Privacy Policy & Compliance
Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting the Puget Sound Regional Electric Vehicle Collaborative (REV) Clearinghouse website and reviewing our Privacy Policy. This statement addresses collection, use and security of, and access to information that may be obtained through use of this website.
Information Collected & How it is Used
Automatic Collection of Information
If you do nothing during your visit to this website but browse, read pages or download information, this website gathers and stores certain information about your visit. This information does not identify you personally. The Puget Sound REV Collaborative automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:
The Internet Protocol (IP) Address and domain name used.
The date and time of each visit.
The web pages and directories visited.
The information we collect automatically is used only to help us understand how our website is being used in order to improve the content and services provided.
This website uses “cookies” to customize your browsing experience on this website. Cookies are simple text files stored on your computer by your web browser.
Cookies created on your computer by using this website do not contain personally identifying information, do not compromise your privacy or security and cannot be accessed by any other website. The Agency uses cookies to store randomly generated session identifiers which allow our web server to ensure data continuity across individual page requests. Choosing not to accept cookies may cause some interactive web applications on our website to function incorrectly, but will not affect your general ability to browse this site.
Volunteered Information
If during your visit to this website you participate in a survey, send an e-mail, or perform some other transaction online, the following additional information will be collected:
The email address and contents of email, including attachments. The information collected is not limited to text and may include any audio, video, and graphic information you send.
Information volunteered in response to a survey.
Information volunteered through an online form for any other purpose.
We use your email information to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you may identify, to further improve our website or to forward the email for appropriate action. Survey information and information from other online forms is used only for the purpose stated on the requesting web page. We will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties.
Personal Information and Choice
You may choose whether to provide personal information online.
“Personal information” is information about a natural person that is readily identifiable to that specific individual. Personal information includes such things as an individual’s name, address and phone number. A domain name or Internet Protocol address is not considered personal information.
We collect no personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it by sending an e-mail, participating in a survey, or completing an online form. You may choose not to contact us by e-mail, participate in a survey or to provide any personal information using an online form. Your choice to not participate in these activities will not impair your ability to browse this website and read or download any information provided on the site.
If personal information is requested on the website or volunteered by the user, state law and the federal Privacy Act of 1974 may protect it. However, this information is a public record once you provide it, and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not protected by federal or state law.
If you believe that your personal information is being used for a purpose other than what was intended when submitted, you may contact the appropriate PSCAA and PSRC staff noted in links at the end of this statement.
Users are cautioned that the collection of personal information requested from or volunteered by children online or by e-mail will be treated the same as information given by an adult, and may be subject to public access.
Public Access to Information
In the state of Washington, laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by state government. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public’s right to access public records that serve various needs including the privacy of individuals. Exceptions are provided by both state and federal laws.
All of the information collected at this site becomes public records that may be subject to inspection and copying by members of the public, unless an exemption in law exists. RCW 42.56.070(1) states, “Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection and copying all public records, unless the record falls within the specific exemptions of subsection (6) of this section, this chapter, or other statute which exempts or prohibits disclosure of specific information or records. To the extent required to prevent an unreasonable invasion of personal privacy interests protected by this chapter, an agency shall delete identifying details in a manner consistent with this chapter when it makes available or publishes any public record; however, in each case, the justification for the deletion shall be explained fully in writing.”
In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Notice and the Public Records Act or other law governing the agency’s disclosure of records, the Public Records Act or other applicable law will control.
Review and Correction of Personally Identifiable Information
You can review any personally identifiable information we collect about you by using the information in the Contact Information section at the end of this notice. You may recommend changes to your personally identifiable information you believe to be inaccurate by submitting an email or written request that credibly shows the inaccuracy. We will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections. (See RCW 43.105.310.)
Security
The REV Collaborative takes precautions to safeguard personal information you provide through our web services. These precautions are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized access to systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private information in the REV Collaborative’s possession.
This section should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided via this website.
Disclaimer
This website has links to many other websites operated by government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the Puget Sound REV Collaborative clearinghouse website and this Privacy Notice will not apply. When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site.
More Information
To review the full policies of each agency’s home website and pertinent contact information, visit the links below or complete a request in the Contact Us form.
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Privacy Policy
Puget Sound Regional Council Privacy Policy
Compliance
The Puget Sound Regional Electric Vehicle Collaborative is a partnership between the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) and Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). PSCAA and PSRC are committed to ensuring nondiscrimination in all of their activities. As recipients of public funds, the agencies are committed to complying with applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Title VI
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which an agency (PSCAA and/or PSRC) receives federal financial assistance.
For agency Title VI plans, notices, and complaint procedures, please visit the links below.
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
If you are unable to access information on this website, please use the Contact Us form and indicate what assistance may be needed. Agency accessibility policies and ADA coordinator information are available at the following links.
Language Assistance
This website features a translation tool. Use the “select language” box at the bottom right corner of your screen to select your preferred language. For questions or further language assistance requests, please use the Contact Us form.