Privacy Policy
Effective date: March 1, 2026
Last Reviewed: March 1, 2026
Last Revision: March 1, 2026
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) values and protects your privacy and strictly controls how DPR gathers and uses your personal information. DPR’s policies regarding the personal information DPR collects and manages are governed by law, including the Information Practices Act (IPA) of 1977 (Civil Code sections 1798 and following), the Public Records Act (Government Code sections 7920 and following), Government Code sections 11015.5 and 11019.9, and any other applicable laws pertaining to information privacy. This privacy policy explains what information DPR collects and how DPR uses, protects, and discloses it.
What Is Personal Information?
“Personal information,” as defined by the IPA, is information that identifies or describes an individual including, but not limited to, your name, social security number, physical description, home address, home telephone number, education, financial matters, medical or employment history, or statements made by or attributed to you.
“Electronically collected personal information” is any information about an individual that DPR collect, by use of this website, that identifies or describes an individual user. This includes, but is not limited to, network location or identity, e-mail address, usernames, and passwords. “Electronically collected personal information” does not include information that you manually submit to us, electronically or in writing, nor does it include information on or related to individuals who are users serving in a business capacity.
What Personal Information Does DPR Collect and How Is it Used?
DPR will only collect and use personal information as allowed by law. DPR will communicate the purpose(s) for which the information is used at or prior to the time of collection in a privacy notice included on or with each form used to collect personal information.
When You Use This Website
When you use this website, DPR collects your domain name, Internet Protocol address, the time and date of access, statistical information about which web pages you visit, the type of browser and operating system you use, and the website you visited before our website. This information does not identify you personally. DPR uses this information to improve our web services and to understand how people are using our website. Additionally, DPR uses Google Analytics to measure and report statistics internally about website user interactions. For more information about Google Analytics, see Google Analytics Privacy Disclosures Policy.
DPR’s website may place and subsequently retrieve simple text files called “cookies,” which identify you and your computer. Cookies do not contain personal or confidential information about you and will only be used to monitor activity on this website. Cookies remain on your computer until you delete them. You may use your web browser settings to refuse or delete cookies from your computer.
When You Participate in a Survey or E-Mail Us
You may voluntarily provide DPR personal information, including your e-mail address and the information volunteered in the e-mail or in response to a survey. DPR collects this information and may disclose it to other state agencies to serve your needs or to improve our services. DPR may also aggregate survey responses and disclose it through statistical and trending data reports. If the information is part of an investigation, DPR may retain and disclose that information as part of an enforcement action or consumer complaint case. DPR may use your email to respond appropriately. You may choose not to participate in these activities, and your choice will not affect your ability to use this website.
If You Place an Order With DPR
DPR collects user information on order forms. Users placing an order with DPR must provide contact information (e.g. name and shipping address) and financial information (e.g. credit card number and expiration date). This information is used only for identification, billing, and communication purposes necessary to fulfill your order/request.
If You Submit a Public Comment to DPR
Under the Public Records Act (Government Code sections 7920 and following), your written and oral comments and attachments on a DPR proceeding or activity become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request. Additionally, this information may become available via search engines. The information collected may include text, audio, video, and graphic information formats you send to us. You do not have to provide personal information to comment. If you do provide it, it may be disclosed under the Public Records Act. You can request deletion of your personal information per Government Code section 11015.5. To make this request, contact the Privacy Officer listed at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.
How Does DPR Protect My Personal Information?
Email is not a fully secure communication method and may be subject to interception, unauthorized access, or misdelivery. Do not send any confidential or personal information by e-mail, such as your social security number, credit card number, or other sensitive data.
DPR secures all personal information that DPR collects against loss, damage, modification, use, unauthorized access, or disclosure as required by federal and California law. DPR uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption software to protect the security of individuals’ personal information during transmission of such information through DPR’s website. DPR’s staff is trained on the procedures for the management of personal information, including the limitations to the release of information.
Information that you voluntarily provide is protected by the appropriate computer, network, and internet technical security controls at the employee and departmental level to prevent unauthorized access. Some of these security controls are: password and user identification verification, data encryption, confidential transmissions, secure storage areas, and audit trails. DPR educates its employees on working with confidential and personally identifiable information as well as the consequences of misuse.
DPR destroys your personal information as soon as it is no longer needed through regularly scheduled archiving, purging, and proper disposal of records and information.
What Information Can DPR Disclose?
DPR will not disclose, make available, or otherwise use your personal information for purposes other than those specified, unless DPR has your consent or as required or authorized by law or regulation. DPR will not sell or distribute your electronically collected personal information to any third party without your written consent.
All information collected at this site is a public record that may be inspected and copied by the public, unless an exemption exists. Personally identifiable information (information that links your name to other identifiable personal information, such as your social security number or credit card number) and electronically collected personal information (such as your network information) are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act.
How Can I Access or Control My Personal Information?
You have the right to access your own personal information and to request that DPR correct any inaccuracies in your personal information. You also have the right to have any electronically collected personal information deleted, without reuse or distribution. Contact the Privacy Officer listed at the bottom of this Privacy Policy to access, request changes, or delete your personal information.
Does This Privacy Policy Apply to Links on DPR’s Site?
No. If you visit another website using a link from DPR’s website, you become subject to the privacy policy and conditions of that website. DPR is not responsible for information or practices observed by other websites.
Who May I Contact About This Privacy Policy?
You may contact DPR’s Privacy Officer if you have questions, comments, or concerns regarding this policy, would like to request access to your personal information, or wish to change or delete your personal information.
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Attention: Privacy Officer
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812
Phone: (916) 445-2602
E-mail: security@cdpr.ca.gov
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