Terms Of Use
The DRINC Portal Web Site and the Electronic Annual Reporting System are comprised
of various Web pages operated by the California Department of Public Health
(CDPH), Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management (DDWEM), and
the University of California, Davis, Information Center for the Environment
(ICE).
Thank you for visiting the State of
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Personal
Information and Choice
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A Special Note
about Children
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Information
Collected and How it is Used
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What Happens to
Information You Submit to Us
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Use of Internet
Request for Assistance Form Information
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Surveys
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Automatic
Collection of Information/Cookies
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Security
Please note that this Use Policy is subject to change
without notice, and that it reflects the State's current business practices.
This Use policy is dated December 7, 2000.
Also note that each department within the State may have
additional privacy and use policies specific to the mission and needs of their
work. Be sure to review those policies as you access additional sites within
the State.
"Personal information" is information about a
natural person that identifies or describes an individual, including, but not
limited to, his or her name, social security number, physical description, home
address, home telephone number, education, financial matters, and medical or
employment history, readily identifiable to that specific individual. A domain
name or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information,
however, it is considered "electronically collected personal
information."
According to Government Code § 11015.5.,
"electronically collected personal information" means any information
that is maintained by an agency that identifies or describes an individual
user, including, but not limited to, his or her name, social security number,
physical description, home address, home telephone number, education, financial
matters, medical or employment history, password, electronic mail address, and
information that reveals any network location or identity, but excludes any
information manually submitted to a State agency by a user, whether
electronically or in written form, and information on or relating to
individuals who are users, serving in a business capacity, including, but not
limited to, business owners, officers, or principals of that business.
"Electronically collected personal information"
that we automatically collect includes your domain name or Internet Protocol
address, and statistical information about which web pages you visit. If you
voluntarily participate in an activity that asks for specific information
(i.e., completing a request for assistance, personalizing the content of the
web site, sending an e-mail, or participating in a survey) more detailed data
will be collected. If you choose not to participate in these activities, your
choice will in no way affect your ability to use any other feature of the web
site.
If any type of personal information is requested on the web
site or volunteered by the user, State law, including the Information Practices
Act of 1977, Government Code Section 11015.5., and the federal Privacy Act of
1974 may protect it. However, this information may be a public record once you
provide it, and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not
otherwise protected by federal or State law.
Additionally, departments and agencies of the State of
Children are not eligible to use services that require
submission of personal information, and we require that minors (under the age
of 18) do not submit any personal information to us. This includes submitting
personal information to the State as part of a user profile or personalization
profile. If you are a minor, you can use these services only if used together
with your parents or guardians. If you are a minor, you should seek guidance
from your parents.
If the State decides to begin collecting personal
information from children, it will notify parents that it is being requested,
disclose the reasons for collecting it, and disclose our intended use of it.
The State will seek parental consent before collecting any personally
identifiable information. If it does collect it, parents may request information
on the type of data being collected, view their child's information, and, if
they choose, prohibit the State from making further use of their child's
information. The State will not provide personal information about children to
third parties.
We do collect personal information directly from individuals
who volunteer to use some of our services. Collection of this information is
required to deliver the specific services, but use of these services is voluntary.
If you do nothing during your visit to the web site but
browse or download information, we automatically collect and store the
following information about your visit:
1.
The
Internet Protocol Address and domain name used, but not the e-mail address. The
Internet Protocol Address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your
Internet service provider or directly to your computer. We use the Internet
Protocol Address to direct Internet traffic to you and generate statistics used
in the management of this site;
2.
The
type of browser and operating system you used;
3.
The
date and time you visited this site;
4.
The
web pages or services you accessed at this site;
5.
The
web site you visited prior to coming to this web site;
6.
The
web site you visit as you leave this web site; and
7.
If
you downloaded a form, the form that was downloaded.
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 services. This information does not identify you personally and
is used for gathering web site statistics. The information we automatically
collect and store in our logs about your visit helps us to analyze our web site
to continually improve the value of the materials available. Our web site logs
do not identify a visitor by personal information, and we make no attempt to
link other web sites with the individuals that browse the State's web site.
Government Code § 11015.5.(a)(6) prohibits all state
agencies from distributing or selling any electronically collected personal
information, as defined above, about users to any third party without the
permission of the user. The State does not sell any "electronically
collected personal information." Any distribution of "electronically
collected personal information" will be solely for the purposes for which
it was provided to us.
