Privacy Policy

NewMexicoKids.org Website Privacy Policy Notice

Our Privacy Policy is available here to review if needed. The NewMexicoKids.org Website Privacy Policy is clear:

We collect no information about you, other than automatically collected and anonymized data stored for our internal systems. No personal data is collected unless you choose to provide us with that information

Who we are

NewMexicoKids.org is the child care resource and referral website for the New Mexico Early Childhood Services Center at UNM. We receive state and federal funding to provide child care resources and referral services to parents and families, professional development and training for early childhood professionals.

Privacy

Information Automatically Collected

We collect no information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored through website actions like cookies and forms. When you visit our web site, only anonymized data is gathered unless you choose to provide additional information to us through form submissions, emails, or other communications.

When you browse through any web site, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:

  • The name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or stanford.edu, if you are connecting from Stanford University’s domain);
  • The date and time of your visit;
  • The pages you visited;
  • Type of browser used; and
  • The address of the web site you came from when you came to visit.

We use this information for analytic and statistical purposes and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you. NewMexicoKids will record your email address in the event that you send a message by email or if you register on the NewMexicoKids web site.

If you register to use the NewMexicoKids web site, your email address will be stored and will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. Your email address will not be added to any mailing lists without your consent.

Personally Provided Information

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our web sites. If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through an e-mail message, form, survey, etc., we will only maintain the information as long as needed to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication. Communications which are considered official correspondence are maintained, as required by law, for historical purposes. These communications are archived on a monthly basis, but are also protected by the Privacy Act which restricts our use of them, yet permits certain disclosures.

Cookies

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information generated by a website and stored in your browser. Cookies are used to enable features like the “Remember Me” feature when logging in or registering for a website. Cookies are also used by browsers to auto-fill forms and fields. NewMexicoKids.org uses basic cookies for analyzing website traffic and other analytic and static purposes. We do not use persistent cookies in any of our websites.

Persistent Cookies

Consistent with the Department of Health and Human Services’ policy on the Usage of Persistent Cookies, “persistent” web cookies are not used on NewMexicoKids web sites, or by contractors operating web sites on behalf of ACF, unless certain conditions are met, including clear and conspicuous notice. “Persistent” web cookies are defined as web cookies that can track the activities of users over time and across different web sites.

Other Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Disclosure

NewMexicoKids.org does not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement by statute.

Security

Intrusion Detection

This site is maintained by the U.S. Government. It is protected by various provisions of Title 18, U.S. Code. Violations of Title 18 are subject to criminal prosecution in federal court. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may be used to help identify an individual.

Systems of Records

Information originally collected in traditional paper systems can be submitted electronically, i.e., electronic commerce transactions and information updates about eligibility benefits. Electronically submitted information is maintained and destroyed pursuant to the Federal Records Act, and in some cases may be subject to the Privacy Act. If information that you submit is to be used in a Privacy Act system of records, there will be a Privacy Act Notice provided.