A. 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
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 law enforcement agencies
if we suspect that you are using this site illegally.
B. If You Send Us Personal Information
You do not have to provide any personal
information to visit this Web site. If you choose to provide us with
personal information, such as by sending a message to an e-mail
address on this Web site 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.
If you submit your resume to us electronically we will use your
personal information to consider your application for employment.
This website does not collect or use information for commercial
marketing.
We may share information you give us with
contractors acting on our behalf or with another company if your
inquiry relates to that company. In other limited circumstances, we
may be required by law to disclose information you submit. If you
provide comments in response to a request for public comments we may
make those comments as well as your identity available to the public
in a publication or by posting them on our Web site. Where possible
we may give you more specific guidance at the point of collection
regarding how your personal information may be used or disclosed.
Electronically submitted information is
maintained and destroyed according to the principles of the terms
and conditions of this website. 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.
C. Cookies
"Cookies" are small bits of text that are
either used for the duration of a session ("session cookies"), or
saved on a user's hard drive in order to identify that user, or
information about that user, the next time the user logs on to a Web
site ("persistent cookies"). This Web site and its component sites
do not use persistent cookies. One or more of the linked sites may
use session cookies to provide streamlined navigation throughout
their sites and for statistical analysis. These session cookies are
deleted from the component's server soon after your session ends and
are not collected or saved. You can set up your Web browser to
inform you when cookies are set or to prevent cookies from being
set. You can still use our Web site if you do not accept the
cookies, but you may be unable to use certain cookie-dependent
features.
