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 XP 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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