West Virginia Secretary of State
Privacy Statement

Thank you for visiting the West Virginia Secretary of State's website. The following will explain how we handle any and all information we collect from you during your visit to our website.

Information automatically collected and stored:

When you visit our website to read pages or download information our Web server may automatically collect and store information such as:

• The name of the Domain from which you entered the Internet (for example, "yourcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourcollege.edu" if you connect from a university's domain).
• The address of your internet provider.
• The date and time you access our site.
• The pages you visit.
• The type of Web browser you are using

This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to our visitors.  We do not track or record information about individuals and their visits. We do not enable cookies.

If you send us an e-mail:

You may choose to send us personally identifying information such as an electronic mail message containing a request for information.  We use the information you provide only to help us gather the information you request and to respond to your message.

In an effort to respond to your request, any information you submit may be viewed by various people in a wide variety of government agencies depending on the nature of your request.  In other limited circumstances, including requests from Congress or private individuals, we may be required by law to disclose information you submit.

At no time will the Secretary of State's Office sell, rent, loan, trade or lease any information collected on our site.  Also, we do not create individual profiles with the information you provide.

Links to other sites:

Our website contains links to various other federal agencies and state organizations. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the policies of the new site.

The inclusion of any link to any other governmental or private website is provided solely for your convenience and assistance, and does not imply endorsement.