Thank you for reading our Privacy Notice. This
notice applies ONLY to information collected or provided when visiting
the Grant County Health District public web site or using E-mail
and does not cover information the agency collects in other ways.
This notice covers the following topics:
Information collected
and how it is used
What information do we collect when you browse this site?
When you browse or download information from our site, we gather
some information about your visit.
This information does not identify you personally, and is used
only to help us understand our users and improve our site. Grant
County Health District only keeps this information for three months
and never makes it available for commercial use. We automatically
collect the following information each time you visit:
- The Internet Protocol (IP) Address and domain name used. The
IP Address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your
Internet service provider or directly to your computer. The IP
Address helps us direct Internet traffic to you.
- The type of browser and operating system you used.
- The date and time you visited this site.
- The Internet pages or services you visited at this site.
- The Internet site you visited before coming to this site.
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What information do we collect if you volunteer it?
If you send an E-mail, participate in an online survey, or provide
other information using our site, the following may also be collected:
- Your E-mail address and contents of your E-mail message (including
attachments and signature blocks).
- Contact information (address, telephone).
- Organization that you represent.
- Information volunteered in response to a survey.
- Information volunteered through an on-line form for any other
purpose.
The information collected is not limited to text characters and
may include audio, video and graphic information formats you send
us.
We use your E-mail address to answer your questions, address your
concerns, or forward to someone else for a response. Survey information
is used for much the same purposes.
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Personal information
and choice
You may choose whether to provide personal information
online.
Personal information is information about someone that can easily
identify him or her. Personal information includes things like
name, address and phone number. A domain name or IP address is
not considered personal information. Grant County Health District
may request personal information to conduct surveys, send publications,
or tell you of changes to Grant County Health District web pages.
In these cases we need personal information to answer your request
or include your information or comments in a formal legal process.
In a legal process such as rule development, comments sent using
the web site cannot be included in the official record without
personal information.
We do not collect personal information about you unless you voluntarily
provide it by sending an E-mail, participating in an online survey,
or completing an on-line form. If you choose not to use these tools,
you will still be able to browse the Grant County Health District
Internet site and read or download any information from it.
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Public access to personal
information
Washington State law gives the public the right to access most
information held by a state agency. Government information is known
as public records. Any personal information you provide using our
web site becomes part of the public record, and may be shared with
the public if not protected by state or federal law. Click here
for the language in state law RCW
42.17.260(1). If there is a conflict between this Privacy Notice
and any state or federal law governing sharing public records,
the applicable law will control.
At present, the Grant County Health District’s web site
does not require users to submit identifiable personal information.
However, users may voluntarily submit personal information. Personal
information provided by children online or by E-mail cannot be
identified by the web and will be treated the same as information
given by an adult, and may be made available to the public under
state law.
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Review and correction
of personally identifiable information
Any Grant County Health District site that collects personal information
about you will contain specific instructions on how to review and
correct this information; notify the contact person identified
at that site. If you believe your information is incorrect, you
may send a written request to the Privacy
Contact that includes the reasons for your changes.
If you believe that your personal information is being used for
a purpose other than what was intended when submitted, you may
contact us in writing. See Contact
Information section. In all cases, please be prepared to verify
your identity before we allow access or make changes. We will attempt
to respond and take action, where appropriate.
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Cookies and Applets
Some Grant County Health District applications may use "cookies" to
better serve our users. Cookies are simple text files stored on
your computer by your web browser. They are temporary random identifiers
that help personalize your browser session. Cookies do not contain
personally identifying information and do not affect your privacy
or security. You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file
from your computer by using the method indicated when you access
the application that uses cookies.
An applet is a subprogram that executes within another application,
and can be sent along with a web page to a user to support certain
functions, such as interactive animations, immediate calculations,
or other simple tasks without having to access the host’s
server. Grant County Health District does not currently use applets.
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Security
You are on a public Internet site and any information you send
via this site may be accessed by others.
Unauthorized attempts to upload, change or destroy information
on this site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under
State Law (RCW9A.52.110)
and federal statutes including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection
Act.
This information should not be construed in any way as giving
business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof,
the security of information provided through any Grant County Health
District supported web site.
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Disclaimer
Information presented by the Health District on this web site
is considered public information and may be distributed or copied.
Use of appropriate byline/image credits is requested. Information
from this site may not be copyrighted and lists of individuals
or directory information (including address, phone or E-mail) may
not be used for commercial purposes.
The Grant County Health District web site has links to many other
Internet sites, including sites operated by other government agencies,
nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to
a site operated by a different organization, this Privacy Notice
will not apply and you are subject to the privacy policy will not
apply and you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site.
Be aware that not all web sites have privacy notices and policies.
Links to external resources are provided as a public service,
and do not imply endorsement by the Grant County Health District.
Neither the Grant County Health District, nor any agency official,
nor employee of the Grant County Health District warrants the accuracy,
reliability or timeliness of any information published by this
system, nor endorses any content, viewpoints, products, or services
linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses
caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of
such information. Portions of such information may be incorrect
or not current. Any person or entity that relies on any information
obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk. Please contact
us to validate information before using it as the basis for
a legal action.
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