as the site changes. The new version will be posted on this page with a new date, and a notice of the change will appear at the top of the page for 30 days.

Contact and Concerns

Questions or concerns can be sent to [email protected].