Privacy & Cookie Policy

1.1 We are EmployAbility Nebraska, a service organization dedicated to helping Nebraskans with disabilities find meaningful employment. Our address for correspondence is at [Address], Lincoln, NE [ZIP].

1.2 We are committed to ensuring that all personal information we hold is treated properly and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the Nebraska Data Privacy Act.

1.3 This Statement applies to anybody who submits information to us (whether it is submitted via our website, by e-mail, over the telephone, in person or by any other means). However, please note that in certain circumstances we may process your information for additional purposes not mentioned in this Statement (e.g., if you enroll in one of our employment programs or apply for a job with us), in which case we will provide you with additional details of how we will process your personal data in that context at the appropriate time.

2.1 It is possible to visit and browse some sections of our website without being required to tell us who you are or reveal any information about you.

2.2 We may collect information from you when you interact with our website or when you correspond with us by telephone, email or otherwise. This may include your name, contact details, information about your disability and accommodation needs, employment history, educational background, and information connected with any related enquiry. We may use this information where necessary for our legitimate interests (so long as our interests are not overridden by the impact on you), for example, in responding to your enquiries, providing employment services, or connecting you with potential employers.

2.3 Where you use our website, we may also collect information about where you are on the internet (e.g., the URL you came from, IP address and domain names like .org and .com), your browser type, the country where your computer is located, the parts of our website that were viewed during your visit and any search terms that you entered on our website. We may collect this information even if you do not submit any information to us using our website, and will use it for our legitimate interests in administering and improving our website, for internal operations (including troubleshooting, analysis of how our website is used, testing, research and statistical purposes) and as part of our efforts to keep our website safe and secure.

We may disclose information relating to you:

3.1 with third parties who are directly involved in dealing with any request, enquiry, complaint or other correspondence submitted by you which the information is relevant to;

3.2 with potential employers when you are seeking employment through our services, with your explicit consent;

3.3 with third parties who are providing us with professional advice which the information is relevant to where necessary for our legitimate interests and permitted by law;

3.4 where we are legally required to do so;

3.5 in connection with criminal investigations, legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings which the information is relevant to where necessary for the related legitimate interests of us or a third party and permitted by law;

3.6 in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights where necessary for our legitimate interests and permitted by law;

3.7 where we have stated or informed you otherwise.

4.1 Under the Nebraska Data Privacy Act, you have a legal right to:

• Confirm whether we are processing your personal data and access that data;
• Correct inaccuracies in your personal data;
• Delete your personal data provided by or obtained about you;
• Obtain a copy of your personal data that you previously provided to us in a portable and readily usable format;
• Opt out of the processing of your personal data for purposes of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.

4.2 Requests to exercise these rights should be made in writing to the Data Protection Officer, [Address], Lincoln, NE [ZIP] or via email to [email address]. Please contact the same address if you have any reason to believe that information we hold about you is inaccurate. We will respond to your request as soon as possible and, in any event, within 45 days from the date of receiving the request. Please note that we may, where legally permitted, reject any such request or limit the scope of our response (e.g., if, in the circumstances, the right does not apply to you).

4.3 In accordance with applicable data protection legislation, we follow security procedures in the storage and disclosure of your information. We may therefore request proof of your identity and rights before complying with any request of a nature described in section 4.1 above.

4.4 You will not generally have to pay a fee to exercise any of your rights described in section 4.1 above. However, we may charge a reasonable fee if you make a request that is clearly unfounded or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in such circumstances.

4.5 If we deny your request, you have the right to appeal our decision within 60 days. We will respond to your appeal within 60 days. If your appeal is denied, we will provide you with a method to contact the Nebraska Attorney General to submit a complaint.

5.1 We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to such personal information to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a valid need to know that information. However, the internet is global and no data transmitted via the internet can be guaranteed by us to be completely secure during transmission. We cannot guarantee the security of any information that you disclose online, and we will not be responsible for any breach of security unless due to our negligence or wilful default.

