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DDPC Internet Privacy Policy Thank you for visiting the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council website. This website is designed to make it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to interact with the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC). The DDPC recognizes that it is critical to individuals and businesses to be confident that their privacy is protected when they visit our website. Consistent with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy describes the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council's privacy practices regarding information collected from users of this website. This policy describes what information is collected and how that information is used. Because this privacy policy only applies to this website, you should examine the privacy policy of any website, including other state agency websites, that you access using this website. For purposes of this policy, "personal information" means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. The Developmental Disabilities Planning Council does not collect any personal information about you unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail, responding to a survey, or completing an on-line transaction. When visiting this website the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:
None of the foregoing information is deemed to constitute personal information. The information that is collected automatically is used to improve this website's content and to help the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council understand how users are interacting with the website. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most and least interest to our users, and to improve the utility of the material available on the website. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose the information collected from the website for commercial marketing purposes. Information Collected When You E-mail this Website or Complete a Transaction. During your visit to this website you may send an e-mail to the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. Your e-mail address and the contents of your message will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats included in the message. Your e-mail address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to improve this website, or to forward your message to another State agency for appropriate action. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes and the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your e-mail address for commercial purposes. During your visit to this website you may complete a transaction such as a survey, registration, or order form. The information, including personal information, volunteered by you in completing the transaction is used by the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council to operate agency programs, which include the provision of goods, services, and information. The information collected by the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council may be disclosed by the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the nature and terms of the transaction in which the information was submitted. The Developmental Disabilities Planning Council does not knowingly collect personal information from children or create profiles of children through this website. Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal information submitted in an e-mail will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from access by federal or State law, be subject to public access. The Agency strongly encourages parents and teachers to be involved in children's Internet activities and to provide guidance whenever children are asked to provide personal information on-line.
Information and Choice
Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Website. However, the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council may collect or disclose personal information without consent if the collection or disclosure is:
Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, collected through this website is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law. The Developmental Disabilities Planning Council may disclose personal information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council's information technology assets.
Retention of Information Collected Through this Website In general, the Internet services logs of the [insert Agency name], comprising electronic files or automated logs created to monitor access and use of Agency services provided through this website, are retained for one year and then destroyed. Information, including personal information, that you submit in an e-mail or when you complete a survey, registration form, or order form is retained in accordance with the records retention and disposition schedule established for the records of the program unit to which you submitted the information. Information concerning these records retention and disposition schedules may be obtained through the Internet privacy policy contact listed in this policy.
Access to and Correction of Personal Information Collected Through
this Website
Thomas F. Lee The privacy compliance officer shall, within five business days of the receipt of a proper request, provide access to the personal information; deny access in writing, explaining the reasons therefore; or acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days from the date of the acknowledgment. In the event that the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has collected personal information pertaining to a user through the state agency website and that information is to be provided to the user pursuant to the user's request, the privacy compliance officer shall inform the user of his or her right to request that the personal information be amended or corrected under the procedures set forth in section 95 of the Public Officers Law.
Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information Collected Through this Website In addition, the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council has implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology assets, including, but not limited to, authentication and monitoring. These security procedures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information. For website security purposes and to maintain the availability of the website for all users, the host employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise damage this website.
Disclaimer
Contact Information
Thomas F. Lee Definitions The following definitions apply to, and appear in this policy: Personal Information - shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision 5 of section 202 of the State Technology Law. State Agency Website shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision 7 of section 202 of the State Technology Law. User - shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision 8 of section 202 of the State Technology Law. |
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