Disclaimer
It’s important that you understand our privacy position. As an agency of state government, the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) is a public governmental body subject to Chapter 610 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, commonly known as the Sunshine Law. If an appropriate request is made to this office for information that is subject to disclosure by the Sunshine Law, the State of Missouri will be required to disclose the information requested, even if it may include your personally identifiable information.
There are various locations on the State of Missouri web sites where you may submit registration information. In order to complete your online transactions, we usually must collect information from you, including your e-mail address, your postal address, an identification number or social security number, or other pieces of personal information. Our online forms should indicate the information that is required and the information that is optional-you do not have to complete any “optional” fields on a form. For us to be able to complete your online transactions, however, you must supply the required information. If this is not acceptable to you, we will gladly accept the transaction in person or on paper, rather than online. Providing personal information on-line will always be your choice. The personal information that you supply will not be sold to others.
The MDHEWD contracts with the Missouri Office of Administration, Information Technology Services Division (OAITSD), to provide network and computer systems. The MDHEWD also contracts with outside companies to provide services specific to MDHEWD that the OAITSD cannot provide, including, but not limited to, (Genesys, DocuSign, and Geographic Solutions). When contracting with third party service providers, the MDHEWD ensures that all service providers protect all personally identifiable information to the maximum extent possible and that the service providers never sell your information; however, this privacy policy does not apply to any third party service provider. You can find links to their privacy policies on their websites.
Browsing
To ensure our system remains available to all visitors, our operating system tracks unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or that can otherwise cause damage.
While you browse the web sites, our operating system will automatically record the following information:
- The name of the domain from which you accessed our web site. For example, if you are connecting from an America Online account, the fact that someone who visited this web site uses AOL as an Internet service provider will be known, but the individual e-mail address of the user will not be known.
- The date and time any page on our site was accessed.
- The address (also called the URL) of the web site from which any page on this site was linked. For example, if you clicked on a hyperlink on the Office of Administration web site to reach the State of Missouri web site, that fact is recorded. However, as discussed above, your identity remains unknown.
- The type of browser being used, such as “Netscape Version X.X” or “Internet Explorer Version X.X”.
- The type of operating system you use such as Macintosh, Unix, or Windows.
This tracking system does NOT record information about individuals. This information is used to monitor traffic and improve this site.
Security
For security purposes, the OAITSD, MDHEWD, and its service providers use network monitoring software to identify unauthorized access to or tampering with our web site. The software will not collect any personal information. If unauthorized access to or tampering with this web site is detected, the information gathered by us will be furnished to the proper authorities.
If you send us e-mail, the message will usually contain your return address. If you include personal information in your e-mail, we may use that information in responding to your request. E-mail is not necessarily secure or confidential. Send only the information that is necessary for us to answer your question or process your request. Please remember that all emails are subject to disclosure pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law, but all personally identifiable information will be redacted if the email is required to be produced.
Messaging
We will not sell or share your email address, telephone number, name, mailing address or any other personal and non-public information with any telemarketer or marketing agency. MDHEWD and its service providers will only use your messaging information to provide you information at your request. You can opt-out of this service at any time by texting STOP, emailing dwdsupport@dhewd.mo.gov, or by calling our Customer Support Line at 866-506-0251).
Forms and Requests for Information
Any time that you submit a form to MDHEWD or one of its service providers, or request information from the MDHEWD, the recipient of the form or request will have access to review your personally identifiable information that is included with the request. MDHEWD staff and its service providers only use this information to ensure services are provided accurately and will never use your personally identifiable information for any purpose other than to provide the requested services. MDHEWD and its service providers will never share your personally identifiable information with anyone beyond the employees necessary to provide the requested information/service.
Cookies
The MDHEWD websites use cookies to collect anonymous traffic data. No personal information is kept via cookies. You can block the use of cookies at any time in your browser and you will still be able to view our content, but we will not be able to use information from your visit to improve our site.
Links to Other Sites
Our site provides links to other web sites. The privacy policies described here do NOT apply to any external sites. Read the privacy policies of other sites you visit. Be informed. You are the person best qualified to protect your own privacy.
Notice of Change to Policy
The MDHEWD will update this policy as needed to ensure compliance with state and federal law. Your use of MDHEWD websites constitutes affirmative consent to the provisions of this policy.