Privacy Policy
Use of Information on Colorado State Parks
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Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting the Colorado State Parks web site and reviewing our Privacy Policy. This policy addresses collection, use of and access to personally identifiable information that may be obtained through use of Colorado State Parks web site. The Colorado State Parks fully supports the protection of individual privacy and minimizes the collection of personally identifiable information to the least amount of information required to complete a particular transaction. This policy extends to the collection of all personally identifiable information, regardless of the source or the medium.
This notice covers the following topics:
Information Collected and How it is Used
Personally Identifiable Information
Public Records
Cookies
Surveys
Links To Other Sites
Security Statement
Disclaimer
Contact Information
Information Collected and How it is Used
We may collect some information about your visit to our web site. This information may include:
The Internet Protocol Address and domain name used but not the email 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;
The type of browser you used;
The date and time that you visited this site; and,
The web pages or services you accessed at this site.
The information we collect or store is used to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how people are using our services. In addition, we use your IP address to direct Internet traffic to you.
If during your visit to our site you send an email to us, the following information will be collected:
The email address you used in sending the email; and,
The contents of the email.
We use your email address 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 email to another agency for appropriate action.
Personally Identifiable Information
"Personally identifiable Information" is information about a natural person that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. Personally identifiable information includes such things as an individual's name, address, phone number, or email address.
It is our policy to collect no personally identifiable information about you unless that information is required to complete a particular transaction. We collect no personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily participate in an activity that asks for information. If you choose not to participate in these activities, your choice will not affect your ability to use any other features of our web site.
Public Records
The State Open Records Act is applicable to this Privacy Policy pursuant to the Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 24, Article 72, Part 2, which states the following: "It is declared to be the public policy of this state that all public records shall be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except as provided in this part 2 or as otherwise specifically provided by law."
If personal information is requested on the web site or volunteered by the user, state and federal law 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.
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.
Cookies
To better serve our users we may use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience with us. Cookies are simple text files stored on your computer by your web browser. They provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to our web site.
Cookies created on your computer by using this web site do not contain personally identifying information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We use the cookie feature only to store a randomly generated identifying 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. Our services are provided in such a way that the use of cookies is not mandatory.
Surveys
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 the text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us.
The information is retained in accordance with Government codes.
Links To Other Sites
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.
This web site and the information it contains are provided as a public services by the State of Colorado. The system is monitored to ensure proper operation, to verify the functioning of applicable security features, and for comparable purposes. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring. Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this system for other than its intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.
Security Statement
Several measures are in place to safeguard the integrity of State of Colorado telecommunications and computing infrastructure, including but not limited to authentication, monitoring, and auditing.
Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day practices of the entire operating environment as part of its continuing commitment to risk management.
Disclaimer
The Colorado State Parks web site has links to other web sites. These include links to web sites operated by other government agencies and nonprofit organizations. When you link to another site, you are no longer on our site and this Privacy Policy will not apply. When you link to another web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site.
Neither the State Parks nor any employee of the State of Colorado (1) warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by this system, nor (2) 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 his or her own risk.
Contact Information
To offer feedback about this web site or about this Privacy Policy, you can contact our office:
By E-Mail: Enter comment at http://parks.state.co.us/ParksComments/
Or
Parksinfo@state.co.us
By Telephone: 303-866-3437
By Fax: 303-866-3206
By Postal Mail:
Colorado State Parks – Denver Office
1313 Sherman Street, Suite 618
Denver, CO 80203
When sending comments, please include your postal mailing address and do not send attachments with your message.
NOTE: DUE TO OUR CONCERN ABOUT COMPUTER VIRUSES AND THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSE, E-MAIL MESSAGES CONTAINING ATTACHMENTS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT OPENING.