New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Internet Privacy Policy
Introduction
Thank you for visiting the New York Environmental Facilities Corporation (“EFC”) website. This website is designed to make it easier and more efficient for individuals, government representatives and businesses to interact with EFC. EFC recognizes visitors to this website are concerned about their privacy. EFC is committed to preserving your privacy when visiting this website.
Consistent with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy describes EFC’s privacy practices regarding information collected from users of this website. This policy describes what information is collected and how that information is used. Because this privacy policy only applies to this website, you should examine the privacy policy of any website, including other state agency websites, that you access using this website.
For purposes of this policy, "personal information" means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. EFC does not collect any personal information about you unless through this website you provide that information voluntarily by sending an email, or by initiating an online transaction, such as a survey or a registration form.
Information Collected Automatically When You Visit this Website
When visiting this website EFC automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:
- The Internet Protocol Address and domain name used to access the website. 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;
- The type of browser and operating system you used;
- The date and time you visited the site;
- The web pages or services you accessed at this site;
- The web site you visited prior to coming to this site; and
- If you download a form, the form that was downloaded.
None of the foregoing information is deemed to constitute personal information.
The information that is collected automatically is used to improve this website's content and to help EFC understand how users are interacting with the website. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most and least interest to our users, and to improve the utility of the material available on the website. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and EFC does not sell or otherwise distribute the information collected from the website for commercial marketing purposes.
Cookies
To better serve you, we may use cookies to enhance or customize your visit to this website. A cookie is a small data file that can be stored on your computer’s hard disk or can reside in the memory of your computer. Cookies can be created automatically on the device you use to access this website. These cookies do not contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We may use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on the device you use to access this website. Cookies can speed processing on return visits. Cookies may also contain information about you that helps the website guide you through our interactive applications. The cookie is not accessible by anyone else on the Internet.
The software and hardware you use to access the website allows you to refuse new cookies or delete existing cookies. Refusing or deleting these cookies may limit your ability to take advantage of some features of this website.
Links
The EFC website contains links to other websites for your information and convenience. EFC has no control over the privacy practices or the content of such other websites. Please review the privacy information provided by these sites.
The responsibility for the content and accuracy of information on sites accessed by linking from our website rests with the entities providing the information. This includes any responsibility for updating information upon which visitors may rely.
The inclusion of links from this website to others does not constitute an endorsement of content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services or accessibility of that website.
If another website provides a link from that website to our site, it must link to our home page. Such links may not capture our pages within “frames” from other sites or otherwise present our content as content of another website.
Information Collected When You Email this Website or Initiate an Online Transaction
During your visit to this website you may send an email to EFC. Your email address and the contents of your message will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats included in the message. Your email address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to improve this website, or to forward your message to another entity for appropriate action. Your email address is not collected for commercial purposes and EFC does not sell or otherwise distribute your email address for commercial purposes.
EFC does not knowingly collect personal information from children or create profiles of children through this website. Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal information submitted in an email will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from access by federal or State law, be subject to public access. EFC encourages parents and teachers to be involved in children’s Internet activities and to provide guidance whenever children are asked to provide personal information on-line.
Information and Choice
As noted above, EFC does not collect any personal information about you during your visit to this website, unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an email or initiating an online transaction such as a survey or registration form. You may choose not to send us an email, respond to a survey or complete a registration form. While your choice not to participate in these activities may limit your ability to receive specific services through this website, it will not prevent you from requesting services from EFC by other means, and will not normally have an impact on your ability to take advantage of other features of the website, including browsing or downloading most publicly available information.
Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Website
The collection of information through this website and the disclosure of that information are subject to the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act. EFC will only collect personal information through this website or disclose personal information collected through this website if the user has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information. The voluntary disclosure of personal information to EFC by the user, whether solicited or unsolicited, constitutes consent to the collection and disclosure of the information by EFC for the purposes for which the user disclosed the information to EFC, as was reasonably ascertainable from the nature and terms of the disclosure.
However, EFC may disclose personal information without consent if the disclosure is: (1) necessary to perform the statutory duties of EFC, or necessary for EFC to operate a program authorized by law, or authorized by state or federal statute or regulation; (2) made pursuant to a court order or by law; (3) for the purpose of validating the identity of the user; or (4) information to be used solely for statistical purposes that is in a form that cannot be used to identify any particular person.
Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, collected through this website is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
EFC may disclose personal information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce EFC’s rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to EFC’s information technology assets and any other inappropriate use of its website.
Retention of Information Collected Through this Website
The information collected through this website is retained by EFC in accordance with the records retention and disposition requirements of the New York State Arts & Cultural Affairs Law.
In general, EFC’s Internet services logs created to monitor access and use of EFC services provided through this website, shall be retained for an indeterminate period of time and then destroyed. Information, including personal information, which you submit in an email or when you initiate an online transaction such as a survey or registration form is retained in accordance with the records retention and disposition schedule established for the records of the program unit to which you submitted the information.
Access to and Correction of Personal Information Collected Through this Website
Any user may submit a request to EFC’s privacy compliance officer to determine whether personal information pertaining to that user has been collected through this website. Any such request shall be made in writing and must be accompanied by reasonable proof of identity of the user. Reasonable proof of identity may include verification of a signature, inclusion of an identifier generally known only to the user, or similar appropriate identification. The address of the privacy compliance officer is:
Privacy Compliance Officer
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12207-2997
The privacy compliance officer shall, within five (5) business days of the receipt of a proper request,
- provide access to the personal information;
- deny access in writing, explaining the reasons therefore; or
- acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days from the date of the acknowledgment.
In the event that EFC has collected personal information pertaining to a user through the EFC website and that information is to be provided to the user pursuant to the user’s request, the privacy compliance officer shall inform the user of his or her right to request that the personal information be amended or corrected under the procedures set forth in section 95 of the Public Officers Law.
Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information Collected Through this Website
EFC is strongly committed to protecting personal information collected through this website against unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Consequently, EFC limits employee access to personal information collected through this website to only those employees who need access to the information in the performance of their official duties. Employees who have access to this information follow appropriate procedures in connection with any disclosures of personal information.
In addition, EFC has implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology assets, including, but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. For website security purposes and to maintain the availability of the website for all users, EFC employs software to deter unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise damage this website.
Information Disclaimer
Information provided on this website is intended to allow the public immediate access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current, and reliable information, EFC recognizes the possibility of human and/or mechanical error. Therefore, EFC, its employees, officers and agents 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.
Additionally, the information contained in this policy, 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 this website.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy please email EFC at info@nysefc.org
