Cookies
Cookies may be used on portions of this site to assist you in interacting with us. The Missouri Department of Economic Development does NOT use persistent cookies. A persistent cookie may also be known as a permanent cookie, or a stored cookie, and is stored on a user’s hard drive until it expires (persistent cookies are set with expiration dates) or until the user deletes the cookie. Persistent cookies are used to collect identifying information about the user, such as Web surfing behavior or user preferences for a specific Web site. However, we may use session cookies (also called a transient cookie). These are erased when the user closes their Web browser. The session cookie is stored in temporary memory and is not retained after the browser is closed. Session cookies do not collect information from the user’s computer. They typically will store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user. Users can set their browser to accept all cookies or to alert them every time a cookie is offered.
If you send us email, the message will usually contain your return address. If you include personal information in your email, we may use that information in responding to your request. Email is not necessarily secure or confidential. Send only the information that is necessary for us to answer your question or process your request.
Links to Other Sites
Our site provides links to many other Web sites. The privacy policies described here do NOT apply to any external sites. Read the privacy policies of other sites you visit. Be informed. You are the person best qualified to protect your own privacy.
Interactive Forms
We request information when you fill out web forms, and correspond with us. Forms that request information from you will clearly indicate information that is required, such as name and mailing address, and any information that is optional. It will be clear when you are on a part of our site that requires personal information, because we will ask you for it. Information that you submit through such forms is used only for the specific purpose for which it is intended. We do not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement or statute.
Missouri Sunshine Law
As a state governmental agency, the Missouri Department of Economic Development is subject to Chapter 610 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, commonly known as the Sunshine Law. If an appropriate request is made to this office for information that is subject to disclosure by the Sunshine Law, the Missouri Department of Economic Development may be required to disclose the information requested, even if it includes your personally identifiable information.