myNewJersey Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice only applies to the myNewJersey portal, operated by the New Jersey Office of Information Technology (NJOIT). myNewJersey provides access to other State of New Jersey Agency web applications (apps) as a way to provide the convenience and safety of single signon and multi-factor authentication. These apps are operated solely by other Agencies and when you use one of these linked apps, you are no longer on the myNewJersey website, and you are subject to the Privacy Notice of that particular Agency. We encourage any portal user who proceeds to those hosted apps to view the Privacy Notice found there and to direct all questions and comments directly to that specific Agency. NJOIT exercises no control over the information, content, products, materials, opinions or services contained in their apps.

Information that NJOIT Collects

Certain information is collected and stored about your visit to myNewJersey, even if you only browse through the apps or download information. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

• The internet domain, such as "gmail.com" or "rutgers.edu" and the IP address from which you access our web site. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are on the web.
• The type of browser and operating system and device used to access our site, such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, and iOS (Apple) or Android.
• Your myNewJersey logon ID.
• The date and time you logged into myNewJersey.
• The apps you visited.

We use this information to help us make myNewJersey more useful to visitors by learning how many visitors enter the portal and the types of technology they use.

myNewJersey uses a "session cookie" in order to keep your session separate from those of other visitors while you're logged in. This session cookie is shared with other State of New Jersey servers but is not sent to any servers elsewhere on the Internet. It is not stored on your computer or mobile device and is only present in your web browser's memory while the browser is running; it is discarded when you close all your browser windows. The cookie contains only an encrypted "session key" and has no information that can identify you or your device to outside users.

NJOIT and Your Personal Information

"Personal information" is information about a natural person that is readily identifiable to that specific individual, such as an individual's name, address, and phone number. However, a domain name or internet protocol address is not considered personal information.

When you register for myNewJersey, you provide your name and email address. We will use that information to respond to any messages you send us and to help us get you the information you have requested. We may share the information you give us with another State Agency, only if your inquiry relates to that Agency, or if required by law. NJOIT does not collect information for commercial marketing.

NJOIT may be required to produce the personal information you have provided to us pursuant to a request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), Right to Know law, the common law Right to Know, other State or Federal law or pursuant to court order.

If you believe that your personal information used to register for myNewJersey is being used for a purpose other than what was intended when you registered, you may contact the NJOIT Privacy Officer as seen below. However, if you believe that your personal information that you provided on one of the hosted apps is being used for a purpose other than what was intended, you must contact that Agency directly. A list of contacts for the major hosted apps can be found using the "Need Help" link on the sign on page, or the Help link on any page in inside myNewJersey, and by clicking this link: myNewJersey Support. If you need the contact for an app that isn’t listed, please use "Need Help" page to submit a request and specify the name of the app.

Security

The New Jersey Office of Information Technology, as developer and manager of this portal, has taken steps to safeguard the integrity of its data and prevent unauthorized access to the information it contains. These measures are designed and intended to prevent corruption of data, block unknown or unauthorized access to our systems and information, and to provide reasonable protection of private information in our possession. Users are advised not share their login credentials with others or provide others with the authorization code(s) they have been given to access hosted apps.

How to Contact NJOIT

Registered myNewJersey users who would like to review or request correction of their personal information used to register for myNewJersey may send a letter to:

New Jersey Office of Information Technology
PO Box 212
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0212