Privacy Statement

This is how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our website. The information we receive depends upon what you do when visiting our site.

If you visit our site to read or download information, we collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account), the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.

If you identify yourself by sending an E-mail containing personal information, you also may decide to send us personally-identifying information, for example your mailing address, in an electronic mail message requesting that information or records be mailed to you. Information collected in this manner is used solely for responding to requests for information or records.

For site management, information from both categories is collected for statistical purposes. This Government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this Government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Cookies: The term "cookie" refers to a file that is placed on your computer's hard drive by a website to track information about your usage of the website. Cookies that remain on your hard drive and are used after you end your session on a website are called "persistent cookies." We do not use persistent cookies and we will not place this kind of file on your computer. The term "session cookies" refers to temporary files that are created to enhance your use of our site during your current session. We may use session cookies for this purpose, but they are not retained or used to track any personal information.

Notice: We will not obtain personally-identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. If you voluntarily supply us with personal information, for example when you submit a job application, then we will use this information to assist us in the organization of our application process.