GLORIAD-US Privacy Policy
The GLORIAD-US privacy policy governs this web site and our activities - and yours - when you visit this site. We do not collect personal information such as names or addresses when you visit the site. However, if you choose to subscribe ("opt in") to one of our information products by submitting your email address, we will retain and use your email address solely to send you the information product(s) you request, and for no other purpose, except as provided in this agreement (see Site Security, below) or explicitly agreed to by you. If you choose to provide other personal information such as your name and address, that information will only be used to fulfill your request for information.
We do collect some technical information when you visit to make your visit seamless. The section below explains how we handle and collect technical information when you visit our web site.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you browse, read pages, or download information on this web site, we automatically gather and store certain technical information about your visit. This information never identifies who you are. The information we collect and store about your visit is listed below:
- The internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the web) from which you access our web site;
- The type of browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer) and operating system (Windows, Unix) used to access our site;
- The date and time you access our site;
- The pages you visit; and
- If you linked to this web site from another web site, the address of that web site.
- The date and time you access our site;
If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to join the mailing list for one of our information products by submitting your email address, or choose to provide us with personal information - like filling out a Contact Us form with personal information and submitting it to us through the web site, we use that information to send you the information product(s) you requested, or to respond to your message and to help us get you the information you have requested.
We only share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. We do not create individual profiles or give your information to private sector organizations for marketing or other purposes. GLORIAD-US does not collect information for commercial marketing.
Site Security
- For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this University-housed computer system employs commercial software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
- Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.
- Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
Links to Other Sites
The GLORIAD-US web site links to other web sites created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. This web site provides these links as a service to our users. When users link to an outside web site, they are leaving this web site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside web site(s).
- Prohibitions The GLORIAD-US web site will not link to any web site that exhibits hate, bias, or discrimination. Furthermore, we reserve the right to deny or remove any link that contains misleading information or unsubstantiated claims, or is determined to be in conflict with the Department of Homeland Security's mission or policies.
- Disclaimer of Endorsement The information posted on the GLORIAD-US web site includes hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. This web site provides these links and pointers solely for our users' information and convenience. When users select a link to an outside web site, they are leaving this web site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside web site.
- GLORIAD-US does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked web site.
- GLORIAD-US does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked web sites and we do not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer.
- GLORIAD-US does not and cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked web site.
- GLORIAD-US is not responsible for transmissions users receive from linked web sites.
- GLORIAD-US does not guarantee that outside web sites comply with the requirements of Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the Rehabilitation Act.
Terms of Use
Permission to Link
You may link to the GLORIAD-US web site by using "GLORIAD-US" as a text hyperlink. If you wish to use an image of the GLORIAD-US word mark, send email to webmaster@us-cert.gov and include the URL of the web site where you plan to place the link.
Copyright Permission
You are permitted to reproduce and distribute documents on this web site in whole or in part, without changing the text you use, provided that you include the copyright statement or "produced by" statement and use the document for noncommercial or internal purposes. For commercial use or translations, send your email request to contact@gloriad.org.
Note: This policy based on the CERT policy at: http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy.html.
