Privacy Statement
We take the issue of privacy very seriously.
This Privacy Statement provides information about what type of information
is gathered and tracked on the Web site, how the information is used,
and with whom the information is shared.
How information is collected
In general: Unless you provide personally
identifiable information to us voluntarily, the information is provided
by your employer, or the information is collected by means of "cookies"
in the manner described in this Privacy Statement, the County of Orange
Benefits Center does not collect information about you in connection
with your use of this Web site.
"Contact Us" requests about our products
and services: Through use of "Contact Us", visitors are invited
to electronically send us inquiries. We will retain copies of these
messages. The information provided by a visitor will only be used to
respond to the visitor's inquiry and to provide better customer service.
We will post responses to visitor inquiries to the visitor's personal
Web site "Inbox".
Transactional Services: You may perform
transactions at this Web site utilizing the services. In order to protect
the security and confidentiality of information provided through these
services, it is required that users have a browser that supports 128-bit
"strong" encryption.
Use of "cookies": A "cookie" is a small piece of information about an Internet session that may be created when a visitor accesses a Website. ACS uses cookies to facilitate easier navigation within the Website, to provide a higher level of convenience for the visitor, and for administrative purposes. We do not use cookies for any other purposes. This information is not shared with any other party for any commercial purposes. You can set your browser (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer) to notify you when a Website attempts to send a cookie. The browser will allow you to decide whether or not to accept the cookie. If you choose to disable cookies in your browser, you may not be able to take advantage of all the features of this, or other Websites.
How information collected is used
We respect your right to privacy. Any information
you provide to us via this Web site is kept confidential. We have also
implemented security measures to protect against the loss, misuse or
alteration of information stored in our systems. We will only use the
information collected from visitors to this Web site to address the
specific inquiries or requests of those visitors, and to provide better
customer service. The information collected also is used to provide
a record of communications with Web site visitors, and to comply with
any applicable legal and/or regulatory requirements. In certain circumstances,
the information you provide may also be available to your employer or
plan administrator to the extent required for benefits administration.
Other access to information
Affiliates and service providers: In
connection with our provision of the services, we may engage other service
providers to provide certain features or functionality, or otherwise
assist us in providing the services. Under certain circumstances these
third party service providers may receive personal information collected
from you as a Web site visitor. Such information is disclosed only to
respond to your inquiries or requests, and to provide you with information
about other financial products and services offered. Personal information
will be treated by these entities with the same standards of privacy
and confidentiality that we use.
Other Third parties: We do not transmit
any personal information collected through this Web site to any third-party
marketers.
Third party Websites
This Web site may contain links to third party
sites that you may find useful. Once you leave this Web site, we do
not receive any of your information. We also do not provide any of your
information to a third party web site. These third party sites may have
their own privacy policies. You should review the privacy policy of
any Web site before you provide personal or confidential information.
We are not responsible for the content of these other sites or any business
you transact or information you share with them.