General:
This website is hosted by the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State.
We are committed to maintaining our visitors’ privacy, and recognize the need for
appropriate protection and management of any personal information (name, address,
telephone number, etc.) you provide to us. This policy may be updated periodically.
Any information you submit to the Department of the Secretary of State over the
Internet, including mailing addresses or email addresses, may be subject to disclosure
under the
Public Records Act, Chapter 132 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
However, account numbers for electronic payments are not subject to disclosure under
the Act.
The majority of the Department's web pages are accessible without providing any
personal information. We may track the Internet address of the domains from which
people visit us, the link from which people link to our site, where they exit from,
and how they flow through the site. The Department may analyze this data for trends,
site composition and organization, and statistics, but the individual user remains
anonymous.
Cookies:
There is a technology called "cookies" which can be used to provide you with tailored
information from a website. A cookie is an element of data that a website can send
to your browser, which may then store it on your computer. Some of the Department’s
web pages may use cookies to assist in your navigation of web based applications.
You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the
opportunity to accept or reject it. If you choose not to accept the cookie, you
may not be able to use these web applications, but you will still be able to browse
the majority of the Department’s website.
Credit Card Information:
If you submit a request to purchase information, products, and/or services, that
the Department offers for sale, all Department credit card transactions are provided
using proven secure transaction technologies. Credit card information is only retained
for sufficient time to insure successful completion of the requested transaction.
Links to Other Web Sites:
The North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State website may contain links
to other websites outside of the Department’s. The Department is not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of these websites.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions or comments about the North Carolina Department of the
Secretary of State privacy policy, please forward them to Department of the Secretary
of State, P.O. Box 29622, Raleigh, NC 27626-0622, or email them to
this address.
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