Information Security and Privacy Policy
Welcome to the website of Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT Website). To ensure your security for using the services and information provided by browsing the website, we would like to introduce to you DoIT Website 's privacy and information security policies. Please carefully read the following articles, which are aimed at protecting your interests.
Range of Coverage
This policy applies to the use and protection of personal information collected when using the services offered by the DoIT Website. This policy is not applicable to websites of other government agencies or non-government agencies that can be accessed via hyper links provided by the DoIT Website. Other websites accessed by the hyper links on the DoIT Website are governed by their own specific privacy policies and DoIT Website does not bear any joint liability. When you link to other websites, the protection of your personal information is based on the privacy policy of those specific websites. The protection of your personal data while browsing other web pages depends on the individual privacy policies of the sites involved.
Information Security
DoIT Website prohibits unauthorized persons from taking any action that would compromise the confidentiality or normal operation of the DoIT website. Violators will be dealt with according to the law.
DoIT website has put in place the following security measures to ensure the security and normal operation of the Website:
1. DoIT website has installed a firewall to restrict designated ports from accessing and to prevent illegal intrusion of DoIT website. This also protects the interests of users.
2. Measures have been taken to detect network messages and monitor network traffic, helping to block any activity intended to harm the DoIT website.
3. Software is used to detect any weak points in DoIT website. It will periodically scan the network system for holes and will take appropriate measures to correct them.
4. Administrators will periodically stage a mock hacker attack on the system and test the procedures in place to restore the system in times of security incidents. These measures ensure stable operation of the DoIT website.
Cookies and Information Gathered Indirectly to Analyze General Traffic Patterns
A cookie is a piece of data stored by a user's browser that helps a website or service recognize that user's unique computer. You can remove or block cookies by changing the settings of your browser.
To improve the using experience, we gather some information by using cookies:
● IP addresses, which are the locations of computers or networks on the Internet;
● The types of browsers and operating systems used to access our site;
● The date and time of visits to our website;
● The pages visited; and
● The address of web sites from which our visitors link to the DoIT web site.
We do not gather, request, record, require, collect or track any user's Personal Information through these processes
Session specific cookies may be used on DoIT to improve the user experience and for basic web metrics. These cookies expire in a very short time frame or when a browser window closes and are permitted by current federal guidelines.
Links to Other Sites
This web site has links to many other government and non-government websites. Once you follow a link to a different website, your actions are no longer subject to this Privacy Policy.
Your Responsibility in Protecting Your Privacy
Please safeguard your personal data. Do not reveal any personal information to anyone. If you share your information with another user, or use our services on a public computer (such as in a public library, school computer lab or Internet cafe), please remember to close the browser window to prevent other users from reading your personal information and mail or accessing members-only areas.
Change to this Policy
We will revise or update this policy if our practices change, or as we develop better ways to keep you informed about them. You should refer back to this page often for the latest information and the effective date of any changes. If we decide to change this policy, we will post a new policy on our site and change the date at the bottom. Changes to the policy shall not apply retroactively.