Privacy Policy

• We only collect your personal information in so far as it relates to the administration of the relevant Louisiana State Licensing Program(s).
• We don’t share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, develop and maintain our administrative systems, or protect our rights.
• We don’t store your personal information unless required for the on-going operation of our websites and services.

This policy applies to any websites and web accessible systems developed and maintained by the State Plumbing Board of Louisiana.

Website Visitors

SPBLA may collect by automated means common forms of non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. SPBLA’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors use our website. From time to time, we may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate such as a report on trends in the usage of our website(s).

We also reserve the right to automatically collect potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. IP logs are only used for the examination of hostile activity against our website(s) and are not made accessible to the public or to our own employees/contractors except for as required for the monitoring, investigation, and enforcement of our cyber security policies.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Louisiana State Law requires that SPBLA collects and publishes certain personally-identifying information on all plumbers licensed to operate in the State of Louisiana. This information includes License Numbers, Employer Information, Name, Address, Phone Number, Licence Type, and License Addons and Restrictions. State law also requires other personally-identifying information to be collected and maintained on our servers. SPBLA retains the right to store this information and share it with other governing agencies, affiliates, and contractors as we deem necessary for the administration of the Louisiana State Licensing Programs for which we are responsible.

Certain visitors to our website(s) choose to interact with it in ways that require us to gather personally-identifying information beyond the normal scope of any Louisiana State Licensing Program. The amount and type of information that SPBLA gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. SPBLA does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below, and visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain activities.

Aggregated Statistics

SPBLA may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website(s). SPBLA may display this information publicly or provide to others. For instance, SPBLA may exchange data with third party services such as Google Analytics, WordFence, or other trusted third party vendors to evaluate how the site is used and influence changes that need to made to the usability and security of our online platforms. However, SPBLA does not disclose personally-identifying information with such vendors other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

SPBLA discloses non-public potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on SPBLA’s behalf or to provide services available at SPBLA’s website(s), and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using SPBLA’s website(s), you consent to the transfer of such information to them. SPBLA will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone.

Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, SPBLA discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when SPBLA believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of SPBLA, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an SPBLA website and have supplied your contact information, SPBLA may occasionally send you an email, letter, or phone call in regards to your participation in various State Licensing Programs. SPBLA takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

SPBLA operates solely in the State of Louisiana, USA and follows all locally enforceable privacy laws. If you are a non-Louisiana citizen or resident or if you are accessing our website(s) from a place outside of Louisiana, by using our website(s) you agree to the rights of privacy guaranteed under Louisiana Law and United States Federal Law, and not any other state or national laws that might otherwise conflict with Louisiana’s privacy requirements. The privacy laws of other states or countries do not apply.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. SPBLA may use cookies to help identify and track visitors, their usage of SPBLA websites, and their website access preferences. SPBLA visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using SPBLA’s websites, with the drawback that certain features may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Agency Transfers

In the unlikely event that the management of your license(s) or of SPBLA’s website(s) are transferred to an agency other than SPBLA. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of your personal information may continue to use it as set forth in this policy.

Advertising

SPBLA’s website(s) do not participate in advertising of third party products or services. Any content which may be construed as an advertisement or endorsement of a third party will in no intentional way be used to monitor and report your activity to the suspected third parties.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, SPBLA may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in SPBLA’s sole discretion. SPBLA encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.