Effective Date: May 5th, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how the Town of Iva (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website https://www.townofiva.com (the “Site”), in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The Town of Iva is a municipal organization based in South Carolina, USA. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the GDPR.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.townofiva.com
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
Name
Email address
Mailing address
IP address
Any other personal information voluntarily provided through contact forms, emails, or service requests.
We collect personal data when you:
Fill out a contact form
Subscribe to updates or newsletters
Communicate with us via email
Use or access our website (via cookies or analytics tools)
Under GDPR, we only process your personal data when we have a legal basis to do so, including:
Your explicit consent
Compliance with a legal obligation
Performance of a task carried out in the public interest or exercise of official authority
Your personal data may be used to:
Respond to your inquiries or service requests
Provide information about public meetings or community updates
Maintain website functionality and security
Fulfill legal and regulatory requirements
We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience on our website. You will be prompted to accept or decline non-essential cookies when you visit the site. For more information, see our Cookie Policy.
We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist in operating our website or managing municipal services, but only under strict data protection agreements.
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to:
Access your personal data
Correct inaccuracies in your data
Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
Object to or restrict the processing of your data
Withdraw your consent at any time
File a complaint with your data protection authority
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such third-party sites.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this page regularly.