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New York City Housing Development Corporation
Internet Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting the New York City Housing Development
Corporation (HDC) website. This website is designed to make
it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses
to interact with HDC. HDC recognizes that it is critical
for individuals and businesses to be confident that their
privacy is protected when they visit our website. Below
outlines how we handle the information about your visit
to our website.
This policy describes HDC's privacy practices regarding
information collected from users of this website. This policy
also describes what information is collected and how that
information is used. Because this privacy policy only applies
to the HDC website, we recommend you examine the privacy
policy of any website you access through the HDC website.
For purposes of this policy, "personal information"
means any information concerning a natural person which,
because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier,
can be used to identify that natural person. A domain name
or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal
information. HDC does not collect any personal information
about you unless you provide that information voluntarily
by sending an e-mail.
I. Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When You Visit this Website
While browsing or downloading information on the HDC web
site, certain information is collected automatically. This
information does not identify you personally, but may identify
the computer used to access this website. The following
information about your visit is automatically collected
and stored:
- The Internet Protocol Address and domain name used,
but not the e-mail address. The Internet Protocol Address
is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet
service provider or directly to your computer;
- The type of browser and operating system you used;
- The date and time you visited this site;
- The web pages or services you accessed at this site;
- The web site you visited prior to coming to this web
site;
- If you downloaded a form, the form that was downloaded.
None of the above information is considered personal information.
This information is collected and used to improve this
website's content and to help HDC understand how users are
interacting with the website. This information is also collected
for statistical analysis, to determine what information
is of most and least interest to our users, and to improve
the utility of the material available on the website. This
information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes,
and HDC is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose
this information for commercial marketing purposes.
The information collected through this website is retained
by HDC in accordance with the records retention and disposition
requirements of the New York State Arts & Cultural Affairs
Law. Information on the requirements of the Arts & Cultural
Affairs Law may be found at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/services/recmgmt.htm.
In general, the Internet services logs of HDC, comprising
electronic files or automated logs created to monitor access
and use of Agency services provided through this website,
are retained for approximately 60 days and then destroyed.
Information, including personal information that you submit
in an e-mail is retained in accordance with HDC's retention
and disposition policies as required under applicable law.
Information concerning these records retention and disposition
policies may be obtained through the Internet privacy policy
contact listed in section VI of this policy.
II. Cookies
Cookies are simple text files stored on your web browser
to provide a means of distinguishing among users of this
website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among
Internet websites.
The software and hardware you use to access the website
allows you to refuse new cookies or delete existing cookies.
Refusing or deleting these cookies may limit your ability
to take advantage of some features of this website.
III. If You Send Us Personal Information
During your visit to this website you may send an e-mail
to HDC. Your e-mail address and the contents of your message
will be collected. The information collected is not limited
to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic
information formats included in the message. Your e-mail
address and the information included in your message will
be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify,
to improve this website, or to forward your message to the
appropriate party. Your e-mail address is not collected
for commercial marketing purposes and HDC is not authorized
to sell or otherwise disclose your e-mail address for commercial
marketing purposes.
HDC does not knowingly collect personal information from
children or create profiles of children through this website.
Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal
information submitted in an e-mail will be treated as though
it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from
access by federal or State law, be subject to public access.
The HDC strongly encourages parents and teachers to be involved
in children's Internet activities and to provide guidance
whenever children are asked to provide personal information
online.
IV. Personal Information and Choice
As noted above, HDC does not collect any personal information
about you during your visit to this website unless you provide
that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail. If you
choose not to communicate with this website it does not
affect your ability to use any other features of this website,
including browsing or downloading publicly available information
or other State government websites.
V. Disclosure of Information Collected
Through This
Website
The collection and disclosure of information through this
website are subject to the provisions of New
York's Internet Security and Privacy Policy Act. HDC
will only collect personal information through this website
or disclose personal information collected through this
website if the user has provided such personal information.
The voluntary disclosure of personal information to HDC
by the user, whether solicited or unsolicited, constitutes
consent to the collection and disclosure of the information
by HDC for the purposes for which the user disclosed the
information to HDC, as was reasonably ascertainable from
the nature and terms of the disclosure.
However, HDC may collect or disclose personal information
without user consent if the collection or disclosure is:
(1) necessary to perform the statutory duties of HDC, or
necessary for HDC to operate a program authorized by law,
or authorized by state or federal statute or regulation;
(2) made pursuant to a court order or by law; (3) for the
purpose of validating the identity of the user; or (4) of
information to be used solely for statistical purposes that
is in a form that cannot be used to identify any particular
person.
Further, the disclosure of information, including personal
information, collected through this website is subject to
the provisions of New York's Freedom of Information Law
and Personal Privacy Protection Law.
HDC may disclose personal information to federal or state
law enforcement authorities to enforce HDC's rights against
unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to HDC's
information technology assets.
VI. Access to and Correction of Personal Information
Collected Through this Website
Any user may submit a request to the HDC privacy compliance
officer to determine whether personal information pertaining
to that user has been collected through this website. Any
such request shall be made in writing to the address below
and must be accompanied by reasonable proof of identity
of the user. Reasonable proof of identity may include verification
of a signature, inclusion of an identifier generally known
only to the user, or similar appropriate identification.
The address of the privacy compliance officer is:
Privacy Compliance Officer
New York City Housing Development Corporation
110 William Street
New York, NY 10038
The privacy compliance officer shall, within five (5) business
days after the date of the receipt of a proper request:
(i) provide access to the personal information or, if HDC
determines that it is more convenient and if the user agrees,
HDC shall seek to provide such information via computer-based
telecommunications; (ii) deny access in writing, explaining
the reasons therefore; or (iii) acknowledge the receipt
of the request in writing, stating the approximate date
when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall
not be more than thirty (30) days from the date of the acknowledgment.
In the event that HDC has collected personal information
pertaining to a user through the state agency website and
that information is to be provided to the user pursuant
to the user's request, the privacy compliance officer shall
inform the user of his or her right to request that the
personal information be amended or corrected under the procedures
set forth in section 95 of New York's Public Officers Law
and section 206 of New York's Internet Privacy Policy Act.
VII. Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information
Collected Through this Website
HDC is strongly committed to protecting personal information
collected through this website against unauthorized access,
use, or disclosure. Consequently, HDC limits employee access
to personal information collected through this website to
only those employees who need access to the information
in the performance of their official duties. Employees who
have access to this information are required to follow applicable
laws and procedures in connection with any disclosures of
personal information.
In addition, HDC has implemented procedures to safeguard
the integrity of its information technology assets, including,
but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, auditing,
and encryption. These security procedures have been integrated
into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations
of this website as part of our continuing commitment to
the security of electronic content as well as the electronic
transmission of information.
For website security purposes and to maintain the availability
of the website for all users, HDC employs software to monitor
traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change
information or otherwise damage this website.
VIII. Disclaimer
The information provided in this privacy policy should not
be construed as giving business, legal, or other advice,
or warranting as fail proof, the security of information
provided through this website.
IX. Contact information
For questions regarding this Internet privacy policy, please
contact:
info@nychdc.com
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