The State may provide or distribute certain lists and
statistical reports of regulatory information as provided by law, but no
personal information is sold or distributed, and all relevant legal protections
still apply to the State's web sites.
If you choose to submit information to us, the information
will be transmitted through secure lines to our departmental database. Any private
information will only be used for the purposes for which it was provided and
will not be shared with another entity except as prescribed by law. Please see
our Privacy Policy for additional information.
Any information you provide to us will only be shared with
entities involved in your case as necessary. Information you provide may be
included with other consumers' information to be used for statistical
reporting, trending data, and/or investigative actions. For example, we may
need to retain information that becomes part of an enforcement action or
consumer complaint case for a period of time after the closing date of the
case.
If you provide us with information regarding an issue that
does not fall within our regulatory jurisdiction, we may refer your information
to the appropriate local, State, or federal agency on your behalf.
If during your visit to the State's web site you participate
in a survey or send an e-mail, the following additional information will be
collected:
1.
The
e-mail address and contents of the e-mail; and
2.
Information
volunteered in response to the survey.
The information collected is not limited to text characters
and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us.
The information is retained in accordance with Government
Code § 11015.5.
You may choose to provide us with personal information, as
in e-mail with a comment or question. We use the information 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.
We use your e-mail to respond appropriately. This may be to
respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our web site,
or to forward the e-mail to another agency for appropriate action.
If you place an order with us, we request information from
the user on our order form. A user must provide contact information (like name
and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number and
expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill
your order/request. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact
information is used to get in touch with you.
In the State of
All information collected at this site becomes public record
that may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an
exemption in law exists. In the event of a conflict between this Use Policy and
the Public Records Act, the Information Practices Act, or other law governing
the disclosure of records, the Public Records Act, the Information Practices Act,
or other applicable law will control.
Under Government Code § 11015.5., if you choose, you may
have any personal information collected about you discarded without reuse or
distribution, provided we are contacted in a timely fashion.
Cookies are simple text files stored on your computer by
your web browser. The main State portal does not use cookies to maintain
personalization, however some departmental applications may.
The State makes every attempt to avoid the use of cookies.
When needed to maintain the functionality of an application, unlike the common
usage of cookies, the State only uses cookies during the session in which you
access our 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.
The State, as developer and manager of this web site, has
taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its telecommunications and
computing infrastructure, including but not limited to authentication,
monitoring, auditing, and encryption. Security measures have been integrated into
the design, implementation, and day-to-day practices of the entire State
operating environment as part of its continuing commitment to risk management.
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 via the State's supported web site. The technical standards governing
security are enforced by the Department of Finance.
Our web site has links to sites we feel might be useful to
you and which may provide services. When you link to another site, you are no
longer on our site and are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.
The State of
CDPH and ICE do not endorse, support, sponsor, or approve
the products or services of other parties that contain this web site as a link
or parties to which this web site links. We do not control or maintain
the material presented by other persons on their Web sites.
This web site and the information it contains are provided
as a public service by the State of
The State attempts to maintain the highest accuracy of
content on its web site. Any errors or omissions should be reported for
investigation.
The State and UC Davis make no claims, promises, or
guarantees about the absolute accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the
contents of this web site and expressly disclaims liability for errors and
omissions in the contents of this web site. No warranty of any kind, implied,
expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of
non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to
the contents of this web site or its hyperlinks to other Internet resources.
Reference in this web site to any specific commercial products, processes, or
services, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation name is for the
information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement,
recommendation, or favoring by the State of California, or its employees or
agents.
This Use Policy is subject to change without notice.
In general, information presented on this web site, unless
otherwise indicated, is considered in the public domain. It may be distributed
or copied as permitted by law. However, the State does make use of copyrighted
data (e.g., photographs) which may require additional permissions prior to your
use. In order to use any information on this web site not owned or created by
the State, you must seek permission directly from the owning (or holding)
sources. The State shall have the unlimited right to use for any purpose, free
of any charge, all information submitted via this site except those submissions
made under separate legal contract. The State shall be free to use, for any
purpose, any ideas, concepts, or techniques contained in information provided through
this site.