Thank you for visiting the City of Rocklin website. Our privacy policy is plain and simple: we collect NO personal information like names or addresses when you visit our website. If you choose to provide that information to us it is only used to fulfill your request for information.

We do collect some technical information to make your visit seamless. The section below explains how we handle and collect technical information when you visit our website.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you browse, read pages or download information on the City of Rocklin website, we automatically gather and store certain technical information about your visit. This information never identifies who you are. The information we collect and store about your visit is listed below:

• The Internet domain (for example, “yourisp.com” if you use a private Internet access account, or “yourschool.edu” if you connect from a university’s domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website;
• The type of browser (e.g., Chrome, Internet Explorer) and operating system (Windows, Mac) used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The pages you visit; and
• If you linked to the City of Rocklin website from another website, the address of that website.

This information is used to help us make the site more useful for you. With this data we learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. We never track or record information about individuals and their visits.

Cookies
When you visit the City of Rocklin website, our web server generates a piece of information known as a cookie. These cookies collect the information described above. The purpose is to analyze web traffic in order to make the website more useful. Cookies do not collect any personal information at any time and they are optional. You can refuse to “accept” this cookie by changing the security settings in your browser.

If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information – like filling out a Contact Us form with an e-mail address and zip code and submitting it to us through the website – we use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you the information you have requested. We only share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. We never create individual profiles or give it to any private organizations. The City of Rocklin website never collects information for commercial marketing.

While you must provide an e-mail address for a localized response to any incoming questions or comments to the City of Rocklin website, we recommend that you NOT include any other personal information, especially Social Security numbers. The Social Security Administration offers additional guidance on sharing your Social Security number.