This policy addresses how information obtained through your use of this web site is collected, stored, and used. The following topics are covered:
Whenever you browse the web site or download forms, we collect and store information about your visit. This information does not identify you personally and consists of:
Certain personal information is required when you choose to submit a child support payment via our web site. This information is collected and stored and readily identifies you; for example, your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, social security number, or case identifier.
If you register for our bank draft service, the checking or savings account number that you provide is stored for processing purposes. For security reasons, we do not collect credit card information. When making a credit card payment, once your identifying information is validated and you enter a payment amount, you will be transferred to our credit card processor’s web site to pay with your credit/ debit card.
It is our policy to treat all personal and account information as confidential. However, we may disclose information to third parties about your account, or the transactions you make, in the following situations:
The personal information that you submit, such as a social security number, may become part of the child support file, however, all child support files are confidential.
All payments made through this web site are intended only for payments not associated with a foreign bank account, which would classify it as an international ACH transaction (IAT).
We have taken reasonable steps to safeguard the integrity of the data that we collect and store, along with preventing unauthorized access to information maintained by the web site. These measures are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized access to our systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private information in our possession. Please be advised that, given the inherent nature of technology and the Internet, no security measures can ever be assumed to be 100% fail-safe.
Cookies are very commonly used when browsing websites. It allows the website to store information on your computer in order to keep track of your unique session on the site. There are different types of cookies, and this site only uses a session cookie. Session cookies are stored temporarily and then deleted as soon as your web session has completed. It allows you to securely navigate the website using a unique session identifier, and the website is able to keep track of who you are. The storage of information related to the web session is temporary and the cookie will immediately be deleted as soon as you close or navigate away from the site. For security purposes, our website requires the use of session cookies.