Individuals accessing this website will make their own determination of how suitable the information and data is for their usage and intent. In no event will the State be responsible for damages resulting from the use or reliance upon this information and data. The State does not warrant that the use of information from the State will not infringe or violate the rights of others.

This website may contain links to external websites or systems not owned or controlled by the State of South Dakota. In its sole discretion, the State will determine whether the external website is consistent with the purpose of the state website on a case by case basis. The links to the sites containing the following types of content are not considered appropriate (this list is a nonexclusive list):
 

• Sites that exhibit hate, bias, discrimination, pornography, libelous or otherwise defamatory content;
• Affiliation or advocacy of a political party, organization, or candidate running for office except for links placed on the Secretary of State's website to provide access to information on political parties, candidates, election procedures and election laws;
• Content not suitable for readers or viewers of all ages;
• Content that infringes on any trademark, copyright, or patent rights of another;
• Content that a reasonable citizen may not consider to maintain the dignity and decorum appropriate for government

Links to external websites and pages may be removed or replaced at the sole discretion of the State, at any time without notice.

Nothing contained in the website of the State, or in any of the links, should be construed to be an endorsement, recommendation, or preference for a commercial product, process, or service. When you link to an external site, you are subject to the policies of the new site, including the new site's use and privacy policies.

The information and opinions contained in the State's website are presented in good faith and believed to be correct. The State makes no commitment to update, replace or correct any information and data that appears on the Internet outisde of the scope of the State's website.

Anyone may view, copy or distribute information found on the State's website for personal or informational use without owing an obligation to the State. The State makes no warranty that the materials contained within this information are free from copyright claims or other restrictions or limitations on free use or display.

One who uses the information available for public use from the State assumes the risk of using or relying on such information. Neither the State, its employees, nor its agents shall be liable for any damages a user incurs because of viewing, distributing, or copying materials made available to the public. 

The most updated disclaimer statement can be viewed here.

Cookies, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and other similar technologies, which are automatically generated, sent to your browser, and stored on your hard drive, to record information about how and when you use the website.  These cookies and other similar technologies identify a web browser on a specific computer or device and reveal certain non-personally identifiable information such as browser type, language, time zone, and operating system.  The cookies and other similar technologies used by this website do not identify you personally, but allow you to remain anonymous.  This website may still be used with cookies disabled, but some website functionality may be impaired.  

This website may also use web beacons or pixel tags and other similar technologies, which are not placed on your computer, but are instead embedded on certain pages of the website or in emails.  When you visit a page or read an email with a pixel tag, web beacon, or other similar technology, a generic notice of your interaction is generated.  

Non-personally identifiable information collected through this website may be used in aggregate for statistical purposes, and some of our analytics and digital marketing tools may combine the non-personally identifiable information collected from the website with non-personally identifiable information gathered from you through other websites for target advertising, remarketing, retargeting, or tracking referral purposes.  Third-party vendors like Google and Facebook use cookies, web beacons, and similar storage technologies to: (i) serve advertisements to you based on past visits to this website; (ii) to collect or receive information from this website and elsewhere on the Internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target advertisements; and (iii) show our advertisements to you on websites and apps across the Internet.  Your use of other websites and apps across the Internet is governed by the privacy policies of those websites and apps.

All non-personally identifiable information we gather using cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, server logs, or other similar technologies are used as described in this privacy policy.  For information on how to opt-out of having cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies used on your web browser, please see the “Opting Out of Cookies, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies” section of this policy. 

Opting Out of Cookies, Web Beacons, and Similar Technologies
You can manage cookie preferences and opt out of having cookies and other similar collection technologies used by adjusting the settings on your web browser.  If you do not want cookies stored on your computer, you can change the settings on your browser to notify you when a cookie is about to be saved or block cookies entirely.  How to access these settings, which settings are available, and how to turn on these settings varies by browser type, and we encourage you to further investigate your browser’s privacy settings if you wish to opt out or adjust these settings in any way.  If you choose to decline or block cookies, you may not be able to fully utilize all of the interactive features of the website.

You can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page, or learn more about your choices for limiting or disabling these tools by visiting http://www.aboutads.info/choices and http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.

You cannot decline web beacons; however, setting your browser to decline cookies or to prompt you for a response, or installing an ad-blocker, may keep web beacons from tracking your activity.