Privacy Policy

Types of Information We Collect

The information we gather is either information (for example, your name and address) that you voluntarily supply when you email us or submit information, or information automatically gathered on usage patterns and preferences as visitors navigate the web site and use our services.

Cookies

To help make our web site more responsive to the needs of our visitors, we use a standard feature of browser software, called a “cookie”, to assign each visitor an unique, random number that resides on your computer. The cookie does not identify the visitor, just the computer that a visitor uses to access our site. Unless you voluntarily identify yourself, we won’t know who you are, even if we assign a cookie to your computer as the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply. A cookie cannot read unrelated data off your computer. We use cookies to help us deliver a better, more personalized service. For example, we use cookies to track the pages and services on our web site visited by our users. We can build a better web site if we know which pages and features our users are visiting and how often.

Browser Level Information and IP Addresses

Our web server automatically collects limited information about your computer configuration when you visit our web site, including the type of browser you use, the operating system you are running, the resolution of your computer monitor, the web site that referred you, and your IP address. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers connected to the Internet to identify your computer so that data such as the web pages you want to view can be transmitted to you. We use IP address information for systems administration and trouble-shooting purposes.

Public Disclosure

In the State of Virginia, 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: the privacy of individuals is included among these exceptions. Exceptions are provided by both state and federal laws.

All information collected at this site becomes public record that may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an exemption in law exists.

Accessibility

If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, or a screen reader) and the format of any material on this website interferes with your ability to access information, please contact us. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the web address of the requested material, and your contact information.

Accessibility Design Guidelines

Our website has been designed with the following accessibility guidelines in mind:

We work to comply with Section 508 as well as WCAG 2.0 A and AA referring to website accessibility standards.
If you have difficulty accessing the site or have any comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us so we can work with you to provide access that accommodates your needs.

Browser Accessibility Information

Many popular browsers contain built-in accessibility tools.

Additional Plug-ins

Adobe Reader is required to view and print PDF documents that appear on this website.

To download this program for free, visit the Adobe website.
To read PDF documents with a screen reader, please visit the Adobe Reader Accessibility website which provides useful tools and resources.