Industrial Commission Privacy Statement
Privacy Statement
The Ohio Industrial Commission recognizes the importance of
privacy to our Web site visitors. Therefore, visitors should be aware of
the following information.
Public Records
Subject to certain statutory exceptions, most documents and records
maintained by the Ohio Industrial Commission, including but not
limited to electronic data, are public records under Ohio law.
Therefore, information submitted through this Web site may be subject to
disclosure pursuant to a public records request.
Usage Statistics
In order to generate usage statistics to help us improve our Web site, we automatically collect certain information on every visitor to the Web site. However, this information does not disclose "personal identifiers" (such as name, address, telephone number, email address, etc.). Each time a request is made to view a page within this Web site, our Web site creates a log file capturing generic user information. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet browser or computer operating system you are using, the date and time you accessed this site, the Internet protocol address of the individual computer (or proxy server) making the request, and the Internet address of the site from which you may have linked to this site.
All information collected by way of server log files is used in
aggregate form only, and may be analyzed for trends and statistics.
Online Forms and Email
This Web site will not collect personally identifiable information
(such as name, address, telephone number, etc.) unless you provide such
information voluntarily. We may ask for such information so that we can
tailor interactive features of this Web site to your specific interests
and needs (including periodically forwarding information that matches
your selected interests). You are free to provide or not to provide the
requested information. If you choose not to provide this type of
information, you can still visit most of the Web site. Any personal
information voluntarily provided by visitors, including personal
information submitted on online forms and email, will be used for the
purposes stated on the Web page and may also be shared with other
agencies as required by law or pursuant to agency authority. Information
submitted through this Web site also may be subject to disclosure
pursuant to a public records request.
Web Cookies
Visitors who submit information via this Web site should be aware
that data linking your computer to this Web site (a "cookie")
may be created. Temporary cookies may be used when necessary to complete
a transaction, to process data submitted to us online, or to facilitate
ongoing Internet interaction. Information collected on our Web site may
also be subject to disclosure pursuant to a public records request.
Security Measures
Ic.ohio.gov will follow Ohio state laws that require the establishment
of reasonable precautions to prevent personal information from
unauthorized modification, destruction, use, or disclosure. We take very
seriously the integrity of the information and systems that we maintain.
Therefore, we have instituted security measures for all information
systems under our control. These security measures are designed to
identify attempts to tamper with this Web site. Information collected
through these security measures may be used in connection with a
criminal prosecution or other legal proceedings.
Access and Dispute of Information Rights:
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code, sections 149.43, 1347.08 and 1347.09,
users have rights to their information given to this site, in respect to
inspecting, correcting and disputing. This is applicable to any
information collected, used or maintained on the www.ic.ohio.gov Web site.
Contact
Any further questions concerning the privacy policy for www.ic.ohio.gov
should be forwarded to AskIC@ic.ohio.gov.