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Privacy Statement
Revised: March 16, 2006 |
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This privacy statement addresses the collection, use, disclosure, and security of
information that may be obtained by the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission through the use
of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (CFC) portal and the Electronic Filing System.
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Information Collected
If you visit the CFC website, the CFC may collect some or all of the following information:
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The name of your domain; for example, "xyzcompany.com" if you use a private Internet
access account;
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An IP address; a number automatically assigned to your computer when you are using
the Internet;
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The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
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The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site;
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The pages you visit within the portal; and
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The links made to other websites through the portal.
This information is collected for statistical analysis using third-party or proprietary
software programs to create summary statistics. The statistics are used for the
purpose of determining what information is of most and least interest to all visitors
and identifying system performance or problem areas in order to better plan future
portal enhancements. This information is not collected for commercial marketing
purposes.
If you voluntarily provide personally identifiable
information, we will collect such information. Examples of personally identifiable
information may include:
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Your name, address, or phone number;
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An e-mail address if you are communicating to us through e-mail;
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Information you voluntarily submit to the State of Georgia for the purposes of completing
or submitting an application or form online;
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Other information volunteered, such as vendor profile/contact information, survey
information or content of e-mail.
In general, please note the information collected, whether or not personally identifiable,
is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video and other graphic
formats you send us. Information is retained and used in accordance with existing
laws, rules, regulations, and other policies.
Use
Depending on the specific service or transaction, the State of Georgia may share
personally identifiable information amongst its agencies in order to provide such
service or complete such transaction.
Public Disclosure
As a general rule, we will not disclose any personally identifiable information
collected online to entities outside of State of Georgia departments and agencies
except where you have given us permission, or where the information is public information
under the Georgia Open Records Act O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et seq., or other applicable
laws. Visitors should be aware that information collected through the Portal may
be subject to examination and inspection, if such information is a public record
or not otherwise protected from disclosure.
Cookies
Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser and they provide
a method of distinguishing among visitors to the websites, and allowing customized
features such as a "shopping cart" feature for online purchasing. Cookies created
on your computer by using our websites do not contain personally identifiable information
and do not compromise your privacy or security. You can refuse the cookie or delete
the cookie file from your computer at any time by using any one of a number of widely
available methods.
Security
Several tools, policies and protocols are used to safeguard the submission of information
through the Portal. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation
and day-to-day operations of the entire operating environment as part of our continuing
commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission
of information.
In order to further secure your privacy, do not divulge any passwords or sensitive
information (e.g. credit card number) to anyone in a phone call or e-mail. When
you are finished with those applications that are password protected or required
the input of your credit card information, it is always recommended that you close
or otherwise exit the browser page.
Email
E-mail is not a secure form of transmission. As such it is recommended that
you not submit sensitive or personally identifiable information via e-mail. If
you choose to provide us with personal information in an e-mail, we may use the e-mail
and the information
contained within it to improve our service to you or to respond
to your request. Sometimes we forward your e-mail to other State employees who may
be better able to help you, and this staff may be employed by a different agency
within the State. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations or as required
by law, we do not share our e-mail with any other organizations outside of the public
sector.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
Revisions to this Privacy Statement will be posted to this location so that you
will know the type of information we collect and how that information is used. We
will also post the last date of revision at the top of this page.
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