PRIVACY POLICY

The State of New Jersey respects your personal privacy. To see how the State of New Jersey protects your privacy rights, please visit: https://www.nj.gov/nj/privacy.html.

Be considerate of others’ privacy; do not reference another person without their permission.

Remember: if you post it, you own it.

Think twice before you publish. Would you want your family, friends, colleagues, or others to see the content you post? Keep in mind that even if original content can be deleted, content that is shared and distributed through an array of channels can be reposted, searched, and found on the Internet. Do not post your personal, confidential or proprietary information. By posting content to the Website, you agree to allow anyone with access to the Website to access it and use said content without restriction, except with regard to any applicable intellectual property rights that you or others may have in such content. By using this Website, you agree that you will not post or transmit material that is confidential or proprietary to you or a third-party.

If you feel that any User Generated Content violates the above rules or your rights, including your privacy, you should immediately contact us at support@smarter.nj.gov. You may also advise your supervisor, the Civil Service Commission and/or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

By using this Website, you acknowledge that a Google Analytics, a third-party analytics provider, will report anonymized information about the locations of Website users, how long they spend on the Website, and which pages they visit in order to enable us improve this Website.

Portions of the Website are hosted and maintained by a third-party provider (Your Priorities), which may have access to information collected only for the purposes described and remain subject to these terms.

THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY’S RIGHTS AND DISCLAIMERS

The State of New Jersey expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for the User Generated Content, and such content does not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey does not promise or guarantee that any User Generated Content posted on the Website is correct or accurate, and New Jersey does not necessarily agree with or endorse such content. The State of New Jersey retains the right to decline to post any User Generated Content or remove any previously posted content on the Website at our sole discretion. If you have any questions or concerns about the use of the Website, please contact: support@smarter.nj.gov

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE PRACTICES

The User Generated Content that you post to the Website and use to access the Website—including your name, email address, departmental or agency affiliation, and any information submitted as part of an idea proposal—will be collected and maintained by the State of New Jersey. Content will be used for the purposes of executing the competition (e.g. ENJINE), including for the development and implementation of a proposed idea. We may contact you if we have questions about your idea, require clarification, or decide to move forward with project implementation.

DMCA NOTICE

The State of New Jersey respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask users of the Website to do the same. If you believe your copyright-protected work was posted on the Website without authorization, you may submit a copyright infringement notification. These requests should only be submitted by the copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on the owner’s behalf. The fastest and easiest way to notify us of alleged copyright infringement is via email to privacy@tech.nj.gov.