This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how Capital Region Crime Stoppers (“us”, “we”, “our”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and make a donation on crimestoppers225.com (“website”, “service”).
We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.
What Information We Do NOT Have Access To
We guarantee a tipster’s anonymity which allows the person submitting tips through the proper channels to give information in a positive atmosphere without the prospect of retribution. The process for submitting a web tip is completely secure and anonymous and is a very effective and efficient means of safely communicating with us in today’s world. Our WebTip process is powered by the world’s leading online tip solution provider, Anderson Software.
The very unique integrated Two-Way Dialog capabilities allow the tipster to come back and provide additional information to their tip at any time, but also provides a secure means for the coordinator to ask questions or provide reward information back to the tipster through the same secure and encrypted interface. At no time does Capital Region Crime Stoppers know the identity of the person submitting the tips.
What User Data We May Collect
When you visit the crimestoppers225.com website (NOT the secure tip line), we may collect the following data:
Why We Collect Your Data
We are collecting your data for several reasons:
Safeguarding and Securing the Data
Capital Region Crime Stoppers is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. Capital Region Crime Stoppers has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard any information we collect online.
Our Cookie Policy
Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behavior (analyze web traffic, web pages you spend the most time on, and websites you visit).
The data we collect by using cookies is used to customize our website to your needs. After we use the data for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our systems.
Please note that cookies don’t allow us to gain control of your computer in any way nor do we have access to your identity. They are strictly used to monitor online behavior which helps us to understand which pages on our website are found to be most useful and which are not so that we can provide a better experience for you.
If you want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet browser.
Links to Other Websites
Our website contains links that lead to other websites. Our WebTip process is powered by the world’s leading online tip solution provider, Anderson Software. If you access this our Online Web Tip website link, all of your information will stay secure and anonymous.
For other external links in news posts etc. across the crimestoppers225.com website, these are not managed by Capital Region Crime Stoppers, and Capital Region Crime Stoppers is not held responsible for your data and privacy protection. Visiting those websites is not governed by this privacy policy agreement. Make sure to read the privacy policy documentation of the website you go to from our website.
Restricting the Collection of your Personal Data
At some point, you might wish to restrict the use and collection of your personal data. You can achieve this by doing the following:
You can disable cookies by accessing the settings of your internet browser.
If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us via email and we will be more than happy to change this for you.
Capital Region Crime Stoppers will not lease, sell or distribute your personal information collected on crimestoppers225.com to any third parties, unless we have your permission. We might do so if the law forces us. But any tips shared through our secure Online Web Tip, we do not have access to your personal information and therefore cannot share any information.
Tip Hotline:225-344-stop(7867)