Internet Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy and Website Disclaimer
workNet Batavia
Effective Date: 8/19/2026
workNet Batavia, operated by Kane County Workforce Development (“workNet Batavia,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), is committed to protecting the privacy and security of individuals who visit worknetbatavia.com.
This Internet Privacy Policy and Website Disclaimer explains how information may be collected, used, disclosed, retained, and protected when you visit or interact with the workNet Batavia website.
This policy applies only to this website and to information submitted directly through forms or features operated by workNet Batavia. It does not apply to websites, applications, or services operated by the State of Illinois, workforce partners, training providers, employers, vendors, social media platforms, or other third parties, even when this website provides a link to those services. When you leave this website, the privacy policies and terms of the external website or service will apply.
Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit this website, our systems and service providers may automatically collect limited technical information, including:
- Your Internet Protocol address;
- Browser type, device type, operating system, and general device information;
- The date and time of your visit;
- Pages, files, and links requested or viewed;
- The website or search page that referred you to this site;
- General geographic information derived from an Internet Protocol address;
- Website performance and error information; and
- Information reasonably necessary to maintain website security, investigate suspected misuse, or respond to a known security threat.
This information is generally used to operate, maintain, secure, evaluate, and improve the website. It is not ordinarily used by workNet Batavia to identify you personally. However, technical information may be associated with other information when reasonably necessary to investigate a security incident, respond to unlawful activity, fulfill a legal obligation, protect the website and its users, or deliver a service you request.
Information You Choose to Provide
We collect personal information when you voluntarily provide it through this website or otherwise communicate with us. Depending on the service or feature you use, that information may include:
- Name;
- Email address;
- Telephone number;
- Mailing address or ZIP code;
- Preferred method of contact;
- General employment, training, or business-service interests;
- Appointment requests;
- Event or workshop registration information;
- Newsletter or communication preferences;
- Accommodation or language-assistance requests;
- Questions, comments, or feedback; and
- Other information you choose to provide.
You may browse most of the website without providing personal information. If you choose not to provide information requested for a particular activity, we may be unable to respond to the request, register you for the activity, facilitate a requested referral, or provide the related service.
Please provide only the information requested and reasonably necessary for us to respond.
Unless you are specifically directed to use an approved secure system, do not submit the following through a general website form or unsecured email:
- Social Security numbers;
- Driver’s license or state identification numbers;
- Financial account or payment information;
- Full dates of birth;
- Medical records;
- Disability documentation;
- Immigration or citizenship documents;
- Copies of identification;
- Detailed WIOA eligibility records; or
- Other sensitive personal or confidential documents.
If additional information or documentation is needed, an authorized staff member or partner will provide instructions for submitting it through an appropriate method.
How We Use Information
We may use information collected through this website to:
- Respond to questions, comments, appointment requests, and requests for assistance;
- Provide information about workforce-development services, employment resources, training opportunities, workshops, hiring events, business services, or community resources;
- Register individuals for events, workshops, or other services;
- Facilitate referrals requested or authorized by the individual;
- Contact individuals regarding their requests, registrations, or referrals;
- Send newsletters or other communications requested by the individual;
- Administer registrations, surveys, forms, and other website functions;
- Improve website content, accessibility, usability, performance, and user experience;
- Compile statistical reports about website use;
- Maintain the security and integrity of the website and related systems;
- Prevent or investigate suspected fraud, misuse, security threats, or unlawful activity;
- Meet applicable legal, administrative, grant, audit, reporting, and records-management requirements; and
- Perform other authorized governmental or workforce-development functions consistent with the reason the information was collected.
We seek to collect and use only the information reasonably necessary for the identified purpose.
WIOA and Workforce Program Information
Submitting a website inquiry, interest form, appointment request, workshop registration, or request for information does not constitute an application for WIOA and does not establish eligibility for, enrollment in, or approval of services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, commonly known as WIOA.
workNet Batavia provides initial connection, intake, navigation, information, and referral services. When appropriate, individuals may be referred to an authorized Workforce Development partner responsible for WIOA eligibility, document collection, enrollment, service planning, training or funding approval, supportive services, and case management.
