Web Policy & FOIA Requests

Virginia Resources Authority (VRA) Website Use and Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Thank you for visiting VRA’s website (this Site). By accessing the Site, you accept these terms and conditions without limitation.

1. The content of the Site is provided “as-is” and without warranties of any kind express or implied, including the implied warranties or merchant ability and fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.
2. You agree to hold harmless and indemnify VRA, its officers, and employees from and against any damages based on your use of content of this Site.

Links to Other Sites – A Disclaimer

The links to other websites are provided as a convenience to users of this Site. When you link to another website you will no longer be on this Site, and you are subject to the privacy policy of the linked website.

VRA, any officer, or employee of VRA do not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by any listed sites, and do not endorse any content, viewpoint, product, or service of a linked site.  VRA, its officers, employees, and agents are not liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of information of a linked site. Any person that relies on any information obtained from the linked site does so at his or her own risk.

Privacy Statement

We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us.  We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.  This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating the Site, conducting our business, or serving you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.  We may analyze our Site logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our Site. Our website logs are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals that browse the Site.

Following is a specific list of information collected from users of the Site:

• Personal Information You Provide
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Time stamp of submitted information
• Technical Information
  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent on the site
  • General device information (operating system, screen size, etc.)
• Cookies and Analytics
  • Basic cookies to enable site functionality
  • Analytics data (e.g., through Google Analytics) to understand site usage

All information available through the Site is a public record. The Virginia Freedom of Information Act governs the disclosure of public information.

Email

We use your email address to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our Site, or to forward the email for appropriate action. All information collected on the Site becomes a public record. The Virginia Freedom of Information Act ensures that government is open, and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information in the government’s possession. Certain exemptions exist for the privacy of individuals. For example, certain personal information such as an individual’s social security number would not be subject to disclosure.

Secure Transmission

VRA will take reasonable precautions to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the information it collects at the Site including, but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, and auditing. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day practices of the entire Site. However, this is no guarantee of confidentiality. If you are communicating sensitive information, consider contacting VRA by phone.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file created by a web server and stored on your computer hard drive. Cookies save unique information that the web server can access while you are browsing the Site. Typically, cookies save information such as your site preferences, the date you last looked at a specific page, or a random number used to identify your particular web session. Cookies help us measure how many visitors come to our Site and how many of these visitors are new or returning.

Cookies placed on your computer by our web management tools are written so they can only be used by our web tools, and they only retrieve specific information. We do not gather information from you, from other cookie files, or access any other information on your computer. Most web browsers allow you to deny or accept the cookie feature (refer to your browser’s help function for details).

Your Rights and Responsibilities

Citizens of Virginia and members of the media have the right to request and inspect, or request and receive copies of, public records, and additional, related rights established by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. VRA must respond to your request within a set period of time and maintain other responsibilities in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Learn more details about your rights and VRA’s responsibilities.

Report Fraud, Waste, or Abuse

To report fraud, waste, or abuse, please use the State Fraud, Waste and Abuse hotline provided by the Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG). Additional information may be found on the OSIG website.