Protecting your information
When you visit
our web site/s to read pages or download information,
we automatically collect and store some of, or all
of the following non-identifying information:
- The Internet protocol address from which
you access our web site. An IP address is a
unique number that is automatically assigned
to the computer you are using whenever you are
surfing the web
- The type of browser, such as Netscape or
Internet Explorer, and operating system, such
as Windows Server or Linux, used to access our
site.
- The date and time site/s pages accessed,
for the purpose of monitoring demand.
- The pages visited, for the purpose of improving
the usefulness of our web site by providing
helpful links and removing pages that are not
visited.
This information does not identify you personally
We maintain the above information in typical
system logs. We only utilize this information to
make our site/s more useful to visitors by learning
the number of visitors to our site, the number of
pages served, and the level of demand for specific
pages. We do not track or record information about
identifiable individuals and their visits.
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Federal law protects your information, and we have developed
policies and statistical safeguards to help us follow the
law and further ensure the confidentiality of your information.
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Your Information Is
CONFIDENTIAL
We never identify you individually.
- 1. Federal Law
- Title 13 of the U.S. Code protects the confidentiality
of all your information. Violating this law is a crime
with severe penalties.
- 2. Privacy Principles
- Our Privacy Principles are guidelines that cover
all of our activities. These principles encompass both
our responsibilities to protect your information and
your rights as a respondent. They apply to the information
we collect and the statistics we publish.
- 3. Statistical Safeguards
- Statistical methods ensure that the statistics we
release do not identify individuals or businesses. These
methods include extensive review and analysis of all
our data products, as well as disclosure avoidance methodologies
such as data suppression and modification.
We recognize the value of your trust, and we believe
that when you answer our surveys we must serve as caretakers
of your information. If you would like to learn more about
how we fulfill this responsibility, just ask.
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