Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Website Privacy Policy
December __, 2025
Who We Are
The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a dynamic, Federally mandated public agency that serves as a catalyst for change in transportation. With the coordination of 31 local governments and municipalities, more than 1.9 million residents, and over 13 million visitors each year, the Broward MPO enables seamless transportation and redevelopment in Broward County that provides an opportunity for people and communities to grow and thrive.
The Broward MPO is responsible for making policy on local transportation issues and deciding how to collaboratively spend Federal money on important transportation projects that deliver solutions, help keep Broward County moving, and improve quality of life for all.
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form as well as the visitor’s Internet Protocol (IP) address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your e-mail address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (Exchangeable Image File Format, Global Positioning System) included, as visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from those images.
Cookies
The MPO website utilizes cookies to enable certain functions (described further below). Cookies do not contain personal information and may be declined, but some features may not function as intended without them enabled.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, e-mail address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me," your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content From Other Websites & External Links
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) or external links that are provided for convenience but not necessarily endorsed by the MPO. External content is not the responsibility of the MPO, and users should exercise caution when interacting with it.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We treat all voluntarily provided information, including any opt-in details and consent you provide, in accordance with Florida Statues and our commitment to user privacy.
Opt-in Consent Statement: No mobile opt-in or text message consent will be shared with third parties or affiliates.
How Long We Retain Your Data
When visiting the MPO website, information such as your domain name, IP address, the date and time, pages visited, your browser and operating system, and referring site are collected for aggregate analytics and site improvement.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile (along with their IP address). All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (usernames cannot be changed, however). Website administrators can also see and edit that information. Should a user request to reset their password, their IP address will be included in the reset e-mail.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Security
The MPO website utilizes SSL/HTTPS and reasonable safeguards, but no website is completely secure. The MPO may monitor in order to detect intrusions and other malicious activity, and evidence of criminal activity may be shared with law enforcement agencies.
Contact Information
Should you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at info@browardmpo.org or (954) 876-0033.