A Minnesota law, the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act generally requires that data held by government to be open to the public. There are some exceptions to this law, but for purposes of this privacy statement, you should assume that everything you do at this Website is available to anyone upon request.

Information collected at this site is public and is subject to inspection and copying by the public. During your visit to the Minnesota Management & Budget Website, information that is not readily identifiable to an individual is automatically collected and stored in a web server log file. This information is used to analyze web traffic and improve our web services.

Information is collected and how it is used

If you do nothing during your visit to the Minnesota Management & Budget Website but browse or download information, we automatically collect and store the following information about your visit:

• The Internet Protocol (IP) address and domain name used, but not the email address. The IP address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer. We use the IP address to direct web pages to your computer; The type of browser and operating system you used;
• The date and time you visited this site;
• The web pages or services you accessed at this site; and
• The Website you visited prior to coming to this Website.

The information we automatically collect or store is used to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how people are using our web services. We analyze our Website log files to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site and the site navigation. These log files are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that browse the Employee Relations Website.

If, during your visit to the Minnesota Management & Budget Website, you participate in a survey or send an email, the following additional information will be collected:

• E-mail correspondence: The sender's e-mail address and the contents of the e-mail;
• Survey or other web form: Any information you volunteered in response to the survey or web form.

We use your email to respond appropriately. This may be to respond directly to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our Website, or to forward the email to another person or agency for appropriate action. Survey information is used for the purpose stated in the survey. Please assume that your email address, the contents of the email message and your survey responses are public and so are available to anyone who asks.

Users are cautioned that the collection of individual data requested from or volunteered by children on-line or by email will be treated the same as information given by an adult and is subject to public access. We have no way of identifying the age of a visitor to our Website.