Privacy Statement for UVIS

(Based on Record Series #19958)
This notice is for your internal database webform. Because this data is used for benefits and services rather than public promotion, it is generally not classified as a public record.
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice is meant to help you understand what personal data is collected, why it is collected, and how you can manage your personal data.
Purposes and Uses for Your Personal Data
We collect the personal data you provide for the following purposes:

• To provide and coordinate veterans' benefits, activities, and services.
  
• To keep you informed about Department actions, programs, or services relevant to veterans and military members.
  
• To maintain security and data integrity within our systems.
  

Uses of your personal data include:

• Verification of eligibility to receive state or federal veteran benefits.
  
• Registration confirmation, service updates, and departmental communication.
  
• Record-keeping to ensure veteran support is tailored appropriately to your military service history.
  

Sharing and Selling of Personal Data

• Sharing: Personal data is shared with other governmental entities (such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) only in accordance with governing law or to facilitate the provision of services.
  
• Selling: Your personal data is never sold by the Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs.
  

Record Series

• The personal data collected by this form is included in Record Series #19958.
  

Refusal to Provide Personal Data

• If you choose not to provide the personal data requested on this form, the UDVMA may be unable to verify your veteran status or process your request for benefits and services through this digital platform.
  

Individual Rights and Complaints

• By contacting the UDVMA, you may seek access to your personal data or request to correct or amend it.
  
• If you qualify as an at-risk government employee, you may request that your personal data be classified as a private record .
  
• If you are concerned with the data privacy practices of a governmental entity, you may file a complaint with the State Data Privacy Ombudsperson at [email protected].