Privacy Policy:

Thank you for visiting SDPD.  This website is designed to make it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to interact with SDPD and recognizes that it is critical for individuals and businesses to be confident that their privacy is protected.

Consistent with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Personal Privacy Protection Law, this policy describes NYS's privacy practices regarding information collected from users of this website. This policy describes what information is collected and how that information is used. 

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For purposes of this policy, "personal information" means any information concerning a natural person, as opposed to a corporate entity, which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person. SDPD only collects personal information about you when you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail or by initiating an online transaction, such as a survey, registration or order form. 

Information Collected Automatically When You Visit this Website :When visiting this website SDPD automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:

• The web pages or services you accessed at this site.

• If you downloaded a form, the form that was downloaded.

None of the foregoing information is deemed to constitute personal information.

The information that is collected automatically is used to improve this website's content and to help us understand how users are interacting with the website. This information is 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. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and NYS is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose the information collected from the website for commercial marketing purposes. 

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Information Collected When You E-mail this Website or Initiate an Online Transaction 

During your visit to this website you may send an e-mail . 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. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes and SDPD is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your e-mail address for commercial purposes.

During your visit to this website you may initiate a transaction such as a survey, registration, or order form. The information, including personal information, volunteered by you in initiating the transaction is used by  to operate our services , which include the provision of goods, programs, and information. The information collected  may be disclosed for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the nature and terms of the transaction in connection with which the information was submitted.

SDPD 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 or through an online transaction 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.SDPD 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. 

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