The Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government (MRDLG) is committed to respecting your privacy. This Policy shall be subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act, Chap. 22:04 of the Laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof.
The MRDLG has generally structured its website so that users can visit the MRDLG’s website on the web without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Users who choose to provide the MRDLG with personal information by virtue of its website can be assured that such personal information will be used only to support your customer relationship with the MRDLG. ‘Personal Information’ means information about an identifiable individual that is recorded in any form including, but not limited to: –
This statement regarding the privacy of any personal information users provide online relates to three (3) main areas:
The MRDLG provides this Privacy Policy, which is to be read together with its Terms of Use, to make users aware of the MRDLG’s practices and the choices users can make about the way their information is collected and used. Therefore, in promoting ease of access, the MRDLG has made the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use available on the MRDLG’s homepage and at the bottom of every https://www.rdlg.gov.tt web page.
The MRDLG’s website uses “cookies” to help users personalize their online experience when using the website. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are uniquely assigned to users and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to the user. Users may accept or decline the use of cookies however declining the use of cookies on the MRDLG’s website may prevent users from being able to fully experience the interactive features and services of the website.
The MRDLG will not use or share the personal information provided to it online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without first informing users and also offering users a choice. Further to this, the MRDLG will not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without the explicit consent of the user.
The MRDLG strives to keep your personal information accurate. Links to third party websites on the MRDLG’s website are provided solely as a convenience to users. If users access these links, they will leave the MRDLG’s website. In this regard, the MRDLG does not review all the content on third party websites and does not control nor is responsible for any of third party websites, their content or their Privacy Policy. Thus, the MRDLG does not endorse or make any representations about such third party websites, or any information, software or other products or materials found therein, or any results that may be obtained from using such websites. If a user decides to access any of the third party websites linked to the MRDLG’s website, said user does so entirely at their own risk. If a user accesses a third party website from the MRDLG’s website, it is recommended that the user read the Privacy Policy on that website. It is also advised that users read the Terms of Use of such websites to ensure that they consent to and follow their protocols.
Articles on the MRDLG’s website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, charts, etc.). It is important to note that embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about users, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor user interaction with that embedded content, including tracing user’s interaction with the embedded content if the user has an account and is logged in to that website.
The MRDLG reserves the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Users will be notified by the MRDLG of any changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy on the https://www.rdlg.gov.tt web page.
If a user has any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact the MRDLG at