Web Policy

The following is not intended and should not be interpreted as a contract of any nature, either stated or implied. VRC reserves the right to change these practices and procedures at any time without prior notice.
Note that the following Policy only applies to webpages on the VRC Web site. Pages that appear after you click on a link may be controlled by a different agency or entity, whose practices are not under the VRC's control.

Disclaimer

Neither the Virginia Racing Commission (VRC), nor any employee of VRC warrants the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information published by this system, nor endorses any content, viewpoints, products, or services linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of such information. Portions of such information may be incorrect or outdated. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.
Reference herein to any specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by VRC or the Commonwealth of Virginia. The information and statements contained on this server shall not be used for the purposes of advertising, nor to imply the endorsement or recommendation of VRC or the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The VRC Web site has links to other Web sites. These include links to Web sites operated by other government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the VRC Web site and this Policy will not apply. When you link to another Web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site. Reference on those Web sites to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by VRC.
Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this system for other than its intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.

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", which are then sent back to and stored on the user's computer.
Some sections of the VRC website use cookies to customize the information presented to you.
See also this Policy's Privacy section below regarding information gathered by this site and the use of that information.

Copyright

The copyright to VRC’s Web Site is owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Permission is granted to every person visiting VRC's Web Site to make fair use of the contents of VRC’s Web Site. The pages constituting VRC’s Web Site are marked with the notice "© 2006 Commonwealth of Virginia." If you are in doubt about whether your use constitutes fair use, please send a request for explicit permission to copy the contents to Kimberly.Carter@VRC.virginia.gov.

Linking Policy

This Web site contains hypertext links to external Web sites and pages containing information created and maintained by public and private organizations other than VRC. VRC, at its sole discretion, will determine which external Web sites are linked to. The inclusion of a hypertext link to an external Web site is not intended as an endorsement of any product or service offered or referenced on the linked Web site, the organizations sponsoring said Web site, or any views that might be expressed or referenced in the Web site.
Hypertext links to external Web sites and pages may be removed or replaced at the sole discretion of the VRC at any time without notice.
If a hypertext link on the VRC Web site is not working, please contact our webmaster by emailing Kimberly.Carter@VRC.virginia.gov or by using the contact information provided on the Contact Us webpage.
See also this Policy's Disclaimer section above regarding off-site links.

Privacy Policy

Information Collected and How it is Used

We endeavor to collect only the minimum amount of information needed to provide services.
If you do nothing during your visit to the VRC Web site but browse or download information, we automatically collect and store the following information about your visit:

The Internet domain and IP address from which you accessed our site;
The type of browser and operating system you used;
The date and time you visited this site;
The pages visited; and
If you linked from another Web site, the address of that Web site.

The information collected is used to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how people are using our pages. We analyze our Web site logs to continually improve the value of the materials available on our site. The information in our Web logs is not personally viewable and no attempt is made to link it with the individuals that browse our Web site.
If, during your visit to VRC, you send us an e-mail message, we will collect the e-mail address and contents of the message, including audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us. We use your e-mail address to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our Web site, or to forward your message to another agency for appropriate action.
We do collect personal information directly from individuals who volunteer to subscribe to our services or participate in surveys. Collecting personal information is necessary in order for VRC to deliver the services requested. We only collect, retain, and use personal information where we believe it is essential to administer our business and to provide products, services and other opportunities requested by our customers.

Restrictions on the disclosure of customer information

We do not sell or rent our subscribers' information to any outside company or organization. We do not reveal specific information about subscribers or other personally identifiable data to unaffiliated third parties for their independent use, except if required to do so by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act or other law.

Protection of information via established security procedures

We maintain security standards and procedures regarding unauthorized access to customer information to prevent unauthorized removal or alteration of data.

Web site Security

We maintain security standards and procedures regarding unauthorized access to ensure that this service remains available to all users, and to prevent unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Information on individuals causing damage to the web page will be traced and released to the appropriate legal bodies (such as the Virginia State Police) to investigate suspected or alleged criminal activity.

Public Disclosure

VRC is subject to the requirements for administering information systems as established in the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act, Chapter 38 of Title 2.2 of the Code of Virginia. Webpages that appear after you click on a link may be controlled by a different agency or entity, whose practices are not under VRC's control.
See also this Policy's Cookies section above.

Plug-ins

VRC provides content in several formats that require plug-ins, or separate browser components, to properly view. All required plug-ins (except the non-trial version of WinZip) are free to use.
The Plug-ins used are:

Microsoft Word documents (.doc) - Word Viewer
Adobe Portable Document Format files (.pdf) - Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets (.xls) - Excel Viewer
WinZip files (.zip) - WinZip
Windows Media Videos (.wmv) - Windows Media Player

Changes

VRC reserves the right to change this policy and these practices and procedures at any time without prior notice.

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