The purpose of this policy is to inform individuals about the collection and use of personal information by SCHA. Nothing herein should be construed to, nor does it, create any new or different rights than those available under existing State and federal laws.

Definitions

For the purpose of this policy, “personal information” means information that identifies or describes an individual including, but not limited to, an individual’s photograph or digitized image, social security number, date of birth, driver’s identification number, education level, financial status, bank account(s) number(s), account or identification number issued by and/or used by any federal or state governmental agency or private financial institution, employment history, height, weight, race, other physical details, signature, biometric identifiers, and any credit records or reports. “Legitimate public purpose” means a purpose or use which falls clearly within the statutory charge or mandates of an agency, board, commission, institution, department, or other state entity. “Commercial solicitation” means contact by telephone, mail, or electronic mail for the purpose of selling or marketing a consumer product or service. “Commercial solicitation” does not include contact by whatever means for the purpose of: (a) offering membership in a credit union; (b) notification of continuing education opportunities sponsored by not-for-profit professional associations: (c) selling or marketing banking, insurance, securities, or commodities services provided by an institution or entity defined in or required to comply with the Federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act, 113 Stat.1338:or (d) contacting persons for political purposes using information on file with state or local voter registration offices.

Non-SCHA Web Sites

Various Web sites will be linked through us. This includes Web sites of government agencies, as well as Web sites of private entities. Many of these sites may not be subject to the South Carolina Code of Laws, or may operate under different privacy standards. Visitors to those Web sites are advised to check the privacy statements of those sites and be cautious about providing personally identifiable information without a clear understanding of how the information will be used.

Limiting Access to Personal Information

SCHA shall take reasonable measures to limit access to personal information. We have notified and instructed our staff of their responsibilities concerning the protection of personal information.

Party Responsible for Administration of the Policy

The person responsible for the administration of the SCHA Web site privacy policy is Patti Smoake.

If you have questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your interaction with this Web site, please contact:

psmoake@scha.org

Questions, Comments

We consider our privacy policy to be vital to establishing the trust we hope to build with our visitors.