Privacy Policy for Lewis County Fire District 5
Last Updated: 6/12/2025
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://napavinefire.com
This website is the official online presence for Lewis County Fire District 5, a public agency dedicated to providing fire protection, emergency medical services, and community safety programs to the residents of Napavine, WA
Information We Collect
We collect information from you directly when you provide it to us and automatically as you navigate through the site.
Information You Provide to Us
- Comments: When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available on their website. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Contact Forms: When you use our contact forms, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you provide so we can respond to your inquiries.
- Event Registrations & Community Events: If you register for an event or submit a community event, we may collect information such as your name, email, phone number, and details about the event. This information is stored in our local database to manage event logistics and communications.
- User Accounts: For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Automatically Collected Information
- Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your experience.
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set 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 set up several cookies to save your login information and 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.
- Analytics: We may use third-party services like Google Analytics to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. This helps us find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube, maps from Google Maps, 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, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information except in the following cases:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as website hosting, spam detection, or analytics.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid request by a public authority (e.g., a court or a government agency). If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
For users that register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile for as long as their account is active.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
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.
Public Records
As a public agency, records and communications received by Lewis County Fire District 5 are subject to public disclosure under the Washington Public Records Act (RCW 42.56). This may include information you submit through this website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us at:
By Phone @ +1(360)262-3320
By Email @ admin@napavinefire.com
By Postal Mail @
Lewis County Fire District 5
P.O. Box 259
Napavine, WA 98565