Information associated with a WIOA application, eligibility determination, enrollment, case record, wage record, unemployment-compensation record, disability-related request, or another workforce program may be governed by additional federal and state laws, regulations, agreements, consent requirements, and program-specific privacy notices.
Where another applicable privacy or confidentiality requirement provides greater protection, that requirement will control.
Submitting information through this website does not authorize unrestricted access to or sharing of an individual’s WIOA or other protected program information. WIOA funding and services are not guaranteed. Decisions are subject to eligibility, suitability, program requirements, available funding, and other applicable criteria.
Email, Forms, and Newsletter Communications
If you send us an email or submit a website form, we may collect your email address, the contents of your message, and any other information you provide. We may use that information to respond to you, provide requested information, complete a registration, or facilitate an authorized referral or service.
Email is not necessarily secure. Do not use ordinary email to send confidential or highly sensitive information unless an authorized staff member specifically instructs you to do so through an approved secure method.
If you subscribe to a newsletter or similar optional communication, you may unsubscribe by using the link provided in the message or by contacting workNet Batavia.
Unsubscribing from optional communications will not prevent us from sending messages reasonably necessary to respond to an active request, administer a registration or service, communicate about a requested referral, meet a legal requirement, or address website security.
Disclosure of Information
Information voluntarily provided through this website may be disclosed to authorized Kane County Workforce Development personnel, approved service providers, contractors, subrecipients, or workforce and community partners when reasonably necessary to:
- Respond to your request;
- Complete a registration;
- Provide information or a requested service;
- Facilitate a referral requested or authorized by you;
- Administer an authorized workforce program;
- Operate, maintain, or secure the website;
- Complete an authorized audit, evaluation, reporting, or monitoring activity; or
- Comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, subpoena, records requirement, grant requirement, or authorized governmental request.
Access to personal information will be limited, to the extent reasonably practicable, to individuals who need the information to perform authorized duties.
Protected WIOA, unemployment-compensation, wage, education, disability, or other program information will not be disclosed merely to expedite a request. Such information will be handled in accordance with applicable confidentiality requirements, data-sharing agreements, valid consent, and other legal authority.
workNet Batavia does not sell or rent personal information collected through this website.
Public Records and Records Retention
Information submitted to Kane County Workforce Development may become a government record and may be retained in accordance with applicable federal, state, county, grant, audit, and records-management requirements.
Records may be subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act or another lawful disclosure requirement. However, applicable exemptions may protect certain personal, confidential, or program information from public disclosure.
No statement in this policy should be interpreted as requiring disclosure of information that is protected from disclosure by law.
Information collected through the website will be retained in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and approved public-records retention requirements. When permitted, records may be securely disposed of after the applicable retention period has ended.
Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies
A cookie is a small data file placed on a user’s device by a website. This website and its approved service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, and similar technologies to:
- Operate website features;
- Remember user preferences;
- Transfer necessary information between pages;
- Measure website use and performance;
- Prevent spam, fraud, or abuse;
- Support website security; and
- Improve website content and communications.
The website may use third-party services, including website analytics or tagging services, CAPTCHA or form-security services, embedded media, and linked social media features.
These third parties may receive technical information such as your Internet Protocol address, browser or device information, pages viewed, and interactions with their content. If you are signed in to a third-party account, that provider may associate your visit or interaction with your account according to its own privacy policy.
You may adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Blocking certain cookies or scripts may cause forms, media, registrations, preferences, or other website features not to function properly.
Where the website provides a cookie-consent or preference tool, you may use it to manage nonessential technologies.
Information Security
Kane County Workforce Development uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information collected through the website from unauthorized access, use, alteration, loss, or disclosure.
