Privacy Notice

What information we collect if you only browse this site

If you only browse, read pages, or download information, we automatically collect and store the following information about your visit:

1. A portion of the internet protocol address and domain name used. The IP address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your internet service provider or directly to your computer. We use the IP address to direct internet traffic to you. This address can be translated to determine the domain name of your service provider (e.g. xcompany.com or yourschool.edu);
2. The type of browser and operating system you used;
3. The date and time you visited this site;
4. The webpages or services you accessed at this website; and
5. The website you visited prior to coming to this website.

This information does not identify you personally. It is logged and used by the WA Cares Fund only to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how people are using our services. WA Cares Fund analyzes the website logs to determine how our website is being used, so we may continually improve the website’s usefulness to the public.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, WA Cares Fund-supported computer systems employ software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations and the security purposes mentioned elsewhere in this notice, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs used for no other purposes are scheduled for regular destruction according to public records retention schedules (Chapter 40.14 RCW).

The WA Cares Fund uses Google Analytics to help understand how visitors interact with the WA Cares Fund website. You can read Google’s security and privacy policies for Google Analytics. You can choose not to have your data used by Google Analytics by downloading their opt-out browser add-on. Selecting to opt out will not interfere with your ability to use the WA Cares Fund website.

What information we collect if you volunteer it

If during your visit to our website you send us an email, we collect the contents of your email message (including audio, video and graphics information) along with your return email address. We use this information to respond directly to you, address the issues you identify in your email, further improve our website or forward it to another agency for appropriate action. The information is retained according to Chapter 40.14 RCW, Preservation and Destruction of Public Records. If you participate in a survey, information we collect is used to make improvements to the website and collect demographic information on website use. If you perform some other transaction online, information we collect will be used solely for the purpose outlined on the form.

In Washington state, laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information processes by state government. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public’s right to access public records that serve various needs and may include the privacy of individuals. Exceptions to disclosure requirements are contained in state and federal laws.

All of the information collected at this website becomes public record and may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an exemption in law exists. RCW 42.56.070(1) states:

Each agency, according to published rules, must make available for public inspection and copying all public records, unless the record falls within the specific exemptions of the Public Records Act, or other statute which exempts or prohibits disclosure of specific information or records.

If the information is exempt by law, an agency must delete identifying details in a manner consistent with RCW 42.56.210(1) or other law when it makes available or publishes any public record but it must explain the basis for the deletion in writing.

In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Notice and the Public Records Act or other law governing the agency’s disclosure of records, the Public Records Act or other applicable law will control.

WA Cares Fund, as manager and developer of this website, has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its data and prevent unauthorized access to information maintained by WA Cares Fund.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this website remains available to all users, WA Cares Fund employs software to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to this website. These measures are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized access to our systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private information in our possession.

Unauthorized attempts to upload, change or destroy information on this website are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under State Law (RCW 9A.52.110) and federal statutes including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

This site contains text, artwork, photos or other content that is copyrighted by others and is being used with permission of the copyright holder. Therefore, we recommend that you contact our webmaster for permission to use any content contained on this site.