PRIVACY POLICY
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) is committed to protecting your privacy and the security of the information that is collected by this state agency website. No personal information is collected unless provided voluntarily by an individual while participating in an online activity that requests the information.
MDRS, in conformance with state and federal legislation and regulations including but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), is required to maintain the privacy of protected health information and to provide individuals we serve with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices concerning protected health information.
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION
MDRS collects non-personal information such as website usage, site performance, and related statistics regarding your visits to our website using the technologies listed below.
The information is NOT identifiable by person and is only used cumulatively for statistical purposes to help make our website more user-friendly.
USE OF “COOKIES”
“Cookies” are small files either stored on a server or sent back to a visiting computer. In certain applications, user information is stored as “cookies” that are then sent back and stored on the user’s computer. No user information is gathered through cookies except for what is needed to run the specific application.
IP Addresses
When visiting our website, our web server may record the numerical Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using, the date and time of access, and the internet address and page that linked you to our site. We monitor this information using Google Analytics.
Third Party Links
This website includes links to third party websites. These sites have separate privacy policies and we assume no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. The links include but are not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as links to other resources.
CHANGES
mdrs.ms.gov reserves the right to change this privacy policy as necessary.
CONTACT
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy please contact us:
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
1281 Hwy. 51 North
Madison, MS 39110
800.443.1000