Privacy Policy
Maintaining the privacy of your personal information is important to MDHHS. MDHHS, the Judson Center and/or PARC may collect and maintain personal information from the Site. By visiting the Site you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). The Privacy Policy does not apply to any third party and third party websites may have their own privacy policies. Neither MDHHS, the Judson Center nor PARC assumes any liability for how third parties may collect and/or use your personal information.
INFORMATION PARC COLLECTS
PARC provides information about post adoption services. This and other demographic data, including data provided by you, such as your name, street address, email address and telephone number, may be used by MDHHS, the Judson Center and/or PARC to communicate with you about issues concerning PARC, including without limitation, sharing information about upcoming events. Any information collected by PARC may be used for the purposes of providing you with PARC services. PARC may also collect technical data from visitors to the Site, including but not limited to IP addresses and domain names in order to track the number frequency of visits PARC receives to its Site. PARC may also identify any external links that bring you to the Site. This technical data will not be associated with any personally identifiable information unless a security intrusion or other unlawful activity is detected on the Site. Any information collected and maintained by PARC will be stored in a secure environment and will not be misused.
INFORMATION SHARED WITH THIRD PARTIES
MDHHS, the Judson Center and/or PARC may share aggregated information about visitors to the Site, which will show visitor activity without identifying particular, individual users.
COOKIES
The Site may use cookies (small text files transferred to the computer you are using to browse the Site) to enhance your experience while visiting the Site. You can refuse to accept cookies and still use the Site, but some portions of the Site may not function properly without cookies.
SECURITY
MDHHS maintains control of any names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses submitted by users of the Site. Access to submitted names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses or other personally identifying information is restricted to MDHHS employees and authorized third parties, including the Judson Center and its employees or affiliates. Both MDHHS and the Judson Center employ protocols to protect personally identifying information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification. These protocols are monitored regularly and as needed to ensure their continued effectiveness.
INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13
Children under the age of 13 are not eligible to use services that require submission of personal information on PARC and should not submit any personal information in connection with the use of PARC. If MDHHS decides to begin collecting information from children under the age of 13, it will seek verifiable parental consent before doing so.
FEEDBACK AND MATERIALS
Questions, comments, suggestions, materials or other communications regarding PARC or any MDHHS program (collectively, “Feedback”) sent to MDHHS via any medium shall be deemed non-confidential and become the sole property of MDHHS. You hereby assign all rights in the Feedback to MDHHS. MDHHS shall have no obligations of any kind relating to the Feedback. Without limiting the foregoing, MDHHS shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, exhibit, display, transform, create derivative works from and distribute the Feedback to others without limitation, acknowledgement or compensation to you. You expressly waive any moral rights you may have in the feedback.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions regarding the Privacy Policy please contact MDHHS’s legal office at 235 South Grand Avenue, Suite 206, Lansing, MI 48909; telephone number (517) 373-2082.