Privacy Policy

In accordance with Connecticut General Statute Sec. 42-471, COCC has created the following Privacy Protection Policy. This policy shall be displayed on COCC’s website at all times.

COCC is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust, and accordingly maintains the following privacy policy to protect “personal information” as defined in C.G.S. § 42-471(c), as part of conducting its business activities. COCC’s privacy protection policy is designed to protect the confidentiality of personal information, to prohibit the unlawful disclosure of personal information and to limit access to personal information.

COCC’s Commitment to Security

Comprehensive policies and procedures have been developed and implemented to ensure the security and integrity of personal information. Access to personal information is strictly controlled and granted only to those individuals with a legitimate business need. Personal information stored at COCC is disposed of using defined methods designed to protect the confidentiality of all personal information. All COCC employees and contractors who have been granted access to personal information are required to adhere to these policies and procedures.

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.cocc.com

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

In the course of conducting its business operations, COCC may collect personal information as defined under applicable privacy laws, including Connecticut General Statute § 42-471. This may include information that can be used to identify an individual, either on its own or when combined with other data. Such information may be collected directly from individuals or through authorized third parties, and is handled in accordance with COCC’s privacy and security policies.

COCC uses personal information solely for the purposes for which it was collected, such as responding to inquiries, processing employment applications, administering salary and benefits, or to process information on behalf of a client as part of the regular business operations.

Personal information may be shared only with authorized third parties who are directly involved in these processes, including employment screening services, benefits administrators, and client-designated entities.

COCC does not sell or rent personal information. Disclosure may also occur when required by law, regulation, or contractual obligation, including in response to subpoenas or government investigations.

Children’s Privacy

COCC’s site is not directed to or intended for children. COCC does not knowingly collect or post information from children under the age of 13 in compliance with laws protecting the privacy of children. You can visit the Federal Trade Commissions website to learn more about the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Cookies, Tracking, and Embedded Content

COCC’s website uses cookies to enhance user experience, such as remembering login credentials and display preferences. These cookies are temporary and expire based on user activity. An additional cookie will be saved in your browser if you edit or publish an article. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited and expires after 1 day. The site does not track or collect personal information unless it is voluntarily provided by the user.

Our site logs do generate certain kinds of non-identifying site usage data, such as the number of hits and visits to our site. This information is used for internal purposes by technical support staff to provide better services to the public. This is statistical information that contains no personal information and cannot be used to gather personal information.

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. Embedded content from third-party websites may behave as if the visitor has accessed those external sites directly. These third parties may collect data, use cookies, and monitor interactions in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Data Retention and Your Rights

Personal information provided through COCC’s website is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill its intended purpose or to meet legal and administrative requirements. Personal information provided by registered users in their user profile on our website is also stored. Registered users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for usernames which cannot be changed. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Users may also request an export of their personal data or ask for its deletion, subject to any obligations COCC has to retain certain data for compliance or security purposes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Protection Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact us.