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CONTACT
If you would like information on how to review or correct information submitted through this web site, please contact:
webmaster@agri.ohio.gov
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DISCLAIMER
The Ohio Department of Agriculture accepts no liability for the content of any website link you may access from this website. The
listing of a company website or link is not to be construed as an endorsement of that company or its products. Any views or opinions presented in a linked website are solely
those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via the internet.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted via the internet.
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E-MAIL RESPONSE POLICY
The content of all ODA e-mail replies to internet e-mail is based solely on the information provided to the Ohio Department
of Agriculture from the inquiry made in the original email and may not reflect facts of certain or unique circumstances of which ODA is not aware. Further the advice provided is
general in nature and may not be applicable to your specific situation. Therefore, we recommend that you consult a professional in regard to the specifics of your question.
WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via the internet. The Ohio Department of Agriculture accepts no liability
for any damage caused by any virus transmitted via the internet.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) receives many requests from its
affiliates and public organizations to either link to the www.ohioagriculture.gov or to provide
a link on the ODA website to a particular website or resource. These type of links are both external, but ODA has different guidelines
for handling and processing each type of request:
ODA Permission to Link Policy
In order to ensure ODA credibility with its agriculture constituents, ODA
requests that any site or resource using a graphic, logo, or text to guide an internet user to
www.ohioagriculture.gov have a signed
ODA Permission to Link Request from the Director of Agriculture, or his/her designee.
The Permission to Link Request will aid ODA in
protecting the agency from any misrepresentation or misuse of the ODA logos, graphics, and references.
Any site linking to ODA's website without a Permission to Link Request, risks the
possibility of being blocked from accessing the ODA website.
ODA Link Directory Policy
In order to maintain an impartial and quality link directory at
www.ohioagriculture.gov, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) uses the
ODA Link Directory Checklist to balance an external site's strengths against shortcomings in evaluating each resource in a number of web-related areas.
Few resources will meet all criteria. Any of these criteria may provide an overwhelming reason to either select or reject a specific
resource from being entered in the ODA Link Directory.
ODA will not allow or accept any paid advertisements, sponsorships or
endorsements, including vendor-hosted websites to be placed on any page within the
www.ohioagriculture.gov website.
The selection or rejection of an external site being listed in the ODA Link
Directory is the sole discretion of the Director of Agriculture, or his/her ODA designee.
Each selected link will be checked periodically for viability by link-checking
software. Any broken link will be removed, or replaced, immediately without notice to the resource provider. ODA may also change
the location of the external link within the ODA website without prior
approval from the provider or notification to the provider.
Additionally, ODA will regularly re-evaluate all links using this selection
criteria to determine their ongoing appropriateness. Any resource that has changed substantially and no longer meets the selection
criteria will be removed. Any resource may also be replaced by a comparable resource that better meets the needs of the Ohio
Department of Agriculture's web audience. To this end, it is important for a site provider to review the ODA Link Directory selection
criteria and strive to maintain compliance to remain on www.ohioagriculture.gov.
All website providers will be asked to agree to these terms and submit a signed and dated
ODA
Link Directory Agreement prior to being added to the ODA website. This agreement applies to governmental and non-governmental
agents and associates.
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ONLINE FORMS AND E-MAIL
This web site will not collect personally identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone number, etc.) unless you provide such information
voluntarily. We may ask for such information so that we can tailor interactive features of this web site to your specific interests and needs (including periodically forwarding
information that matches your selected interests). You are free to provide or not to provide the requested information. If you choose not to provide this type of information, you
can still visit most of the web site, but you may be unable to participate in certain online forums. Any personal information voluntarily provided by visitors, including personal
information submitted on online forms and e-mail, will be used for the purposes stated on the web page and may also be shared with other agencies as required by law or pursuant to
agency authority. Information submitted through this web site also may be subject to disclosure pursuant to a public records request.
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PUBLIC RECORDS
Visitors should be aware that, subject to certain statutory exceptions, most documents and records maintained by the State of Ohio, including but not limited to
electronic data, are public records under Ohio law. Therefore, information submitted through this web site may be subject to disclosure pursuant to a public records request.
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SECURITY MEASURES
We take very seriously the integrity of the information and systems that we maintain. Therefore, we have instituted security measures for all information systems
under our control. These security measures are designed to identify attempts to tamper with this web site. Information collected through these security measures may be used in
connection with a criminal prosecution or other legal proceedings.
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USAGE STATISTICS
In order to generate usage statistics to help us improve our web site, we automatically collect certain information on every visitor to the web site. However,
this information does not disclose "personal identifiers" (such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.). Each time a request is made to view a page within this
web site, our web site creates a log file capturing generic user information. Examples of this type of information includes the type of Internet browser or computer operating
system you are using, the date and time you accessed this site, the Internet protocol address of the individual computer (or proxy server) making the request, and the Internet
address of the site from which you may have linked to this site.
All information collected by way of server log files is used in aggregate form only, and may be analyzed for trends and statistics.
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WEB COOKIES
Visitors who submit information via this web site should be aware that data linking your computer to this web site (a "cookie") may be created. These "cookies"
are not harmful in any way and are not viruses. Temporary cookies may be used when necessary to complete a session transaction, to process data submitted to us online or to
facilitate ongoing Internet interaction. Information collected on our web sites, including cookies, may also be subject to disclosure pursuant to a public records request.
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