In order to use STARS you must
be a registered STARS user. Click here to
complete a New
User Account form.
Information Collection and Use Practices
Your access to STARS is initially created based on some of the information
that you provided during registration. This information is matched with information
from the State of Arizona's
HRMS database.
Other
When you use STARS, you are subject to the STARS
Terms of Service.
Please see STARS Help if you have questions about this service.
This page describes current STARS practices. This information may change
as STARS revises this service by adding or removing features or using different
service providers. To find out how STARS treats your personal information,
please visit our Privacy Policy.
Thank you for visiting STARS and reviewing our Privacy Policy Statement.
STARS provides a convenient portal to various training information and services
available from Arizona Government University (AzGU).
Depending on your function and level of access, this web portal may request
information from you directly. This statement is included to inform you solely
about the information that could be collected online as a result of visiting
STARS itself. Your rights to privacy are of utmost importance to AzGU in
building trust and confidence when conducting business through the Internet.
Online Customer Service and Alternatives
STARS offers many of the services online that you might otherwise
transact in person. Our goal is to provide you with a more convenient
and efficient means in which to interact with AzGU.
Collection
and Use of Information
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
STARS does not use cookies to gather information during your visit. The web
server that hosts STARS does gather certain information about the visit automatically
in a standard log file. This information consists of only the following items:
1. The Internet domain (for example, xcompany.com if you use a private Internet
access account, or yourschool.edu if you connect from a university's domain)
from which you access the website;
2. The IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned
to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access
the website; and
3. The date and time of your access.
We use this information to gather statistics about the amount of use the
site receives. Again, we do not automatically record information about you
as an individual. This information is not shared, sold, or otherwise disseminated
by STARS. However, this information may be required in response to a public
records request or in response to a warrant, subpoena, or other court order.
Although STARS does not currently use cookies, future releases may necessitate
their use along with other session enhancement methods. These will be thoroughly
evaluated in order to determine their benefit to both the client and the
service provider before being implemented. This privacy statement will also
be updated to describe exactly what information is being collected and how
to disable or refuse cookies.
Information You Provide
Information collected from an application submitted online will be
treated in the same manner as the information collected from an application
submitted on a hard copy to the applicable State agency. The information
you disclose (either through STARS or directly) may be required in response
to a public records request or in response to a warrant, subpoena, or
other court order.
Not all agency online applications use the services of STARS, nor are they
required to. Please be assured that your personal information will be held
in strictest confidence while STARS processes your online transaction and
will not be shared, sold, or otherwise disseminated to any outside person
or entity, except as required or authorized by law.
Please refer to A.R.S. § 41-4152 (5) and (6) if you have further questions
regarding how a AzGU will use the information you submit online, or contact
AzGU at 602.771.AZGU (602.771.2948).
Security
The State of Arizona and its consultants, as developer and manager of the
STARS web portal, have taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of
its computer systems and networks. These steps include, but are not limited
to individual authentication, the security of transmitted data, security
monitoring, auditing, and encryption of your information. Security methods
and measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day
practices of the entire AzGU web portal.
Other External Links Disclaimer
STARS contains links to various other web sites operated by other
government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses.
When you link to another site, you are no longer on STARS and this Privacy
Statement will not apply to other sites. When you link to another web
site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site. Links to
web sites outside of State government are offered solely for your convenience.
The State of Arizona is
not responsible for and has no control over the policies or content of
any third-party sites.
Neither the State of Arizona, nor any agency, officer, employee, or contractor
of the State of Arizona warrants the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness
of any information published by this system, nor endorses any content, viewpoints,
products, or services linked from this system,
and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy,
reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of such information
may be inaccurate or outdated. Any person or entity that relies on any information
obtained from this system does so at his or her own risk.
Contact Information
To offer comments about STARS, or about the information presented in this
Privacy Policy, contact the STARS Webmaster:
By Email: stars@azgu.gov.
By
Telephone: 602.771.2948
By Fax: 602.542.7544
By Mail:
Arizona Government University
STARS
100 N. 15th Ave
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
If you choose to provide us with personal information - by filling out a
form with your personal information and submitting it to us from this website
- we use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you
the information you have requested. We only share the information you provide
with another agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise
required by law. STARS does not collect information for commercial marketing.
Any comments collected are themselves subject to the protections of the privacy
policy.
Note: This Privacy Policy Statement is subject to change.
