Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”,. This notice addresses privacy concerns about the information collected on this site.
The following topics are covered:
- California Public Records Act
- Links to other sites
- Disclaimer of liability
- Cookies
- If you read or download information
- Information use when you volunteer information
- If you register with a Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, entity or request other specific information
- Privacy Statements for non-Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, entities
- Information sharing with other participating entities
- Electronic commerce
- Health information
- Child participation
- Information security
California Public Records Act
As a visitor you should be aware that some information submitted to the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, might be public information under the laws of the State of California. Under some circumstances, we may be required to disclose such information in accordance with the California Public Records Act [California Government Code § 6250, and following] or other legal requirements.
The following describes how information may be collected depending on your activities at this website.
Links to other sites
The Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, uses link and search capabilities to navigate publicly available information from dozens of agencies and organizations that are not part of the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”. The privacy policies and procedures described here do not necessarily apply to those sites. You are responsible for reviewing their data collection and distribution policies before providing and submitting personal information upon linking to third-party sites.
Disclaimer of liability
With respect to information available from this web page, neither the Regional Sponsors nor any of their employees, make any warranty, express or implied, including the warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assume any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such information.
Cookies
Cookies are simple text files stored on your computer by your web browser. The Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, does not use cookies to maintain personalization, however some other entities’ applications may use cookies.
The Regional Sponsors make every attempt to avoid the use of cookies. When needed to maintain the functionality of an application, unlike the common usage of cookies, the Regional Sponsors only uses cookies during the session in which you access our Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”,’ interactive applications.
Cookies created on your computer by using this web site do not contain "personal information" and do not compromise your privacy or security. We use the cookie feature only to store a randomly generated identifying temporary tag on your computer. You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file from your computer by using any of the widely available methods. However, if you turn your cookie option off, you may not be able to access some of the features in our interactive applications.
If you read or download information
We may collect and store information for statistical purposes. For example, we may count the number of visitors to the different sections of our site to help us make them more useful. The information collected may include such items as the name and domain of the host from which you access the Internet, the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using or your browser software and operating system. This information does not identify you personally, though it may identify a specific computer.
Additionally, the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, uses software programs for the purpose of monitoring network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations and the security purposes mentioned elsewhere in this notice, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction.
Information use when you volunteer information
If you choose to participate in a survey, send an email, or perform other transactions using this Website, the following additional information may be collected:
* Your email address, and contents of emails sent through the Website - for purposes of providing you with a response.
* Information volunteered in response to a survey or through online forms - for purposes identified by the survey or online form.
* Information volunteered by participating in an online transaction with the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, - for purposes of completing the transaction only.
The Regional Sponsors strive to collect the minimum information necessary to comply with applicable law or provide the requested service. The Regional Sponsors do not sell, rent or otherwise distribute visitor's information, including electronic mail addresses, to any outside company or organization, unless legally required to do so. This applies to information that may be collected on the Regional Sponsors’s site and on that of any third party with whom the Regional Sponsors contract to provide Internet related services.
If you register with the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, or request other specific information:
Some non-Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, entities websites may ask visitors who request specific information to fill out a request or registration form. For example, vendors requesting access to Requests for Bids, Requests for Proposals or homeowners or businesses requesting Permits, may be asked to provide their names, addresses, e-mail addresses and other pertinent information to ensure we can process and deliver the information requested. Other information may be collected at these sites through questionnaires, feedback forms, or other means, to enable us to determine a visitor's interests, with the goal of providing better service.
Privacy statements for non-Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, entities
This privacy statement describes the information gathering practices and procedures of the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, however, the domain is made up of many entity websites linked together to provide a comprehensive information resource to our customers. Accordingly, each entity website within the domain of the Central California Regional Common Website has posted specific information concerning its information handling practices. You may review the privacy statement for each website within this domain by selecting the "Privacy" icon on the navigation bar of each page.
Information sharing with other participating entities
The Central California Regional Website – “CentralCalOnline” services may involve other participating entities. Therefore, information gathered on usage of the Website may be shared with participating entities. Any publicly available reports on Website usage will suppress information which could directly or indirectly identify an individual.
Electronic commerce
Users choosing to engage in electronic commerce with the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, are provided reasonable security measures. E-commerce transactions are performed only under tightly controlled circumstances, where there are appropriate technological and other safeguards in place to protect financial and other sensitive data. Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, e-commerce systems supported are safeguarded so that financial data remains secure and with individuals and institutions involved in the transaction.
Health information
Agencies requesting or providing personally identifiable health care information at this Website are required to certify that its health care data handling and security procedures are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"). If such data and security services are provided to such agency by a third-party provider, the agency shall be responsible for such third party's compliance with HIPAA.
Child participation
If this site must collect information from minors, on a voluntary basis, in relation to youth-based activities, any information collected by Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”, sites from children 13 and under is subject to the same guidelines of the Fresno County's general privacy policy as well as the following guidelines:
* Parental consent must be obtained before collecting, using or disclosing personal information about a child.
* In the event that the County changes its practices of collecting, using or disclosing any information in a substantive way, new parental consent will be obtained. An example of a change may include, what material is collected, how the information may be used, or third party access to that information.
* Upon verification of a child's parent's identity, the requesting parent will be able to review the personal information collected from their child.
* A parent will be allowed to revoke their consent and the County will delete information collected from or for their children on request. When consent is revoked, the website will stop collecting, using or disclosing information from or for that child.
* Revocation may end a child's participation in an activity if the information collected was necessary for participation on the website.
Information security
The Regional Sponsors have implemented security measures and systems into the design, implementation and day-to-day operation of the Central California Regional Website -”CentralCalOnline”s underlying servers and networks. The Regional Sponsors progressively implements new security measures as they become available on the market. Security measures are primarily to identify and/or block unauthorized intrusions, upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to the regional Website.
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