Privacy Statement
How information about your visit is handled:
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
If you visit our site to read or download information, we collect
and store the following information about your visit:
The name of the Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you
use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you
are connecting from a university's domain) and the IP address (a number
that is automatically assigned to your computer when you are using
the Internet) from which you access our site;
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly
to our site; and
• The pages you visit and the information you request.
This information is primarily collected for statistical analysis and
technical improvements to the site. This government computer system
uses software programs to create summary statistics, which may be
used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and
least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying
system performance or problem areas. In certain circumstances, however,
we may take additional steps to identify you based on this information
and we may share this information, including your identity, with other
government agencies.
If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information, such as by
sending an e-mail or by filling out a form and submitting it through
our Web site, we will use that information to respond to your message
or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication. Remember that
e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If your communication
is sensitive or includes personal information you may prefer to send
it by postal mail instead.
We may share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency.
In other limited circumstances, such as responses to requests from
Congress and private individuals, we may be required by law to disclose
information you submit. Before you submit personal information, such
as on an online form, you may be given more specific guidance as to
how your personal information may be used.
Electronically submitted information is maintained and destroyed according to the principles
of the Federal Records Act and the regulations and records schedules
of the National Archives and Records Administration, and in some cases
may be covered by the Privacy Act and subject to the Freedom of Information
Act.
