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PRIVACY
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Information We Collect
Automatically
If you visit
our website to browse, read, or download
information:
- Your
web browser automatically sends us (and
we may retain) information such as the:
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Internet domain through which you
access the Internet (e.g.,
yourServiceProvider.com if you use a
commercial Internet service
provider, or yourSchool.edu if you
use an Internet account from your
school);
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Internet Protocol address of the
computer you are using;
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type of browser software and
operating system you are using;
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date and time you access our site;
and
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the Internet address of the site
from which you linked directly to
our site.
- We
will use this information as aggregate
data to help us maintain this site,
e.g., to determine the number of
visitors to different sections of our
site, to ensure the site is working
properly, and to help us make our site
more accessible and useful.
- We
will not use this information to
identify individuals, except for site
security or law enforcement purposes.
- We
will not obtain personally-identifying
information about you when you visit our
site, unless you choose to provide such
info
Other Information We Collect
If you
choose to identify yourself (or otherwise
provide us with personal information) when
you use our online forms:
- We
will collect (and may retain) any
personally identifying information, such
as your name, street address, email
address, and phone number, and any other
information you provide. We will use
this information to try to fulfill your
request and may use it provide you with
additional information at a later time.
We will not disclose such information to
third parties, except as specified in
this privacy policy.
- If you
request information, services, or
assistance, we may disclose your
personal information to those third
parties that (in our judgment) are
appropriate in order to fulfill your
request. If, when you provide us with
such information, you specify that you
do not want us to disclose the
information to third parties, we will
honor your request. Note, however, that
if you do not provide such information,
it may be impossible for us to refer,
respond to or fulfill your request.
- If
your communication relates to a law
enforcement matter, we may disclose the
information to law enforcement agencies
that we deem appropriate.
How Long We Keep
Information
We may keep
information that will collect for an
unlimited period of time.
Security
Please note that
electronic communication, particularly
email, is not necessarily secure against
interception. Please do not send sensitive
data (e.g., Social Security, bank account,
or credit card numbers) by email or web
form.
Cookies
We may use
cookies in order to customize this site for
return visitors. These cookies are not
required for site functionality.
Additionally, third-party widgets such as
YouTube or Flickr may install cookies
depending on their configuration. You are
not required to accept any cookies to use
this site.
GOOGLE
ANALYTICS
We use a tool
called “Google Analytics” to collect
information about use of this site. Google
Analytics collects information such as how
often users visit this site, what pages they
visit when they do so, and what other sites
they used prior to coming to this site. We
use the information we get from Google
Analytics only to improve this site. Google
Analytics collects only the
IP
address assigned to you on the date you
visit this site, rather than your name or
other identifying information. We do not
combine the information collected through
the use of Google Analytics with personally
identifiable information. Although Google
Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your
web browser to identify you as a unique user
the next time you visit this site, the
cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google.
Google’s ability to use and share
information collected by Google Analytics
about your visits to this site is restricted
by the
Google Analytics Terms of Use and the
Google Privacy Policy. You can
prevent Google Analytics from recognizing
you on return visits to this site by
disabling cookies on your browser.
Site Monitoring
For site
security purposes this website employs
software programs to monitor network
traffic. Anyone using this system consents
to the monitoring of their use by system or
security personnel.
Unauthorized use, tampering with or
modification of this system—or its
supporting hardware or software—may violate
laws or statutes and may subject the
violator to criminal and civil penalties. In
the event of unauthorized intrusion, all
relevant information regarding possible
violation of law may be provided to law
enforcement officials.
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