Privacy Issues
The Idaho State Tax Commission takes care to protect your privacy. Therefore, we will disclose to you what data we collect when you visit our Web site. The State Tax
Commission’s Web site is hosted by the Idaho Department of Administration, and in cooperation with that agency, we automatically collect the following information when you visit our site:
- Your IP (Internet Protocol) address
- Date and time of your request
- The pages or files you request
- The success or failure of your requests
This information does not identify individual visitors, and we will make no attempt to do so unless illegal activity or tampering with our site is suspected. This data collected is used to generate statistical reports, and those reports are
used solely for the purpose of managing our site and improving the information and services we offer. The data is retained by the Idaho Department of Administration for no more than one year, and is then electronically deleted.
In a number of areas, we provide Tax Commission e-mail addresses to facilitate communication with us to answer your questions or otherwise provide services to you. In these situations, we ask that you provide us with your e-mail address or other contact
information so that we can respond to your inquiry and provide you with the best possible service. However, you should be aware that electronic mail should not be considered secure, and third parties may be able to intercept and read e-mail messages. It is up to
you to assume the risk of providing such information to us in the form of an e-mail message. Because electronic mail cannot be considered secure, we also suggest that you not ask taxpayer-specific questions by e-mail, which would necessitate
including
information like your Social Security number or specific information from your tax return. Instead, please call or write to us using the contact information provided under the "About Us" button on our site. If we receive electronic
inquiries that would require our response to include such taxpayer-specific information, we will respond by telephone or regular mail rather than e-mail.
