Texas Lottery Commission Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting our site. Our privacy policy is set forth below. We will generally post a
notice for a reasonable period of time alerting you to the issuance of a revised policy on the home
page of this site. Please always reread our privacy policy if you see such a notice.
General Philosophy and Questions
We respect your privacy. We provide you the following information to help you understand more
about the information we collect on this site and how we use that information. Please direct any
questions you may have concerning our privacy policy to:
customer.service@lottery.state.tx.us.
The Information We Collect
Automatically Collected Information. We automatically record your domain name, your email
address, and the pages of our site that you visit. We use "cookies" and "IP addresses" as a means
to gather this information. These devices permit the exchange of certain data, i.e., your domain
name, between your browser and our web server. In addition, we collect the email addresses of those
individuals who communicate with us via email or who give us their email address.
Information Voluntarily Submitted. We also collect any information that you voluntarily provide
us through email or through forms on our Web site. When you convey information to us, you are
authorizing us (and all third parties authorized by us) to use, transmit, disclose and store such
information for all purposes necessary to consummate the transactions you have requested.
How We Use the Information We Collect
We use the information we collect to personalize your experience while visiting our site, e.g.,
to retrieve information previously saved by you such as search results. We strive to present you
with the information which is most pertinent to your specific needs. We also use the information to
operate and improve our site, to gather aggregate user and customer information, and to provide you
with information about our products and services. We may, for example, send you email announcements
concerning a new product or service that we offer or news or notices of upcoming events using the
information we collect on this site.
Unless Required by Law, No Sharing of the Information We Collect With Third
Parties
Except to process transactions you request as explained above, and except as required by law as
is explained further below, we will not share any personally identifiable information we gather
about you with anyone else. The information we collect will be retained and maintained as required
by Texas records retention laws (Government Code, Section 441.180 et. seq.) and rules. Different
types of information are required to be kept for different periods of time. The Texas Public
Information Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, provides public access to certain government
records. The Texas Lottery Commission is subject to the Texas Public Information Act. More
information regarding open government laws, can be found at:
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/opengovt.shtml
Disclosures Required Under Applicable Laws
We will disclose the information we collect to third parties, e.g., governmental agencies, when
we are obligated to do so by law.
We Are Not Responsible for Linked Sites
This site contains links to other sites. We do not control the authenticity, accuracy,
relevance, timeliness, or completeness of outside information on any links. We are not responsible
for the privacy policies, or lack of policies, at sites not within the domains of txlottery.org,
txbingo.org and lottery.state.tx.us or any future domains to be acquired. |