Safeguards may include:
- Internal access controls;
- Staff training;
- Password protection;
- Secure website connections;
- Firewalls;
- Backups;
- Security monitoring; and
- Measures intended to identify or prevent unauthorized access.
No website, email transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that information transmitted to or maintained by us will always remain private or secure.
Users should exercise care when transmitting personal information online and should not send sensitive information through a general website form or unsecured email unless specifically directed to use an approved method.
Website Monitoring and Prohibited Activity
This website and its supporting systems may be monitored to maintain security, investigate suspected misuse, troubleshoot technical problems, and ensure proper operation.
Unauthorized attempts to:
- Access accounts, information, or systems;
- Alter or destroy information;
- Introduce malicious software;
- Damage or disrupt website services;
- Bypass security controls; or
- Use the website for an unlawful purpose
are prohibited.
Suspected unlawful activity may be monitored, investigated, and referred to the appropriate authorities and may result in civil or criminal penalties under applicable law.
Children’s Privacy
This website provides general workforce and community information and is not directed to children under 13. workNet Batavia does not knowingly use the website to solicit personal information directly from children under 13.
A parent, legal guardian, or other authorized adult who believes a child has submitted personal information through this website may contact workNet Batavia to request that the information be reviewed.
Youth workforce services may be available to individuals who meet applicable program requirements. Participation in those services may require additional notices, authorizations, or consent outside this general website policy.
External Links and Third-Party Content
This website may contain links to websites and resources operated by partner agencies, other government bodies, training providers, employers, social media platforms, and private organizations.
A link does not necessarily constitute workNet Batavia’s or Kane County Workforce Development’s endorsement, warranty, approval, or sponsorship of the external organization, website, product, service, information, content, or viewpoint.
We do not control and are not responsible for the availability, content, accuracy, security, accessibility, or privacy practices of external websites. Users should review the privacy policy and terms of each external website they visit.
Website Information and Disclaimer
Information on this website is provided as a public service for general informational purposes. Although workNet Batavia makes reasonable efforts to provide useful and timely information, it does not guarantee that all website content is complete, current, error-free, continuously available, or suitable for every individual circumstance.
Website information may be changed, corrected, removed, or discontinued at any time without notice.
Nothing on this website should be interpreted as:
- Legal, financial, business, employment, or other professional advice;
- A determination of WIOA eligibility or suitability;
- WIOA enrollment;
- Approval for training or funding;
- A guarantee of employment or job placement;
- A guarantee of acceptance into a program;
- A guarantee that a service or benefit will be provided; or
- A promise that funding will be available.
workNet Batavia is not a staffing agency and does not place individuals directly into jobs. The website may provide job-search resources, a jobs board, hiring-event information, and links to employment opportunities, but employers—not workNet Batavia—make their own recruitment, interview, and hiring decisions.
Equal Opportunity, Accessibility, and Language Assistance
workNet Batavia is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Reasonable accommodations, accessible communications, and language assistance are available upon request at no cost.
Individuals who need assistance accessing website content, completing a form, communicating with staff, or obtaining information in an alternative format or language may contact workNet Batavia.
The complete WIOA Equal Opportunity notice and complaint information are available through the website’s Equal Opportunity and Accessibility page.
Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated to reflect changes in law, technology, website functions, operations, workforce programs, or privacy practices.
The effective date at the top of this page identifies the current version. Material changes will be posted on this page or communicated through an additional website notice when appropriate.
Contact Us
Questions, concerns, accessibility requests, language-assistance requests, or inquiries regarding this policy or workNet Batavia’s online information practices may be directed to:
workNet Batavia
143 First Street
Batavia, Illinois 60510
Phone: 630-762-2120
Email: info@worknetbatavia.com
Website: worknetbatavia.com
Please do not include Social Security numbers, financial information, medical or disability documentation, copies of identification, immigration documents, or other sensitive personal records in a general email.