The following has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US Privacy Law and InfoSec, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with this website: www.CountyInspector.com.

At County Inspector, we collect and manage user data according to the following Privacy Policy, with the goal of incorporating our company values: transparency, accessibility, and usability. By using CountyInspector.com, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, and the Terms of Use. Please read the Terms of Use in their entirety, and refer to those for definitions and contacts.

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

What Information Do We Collect From Visitors?

Only basic information is collected from visitors of CountyInspector.com.

Comments:

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media:

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

How Do We Use Your Information?

County Inspector may use the information collected when you respond to a communication, view CountyInspector.com, or use certain other site features.

Contact Forms:

Our contact system stores e-mail addresses on our server in a secured location. Our Support team may examine this list for support and troubleshooting purposes. CountyInspector.com will never sell e-mail addresses to anyone; any attempt to access an e-mail addresses without authorization will be prosecuted.

Cookies:

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Third party advertisements are shown at CountyInspector.com. Some advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP , the browser you used to visit CountyInspector.com, and in some cases, whether or not you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geo-targeting purposes (showing Los Angeles real estate ads to someone in Los Angeles, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing office supply ads to someone who frequents office supply websites)

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Third Party Links

The third party products and services advertised on our website have separate and independent Privacy Policies. County Inspector therefore has no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, County Inspector seeks to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these links.

Third Party Disclosure

County Inspector may release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

How Do We Protect Information?

CountyInspector.com is scanned on a regular basis for Malware, security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit as safe as possible. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. CAS implements a variety of security measures when a user enters or submits information.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a Privacy Policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous Privacy Policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. See more: https://consumercal.org/about-cfc/cfc-education-foundation/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa-3/.

According to CalOPPA We Agree to the Following

Users can visit CountyInspector.com anonymously. Once this Privacy Policy is created, CAS will link to it from the HOME page, or as a minimum on the first significant page after entrance. Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’, and is accessible from most all pages. Users will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online. County Inspector does not specifically market to children under 13.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

Should a Data Breach Occur

County Inspector will notify users via email or website within 7 days. County Inspector also agrees to the individual redress principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or a government agency to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors

Contacting Us

Please Contact Us for any questions regarding this Privacy Policy.

Log:

• May 24, 2025: Creation of Privacy Policy.
• November 04, 2025: Minor format improvements.
• January 25, 2026: Minor format improvements.