5.2 For certain services, we may use third-party providers (for example, we may use the services of email management systems to send certain types of electronic communications).

5.3 We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breach and will notify you and/or any applicable regulator of a suspected breach where we are legally required to do so.

5.4 Information submitted for a purpose described in this Statement will be retained for a reasonable period having regard to the relevant purpose for the information being used, following which it will be securely destroyed.

5.5 Whilst taking into consideration our legal obligations, we will on an ongoing basis: review the length of time that we retain personal data; consider the purpose or purposes for which we hold the personal data in deciding whether (and for how long) to retain it; securely delete personal data that is no longer needed for such purpose or purposes; and update, archive or securely delete information if it goes out of date.

EmployAbility Nebraska is strongly committed to protecting personal information collected through this website against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Consequently, we limit employee access to personal information to only those employees who need access to the information in the performance of their official duties. Employees who have access to this information are required to follow appropriate procedures in connection with any disclosures of personal information.

In addition, we have implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of our information technology assets, including, but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. These security procedures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.

For website security purposes and to maintain the availability of the website for all users, EmployAbility Nebraska employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise damage this website.

7.1 This Statement does not form part of any contract.

7.2 We may amend this Statement at any time. If we make any changes to the way in which we use information submitted to any of our websites, we will post a related update on our website's home page.

8.1 Our website may contain links to other websites which are outside our control and are not covered by this Statement. If you access other websites using the links provided, the operators of those websites may collect personal data from you which will be used in accordance with their respective privacy policies, which you should read. We are not liable for the practices of such third party website operators in respect of your personal information.

8.2 You acknowledge that any information that you post or submit using any of our social media facilities (such as any of our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube pages) will be viewable by anybody that visits those facilities and that such information is also subject to the relevant provider's privacy policy. You are advised to consult each such privacy policy to see how they will use your data.

8.3 To provide users with certain information, our sites may provide links to the websites of local, state, and federal government agencies, and to the websites of other organizations. A link does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products, services, or accessibility of that website. Once you link to another website from our site, including one maintained by the State of Nebraska, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including, but not limited to, its privacy policy.

This website uses cookies for our legitimate interests in ensuring that you receive the best possible visitor experience. A cookie is a small file that is sent by a web server to an individual's computer, which is then stored on that computer's hard drive.

When using this website, you will always receive the following cookies (these are necessary for functionality and cannot be turned off):

• Session cookies that are required for the operation of our website
• Authentication cookies that allow us to remember you when you log into secure areas of our website

You may also receive cookies from third parties if you choose to accept their use. These cookies are used primarily for analytics purposes so that we can help improve your experience while using this website. However, some third parties may also use cookies for marketing purposes or to help improve your experience when using their own websites.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

This Legal & Medical Liability Statement ("this Statement") explains that EmployAbility Nebraska offers the information on this website for general educational purposes only. This information should not be used for diagnosis, nor should it be considered a replacement for consultation with a healthcare professional. If you have questions or concerns about your health, please contact your healthcare provider.

While EmployAbility Nebraska has endeavored to make sure the information contained in this site is accurate, EmployAbility Nebraska cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information. Furthermore, it is provided without warranty or guarantee of any kind. Links to external websites are for the convenience of users and are not managed by EmployAbility Nebraska. Please note that EmployAbility Nebraska does not review, control or take responsibility for the content of these sites.

The recommendations and opinions presented by our guest speakers may not represent the official position of EmployAbility Nebraska. The materials are for educational purposes only, and do not constitute an endorsement or instruction by EmployAbility Nebraska. EmployAbility Nebraska does not endorse any product or device.

The information provided in this privacy policy should not be construed as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided through this website.

If you have any questions about this Statement or our use of personal information, please contact our Data Protection Officer by email at [email address] or by writing to the Data Protection Officer, EmployAbility Nebraska, [Address], Lincoln, NE [ZIP]