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:
Internet domain through which
you access the Internet (e.g., yourServiceProvider.com if you
use a commercial Internet service provider, or your School.edu if
you use an Internet account from your school);
Internet Protocol address of
the computer you are using;
type of browser software and
operating system you are using;
date and time you access our
site; and
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 Flicker 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.