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GOSAP Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Terms of Use for the GOSAP Web site

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Your use of this web site constitutes your agreement to the terms and conditions of this privacy and terms of use policy. The Commonwealth of Virginia reserves the right to update this policy at any time without notice to you.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION

Unless otherwise specified, the data and information on this site are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may use, downloaded, reproduce or reprint all data and information, provided that appropriate acknowledgment appears in all copies and provided that such use, download, reproduction or reprint is for non-commercial or personal use only. The materials contained in this Web site may not be modified in any way. You may not license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the site.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY

Your use of this Web site. and any of its contents constitutes your agreement to hold the Commonwealth of Virginia, its employees and contractors free from any liability in connection to your use of the site. The Commonwealth of Virginia and/or its employees and contractors make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the Web site. and related materials published as part of its services for any purpose. All such data, information, documents and related graphics are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The Commonwealth of Virginia and/or its respective employees and contractors hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or its respective employees and contractors be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use of or performance of information available from the services or of failure to provide services, or information available from the Web site.

The data, documents, related graphics and linkages published on the Web site. could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes will periodically be made to the Web site. contents. The Commonwealth of Virginia and/or its respective employees and contractors may make improvements and/or changes in the Web site. and its contents at any time without notice to you.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the Web site., you will not use the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Web site. in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Commonwealth of Virginia server, or the network(s) connected to any Commonwealth of Virginia server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Web site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Web site., other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any Commonwealth of Virginia server, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Web site.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The links in this area will let you leave The Commonwealth of Virginia's site. The linked sites are not under the control of The Commonwealth of Virginia and The Commonwealth of Virginia is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The Commonwealth of Virginia is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. The Commonwealth of Virginia is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by The Commonwealth of Virginia of the site.

NO COMPENSATION FOR SITE IMPROVEMENT IDEAS

The Web site. does provide an opportunity for users to ask questions, provide suggestions for improving the Web site. or request additional data. Likewise, such ideas for improvement may be communicated to the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or its respective employees and contractors though other means. However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your ideas you are granting the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or its respective employees and contractors permission to use your ideas in connection with the improvement and/or operation of the Web site., including the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your ideas; to publish your name in connection with your submission; and the right to sublicense such rights to any contractor of the Commonwealth. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your ideas. The Commonwealth of Virginia and/or its respective employees and contractors are under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any submission at any time in its sole discretion. By Posting an idea you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

Privacy Policy for the GOSAP Web site

INFORMATION COLLECTED AND HOW IT IS USED

We endeavor to collect only the minimum amount of information needed to provide services.

If you do nothing during your visit to the GOSAP Web site but browse or download information, we automatically collect and store the following information about your visit:

  1. The Internet domain and IP address from which you accessed our site;
  2. The type of browser and operating system you used;
  3. The date and time you visited this site;
  4. The pages visited; and
  5. If you linked from another Web site, the address of that Web site.

The information collected is used to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how people are using our pages. We analyze our Web site logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site. The information in our Web logs is not personally viewable and no attempt is made to link it with the individuals that browse our Web site.

If, during your visit to the GOSAP Web site., you send us an e-mail message, we will collect the e-mail address and contents of the message, including audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us. We use your e-mail 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 your message to another agency for appropriate action.

We do collect personal information directly from individuals who volunteer to subscribe to our services or participate in surveys. Collecting personal information is necessary in order for GOSAP to deliver the services requested. We only collect, retain, and use personal information where we believe it is essential to administer our business and to provide products, services and other opportunities requested by our customers.

RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION

We do not sell or rent our subscribers' information to any outside company or organization. We do not reveal specific information about subscribers or other personally identifiable data to unaffiliated third parties for their independent use, except if required to do so by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act or other law.

PROTECTION OF INFORMATION VIA ESTABLISHED SECURITY PROCEDURES

We maintain security standards and procedures regarding unauthorized access to customer information to prevent unauthorized removal or alteration of data.

WEB SITE SECURITY

We maintain security standards and procedures regarding unauthorized access to ensure that this service remains available to all users, and to prevent unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Information on individuals causing damage to the web page will be traced and released to the appropriate legal bodies (such as the Virginia State Police) to investigate suspected or alleged criminal activity.

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

GOSAP is subject to the requirements for administering information systems as established in the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act, Chapter 38 of Title 2.2 of the Code of Virginia. Web pages that appear after you click on a link may be controlled by a different agency or entity, whose practices are not under GOSAP's control.

USE OF “COOKIES”

“Cookies” are small files either stored on a server or sent back to a visiting computer. In certain applications user information is stored as “cookies” of the type that are then sent back and stored on the user’s computer. Any application or web page that uses cookies will identify itself as such. This information is handled in the same way as other user information obtained by GOSAP. No user information is gathered through cookies except for that needed to run the specific application. section above.

PLUG-INS

GOSAP provides content in several formats that require plug-ins, or separate browser components, to properly view. All required plug-ins (except the non-trial version of WinZip) are free to use. The Plug-ins used are:

CHANGES

GOSAP reserves the right to change this policy and these practices and procedures at any time without prior notice. This policy is not intended and should not be interpreted as a contract of any nature, either stated or implied.