Privacy Policy
The Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County recognizes the public’s concern about privacy on the Internet. DPH is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of registrants of the Management System for Public Health Emergency Personnel (MSPHEP) website to the extent allowable under applicable California law. DPH wants to contribute to providing a safe and secure environment for our users. This privacy statement establishes how information gathered about you as a user of our website will be used by this website’s operators. This policy informs users about what kinds of information we will gather about you when you visit the website, how we may use that information, whether it can be disclosed to anyone, and the choices you have regarding DPH’s use of, and your ability to revise or update, that information. This Privacy policy applies to the MSPHEP website and any information collected through this website and not to any other companies’ or organizations’ websites to which this website links.
The following describes how information may be collected depending on your activities at this website:
If you read or download information:
As a visitor, you should be aware that much information submitted to DPH is public information under the laws of the State of California. Under some circumstances, we may be required to disclose such information in accordance with the California Public Records Act or other legal requirements. In general, this website automatically gathers certain usage information, such as the number and frequency of visitors to the website. We may collect and store such information in aggregate for statistical purposes. This aggregate data helps us improve the website and make it more useful. The information collected may include such items as the name and domain of the host from which you access the Internet, the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using or your browser software and operating system. This information does not identify you personally.
If you send E-mail to this Website:
By sending us an electronic mail message, you may be sending us personal information (i.e., your name, address, e-mail address, etc.). We may store the name and address of the requester in order to respond to the request or otherwise resolve the subject matter of your e-mail.
Disclosure of Personal Information if you are registered in MSPHEP:
When registering on the MSPHEP website, registrants agree to provide certain personal identifying information and professional credentialing information (collectively, Registration Information). DPH collects, uses and maintains this Registration Information in implementing the MSPHEP system. DPH does not use the Registration Information provided by registrants to the website except to the extent described in the website’s Terms of Service. DPH does not disclose any Registration Information provided by registrants to the website except to the extent that such disclosure is required pursuant to a California Public Records Act request (Government Code sections 6250, et seq.) Disclosure of highly sensitive personal information will only be done in accordance with the California Information Practices Act (Civil Code 1798.24), and any other relevant state or federal laws.
Links to Third Party Websites
Our website also contains links to information located on websites maintained by other public agencies and private organizations. Once you access an individual document that links you to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of the website containing that document.
Website Privacy Policy Changes
If changes are made to this Privacy Policy, DPH will post those changes here so that users will be informed as to what information is collected, how it is used and whether such information is disclosable.
Effective as of December 17, 2020