Thank you for visiting the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) Web site and reviewing our privacy policy. Our policy is simple: We respect your privacy and we only collect personal information in order to conduct state business. We do not sell personal information to others, and confidential information will not be released to the public, but it may be released to other state agencies. Missouri statutes indicate what information is confidential and what information can be made public. For details about how we safeguard personal information, please read below.

Non-personal Information (Browsing)

If you do nothing during your visit but browse the Web site or download information, our operating system will automatically record the following information:

• The domain for your Internet service, such as "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet service.
• The type of browser you are using, such as "Netscape version X" or "Internet Explorer version X."
• The type of operating system you use, such as Macintosh, Unix or Windows.
• The date and time you visit and the Web pages that you visit.
• The address of the previous site, when you link to us from another site.

This tracking system does NOT record information about individuals. We use this information to monitor traffic on our site and to help us improve the site.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored on your computer. Cookies are used on certain areas of this Web site to provide information that may be useful to you. For example, a special web page providing you infomation will be displayed once. If cookies are enabled, later visits will bypass this special page, so that you do not have to read the same information twice. Cookies allows the Web site to "remember" your previous visits and preferences.

E-mail

If you send us e-mail, the message will usually contain your return address. If you include personal information in your e-mail, we may use that information in responding to your request. E-mail is not necessarily secure or confidential. Send only the information that is necessary for us to answer your question or process your request. We will not sell your e-mail address but it may be disclosed in response to an open records request.

Interactive Forms (Web Forms)

Some of our Web pages include interactive forms that let you submit personal information. (Example: Initial Claim for Unemployment Insurance.) Information that you submit through such forms is used to process these claims. Privacy laws determine what information can be released. Information concerning an Unemployment Insurance claim or a Workers' Compensation First Report of Injury and injured workers' medical records are confidential and will not be released.

Links to Other Sites

Our site provides links to many other Web sites. The privacy policies described here do NOT apply to any external sites. Read the privacy policies of other sites you visit. Be informed. You are the person best qualified to protect your own privacy.

Missouri Sunshine Law

As a state governmental agency, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is subject to Chapter 610 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, commonly known as the Sunshine Law. If an appropriate request is made to this office for information that is subject to disclosure by the Sunshine Law, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations may be required to disclose the information requested, even if it includes your personally identifiable information.