Thank you for visiting the New York State Juror Information Web Site, part of the New York State Unified Court System. This Web site is designed to make it easier and more efficient for the public to interact with their State government. Like all online resources, we recognize that visitors to this Web site are concerned about their privacy. The New York State Juror Information Web Site is committed to preserving your privacy when visiting this Web site.

This policy describes the New York State Juror Information Web Site's privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to this Web site. This policy describes what data is collected and how that information is used. The New York State Juror Information Web Site may, at its sole discretion, change modify, add, or delete portions of this policy.

Because this privacy policy only applies to this Web site, you should examine the privacy policy of any Web site, including other New York State Unified Court System Web sites, you access through this Web site.

Information Collected When You Visit this Web site

When visiting this Web site the New York State Juror Information Web Site automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:

1. The Internet Protocol address and domain name of your Internet service provider. The Internet Protocol address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer, which can be used to direct internet traffic to you;

2. The type of browser and operating system you used;

3. The date and time you visited this site;

4. The web pages or services you accessed at this site; and

5. The URL or Web site address of the Web site you visited prior to coming to this Web site and from which any web page on this site was linked.

This information is used to improve this Web site's content and to help the New York State Juror Information Web Site understand how people are using this Web site. This information is collected for statistical analysis, to determine what information is of most and of least interest to our visitors, and to identify system performance or problem areas. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the State of New York Juror Information Web Site does not sell or distribute the information collected from the site for commercial marketing purposes.

Information Collected When You Email this Web site

If during your visit to this Web site you send an email to the New York State Juror Information Web Site, your email address and the contents of your email will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us. Your email address and the information contained in your email will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve this Web site, or to forward your email to another agency for appropriate action. Your email address is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the New York State Juror Information Web Site does not sell or distribute your email address for commercial marketing purposes. The e-mail itself may be retained in an archival form as needed.

Information Collected When You Submit a Qualification Questionnaire to this Web site

If during your visit to this Web site you submit an online Qualification Questionnaire through the New York State Juror Information Web Site, your Qualification Questionnaire and the contents of your Qualification Questionnaire will be collected. Your email address and the information contained in your Qualification Questionnaire may be used to respond to you, to address issues, or to further improve this Web site. Your email address is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the New York State Juror Information Web Site does not sell or distribute your email address for commercial marketing purposes. The Qualification Questionnaire itself may be retained in an archival form as needed.

Personal Information and Choice

"Personal information" is information about an individual (e.g. an individual's name, address, and phone number). A domain name or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information. Personal information is not collected through this Web site unless you send an email to the New York State Juror Information Web Site through this Web site or submit an online qualification questionnaire through this Web site. If you do not communicate with this Web site it does not affect your ability to use any other features of this Web site or other New York State Web sites.

Currently, the New York State Juror Information Web Site does not knowingly collect personal information from children or create profiles of children through this Web site. People are cautioned that the collection of personal information provided by any individual in an email will be treated the same as information given by an adult, and may, if not protected by federal or State law, be subject to public access. The New York State Juror Information Web Site encourages parents and teachers to be involved in children's Internet activities and guide the children whenever children are asked to provide personal information online.

Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Web Site

Information collected through this Web site, personal or otherwise, may, if not protected by federal or State law, be subject to disclosure pursuant to law, such as the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), or court order.

All information about potential jurors is protected by Section 509 of the New York State Judiciary Law (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) and cannot be disclosed to anyone other than appropriate Unified Court System employees except by permission of the Appellate Division of the Unified Court System. in

Additionally, we want to make it clear that we will not obtain personal identifying information about you when you visit our Web sites, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Except in the course of officially authorized law enforcement investigations, or in the event of a suspected attempt to deliberately circumvent our system's security with the intent to gain unauthorized access or to do physical damage (for example, an attack by hackers), we do not attempt to identify individual users or share any information we receive with any parties outside of the New York State Unified Court System. In the latter case, collected information associated with a suspected intruder might be shared with internal and/or external authorities and/or agencies.

Security

The New York State Juror Information Web Site limits employee access to personally identifiable information from this Web site to only those employees who need access to perform a specific job. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this Web site as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.

NOTE: The information contained in this policy should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided via this Web site. For site security purposes and to ensure that this Web site remains available to all users, the New York State Unified Court System employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to this Web site.

Cookies

This Web site does not use cookies.

Links Disclaimer

In order to provide visitors with certain information, this web site may provide links to local, state and federal government agencies, and Web sites of non-governmental organizations. A link does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of that Web site. Once you link to another Web site from this Web site, including one maintained by the New York State Unified Court System, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that Web site, including, but not limited to, its privacy policy.

Information Disclaimer

Information provided on this Web site is intended to allow the public immediate access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current, and reliable information, the New York State Juror Information Web Site recognizes the possibility of human and/or mechanical error. Therefore, the New York State Unified Court System, its employees, officers and agencies make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information provided by this Web site, and deny any expressed or implied warranty as to the same.

Contact Information

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