Privacy Policy

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of information collected on our website.

The only information collected will be that which is necessary to provide the information or services that you may request when visiting our website. For example, if you are requesting a product or service that we offer, or want a reply to your question or comment, we will ask for your e-mail address, or your name and mailing address so we may respond appropriately.
Any personally-identifiable information we receive on our website will not be shared with persons outside our department. No marketing databases will be created nor will any commercial use be made of any data we may collect.

Access to personally identifiable information in public records at state and local levels of government in Iowa is governed primarily by Code of Iowa chapter 22, Examination of Public Records (Open Records).

Various commercial websites may be linked from our site. These private-sector sites are not subject to Chapter 22. Visitors to those sites may wish to check the privacy statements of the sites and be cautious about providing personally identifiable information.

Cookies

It is not necessary for users to provide personal information to simply visit the Iowa DOT website or download information. However, when you do visit the site, the Iowa DOT may collect information using cookies.

Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering or subscribing to our sites.

A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie contains a unique number that allows our sites to recognize your computer.
The Iowa DOT has three tiers of use for cookies.

1. Single-session technologies track visitor activity during a single session or visit and expire when you close your browser. We use these to provide continuity for your visit as you navigate through the website.
2. Multi-session technologies used in analytics help the Iowa DOT understand how people are using our site so we can improve it for future visitors, as well as learn about the number of visitors to our website and types of technology they are using.
3. Multi-session persistent cookies are used to remember data or settings beyond what is needed for Web analytics.Persistent cookies allow us to keep track of your user name and password (if you are a subscriber or have logged into a secure site) so you don't have to re-enter that information each time you visit.

The “Help” function on most Internet browsers contains information on how to set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies or disable cookies entirely. However, if you don't accept cookies, you won't be able to take advantage of various features on our sites that are available to other visitors.

Web beacons

Our websites and e-mails may use Web beacons (also known as clear gifs) in conjunction with cookies to compile statistics about site usage. Web beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of websites. On their own, Web beacons do not contain or reveal any personally identifiable information. We may use these technical methods to analyze the traffic patterns on our sites, such as the frequency with which our users visit various parts of our sites and to measure site effectiveness. We may also use Web beacons in HTML e-mails that we send our visitors who have agreed to receive e-mail from us, to determine whether our recipients have opened those e-mails and/or clicked on links in those e-mails.

You may render some Web beacons unusable by rejecting their associated cookies.