Terms/policy

Warning about e-mail

Information that is transmitted by e-mail over the Internet is not secure and can be intercepted and read by other Internet users. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, Inc (HMHB) recommends that you do not use e-mail to send us private or confidential data about yourself or others unless it has been encoded or encrypted. In addition, the department will not use e-mail to transmit responses that contain private or confidential data on an individual unless it can ensure the security and integrity of the information or it has the individual's consent to transmit such unsecured data.

Official records

Materials on the PowerLine are designed to provide useful information to the public, but are not intended to be definitive, official documents of HMHB or DPH policy. If there are differences between the Web site version of a document and the hard copy version in the HMHB's or DPH's central office files, the hard copy version should be considered the correct one. Official documents of HMHB are maintained at the HMHB office. DPH's official documents are located at the DPH office.

Links to other Web sites

HMHB PowerLine provides links to other Web sites as a convenience to its users. The use of these links is not an endorsement as to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or adequacy of those sites.

HMHB PowerLine is not intended to be a comprehensive collection of all related sites on the Internet. The sites referenced on HMHB PowerLine are only a few of the many possible Internet sites related to health programs or to human services in general.

Legal advice

The HMHB PowerLine is intended as a resource and guide for the public. It is not a source of definitive legal advice about specific legal problems.

Data privacy

HMHB is dedicated to preserving your privacy and security while viewing PowerLine. HMHB strives to retrieve the minimum amount of information necessary from its Web site visitors in order to provide a host of various services and resources. The department does not capture personal information without visitors' permission.

Anonymous visitor information collection

For every visitor to PowerLine there are several common pieces of information the Board collects and stores in logs. Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, operating system, the date and time of the visit and the addresses to which a visitor linked during a visit to PowerLine are all recorded. HMHB cannot and does not associate any of this information with individuals, distribute this information or use it in any manner other than for statistical analysis in improving PowerLine to better serve visitors.

Use of cookies

HMHB does not use cookies to record any personal information. Cookies are used only to track if you are a first-time visitor to PowerLine or if you have visited PowerLine in the past.

Disclosure of information

HMHB does not sell, rent or publish any of PowerLine visitors' personal or private information. The HMHB does not reveal specific information about subscribers or other personally identifiable data to unaffiliated third parties for their independent use. In addition, HMHB endeavors to restrict employee access to any personal information except where necessary to perform required duties.

Contact Us

If you have any questions specifically regarding this privacy on PowerLine, e-mail thepowerline@hmhbga.org.