Internet Privacy Policy

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) maintains this Web-site as a public service. The following is the privacy policy for this site (all pages starting with www.pharmacy.texas.gov).

Use of Information on the TSBP Web-site

Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied without permission. Use of appropriate byline credit is requested.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy analyzes server logs for statistical purposes only and does not use this information to personally identify users. Information and comments collected from web forms are subject to public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act. Non-governmental email addresses are not subject to disclosure unless the affected member of the public affirmatively consents to the disclosure of his or her e-mail address. An individual is entitled, upon request, to the following: Know if information has been collected about that individual; The receipt and review of the information collected under sections 552.021 and 552.023 of the Government Code; The correction of inaccurate information under section 559.004 of the Government Code. All of the above are subject to any applicable exceptions.

E-Mail

Questions or comments sent to TSBP through an electronic mail message will be maintained and used by TSBP to respond to the message. Your message may be redirected to another government agency or person who is in a better position to answer your question. The information collected will be maintained in accordance with the Texas records retention laws (Government Code, Section 441.180 et seq.) and rules. In addition, the information collected may be subject to public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act (Government Code, Chapter 552).

Security, Intrusion, Detection Language

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system may be required to employ software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts will be made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs would be used for no other purposes and would be scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with the procedures of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Texas Penal Code Chapters 33 (Computer Crimes) or 33A (Telecommunications Crimes).

Legal Notice

This site may point or link to other Internet sites located on servers maintained by third parties, which may be of interest to the site visitor. The Texas State Board of Pharmacy makes no representations or warranty of any kind as to accuracy or any other aspect of the information contained on such Internet site.

The visitor uses this site and information provided on this site "as is," without warranty of any kind. The Texas State Board of Pharmacy makes no warranties, either express or implied, regarding the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information provided on this site. The Texas State Board of Pharmacy does not warrant the results obtained from the use, if any, of information contained within this site.

Web Analytics Data

TSBP uses Google Analytics to measure traffic on our websites. Review the Google Analytics Terms of Use or learn more about how Google uses, collects, and processes analytics data. TSBP's websites collect and store information each time you access them to enable us to measure the total number of visitors, and certain non-personal statistical information. This helps us make our websites more accessible and useful to visitors.

If you browse through our sites reading, printing, or downloading information, no sensitive information and no confidential information about you is collected.

The information we collect when you visit TSBP's sites consists of:
The Internet Protocol (IP) address from which you are accessing the site(s)
The domain name of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) you are using to access the site(s) (e.g. Comcast.net or TimeWarnerCable.com)
The date and time you visited the site(s)
The web pages or services you accessed at the site(s)