Privacy Policy

Whenever you visit a website, including the Commission’s, a small piece of information called a cookie can be sent to your computer. The main purpose of a cookie is to identify and customize webpages for you.

We may place and subsequently retrieve cookies that identify you and your computer to our Internet site. Cookies do not contain personal or confidential information about you and will only be used to monitor activity on our website. We aggregate statistics from users who have these cookies. The cookies will remain on your computer unless you delete them. You can manage your cookies by accessing your browser’s preferences menu to prevent them from being placed on your computer or to delete them from your computer. Additionally, information on how to delete cookies from your computer may be found at http://www.aboutcookies.org. You should, however, be aware that some websites may not work properly if you block cookie placement.

You have the right to have any information collected about you when you visit our website deleted without reuse or distribution. Please contact the Commission’s privacy officer at 916.574.1900 to request that we discard your information.

Each time you visit our website, we automatically record the following information:

We use the information gathered when you visit our website to help us manage and improve our website. This information is used only for internal purposes. It helps us measure the number of visitors to the different areas of our website and to help improve our website for future visitors. We will not distribute or sell any electronically collected personal information about users to any third party without the users’ written consent. Please note that electronically collected personal information is confidential and is exempt from California Public Record Act requests (Government Code section 6250).

The Commission is committed to the privacy of your personal information. We collect and maintain our electronic and paper files in a manner that protects personal information against loss, unauthorized access, use, disclosure or modification. This is accomplished through written policies, limiting access to work areas through managed electronic entry systems, network security using layers of defense including, but not limited to, firewall protection, encryption, limiting network access using the principle of least privileged, and ensuring personal data on paper is separated from public data. Additionally, Commission staff receives annual security training that encompasses protecting personal information.

There are things you can do to protect your privacy. Be sure to update your browser and operating system regularly. For more information on how you can protect your privacy, visit the Privacy Enforcement and Protection page on the Office of the Attorney General website.

Any information we acquire, including information collected on our website, may be released if requested, as authorized in the Information Practices Act of 1977 (see Civil Code section 1798).

Chapter 1 – Information Practices Act of 1977

Article 1 – General Provisions and Legislative Findings – 1798-1798.1

Article 2 – Definitions – 1798.3

Article 5 – Agency Requirements – 1798.14-1798.23

Article 6 – Conditions of Disclosure – 1798.24-1798.24b

Article 7 – Accounting of Disclosures – 1798.25-1798.29

Article 8 – Access to Records and Administrative Remedies – 1798.30-1798.44

Article 9 – Civil Remedies – 1798.45-1798.53

Article 10 – Penalties – 1798.55-1798.57

Article 11 – Miscellaneous Provisions – 1798.60-1798.69

Article 12 – Construction with Other Laws – 1798.70-1798.78

Please note that this privacy policy is subject to change without notice. This policy was last updated April 1, 2016.