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Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) web site and reviewing our privacy notice.
This statement addresses collection, use and security of
and access to information that may be obtained through use
of this web site. This notice covers the following topics:
Information Collected and
How it is Used
If you do nothing during your visit to our web site but browse,
read pages, or download information, we will gather and store
certain information about your visit. This information does
not identify you personally. We automatically collect and
store the following information about your visit:
- The Internet Protocol address and
domain name used. 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. This address
can be translated to determine the domain name of your
service provider (e.g. xcompany.com or yourschool.edu);
- The type of browser and operating
system you used;
- The date and time you visited this
site;
- The web pages or services you accessed
at this site; and
- The web site you visited prior to
coming to this web site.
The information we automatically collect
or store is logged and used by RCO only to improve
the content of our web services and to help us understand
how people are using our services. RCO site analyzes
this information to determine how our web site is being
used, so that we may continually improve the site's usefulness
to the public.
What we collect if you volunteer
information
If during your visit to our web site you participate in a
survey, send an email, or perform some other transaction on-line,
the following additional information will be collected:
- The email address, and contents of
email, for those who communicate with us via email.
- 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 email to respond appropriately.
This may be to respond to you, to address issues you may
identify, to further improve our web site, or to forward
the email to another agency for appropriate action. Information
from our on-line forms is used to either send you information
on various RCO programs or establish an account for
you to access our on-line grants management program PRISM.
Personal Information and
Choice
You may choose whether to provide personal information on-line.
"Personal information" is information about a natural person
that is readily identifiable to that specific individual.
Personal information includes such things as an individual's
name, address, and phone number. A domain name or Internet
Protocol address is not considered personal information.
We collect no personal information about you unless you
voluntarily provide it to us by sending us email, participating
in a survey, or completing an on-line form. You may choose
not to contact us by email, participate in a survey or to
provide any personal information using an online form. Your
choice to not participate in these activities will not impair
your ability to browse RCO web site and read or download
any information provided on the site.
If personal information is requested on the web site or
volunteered by the user, state law and the federal Privacy
Act of 1974 may protect it. However, this information is
a public record once you provide it, and may be subject
to public inspection and copying if not protected by federal
or state law.
If you believe that your personal information is being
used for a purpose other than what was intended when submitted,
you may contact the RCO contact person as shown in the Contact
Information Section of this statement.
RCO web site is a general audience site and we do
not knowingly collect any personal information from children.Users
are cautioned that the collection of personal information
requested from or volunteered by children on-line or by
email will be treated the same as information given by an
adult, and may be subject to public access.
Public Access to Information
In the State of Washington, laws exist to ensure that government
is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate
records and information possessed by state government. At
the same time, there are exceptions to the public's right
to access public records that serve various needs including
the privacy of individuals. Exceptions are provided by both
state and federal laws.
All of the information collected at this site becomes public
records that may be subject to inspection and copying by
members of the public, unless an exemption in law exists.
RCW
42.17.260(1) states that
Each agency, in accordance with published
rules, shall make available for public inspection and
copying all public records, unless the record falls within
the specific exemptions of subsection (6) of this section
[RCW 42.17.260(6)], RCW 42.17.310, 42.17.315, or other
statute which exempts or prohibits disclosure of specific
information or records. To the extent required to prevent
an unreasonable invasion of personal privacy interests
protected by RCW 42.17.310 and 42.17.315, an agency shall
delete identifying details in a manner consistent with
RCW 42.17.310 and 42.17.315 when it makes available or
publishes any public record; however, in each case, the
justification for the deletion shall be explained fully
in writing.
In the event of a conflict between this
privacy notice and the Public Records Act or other law governing
the agency's disclosure of records, the Public Records Act
or other applicable law will control.
Nondisclosure of Certain Personal
or Private Information
RCO may require you to provide certain personal information
in order to add you to our mailing list or open an account
for you in our online grants management program PRISM. You
may choose not to provide this information, but if you choose
not to provide it we will be unable to send you information
about our programs or start an account for you in PRISM.
Review and Correction
of Personally Identifiable Information
You can review any personally identifiable information we
collect about you by using the information in the Contact
Information section at the end of this notice. You may recommend
changes to your personally identifiable information you
believe to be inaccurate by submitting an email or written
request that credibly shows the inaccuracy. We will take
reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting
access or making corrections. (RCW
43.105.310)
Cookies and Applets
This web site uses no cookies or applets.
Security
The Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation, as developer
and manager of RCO web site, has taken several steps
to safeguard the integrity of its data and prevent unauthorized
access to information maintained. For site security purposes
and to ensure that this web site remains available to all users,
RCO employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized
attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause
damage to this web site. These measures are designed and intended
to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized
access to our systems and information, and to provide reasonable
protection of private information in our possession.
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 RCO
web sites.
Disclaimer
The Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation web site
has many links to other web sites. These include links to
web sites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit
organizations and private businesses. When you link to another
site, you are no longer on the RCO web site and this
privacy notice will not apply. When you link to another
web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that
new site.
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 Washington,
RCO, or its officers, employees or agents.
Neither the State of Washington, nor
any agency, officer, or employee of the State of Washington
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 their own risk.
RCO reserves the right to revise
and update this privacy notice at any time without notice
by posting such revised privacy notice at the RCO home
page.
Please see our External
Content Policy
Recreation and Conservation Office Contact Information
You may contact RCO as follows:
To review your personal information, or request correction
of your personal information:
Public Records Officer: Rebecca Connolly
Agency: Recreation and Conservation Office
Address: PO Box 40917, Olympia, Washington 98504-0917
Fax: 360 902-3026
Phone: 360 902-2637
E-mail
To offer comments about the RCO web site, or about
the information presented in this privacy notice:
Email to the Webmaster
Agency: Recreation and Conservation Office
Address: PO Box 40917, Olympia, Washington 98504-0917
Fax: 360 902-3026
Phone: 360 902-3015
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