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Nevada Department of Taxation

Department of Taxation

privacy policy

State of Nevada
Thank you for visiting the Nevada Department of Taxation on the World Wide Web. Our web sites are designed to make it easier and more efficient for Nevada citizens and businesses to interact with their State Government. But as with all online resources, we appreciate that many visitors to our sites will be concerned about their privacy. The Department of Taxation is committed to preserving your privacy when you visit our sites.

This policy addresses the collection, security and access to information that may be obtained through the use of the sites maintained by the Department of Taxation. This policy covers the following topics:
INFORMATION WE COLLECT

If you visit a web site maintained by the  Department of Taxation to read or download information, we collect the following information: 

  • The name of domain; for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private internet access account, or "yourschool.edu", if you are connecting from a university domain; 
  1. An IP address; a number automatically assigned to your computer when you are using the internet; 
  2. The type of browser and operating system used to access our site; 
  3. The Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site; 
  4. The pages you visit within the Department of Taxation's; and 
  5. The links made to other web sites through this site. 

This information is collected for statistical analysis using standard third-party software programs to create summary statistics. The statistics are used for the purpose of determining what information is of most and least interest to all visitors and identifying system performance or problem areas. This information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the Department of Taxation does not sell information collected online for commercial marketing purposes. 

 

If, during your visit to the Department of Taxation's web sites, you voluntarily provide personally identifiable information, we will collect such information. Examples of personally identifiable information may include: 

  1. An email address if you are communicating to us through email; 
  2. Information you voluntarily submit to the Department of Taxation for the purposes of completing or submitting an application or form online; and other information volunteered, such as survey information or content of email. 

In general, please note the information collected, whether or not personally identifiable, is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video and other graphic formats you send us. Information is retained in accordance with existing laws and other State policies.

 
PASSWORD INFORMATION
User names and passwords or PIN's may be required to access an online service offered by a Nevada state agency. No representative of the state of Nevada will ever request a user to reveal their username or password or PIN. Under no circumstances should this information be shared with or disclosed to any other person. However, online systems may offer the built-in capacity to securely assist users who have lost or forgotten their PIN or password.
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
As a general rule, the Department of Taxation does not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online except where you have given us permission. Visitors should be aware that information collected by the Department of Taxation on its web sites may be subject to examination and inspection, if such information is a public record and not otherwise protected from disclosure.
COOKIES
To better serve you, we occasionally use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience. Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser and they provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to the web sites. Cookies created on your computer by using our web sites do not contain personally identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security. We use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag on your computer. If you have further questions about cookies, the Computer Incident Advisory Capacity Unit that monitors computer problems for the U.S. Department of Energy issued a study on March 12, 1998, of the risks to users of cookies, titled "Information Bulletin 1-034: Internet Cookies". You can refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file from your computer at any time by using any one of a number of widely available methods. 

 
LINK DISCLAIMER
The Department of Taxation provides links to other governmental agencies in the State of Nevada and the federal government. We also provide links to web sites of other organizations in order to provide visitors with certain information. A link does not constitute an endorsement of content, viewpoint, policies, products or services of that web site. Once you link to another web site not maintained by the Department of Taxation, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that web site, including but not limited to its privacy policy.
INFORMATION DISCLAIMER
Information provided on the Department of Taxation's web sites is intended to allow the public immediate access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current and reliable information we recognize the possibility of human and/or mechanical error. Therefore, the Department of Taxation, its employees, officers and agencies expressly deny any warranty of the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by this system and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Any person who relies upon such information obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.
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