PRIVACY NOTICE & POLICYIn compliance with the Government Code section 11015.5, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is making this Privacy Notice, concerning personal information electronically collected on the CDFA web site, available to the public. Any information acquired by CDFA is subject to the limitations set forth in the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Title 1.8 (commencing with Section 1798) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code). Electronically collected personal information is exempt from requests made pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1). Pursuant to Government Code § 11019.9, all departments and agencies of the State of California shall enact and maintain a permanent privacy policy, in adherence with the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Civil Code § 1798 et seq.), that includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following principles: (a) Personally identifiable information may only be obtained through lawful means. (b) The purposes for which personally identifiable data are collected shall be specified at or prior to the time of collection, and any subsequent use of the data shall be limited to and consistent with the fulfillment of those purposes previously specified. (c) Personal data may not be disclosed, made available, or otherwise used for a purpose other than those specified, except with the consent of the subject of the data, or as required by law or regulation. (d) Personal data collected shall be relevant to the purpose for which it is needed. (e) The general means by which personal data is protected against loss, unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure shall be posted, unless the disclosure of those general means would compromise legitimate agency objectives or law enforcement purposes. Each department shall implement this privacy policy by:
DMV Information Disclosure - When you submit an application for a California Agriculture license plate through CDFA, you are giving us permission to submit the information necessary to complete the transaction to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Beyond the information required for the transaction, 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 give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information to a third party without permission from you or unless required to do so under federal or state law. Payment Processing Disclosure - When you submit a credit card payment request through CDFA, you are giving us permission to submit the information necessary to complete the transaction to our credit card processing vendor. Beyond the information required for the transaction, 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 give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information to a third party without permission from you or unless required to do so under federal or state law. We do not store credit card numbers in CDFA databases. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Notice, please contact the General Counsel by writing to (or calling): California Department of Food and Agriculture |