About Us
The State of Maine privacy policy can be found at
https://www.maine.gov/portal/policies/privacy.html.
All Policies regarding the State of Maine web can be found at
https://www.maine.gov/portal/policies/index.html.
You can contact the Maine New Hire Portal Help Desk
at Maine.NewHire@maine.gov
or call (207)624-4100. To contact the Maine.gov Webmaster
go to
https://www.maine.gov/portal/contact/contactus.html.
Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals
We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute
resolution mechanisms. If you think we have not
followed our privacy policy in some way, they
can help you resolve your concern.
- Customer Service:
We invite you to contact us, or the agency
directly, if you have questions about this
policy. You may contact us by mail at the
following address:
New Hire Reporting Maine
19 Union Street, 11 SHS
Augusta, ME 04330
You may contact us by e-mail at Employer.Relations@ocse.state.me.us.
You may call us at (207)624-4100.
- Maine Freedom of Information Act:
The public's right to information about government activities
lies at the heart of a democratic government. The Maine Freedom of Access Act
("FOAA") grants the people of this state a broad right of access to public
records while protecting legitimate governmental interests
and the privacy rights of individual citizens.
- The act also ensures the accountability of the government to the citizens
of the state by requiring public access to the meetings of public bodies.
Transparency and open decision-making are fundamental principles
of the Maine Freedom of Access Act, and they are essential to ensuring continued
trust and confidence in our government.
- Information concerning the Maine Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) can be found at
http://www.maine.gov/foaa/.
This site contains frequently asked questions, State FOAA contacts, links to statute
(13 MRS §400 - 414) and statutory exceptions to the Freedom of Access Law.
The Maine Freedom of Access Act is state statute that guarantees
access to state and local government bodies and agencies.
- The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that gives
you the right to access information from the federal government.
Information concerning this act can be found at
http://www.foia.gov/index.html.
Additional Information
This policy is valid for 1 day from the time
that it is loaded by a client.
Data Collection
P3P policies declare the data they collect in
groups (also referred to as "statements"). This
policy contains 4 data groups. The data practices
of each group will be explained separately.
Group "Access
log information"
We collect the following information:
- Click-stream data
- HTTP protocol elements
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- Web site and system administration.
- Research and development.
This data will be used by the agency, network
manager and our agents, or other agencies required
or permitted by law.
The following explanation is provided for why
this data is collected:
Our Web server collects access logs
containing this information.
Group "Cookies"
We collect the following information:
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- One-time tailoring.
This data will be used by the agency, network
manager and our agents, or other agencies required
or permitted by law.
The following explanation is provided for why
this data is collected:
Cookies are used to track visitors to
our site, so we can better understand what portions
of our site best serve you. We also use cookies
to allow our server to maintain information about
the contents of your shopping cart.
Group "Transaction
info (required)"
We collect the following information:
- Physical contact information
- Online contact information
- Demographic data
- Purchase information
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- Web site and system administration.
- Research and development.
This data will be used by the agency, network
manager and our agents, or other agencies required
or permitted by law. In addition, the following
types of entities will receive this information:
The following explanation is provided for why
this data is collected:
Information we collect in order to process
your purchase.
Group "Transaction
info (optional)"
At the user's option, we will collect the following
data:
- Physical contact information
- Online contact information
- Demographic data
- Purchase information
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Contacting visitors for marketing of services
or products. The user must opt-in to
this usage.
This data will be used by the agency, network
manager and our agents, or other agencies required
or permitted by law. In addition, the following
types of entities will receive this information:
The following explanation is provided for why
this data is collected:
Information we collect in order to process
your purchase.
Cookies
Cookies are a technology which can be used to
provide you with tailored information from a Web
site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web
site can send to your browser, which may then
store it on your system. You can set your browser
to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving
you the chance to decide whether to accept it.
Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used
for the following purposes:
- Completing the user's current activity
- User targeting
Compact Policy Summary
The compact policy which corresponds to this
policy is:
CP="CAO DSP COR LAW CURa ADMa DEVa TAIa CONi OUR DELa BUS IND PHY ONL UNI PUR COM NAV DEM STA"
The following table explains the
meaning of each field in the compact policy.
FIELD |
MEANING |
CP= |
This
is the compact policy header; it indicates
that what follows is a P3P compact policy. |
CAO |
Access is available to contact and other
information. |
DSP |
The policy contains at least one dispute-resolution
mechanism. |
COR |
Violations of this policy will be corrected.
|
LAW |
Privacy law specifies penalties for a
violation of this policy. |
CURa |
The data is used for completion of the
current activity. |
ADMa |
The data is used for site administration.
|
DEVa |
The data is used for research and development.
|
TAIa |
The data is used for tailoring the site.
|
CONi |
The data is used for contacting the user,
if the user selects it. |
OUR |
The data is given to ourselves and our
agents. |
DELa |
The data is given to delivery services.
|
BUS |
Our business practices specify how long
the data will be kept. |
IND |
The data will be kept indefinitely. |
PHY |
Physical contact information is collected.
|
ONL |
Online contact information is collected.
|
UNI |
Unique identifiers are collected. |
PUR |
Purchase information is collected. |
COM |
Computer information is collected. |
NAV |
Navigation and clickstream data is collected.
|
DEM |
Demographic and socioeconomic data is
collected. |
STA |
State-management data is collected |
The compact policy is sent by the Web server
along with the cookies it describes. For more
information, see the P3P deployment guide
at http://www.w3.org/TR/p3pdeployment.
Policy Evaluation
Browsers will evaluate this
policy's compact policy whenever it is used with
a cookie. The actions browsers will take depend on what
privacy level the user has selected in their browser
(Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default
is Medium. In addition, browsers will examine whether
the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory
or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session
cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the
cookie is used in a first-party or third-party
context. This section will attempt to evaluate
this policy's compact policy against respective
stated behavior for browsers.
Note: this evaluation is currently experimental
and should not be considered a substitute for
testing with a real Web browser.
Satisfactory policy: this compact policy
is considered satisfactory according
to the rules defined by each browser. Each browser
will accept cookies accompanied by this policy
under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and
Accept All Cookies settings. |