Thank you for visiting the Georgia Geospatial Information Office (GIO) on the World Wide Web. Our Web site is designed to make it easier and more efficient to find information about the Office of the GIO.
As with all online resources, we appreciate that many visitors to our site will be concerned about their privacy. As a result, the Geospatial Information Office is committed to preserving your privacy when you visit our site.
This policy addresses the collection, security and access to information that may be obtained through the use of the site maintained by the Geospatial Information Office. This policy covers the following topics:
Information We Collect
If you visit a Web site maintained by the Geospatial Information Office to read or download information, we collect the following information:
- The name of the domain; for example, “xcompany.com” if you use a private internet access account, or “yourschool.edu,” if you are connecting from a university domain.
- An IP address; a number automatically assigned to 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 Web site from which you linked directly to our site;
- The pages you visit within the Geospatial Information Office’s site;
- The time you spend viewing the Geospatial Information Office’s site;
- The connection speed between your computer and our site;
- Please see Google Analytics Features for additional information;
This information is collected for statistical analysis using standard third-party software 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 or problem areas.
This information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Geospatial Information Office does not sell information collected online for commercial marketing purposes.
If, during your visit to the Geospatial Information Office’s Web site, you voluntarily provide personally identifiable information, we will collect such information. Examples of personally identifiable information may include:
- An email address if you are communicating with us through email;
- Information you voluntarily submit to the Geospatial Information Office for the purposes of completing or submitting an application or form online; and
- Other information volunteered, such as survey information or content of email.
In general, please note the information collected, whether or not personally identifiable, is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video and other graphic formats you send us. Information is retained in accordance with existing laws and other Geospatial Information Office policies.
Public Disclosure Information
As a general rule, the Geospatial Information Office does not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online except where you have given us permission, or where the information is public information under Georgia State law.
Visitors should be aware that information collected by the Geospatial Information Office on its Web site may be subject to examination and inspection, if such information is a public record and not otherwise protected from disclosure.
Access to Information
Any personally identifiable information you enter in a user profile will be open and accessible to you for review and modification. If you have any questions or comments about the information presented in this privacy policy, you can contact the Middle Georgia Regional Commission Technology Services Division as follows:
Middle Georgia Regional Commission, Technology Services Division
Phone: 478-751-6160 or Fax: 478-751-6517
Email: webmaster@gio.ga.gov
User’s Choice
You may decline participation in any activity that asks for information (e.g., surveys or emails). Your choice to not participate will have no effect on your ability to access information on the Geospatial Information Office’s Web site.
Cookie Technology
To better serve you, we 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 of the Web site.
Cookies created on your computer by using our Web site do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on your computer.
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.
Google Analytics Features
Example Demographics Report:
- The Google Analytics features the Geospatial Information Office has implemented based on Display Advertising (e.g., Remarketing, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, the DoubleClick Campaign Manager integration, or Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting).
- Using the Ads Settings, visitors can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads.
- The Geospatial Information Office uses data from Google’s Interest-based advertising or 3rd-party audience data (such as age, gender, and interests) with Google Analytics.
Google Analytics Settings & Opt-outs: Ads Settings | Google Analytics’ opt-outs for the web
Security Information
The Geospatial Information Office has taken steps to safeguard the submission of information by implementing detailed technology and security policies.
Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day operations of the entire operating environment as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content, as well as the electronic transmission of information.
In some instances, you will have the opportunity to receive or create a password to access or submit personal information. You should not divulge your password to anyone and the Geospatial Information Office will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or email. When you are finished with those applications that are password protected, you should exit the page.
Links on Our Site
The Geospatial Information Office provides links to other governmental and partner agencies in the State of Georgia. We also provide links to Web sites of other community organizations in order to provide visitors with certain information.
A link does not constitute an endorsement of content, viewpoint, policies, products or services of that Web site. Once you link to another Web site not maintained by the Geospatial Information Office, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that site, including, but not limited to, its privacy policy.
Information Disclaimer
Information provided on the Geospatial Information Office’s Web site is intended to allow the public immediate access to public information.
While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current and reliable information, we recognize the possibility of human and/or mechanical error.
Therefore, the Geospatial Information Office, its employees, officers and agencies expressly deny any warranty of the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by this system and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information.
Any person who relies upon such information from this system does so at his or her own risk.
