The website of the Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services Goa does not automatically collect any personally identifiable information (PII), such as name, contact number, or email address, that would enable individual identification of users. Personal information is collected only when voluntarily submitted by users, for example, through online forms such as the feedback form, and is used solely for the purpose of responding to or fulfilling the specific request made and for dissemination of RealTime alerts.
The website does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer any voluntarily provided personally identifiable information to any third party, whether public or private. All information provided is safeguarded against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction through appropriate administrative and technical measures.
The website may automatically collect certain non-personal technical information, including Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, date and time of access, and pages visited. No attempt is made to link such information with the identity of individual users unless there is evidence of an attempt to compromise, damage, or misuse the website.

• Use of Cookies:
A cookie is a piece of software code that an internet website sends to your browser when you access information at that site. A cookie is stored as a simple text file on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Cookies let you navigate between pages efficiently as they store your preferences and generally improve your experience of a website.

We are using the following types of cookies on our site:
• Analytics cookies for anonymously remembering your computer or mobile device when you visit our website to keep track of browsing patterns.
• Non-persistent cookies a.k.a per-session cookies. Per-session cookies serve technical purposes, like providing seamless navigation through this website. These cookies do not collect personal information on users and they are deleted as soon as you leave our website. The cookies do not permanently record data and they are not stored on your computer’s hard drive. The cookies are stored in memory and are only available during an active browser session. Again, once you close your browser, the cookie disappears.
You may note additionally that when you visit sections of the Website where you are prompted to log in, or which are customizable, you may be required to accept cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some sections of our website may not function properly.