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 98 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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