Information
which can be identified or associated with a particular
person or persons that is available from government
web sites through the Information Network of Arkansas
is subject to these principles and policies:
- The
Arkansas government has information about individuals,
or which can be identified or associated with
a particular individual, and this information
is contained in the public records of the Arkansas
state and local government. The Arkansas Freedom
of Information Act addresses the type of government
information which is available to the public.
See Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105. Information
generally available under the Arkansas Freedom
of Information Act and not made confidential
elsewhere in the Arkansas Code or by federal
law may be posted for electronic access through
the Information Network of Arkansas.
- The
Arkansas Freedom of Information Act recognizes
many concerns people have with regard to public
records that include information about them,
including the right to correct inaccurate information.
Consequently, persons concerned with regard
to information about them should contact the
custodian of the record, which typically is
the state agency or other governmental entity
that collects and maintains the information.
Information
which can be identified or associated with a particular
person or persons that is collected by government
web sites through the Information Network of Arkansas
is subject to these principles and policies:
- The
information collected should only be that necessary
to provide the information or services sought
by the requester, just as a person might provide
such information when visiting a governmental
office in person. The information collected
is subject to the same controls and uses as
that collected by governmental offices visited
in person, again subject to the access and confidentiality
provisions of the Arkansas Freedom of Information
Act, Ark Code Ann., §§ 25-19-101 through
25-19-107, or to other applicable sections of
the Arkansas Code. You do not have to provide
personal information to visit the networks
Web sites or download this information.
- The
IP (Internet Protocol) numbers of computers
used to visit [network] sites are noted as part
of our statistical analysis on use of our web
sites and how to better design services and
facilitate access to them. No marketing databases
are created nor is any commercial use made of
any such data. Government agencies may request
personally identifiable information from you
in order to provide requested services, but
such information is handled as it would be on
an in-person visit to a government office.
- Various
commercial Web sites may be linked through the
network. These private sector sites are not
subject to the Arkansas Freedom of Information
Act. Visitors to those sites may wish to check
their privacy statements and be cautious about
providing personally identifiable information.
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