Privacy Policy for the Thornton Police Department Website

Thank you for visiting the Thornton Police Department website. We recognize that you are concerned about your privacy on the Internet, and we are committed to preserving your privacy when visiting our website. 

This policy describes the Thornton Police Department’s privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to our website. It describes what data is collected and how that information is used. The Thornton Police Department may, at its sole discretion, modify, add, or delete portions of this policy at any time without prior notification. Because this policy applies only to the Thornton Police Department website, you should carefully examine the privacy policy of any other website that you may access, including those which you access through links on this website. 

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity

Information collected when you fill in a form on this website

When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us. We also share this information with for storage and with Zapier for data porting.

​Personal information and choice

"Personal information" is defined as information about an individual which can be used to specifically identify one particular person. A domain name or IP address is not considered personal information. Personally identifying information is not collected through this website unless you enter such information into a form or send an email to the Thornton Police Department through this website. If you do not provide such information it does not affect your ability to use any other features of this website. 

The Thornton Police Department does not knowingly collect personally identifying information from children or create profiles of children through this website. Site visitors are cautioned that the collection of personal information provided by any individual in an email or through information filled into a form will be treated the same as information given by an adult, and may, if not protected by federal, state, or local law, be subject to public access. The Thornton Police Department encourages parents and teachers to be involved in children’s Internet activities and guide the children whenever they are asked to provide information on-line. 

​Disclosure of information collected through this website

Information collected through this website, personal or otherwise, may, if not protected by federal, state, or local law, be subject to disclosure pursuant to law such as the Freedom of Information Act, the Colorado Open Records Act, or through court order. Additionally, the Thornton Police Department may disclose personally identifying information to federal, state, or local law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to the Thornton Police Department’s information. 

Retention of information collected about you through this website

Information collected about you through this website is retained in a secure database for administrative and historical purposes only. 

​Remedies

If the Thornton Police Department does not comply with the policies outlined in this Privacy Policy, remedies will be based on the law applicable to this human readable privacy policy on our site. We will make reasonable efforts to correct errors. 

​Security

The Thornton Police Department limits employee access to personally identifiable information from this website to only those employees who need access to perform their official duties. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information. 

​Important Note

The information contained in this policy or on the Thornton Police Department’s website should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof the security of information provided via this website. For site security purposes and to ensure that this website remains available to all users, the Thornton Police Department employs software to monitor traffic and to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damages to this website. 

​Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

​Links Disclaimer

In order to provide visitors with certain information, this website provides links to certain other government websites and the websites of some other organizations. A link does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of that website. Once you follow a link to another website from this one, including one maintained by a County, State, or other government agency, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including, but not limited to, its privacy policy. 

​Information Disclaimer

The information provided on this website is intended to allow the public immediate access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current, and reliable information, the Thornton Police Department recognizes the possibility of human, technical, and/or mechanical error. Therefore, the Thornton Police Department, its employees, officers and agencies make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information provided by this website, and deny any expressed or implied warranty as to the same. 

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

Information about your browser, network and device

Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

Web pages you view while on this website

Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

Fonts

This website uses font files from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, servers where the font files are stored may receive personal information about you, including:

Information about your browser, network, or device

Your IP address