This statement may change periodically as WHEDA develops the interactive capabilities of this site.

How we handle information we learn about you from your visit to our web site depends on what you do when you visit our site. However, information obtained on our web site will not be sold to any third party.

Collection and Storage of Information

If you visit our site to browse, or to read or download information like press releases, training manuals, or application forms, we collect and store:

• the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com or wisc.edu);
• the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using;
• the browser software you use and your operating system;
• the date and time you access our site; and
• the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.
• search terms used to find the site; and
• list of files viewed with access times;
• path followed through the site;

We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful. Generally, we delete this information after one year.

Cookies

A "cookie" is a small text file that a website can place on your computer's hard drive in order, for example, to collect information about your activities on the site. Cookies contain only information that users volunteer, and they do not have the capability of infiltrating a user's hard drive and sneaking away with personal information.

Cookies are not used on this site.

Identifying Yourself

If you choose to identify yourself by sending us an e-mail or when using our on-line forums:

• we may enter the information you send into our databases.
• we will not share this information except as required by law.
• in limited circumstances, including requests from private individuals in accordance with Wisconsin's public records law Wisconsin State Statute 234.265, we may be required to disclose the information you submit.

If you use one of our on-line forms, what information you provide is your decision. If you don't provide your name or other information, it may be impossible for us to refer or respond to your request.

Access to Information about Yourself

If you want to get information about yourself that may be in our records:

Wisconsin's public records law provides you certain rights to get information about you that is in our records. To learn more about the circumstances under which you can get and correct this information, see the Wisconsin State Statute 234.265.

If you want to correct information about yourself that may be in our records:

You can review any personal information we collect about you. You may recommend changes to your personal information you believe in error by submitting a written request that credibly shows the error and the correction you wish to make. If you believe that your personal information is being used for a purpose other than what was intended when submitted, you may also contact us in writing.

In all cases, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections to information that we store.

Security of Information You Provide

Here's what you should know about the security of the information you provide to us:

If you send us an e-mail, you should know that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. Therefore, if your communication includes sensitive information like your bank account, charge card, or social security number, contact us by postal mail at

Wisconsin Affordable Assisted Living
c/o WHEDA
PO Box 1728
Madison, WI 53701-1728

or telephone 608-266-7643 rather than e-mail. However, if you do contact us by postal mail or telephone, we may use the information you provide in the ways we have described in this privacy policy.

Disclaimer

This website links to documents located on web sites maintained by various other organizations. Once you access an individual document that links you to another web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the website containing that document.