Privacy Statement
Welcome to the New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities' website. We recognize that visitors to our website are concerned about their privacy. The Commission accordingly is committed to maintaining your privacy when you visit this website.
The policy below describes the Commission's privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to our website. This policy describes what data will be collected and how that information is used. The Commission may, in its discretion, change, modify, add, or delete portions of this policy.
Information Collected When You Visit the Website
When you visit our website, the Commission automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:
- the date and time you visited our site
- the webpages or services you accessed at our site
- the Internet Protocol and domain name of your Internet service provider, but not your e-mail address. The Internet Protocol address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer, which can be used to direct Internet traffic to you and to generate statistics used in the management of our site
- the type of browser and operating system you used; and
- the URL or website address of the website you visited prior to coming to our website and from which any web page on this site was linked.
The above information is used to improve our website's content and to help the Commission understand how individuals are using our website. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most or least interest to our website visitors, and to identify system performance or problem areas. It is not expressed in any form that would reveal personally identifiable information. Also, the information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Commission does not use or distribute the information collected for commercial marketing purposes. The information is retained in accordance with public record retention provisions of the New York State Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.
Information Collected When You E-mail the Website
During your visit to our website, if you send an e-mail message, your e-mail address and the contents of your e-mail will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information you send to us. The information is retained in accordance with public record retention provisions of the New York State Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.
Your e-mail address and the information contained in your e-mail will be used to respond to you, to respond to issues you identify, to further improve our website, or to forward your e-mail to another agency for appropriate action. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial marketing purposes.
Personal Information and Choice
"Personal Information" is information about an individual (e.g., an individual's name, address, and phone number). A domain name or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information. Personal information about you is not collected through this website unless you send an e-mail to the Commission through this website, or fill out a form requesting assistance or a publication. If you do not communicate with this website, it does not affect your ability to use any other features of this website or other state government websites.
Special Note Regarding Children
Consistent with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Commission does not knowingly collect personal information from children or create profiles of children through this website. Children are not eligible to use services that require submission of personal information, and the Commission requires that minors (persons under the age of 18) not submit any personal information to us. Individuals should be cautioned that the collection of personal information provided by any individual in an e-mail will be treated as information given by an adult and may, if not protected by federal or state law, be subject to public access. The Commission encourages parents, guardians and teachers to be involved in children's and student's Internet activities and to guide them whenever children are asked to provide personal information online.
Disclosure of Information Collected Through the Website
Information collected through our website, whether personal or other, may, if not protected by federal or state law, be subject to disclosure pursuant to law. For example, the information may not be exempt from disclosure under the State's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), or may be disclosed pursuant to a court order. Additionally, the Commission may disclose personal information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to the site's information.
Security
The Commission limits employee access to personally identifiable information from our website to only those employees who need access to perform a specific job. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.
Note: The information contained in this policy should not be construed in any manner as providing legal, business, or other advice, or warranting as absolute the security of information provided via this website. For site security purposes and to ensure that this website remains available to all users, the Commission employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to this website. Use of this site constitutes consent to such monitoring. Unauthorized use may result in criminal prosecution.
Links Disclaimer
In order to offer visitors additional related information, this website provides links to other public and private organizations for your convenience. A link does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of the content, relevance, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, of the viewpoints, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of these websites. Once you link to another website from this website, including another maintained by the state, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including, but not limited to, its privacy policy.
Information Disclaimer
Information provided on this website is intended to allow individuals access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current, and reliable information, the Commission recognizes the possibility of human and/or mechanical error. Therefore, the Commission and its employees make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information provided by this website, and deny any expressed or implied warranty as to the same.
Contact Information
For questions regarding the Commissions Privacy Policy, please contact webmaster@cqc.ny.gov.