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Privacy Policy | Site Terms of Use | Links to Third Party/Other Sites | Linking to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Privacy Policy
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is responsible
for the enforcement and compliance of various state laws. This requires
the collection of company data, and, in some cases, personal information.
The MDA will protect the collected information pursuant to the Minnesota
Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA), Minnesota Statutes, Chapter
13.
We will collect and store non-personal information (i.e., the
domain from which you access the Internet; the date and time you
access our site; the Internet address of the web site from which
you linked to our site; and the information you view while visiting
our web site) for internal statistical purposes. We may also collect
personal information such as a home address, home phone number,
or personal email address that you provide via email or on a request
for information, registration, feedback or comment form. This
information is necessary to respond to and provide the level of
service your requested. We will not disclose, sell or transfer any
personal information to any third party unless required by law or
authorized by you to do so.
Under the MGDPA you have a right to challenge the accuracy of
any personal data made available for public viewing on any MDA
web site.
If you disagree with the accuracy of personal information, please
contact the MDA Data Practices Manager at 651-201-6698 or in
writing
at: Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Attn: Data Practices and
Records Management, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management Division,
625 Robert St. N, St. Paul, MN 55155-2538.
Site Terms of Use
Acceptance of Contract Terms
By accessing, browsing and/or using this site ("Site"), you acknowledge
that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms
and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do
not agree to these terms, do not use this Site. The material provided
on this Site is protected by law, including, but not limited to,
United States Copyright Law and international treaties. This Site
is controlled and operated by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture
(MDA) from its offices within the United States. MDA makes no representation
that materials in the Site are appropriate or available for use
in other locations, and access to them from territories where their
content are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this
Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are
responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Any claim
relating to, and the use of, this Site and materials contained here
in is governed by the laws of the state of Minnesota.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence,
shall MDA be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to, loss of
data or profit, arising out of the use, or the inability to use,
the materials on this site, even if MDA or an MDA-representative
has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Our Transmissions
All personal data provided to MDA through
its web site will be handled in accordance with MDA's Online Privacy
Practices. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or
from this Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material,
or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal
liability under the law. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change
information on this site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable
under applicable Federal and/or State law.
Disclaimer
Links to web sites outside Minnesota state
government or the use of trade, firm, or corporation names within
this Site are for the convenience of the user. Such links and use
do not constitute an express or implied official endorsement or
approval by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture of any private
sector web site, or of the products or services of specifically
identified companies or private entities that may have contributed
to this "Site."
Term of Use Revisions
MDA may at any time revise these Terms of Use by updating this
posting. By using this Site, you agree to be bound by any such revisions
and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the
then current Terms of Use to which you are bound.
Links to Third
Party/Other Sites
Links to third parties are provided throughout
this web site. These links are provided solely for additional information
as a service
to our customers. The appearance of a link on any page does not
constitute an endorsement, recommendation or certification by MDA,
nor should the presence of a link in any way be construed as a
suggestion that the site has any relationship with MDA. Such sites
are not
under the control of MDA, and MDA is not responsible for the content,
advertising, products, services or any views that might be expressed
or referenced in a third party web site, including without limitation
any link contained in a third party site, or any changes or updates
to a third party site. Under no circumstances shall MDA be held
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or
damages caused or alleged to have been caused by use of or reliance
on any
content, goods or services available on such sites, or as a result
of use of any information you provide to such sites. Once you leave
MDA’s web site and link to an external site, the MDA Internet
policies no longer apply and you will be subject to the new site's
policies. MDA, in its sole discretion, will determine whether the
external link meets the purpose of this web site for the specified
informational purposes.
MDA may provide text-only links to the following:
- Other Governmental Units & Educational Institutions - MDA provides links to other federal, state, and local governmental
units
that provide additional services and information that users of
the MDA
site may find of interest. Links may also be provided to educational
institutions including K-12 school districts, intermediate
school districts (ISDs), community colleges, and universities.
In order
to maintain the integrity and usability of the site, we retain
the right to remove, edit, or reject all hyperlinks, at our sole
discretion,
at any time without notice.
- Non-Profit Organizations - MDA provides links to non-profit
organizations that users of MDA’s site may find of interest.
The determination of whether to establish links to non-profit organizations
is
made on a case-by-case basis. In order to maintain the integrity
and
usability of the site, we retain the right to remove, edit,
or reject all hyperlinks, at our sole discretion, at any time
without notice.
- Commercial/For-Profit Web Sites - MDA provides links
to commercial/for-profit web sites if these sites provide useful
and valuable information
to users of the MDA web site, or where the linked external
web site is required or authorized by law. The determination
of whether to
establish links to a commercial/for-profit web site is made
on a case-by-case basis. Advertising, including banner ads, logos,
buttons
or referral devices of any kind, will not be allowed on the
MDA web site. In order to maintain the integrity and usability
of the
site, we retain the right to remove, edit, or reject all
hyperlinks, at our sole discretion, at any time without notice.
Linking to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Linking to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture web site is
permitted under the following limited conditions:
- If you link to this site, you may not portray any person
or subject in a false or misleading light.
- You may not imply that the Minnesota Department of
Agriculture is endorsing your product or services.
- Any link to the MDA site should be a full forward link
that passes the client browser to MDA unencumbered. The Back
button should return
the visitor to the MDA site if the visitor wishes to back out.
- You may not create frames around MDA web pages or use
other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation
or appearance of pages
on MDA’s web site.
- It is recommended that you link to our homepage or
main section pages. Links to any page other than the MDA home
page (www.mda.state.mn.us)
must be verified regularly. MDA reserves the right to change,
rename, move or delete any page in the MDA web site at any time
without
notice.
MDA reserves the right to change this linking policy at any time.
Changes will be posted on this page.
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