Thank you for visiting the Arizona Governor's website and reviewing our Privacy Policy Statement. All individual agency websites of the Governor's Office are required to contain a Privacy Policy Statement to inform you about the information that could be collected online as a result of visiting or requesting a service, how that information will be used, and what steps are being taken to ensure the security of customer data. Your rights to privacy are of utmost importance to the Governor's Office in building trust and confidence when conducting business through the Internet. The Governor's Office will attempt to protect the privacy interest of anyone who corresponds with the Governor's Office and does not wish their contact information to be made public; however, because the Governor's Office is a public entity, there can be no guarantee that such information will always be kept confidential.
Personally Volunteered Information
We collect personal information from our visitors only on a voluntary basis. Personal information may include name, address, e-mail, etc. The personal information you volunteer to us is used to fulfill your request, for more information, or to respond to your question or comment. The information you provide to us is not sold or shared in any way to third party data compilation services.
Cookies and Visitor Tracking
The web server that hosts the Governor's Office website does gather certain information about your visit automatically in a standard log file. This information never identifies you personally and consists of only the following items:
The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) from which you access the website;
The IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access the website; and
The date and time of your access.
We use this information to gather statistics for the Governor's website. Statistics include number of visits to a page, average time spent on the site, pages reviewed, etc. which is used by Governor's Staff to improve the content and performance of our website. This information is not sold or shared in any way to third party data compilation services.
Children
The Governor's website has no intention of collecting any personal information from individuals under eighteen years of age. As a State website we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Policy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"), requiring parental consent before we collected any personal information from an individual under the age of 13. The text of COPPA is available at http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm. If a child has provided us with information, a parent or guardian of that child should contact us if they would like this information deleted from our records. We will use reasonable efforts to delete the child's information from our existing files.
Other External Links Disclaimer
The Governor's web pages contain links to various other websites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the Governor's site and this Privacy Statement will not apply to other sites. When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site. Links to websites outside of State government are offered solely for your convenience. No State of Arizona agency is responsible for or has control over the policies or content of any third-party sites. Neither the State of Arizona, nor any agency, officer, employee, or contractor of the State of Arizona 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 inaccurate or outdated. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.
Security
This website takes reasonable measures to keep all information about our online visitors secure against unauthorized access and periodically reviews the security measures of our site. The Governor's Office will attempt to protect the privacy interest of anyone who corresponds with the Governor's Office and does not wish their contact information to be made public; however, because the Governor's Office is a public entity, there can be no guarantee that such information will always be kept confidential.
Privacy Policy Statement Is Subject To Change
This policy may be updated or revised from time to time, so please check back periodically in order to receive advance notice of any substantive changes to the manner in which the information you disclose on this website may be collected, used, or disseminated.
Contact Us
To offer comments about the Governor's website, or about the information presented in this Privacy Policy, please contact [email protected].
The full mailing address is:
The Honorable Doug Ducey
Governor of Arizona
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Telephone 602-542-4331
Toll Free 1-800-253-0883
Fax 602-542-1381