Privacy Statement
SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF INFORMATION
We treat our data as assets that
must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ
information security techniques to appropriately protect confidential
information from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the
company. Access to customer information is limited to those employees
who have a legitimate business need for that information.
RETENTION OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION
We retain information about
customers as necessary for business purposes and as required by
government regulation. We carefully dispose of records and delete
information when retention periods expire.
THE CECPD WEB SITE
The following paragraphs describe
our commitment to the protection of personal information as it applies
to the CECPD Web site.
What Information We Collect and
How We Will Use It:
Users can visit most areas of this Web site without revealing who
they are or providing any information about themselves. However, some
of our interactive services require that users identify themselves in
order to enable the interactive function. We may ask users to provide
some personal information in these situations.
Web Surveys:
From time to time, we include survey forms on our Web site asking
users for contact and demographic information (such as postal code,
address, phone). We use the responses from the surveys to better
understand our customer's needs and to create Web sites that respond
to their interests. Participants in the survey may, if they choose,
provide personal information that will be used to keep them informed
of CECPD e-business solutions and enhancements. Participants receiving
these updates will be able to 'unsubscribe' by following instructions
included with the update. CECPD will not disclose survey response
information to companies or individuals outside CECPD with two
exceptions:
1. Anonymized data, with all names,
addresses and other personally identifiable information removed.
2. To other DHS agencies that require
the information and are restricted from using the information for any
purpose other than helping to provide services to DHS customers.
IP Addresses:
The DHS Web site collects IP addresses for system administration,
security, and statistical analysis purposes. An IP address is a number
that is automatically assigned to a computer whenever it is connected
to the Internet. We log these addresses and analyze them to understand
where requests originate so that we can provide the most efficient
service, enhance security, ensure appropriate usage and produce
traffic volume statistics.
Cookies:
Cookies are small text files that a Web site can send to a user's
browser for storage on the hard drive. Cookies can make use of the Web
easier by saving status and preferences about a Web site. Most
browsers are initially set to accept cookies but users can change the
setting to refuse cookies or to be alerted when cookies are being
sent.
We use cookies to keep track of
customer status as a registered user of CECPD programs. Acceptance of
cookies will not interfere with the ability to interact with most of
our Web site.
ASSENT
Your continued use of this site
signifies your assent to the CECPD Privacy Policy. We reserve the
right, at our discretion, to, modify, add, or remove portions of this
policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes.
August 27, 1999