Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us.  This Privacy Policy explains how the app “I Spy A Manatee" (the “App") accesses, collects, uses, and shares certain user data.

What Data the App Collects.  The App collects your name, your email address, your phone number, your location, any photos you submit, your interaction with the App (such as taps, clicks, scrolling information, or other information about how you interacts with the app), and crash data (if any) (collectively, the “Collected Data"). Collected Data does not include any personal information as provided under Section 501.171, Florida Statutes. The App utilizes the Collected Data for various purposes, including to authenticate who you are, to enable certain features, to prevent fraud, to implement security measures, and to improve the performance of the App. Collected Data is not used for tracking purposes other than to identify the location of any manatees that you have reported using the App.

How the App Discloses, Handles, and Secures Collected Data. 

Collected Data is disclosed to agencies within Broward County government that may need access to the data for their business purposes, including Broward County's Natural Resources Division and the Broward County Geographic Information Systems Group (for GIS mapping). Collected Data may also be shared with state or other local entities or organizations, as well in response to a public records request under applicable law. Internal use of Collected Data is identifiable (that is, it can identify the particular user at issue). Elements of Collected Data may be published on the County's websites, but any publication of Collected Data does not include your name, email address, phone number, or your location; published data would, however, include the location at which manatees were reported and may include any pictures submitted. Please note that the location of a manatee may, in some cases, imply or reveal certain information about the identity or activity of the person submitting that the location of the manatee. Broward County is subject to Florida public records law, and therefore is required to produce public records if requested to do so under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Absent an applicable statutory exemption, any data or information collected by or relating to the App, including Collected Data, would be required to be produced to the requestor. Broward County's collection and storage of Collected Data is secured by data encryption and transmission over secured connections (i.e., https).

Retention and Deletion of Collected Data. 

Collected Data is retained by Broward County until no longer needed or the expiration of the statutorily required retention period. At the end of the applicable period of retention, the Collected Data would be deleted.

Development and Contact Information.

The App was developed by Broward County. For more information on the collection or use of Collected Data, or for any other questions concerning privacy or this Privacy Policy, please contact Broward County as follows: PrivacyPolicy@broward.org​