MVDB provides this website and the information it presents as a public service. While MVDB strives to ensure the highest accuracy of content on its website, it makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents. MVDB expressly disclaims liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of, reference to, or reliance on any information presented. The agency makes no warranty, express or implied, regarding the website’s content or it’s links to other websites.

This website contains links to various other public and private websites whose privacy practices we do not control. If you have questions or concerns about a site we link to, please read the privacy and security information for that site.

References on this website to any product, process or service, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by MVDB.

When you access our website we automatically collect the following information:

• the Internet domain and Internet address of the computer you are using
• the web page you are requesting
• the type and version of browser and operating system installed on your device
• the date and time of access.
• the web address from which you linked to our website.

Additionally, we collect any information you send through email or form submission. This includes, but is not limited to, e-mail addresses and message contents (metadata, text, audio, and/or visual information).

MVDB does not sell or trade email addresses, information provided through form or email submissions, or information automatically collected as part of your visit. MVDB may disclose information to other agencies¹ should the law require or we believe their proper purpose¹ warrants disclosure. Additionally, MVDB may disclose information to relevant third parties when addressing requests for assistance. Finally, MVDB may disclose information if we believe disclosure necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against any person who attempts, even unintentionally, to gain unauthorized access to MVDB information or to disrupt our website.

1. Defined in § 2.2-3801

This website uses cookies. “Cookies” are small files either stored on a server or sent back to a visiting computer. In certain applications user information is stored as cookies, which are then sent back to and stored on the user’s computer. Some sections of the website may use cookies to customize the information presented to you. Cookies are also used to aggregate site usage information to help us improve our users’ experience.

The MVDB site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information under our control. Diligent efforts are made to ensure the security of Commonwealth of Virginia systems. Before you use this website to conduct business with the Commonwealth, please ensure your personal computer is not infected with malicious code that collects your personal information. This code is referred to as a keylogger. The way to protect against this is to maintain current Anti-Virus and security patches.