The intent of the Winchester Police Department’s website is to provide non-editorial content and information about the functions, services, activities, issues, operations, and projects of the department.
The Winchester Police Department has a responsibility under the laws of the Commonwealth to maintain the privacy of our website visitors:
“It is the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia that personal information about citizens will be collected only to the extent necessary to provide the serves of benefit desired; that only appropriate information will be collected; that the citizen shall understand the reason the information is collected and be able to examine their personal record which is maintained by a public body.” (Code of Virginia, §2.1-380 as amended)
When a visitor accesses our website, the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the visitor’s computer is collected. The computer address does not contain any personally identifiable information about the visitor. Also, no personally identifiable information is collected about visitors who simply browse this site or who download information from it. No other information is collected through our website unless the visitor deliberately chooses to provide it. A visitor may choose to supply additional information, including their name or any data necessary to complete and submit an online form or a request for services.
A “cookie” is a small piece of data that is stored on the visitor’s hard drive containing information about the visitor and/or the session. We do not use cookies to record any personal information.
The website contains hyperlinks to websites created & maintained by organizations. These links are provided for your reference and convenience only. We do not control these other website and therefore are not responsible for their content. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the policies of that site. The privacy policies and procedures described here do not necessarily apply to those sites as they are not under our control.
The City of Winchester does not share any personally identifiable information or data collected through our website with unaffiliated third parties for their independent use, except if required to do so by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act or other law.
We, the members of the Winchester Police Department are proud of our website and are excited to share it with you. All we ask is that you not utilize the communication methods found within this website for the communication of any material that may reasonably be considered slanderous or offensive. Offensive materials may be defined as sexual content or images, slurs against race, religious or political beliefs, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or physical attributes. Any attempts to modify any information on this website or utilize this system for anything other than its intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.