privacy impact assessments (PIAs)
On April 21, 2009, the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) Commission voted to require the development of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for any substantially revised or new ACJIC information technology system that allows access to personally identifiable information. This action was taken by the Commission to ensure the protection of personal data contained within or accessed by ACJIC systems. ACJIC consulted Global's "Guide to Conducting Privacy Impact Assessments for State, Local, and Tribal Information Sharing Initiatives" when developing the following Privacy Impact Assessments:
ACJIC privacy policy
The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) has the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms:
Basic Information
ACJIC collects the following information: Information Collected and Stored Automatically -- If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit: The internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website; The type of browser and operating system used to access our site; The date and time you access our site; The pages you visit; and If you linked to the ACJIC website from another website, the address of that website. We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors -- to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits. If You Send Us Personal Information -- If you choose to provide us with personal information -- by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it to us through our website, or by sending an e-mail to the webmaster -- we use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you the information you have requested. We treat emails the same way we treat letters sent to our office. We do not collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond to you. We only share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. Moreover, we do not create individual profiles with the information you provide or to give it to any private organizations. ACJIC does not collect information for commercial marketing.
Links to Other Sites: Our website has links to many other state and federal agencies, as well as many private organizations. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.
Data collected from all web users: access logs.
Security:
- This is a State of Alabama computer system. All ACJIC computer systems are subject to monitoring at all times to ensure proper functioning of equipment and systems, including security devices, to prevent unauthorized use and violations of statutes and security regulations, to deter criminal activity, and for other similar purposes. If monitoring of this system reveals possible evidence of violations of criminal statutes, this evidence and any other related information, including identification of the user, may be provided to law enforcement officials.
- This web site is provided as a service by the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center.
- Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.
- For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes. This government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
- For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
- Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under Alabama Code section 13A-8-100 (Computer Crime Act).
New Dispute: ACJIC’s privacy policy is clear: We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, first contact the webmaster at . The following statute from the Code of Alabama (1975) may be helpful, too. Section 41-9-598 Appeals from rules and regulations promulgated by commission. The process for appeals by an individual or governmental body of any rules and regulations promulgated by the commission shall first be to the commission proper. The appellant may present his argument at a regular meeting of the commission requesting the alteration or suggesting the nonapplicability of a particular rule and/or regulation. If the appellant is not satisfied by the action of the commission, then an appeal may be made to the circuit court in Montgomery County. (Acts 1975, No. 872, §42)
Opt Out: For opt-out information, please contact the Webmaster, or ACJIC by writing to: Attn: Webmaster / Privacy, ACJIC, 201 South Union Street, Suite 300, Montgomery, AL 36104
Additional Information: This policy is valid for 1 day from the time that it is loaded by a client.
Data Collection: P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 1 data group.
Group "Access log information": ACJIC collects the following information:
- Click-stream data
- HTTP protocol elements
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- Web site and system administration.
- Research and development.
This data will be used by ACJIC and our agents. ACJIC’s web server collects access logs containing this information.
Cookies
Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a web site. A cookie is an element of data that a web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it.
ACJIC does not make use of HTTP cookies.
Compact Policy Summary
P3P compact policies are a form of a P3P policy which summarizes what the policy says about cookies. Since this policy does not mention any use of cookies, there is no compact policy form of this policy.
A policy mentions use of cookies if the data element "HTTP Cookies" is in any group in the policy. This data element is found under "Dynamic data."
Policy Evaluation
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6. Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.
Satisfactory policy: This compact policy is considered satisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.
questions?
The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) invites you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:
Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center
201 South Union Street, Suite 300
Montgomery, AL 36104 USA
You may contact us by e-mail at . You may call us at 334.517.2400.
