Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://chesapeakeva.biz
It is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Chesapeake Economic Development that personal information about you will be collected only to the extent necessary to provide the service or benefit desired; that only appropriate information will be collected; that you shall understand the reason the information is collected and be able to examine their personal record which is maintained by a public body.
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.
Gathering Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to the Chesapeake Economic Development website may choose to interact in ways that require Chesapeake Economic Development to gather personally identifying information. The amount and type of information gathered depend on the nature of the interaction. In each case, Chesapeake Economic Development collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction. Chesapeake Economic Development does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Cookies
A cookie is a tiny piece of text that is placed on your computer’s hard drive. If your browser is set to notify you before accepting a cookie, you will receive a request for a cookie to be stored on your computer. We do not use cookies to record any personal information. Cookies may be used by some web applications to pass needed information from one page to the next. We want to be sure you understand that accepting a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information about you. We analyze user traffic patterns on our web portal from information automatically provided by your browser when you visit our site. We use the statistical information gathered to measure site and server performance and continually improve the content of our sites to better serve you.
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. These cookies will last for one year.
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.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Some pages on https://chesapeakeva.biz/ may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, forms, 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 interactions with the embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. This policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regard to the information that they share and/or collect here. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. 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 Applications
Chesapeake Economic Development uses third-party applications in order to provide online transactions such as requesting a service, improving site performance, offering better service, or making various transactions easier.
Records Retention & Freedom of Information Act Laws
Public records will be retained in accordance to records retention laws and provided to the public in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Note that information you provide via this website may be kept and provided to the public. Learn more about your rights and our responsibilities under FOIA.
Privacy Policy Changes
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.