Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 16, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Los Angeles County, CA Public Services, operated through lacountyca.org, handles information when visitors use the website. The website provides access to public-service resources, informational tools, contact details, and frequently asked questions intended to help users locate information related to Los Angeles County, California. By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Do Not Actively Collect

Los Angeles County, CA Public Services does not require visitors to create an account, register for membership, or sign in before viewing the website. We do not provide user profiles, subscription accounts, or account-based services.

We do not actively request or collect personal information such as a visitor’s name, telephone number, email address, home address, mailing address, government identification number, financial account information, or payment card information. Visitors can generally browse the website and use its informational resources without directly providing personal details.

The website does not process payments, collect government fees, complete public-service applications, or conduct transactions on behalf of Los Angeles County agencies. Any transaction completed through an external government website or another third-party service is governed by that website’s own privacy practices and terms.

Information Collected Automatically

Although we do not actively request personal information, certain technical information may be collected automatically when a visitor accesses the website. This information may be collected through server logs, cookies, analytics technologies, advertising technologies, and similar tools.

Automatically collected information may include:

Internet Protocol address or an approximate geographic location derived from it
Device type, operating system, and device settings
Browser type, browser version, and language preferences
Pages viewed and links selected
Date and time of a visit
Time spent on particular pages
Referring website or search source
General interaction and navigation information
Cookie identifiers and similar technical identifiers

This information is generally used in an aggregated or technical form to understand how the website operates and how visitors interact with its content. We do not use this information to create personal user accounts or directly identify visitors by name.

Google Analytics

The website uses Google Analytics to evaluate traffic and website usage. Google Analytics may collect or process information such as device details, browser type, pages visited, visit duration, referral sources, approximate location information, cookie data, and other technical information associated with a visitor’s interaction with the website.

We use analytics information to improve website functionality, organize public-service resources, identify navigation problems, evaluate page performance, understand which topics are useful to visitors, and optimize the overall search and browsing experience.

Google may process analytics information according to its own privacy policies, technologies, data controls, and retention practices. Information collected through Google Analytics may be transmitted to and stored on systems operated by Google or its service providers.

Visitors may be able to manage analytics cookies through browser settings, privacy controls, cookie-management tools, or browser extensions designed to limit analytics tracking. Disabling cookies may affect the availability or performance of certain website features.

Google AdSense and Advertising

Los Angeles County, CA Public Services uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, or similar technologies to select, deliver, measure, and evaluate advertisements.

Advertising technologies may use information about a visitor’s browser, device, general location, interactions with advertisements, and visits to this or other websites. Depending on the visitor’s settings, applicable law, and Google’s advertising policies, advertisements may be personalized or non-personalized.

Personalized advertising may be based on interests inferred from browsing activity. Non-personalized advertising may be based on general factors such as the content of the page, approximate location, device type, or current search context.

Google and participating advertising providers control their own data-processing practices. Visitors can review or adjust advertising preferences through the privacy and advertising controls made available by Google, their browser, or their device. Blocking advertising cookies may reduce personalization but may not prevent advertisements from appearing.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small data files stored on a visitor’s browser or device. The website and its service providers may use cookies or similar technologies to maintain website functionality, analyze traffic, remember technical preferences, prevent abuse, measure advertising performance, and deliver advertisements.

Cookies may be temporary and deleted when the browser closes, or they may remain on the device for a defined period. Visitors may configure their browser to block cookies, delete existing cookies, receive alerts before cookies are stored, or limit certain types of tracking.

Restricting cookies may affect analytics reporting, advertising relevance, page preferences, or other website functions. Browser settings vary, so visitors should consult the privacy or cookie controls provided by their browser or device.

How Information Is Used

Automatically collected information may be used to:

Operate, maintain, and improve the website
Understand website traffic and visitor behavior
Improve navigation and the search experience
Identify errors, broken pages, or technical problems
Protect the website from misuse, automated abuse, and security threats
Measure the performance of content and advertisements
Develop new informational resources and website features
Comply with legal obligations and enforce website policies

We do not sell personal information directly collected through registration forms because the website does not provide registration forms or actively request personal details. However, third-party analytics and advertising services may process technical or advertising-related information under their own policies.

Third-Party Websites and Services

The website may direct visitors to official government agencies and other external services. These external websites are independently operated and may collect information, use cookies, require registration, process payments, or request personal documentation.

This Privacy Policy applies only to lacountyca.org. It does not govern the privacy, security, accessibility, accuracy, or data-handling practices of external websites. Visitors should review the privacy policy of each external website before submitting personal, financial, legal, medical, or identifying information.

Data Security

Reasonable administrative and technical measures may be used to protect the website and the information processed through its systems. However, no website, internet connection, storage system, or electronic transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Visitors should avoid submitting sensitive personal information through website features that are not specifically designed to receive it. We cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, technical failures, malicious activity, or other security incidents will never occur.

Data Retention

Technical logs and aggregated website information may be retained for operational, analytical, security, advertising, or legal purposes. Google Analytics, Google AdSense, hosting providers, and other service providers may apply their own retention schedules.

Because we do not maintain visitor accounts or actively collect personal details through registration, we generally do not maintain account records that visitors can access, correct, or delete.

Children’s Privacy

The website provides general public information and is not designed to collect personal information from children. We do not knowingly request personal information from children through account registration, forms, or payment processes.

Parents and guardians should supervise children’s internet use and review the privacy practices of any external website reached through links or advertisements.

Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on applicable law and the nature of the information processed, visitors may have rights concerning access, deletion, correction, restriction, or objection to certain data-processing activities. Because most information associated with this website is collected automatically and may not directly identify a visitor, we may not be able to connect a request to specific technical data.

Visitors can exercise practical privacy choices by adjusting browser cookie settings, clearing stored cookies, enabling tracking-protection features, limiting advertising personalization, or using device-level privacy controls.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated when website practices, technologies, advertising services, legal requirements, or analytics tools change. Revisions become effective when the updated policy is posted on the website. The date displayed at the top of the page indicates when the policy was most recently updated. Visitors are encouraged to review this page periodically to remain informed about current privacy practices.