Privacy Policy

Protect the User

Benton County desires to protect online users’ privacy. We believe that the protection of personal privacy on the Internet is important. We intend to give you as much control as possible over your personal information. The purpose of our policy is to inform you about the types of information we gather when you visit our site, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct the information. The following is the privacy policy for this site:

Policy

If you send us an electronic mail message with a question or comment that contains personally identifying information or fill out a form that emails us this information, we will only use the personally identifiable information to respond to your request and analyze trends.

Personal Information

Information that you provide us when using our interactive forms and functions:

• This information may include such things as name, address, telephone number, and other personal and business data, depending on the particular service you use.
• SMS text messaging data including phone number is not stored or disseminated for commercial or marketing purposes.

Data

Information that we collect for statistical purposes and improvements to our site content and usability:

1. The apparent Internet Protocol (“IP”) address of your Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) and/or your computer, if your computer has an IP address assigned directly to it.
2. The apparent Fully Qualified Domain Name of your Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) and/or your computer, if your computer has a domain name assigned directly to it.
3. The type of browser and the operating system resident on a user’s computer.
4. The date and time a user visited the site.
5. The web pages accessed at the site, as well as any applications used and forms data.
6. The Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) of the site which a user linked to BetonCountyAR.gov.

The County uses this information to identify site performance needs, to ensure compatibility with the technology used by visitors, and to generally add and improve services offered by Benton County. In order to accomplish those goals, from time to time, the County may conduct a statistical analysis of the data it collects.

The County does not collect data for commercial or marketing purposes, and the County does not sell, exchange, or otherwise distribute the data collected by our website for commercial or marketing purposes.

Control of Personal Information

At any time, while accessing our site(s), any user, while online, may decline participation in any activity that asks for information (i.e. survey, email, or e-commerce). Your choice not to participate will in no way affect your ability to use any other feature on our site(s). You are provided an automatic way to “unsubscribe” to any newsletters, notices, schedules, etc., sent to you automatically by email in our various contact services.

Use of Cookies

We do not use “persistent” cookies to collect permanent information. We may use “persistent” cookies (which would reside on the user’s computer) to increase the ease of use. Such a cookie might contain the user’s ID number, thereby relieving the user of having to always enter the number. Under this circumstance, we will only use a “persistent” cookie when you give your permission.

Consent for SMS Communication

Information obtained as part of the SMS consent process will not be shared with third parties.

Types of SMS Communications

If you have consented to receive text messages from Benton County Government, you may receive text messages related to information about your permit application(s).

Standard Messaging Disclosures

• Message and data rates may apply.
• You can opt out at any time by texting “STOP”
• For assistance, text “HELP” or visit https://bentoncountyar.gov/privacy-policy/

Freedom of Information Act Requirements

All governments in Arkansas are subject to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act found at A.C.A. 25-19-101 et seq. This law requires that almost all government records, including electronic data, must be supplied to anyone who requests it. Therefore, most personal information provided to the Benton County website cannot legally be kept confidential unless the information is protected by federal, state, or local law.

Third-Party Links

Beton County provides links to, and may be linked from, local, State, and federal government agencies, and from, or to, other websites. The existence and/or provision of those links neither constitutes nor implies endorsement of the destination or departure website(s) or of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policy(ies), product(s), accessibility, or privacy policy of said destination or departure website(s). Nor does any link between Benton County and a third-party website imply sponsorship of such website or the creator of such website

Intellectual Property

The content of Benton County webpages is copyrighted and contains some third-party images/graphics that are used with permission. Users are notified, therefore, that one should presume the need to obtain permission from the copyright holder before reproducing or otherwise using images/graphics from this website.

Disclaimer

Reference in this site to any specific commercial product, process, or service, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Benton County.

Benton County may change this policy from time to time and reserves the right to do so without notice.

For questions about our privacy policy, please contact us.