Privacy Notice

Purpose of this Notice

The Division of State Parks is committed to protecting your privacy. This notice explains our general privacy practices and how we handle your personal data. We may provide more specific notices on forms or other webpages where we collect your data.

What We Collect and Why

We only collect personal data as allowed by law and to fulfill our core mission of managing Utah’s natural resources. We may collect information from you when you visit our website, apply for a permit, or interact with us for a particular service.

We manage our data per the record series detailed here, which specifically include the following series containing personal information and use.

Permits and Standard Transactions

Associated record series: Permits (9454), and Volunteer Records (31301)

Information Collected: Name, email, address, phone number, financial information, vehicle/vessel information, drivers license number, and professional certification information.

Business and Administrative Transactions
Associated record series: Acquisitions and Development Records (7289), Construction Plans (5870), Contracts (31408), Financial Records (15115), Grants (31519), State Park Preliminary Location Evaluations (25244), Water Sampling (31605)

Information Collected: Name, address, email, phone number, social security number, tax identification number, commercial financial, and business information.

Incident Reports and Emergency Response
Associated record series: Incident and Accident Reports (14169)

Information Collected: Name, address, phone number, email address, date of birth, physical descriptors, and medical information.

What happens if I do not want to provide my personal data to State Parks?

If you refuse to provide the personal data that State Parks require, you may not be able to receive the services that State Parks provides, or participate in certain activities.

Website Tracking Data

Like most websites, we use tracking technology to improve your experience and to help us understand how people use our site. We use tools like Google Analytics to collect digital information, such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit. This data is used to analyze website traffic, troubleshoot technical issues, and enhance our services. However, personally identifiable information is not sent to Google Analytics. Analytic data is maintained by the Utah Division of Technology Services in accordance with RS 30837 and RS 30838. You control the data your browser shares through your browser privacy settings and your Google Account’s “Data & privacy” settings.

Protection of Personal Data

We work hard to protect your personal data through technical and administrative safeguards. If a data breach occurs, we will notify you as required by law.

We do not sell your personal data.

Sharing Personal Data

State Parks may also share personal data with federal government agencies, other state governmental entities, community partners and contractors under written agreements as permitted by federal and state laws. We may also share data if legally required to do so.

Your Privacy Rights

Under Utah law, you have the right to:

Request access to records that contain your personal data (for purposes of this notice, “personal data” includes data related to minors accessible by parents or guardians.)
Request a correction if our records contain inaccurate personal data.
File a privacy complaint. Prior to filing an official complaint with the state Data Privacy Ombudsperson, you must first file a complaint internally with the division's Appointed Records Officer (ARO), Marina Kenner by emailing [email protected], who will notify the division’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). If the issue is not resolved at the division level, you may then escalate it and file a complaint with the Data Privacy Ombudsperson at [email protected].
If you are an At-Risk Government Employee as defined in Utah Code 63G-2-303(1), please request the Division's "At-Risk Government Employee" form by emailing [email protected]. We will send you the application by email.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this notice, want to submit an internal complaint, or want to exercise your rights, please contact the Division of State Parks:

Laura Mendoza
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 801-538-7220