North Carolina Permit Information
Privacy Policy
Site Security
Personal Identifiable Information
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle the PII that you provide to us when you visit us online to browse or obtain information. PII may include information that is personal in nature and which may be used to identify you. You may provide PII to us when you send us an e-mail message or submit a request for information or input information in a specific field, etc. We do not require you to register or provide PII to visit this website. We do collect some technical information to make the website more functional.
We will protect your information through standard web practices and take reasonable precautions to protect your information from loss, misuse, or alteration.
Submission of personal information is voluntary. By doing so, you are giving us permission to use the information provided. We will provide you with the information you have requested or direct you to an agency (if said agency exists) that can answer your questions or direct you to a third party.
The information we receive and divulge is dependent upon actions taken by you during your visit and will not be sold to a third party.
PII is stored in our database, designed to retrieve information about you by personal identifier (name, personal email address, home mailing address, personal or mobile phone number, etc.), and this information can be used to contact you. This information may be used to distribute information to you that relates to your search and to perform various administrative tasks.
Email Communications
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you browse through any website, certain information about your visit can be collected. We automatically collect the following general types of information about your visit:
- Domain from which you access the Internet;
- IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to a computer when surfing the Internet);
- Operating system and information about the device or browser used when visiting the site;
- Date and time of your visit;
- Content you visited, submitted or downloaded;
- website that connected you to the website.
This information allows us to improve website and visitor experience. We use Google Analytics measurement software to collect this information. The data is automatically sent to Google’s system and the system immediately aggregates the data. Information no longer needed will be deleted from the database.
Use of Cookies
When you visit any website, its server may generate a piece of text known as a “cookie” to place on your computer. Placing cookie text allows any website to “remember” visitors’ preferences, surfing patterns and behavior while they are connected.
The cookie makes it easier for you to use the dynamic features of webpages. There are two types of cookies, single session (temporary), and multi-session (persistent). Session cookies last if the Web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the cookie disappears. Persistent cookies are stored on your computer for longer periods.
Session Cookies: We use session cookies for technical purposes such as to enable better navigation through our site.
Persistent Cookies: We use persistent cookies to differentiate between new and returning visitors to our site
Turning off cookies may affect the functioning of website.
Third-Party Websites and Applications
Visiting Other Websites
Our website contains links to agencies and departments that can provide information concerning the request of the individual submitting information on this website. These websites are not within our control and may not follow the same privacy, security, or accessibility polices. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the policies of that site.
All Federal websites, however, are subject to the same Federal policy, security, and accessibility mandates.