Website Privacy Notice
Thank you for visiting the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Plan 2 (LEOFF) Retirement Board‘s website and reviewing our Privacy Notice. This statement addresses collection, use and security of and access to information that may be obtained through use of the LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board’s website. This notice covers the following topics:
A. Information Collected and How it is Used
Information collected if you only browse this site. If you do nothing during your visit to our website but browse, read pages, or download information, we collect no information from you.
What we collect if you volunteer information. If during your visit to our website you send an email or perform some other transaction online, the following additional information will be collected:
- The email address, and contents of email, for those who communicate with us via email.
- Information volunteered through an online form for any other purpose.
The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us. We use your email to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you may identify, to further improve our website, or to forward the email to another agency for appropriate action.
B. Personal Information and Choice
The LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board does not collect any personal information unless volunteered by the user. You may choose whether to provide personal information online. “Personal information” is information about a natural person that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. Personal information includes such things as an individual's name, address, and phone number. A domain name or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information. We collect no personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us by sending us an email, participating in a survey, or completing an online form. You may choose not to contact us by email, participate in a survey or to provide any personal information using an online form. Your choice to not participate in these activities will not impair your ability to browse the LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board’s website and read or download any information provided on the site. If personal information is requested on the website or volunteered by the user, state law and the federal Privacy Act of 1974 may protect it. However, this information is a public record once you provide it, and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not protected by federal or state law. If you believe that your [personal/private] information is being used for a purpose other than what was intended when submitted, you may contact the website Coordinator as shown in the Contact Information Section of this statement.
The LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board’s website is a general audience site and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. Users are cautioned that the collection of personal information requested from or volunteered by children online or by email will be treated the same as information given by an adult, and may be subject to public access.
C. Public Access to Information
In the State of Washington, laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by state government. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public's right to access public records that serve various needs including the privacy of individuals. Exceptions are provided by both state and federal laws. All of the information collected at this site becomes public records that may be subject to inspection and copying by members of the public, unless an exemption in law exists. RCW 42.17. 260(1) states that: Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection and copying all public records, unless the record falls within the specific exemptions of subsection (6) of this section [RCW 42.17.260(6)], RCW 42.17.310, 42.17.315, or other statute which exempts or prohibits disclosure of specific information or records. To the extent required to prevent an unreasonable invasion of personal privacy interests protected by RCW 42.17.310 and 42.17.315, an agency shall delete identifying details in a manner consistent with RCW 42.17.310 and 42.17.315 when it makes available or publishes any public record; however, in each case, the justification for the deletion shall be explained fully in writing. In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Notice and the Public Records Act or other laws governing the agency’s disclosure of records, the Public Records Act or other applicable law will control.
D. Review and Correction of Personally Identifiable Information
You can review any personally identifiable information we collect about you by using the information in the Contact Information section at the end of this Notice. You may recommend changes to your personally identifiable information you believe to be inaccurate by submitting an email request that credibly shows the inaccuracy. We will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections. (RCW 43.105.310)
E. Security
The LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board, as developer and manager of the LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board’s website, takes precautions to safeguard personal information you provide through our Web services, to safeguard the integrity of the data and prevent unauthorized access to information maintained by the LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board. This information 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 the LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board’s website .
F. Disclaimer
The LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board’s website has links to other websites. These include links to websites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board’s website and this Privacy Notice will not apply. When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site. Reference in this website to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Washington, the LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board or its officers, employees or agents. Neither the State of Washington, nor any agency, officer, or employee of the State of Washington warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by this system, nor endorses any content, viewpoints, products, or services linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of such information may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at its own risk. The LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board reserves the right to revise and update this Privacy Notice at any time without notice by posting such revised Privacy Notice at the LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board’s Home Page.