State Emergency Management Agency Internet User Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting SEMA's website and reviewing our privacy policy.  Our policy is simple: we collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide it.  We do not give or sell personal information to others.  For details about how we safeguard personal information, please read below.

Browsing

While you browse the website, our operating system will automatically record the following information:

    The name of the domain from which you accessed our website.  For example, if you are connecting from and America Online account, the fact that someone who visited this website uses AOL as an Internet Service Provider will be known, however, the individual email address of the user will remain unknown.

    The date and time any page on our site was accessed.

    The address (also called the URL) of the website from which any page on this site was linked.  For example, if you clicked on a hyperlink on the website for the Emergency Response Planning and Management, Inc. to reach Missouri's State Emergency Management Agency's website, that fact is recorded.  However, as discussed above, your identity remains unknown.

    The type of browser and operating system used to access our site.

This tracking system does NOT record information about individuals.  This information is used to monitor traffic and improve this site.  To ensure that our system remains available to all visitors, our operating system tracks unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Cookies

Cookies are NOT used on any portion of this site.  A cookie is a small file that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk, usually to keep track of you while you are connected to that site.

Web Forms

We request information when you fill out web forms, and correspond with us.  Forms that request information from you will clearly indicate information that is required, such as name and mailing address, and any information that is optional.  It will be clear when you are on a part of our site that requires personal information, because we will ask you for it.

Email

If you send us email, the message will usually contain your return address.  If you include personal information in your email, we may use that information in responding to your request.  Email is not necessarily secure or confidential.  Send only the information that is necessary for us to answer your question or process your request.

Links to Other Sites

Our site provides links to other websites.  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.

Missouri Sunshine Law

As a state governmental agency, the State Emergency Management Agency is 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 Emergency Management Agency may be required to disclose the information requested, even if it may include your personal information.

For More Information

If you have any questions or comments about our privacy policy, contact marilyn.carrender@sema.dps.mo.gov