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Thank you for visiting open.georgia.gov. The open.georgia.gov website is designed to let constituents and stakeholders obtain information and key documents about how the State of Georgia spends tax dollars and other revenues. Georgia government strives to provide online resources in a safe, secure manner that respects your privacy when you visit our site.
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Information Collected
If you visit open.georgia.gov website, we may collect some or all of the following information:
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- The name of your domain; for example, "xyzcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account;
- An IP address; a number that identifies your computer when you are using the Internet;
- The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
- The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site;
- The pages you visit within the portal;
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This information is collected for statistical analysis using third-party or proprietary software programs to create summary statistics. The statistics are used for the purpose of determining what information is of most and least interest to all visitors and identifying system performance. This information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes.
If, during your visit to open.georgia.gov, you voluntarily provide personally identifiable information, we will collect such information. Examples of personally identifiable information may include:
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- Your name, address, or phone number;
- An e-mail address if you are communicating to us through e-mail;
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Use
We may share personally identifiable information with other state organizations in order to provide information relative to this website.
Public Disclosure
As a general rule, we will not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online to entities outside of State of Georgia departments and agencies except where you have given us permission, or where the information is public information under the Georgia Open Records Act O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et seq., or other applicable laws. Visitors should be aware that information collected through this site may be subject to examination and inspection, if such information is a public record or not otherwise protected from disclosure.
Cookies
Open.georgia.gov website may occasionally use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser and they provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the websites. Cookies created on your computer by using our website do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security. You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file from your computer at any time by using any one of a number of widely available methods.
Email
E-mail is not a secure form of transmission. As such open.georgia.gov does not recommend that you submit sensitive or personally identifiable information via e-mail. If you choose to provide us with personal information in an e-mail we may use the e-mail and the information contained within it to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. This may require us to forward your e-mail to other State entities that may be better able to help you. Except when required by law, we do not share our e-mail with any other organizations outside of the public sector.
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