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• TIGTA Web Security and Privacy Policy
• FOIA
• Web Accessiblity
• Complaint Activity
• Copyright
• Official Seal, Names, and Symbols
TIGTA Web Security and Privacy Policy
Introduction and Site Security
This web site is provided as a public service of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). All information that TIGTA provides at this site is considered public information. To protect the system from unauthorized use and to ensure that the system is functioning properly, the Government may monitor and audit usage of this site. Anyone using this site expressly consents to such monitoring. Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on these web sites are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under applicable federal law.
TIGTA is committed to protecting your privacy rights. Our privacy policy is as follows:
- You do not have to give us personal information in order to visit our site.
- We will collect personally identifiable information (name, email address, Social Security Number, or other unique identifier) only if you knowingly choose to provide that information to us.
- We do not give, sell, or transfer any personal information to third parties.
- Information is collected for statistical purposes and TIGTA and the Treasury Department may perform analysis of user behavior in order to measure customer interest in the various areas of our site.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
If you visit our website to read pages and/or download information, we will collect and retain the following information about your visit:
- The Internet domain and IP address (the address that is assigned to your computer when you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website;
- The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
- The date and time you access our site;
- The pages you visit; and
- The address of the website from which you linked to our website.
We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors -- to measure the number of visitors to our site and to learn about the types of technology our visitors use.
Information Collected from E-Mail
If you choose to provide TIGTA with personal information via e-mail, we will utilize the information to respond to your message. In addition, you should be aware that the material you submit may be disseminated within TIGTA for law enforcement purposes and may be disclosed to authorized personnel.
We would also note that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If your communication is very sensitive, or includes personal information, you may want to forward this information to TIGTA by postal mail.
Links to Other Sites and Disclaimer of Endorsement
Our Website has links to other organizations. These links are provided for your convenience only. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. The inclusion of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by TIGTA of the linked web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. TIGTA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these external linked locations. Please let us know about existing external links which you believe are inappropriate and/or which you believe ought to be included.
Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by TIGTA.
FOIA
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, gives any person the right to access records maintained by a Federal agency except those records protected from disclosure by one or more of the nine (9) FOIA exemptions or three (3) law enforcement record exclusions. The law also provides administrative and judicial remedies for those denied access to agency records.
Please consult the information within the FOIA section of this site for more information. We hope you will find the information useful and that it will give you a better understanding of the FOIA and its implementation by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
• FOIA section
Web Accessiblity
TIGTA is committed to making its web site accessible to all viewers. The TIGTA site was created following W3C guidelines as strictly as possible. Because of this, some older browsers may not display this site in its proper format. While TIGTA attempted to meet the specifications of all browsers, TIGTA does recommend that you access this site using the latest version of your favorite browser. Please notify us if you have any Section 508 or other accessibility problems with any page on our site.
• Contact Form
Complaint Activity
EEO Data posted pursuant to the No Fear Act.
• PDF
Copyright
No copyright may be claimed for any work on this web site that was created or maintained by Federal employee in the course of their duties. Images and text appearing on this web site may be freely copied. Credit is requested. If copyrighted material appears on this site or is reached through a link on this site, the copyright holder must be consulted before the material may be reproduced.
Official Seal, Names, and Symbols
Federal law prohibits use of any symbol, emblem, seal, insignia, or badge of any entity of the Department of Treasury (including the Customs Service, Secret Service, and Internal Revenue Service) or any colorable imitation of such words, initials, symbols, emblems, or seals in connection with any advertisement, solicitation, business activity, or product where such use could reasonably be interpreted as conveying the false impression that such advertisement, solicitation, business activity, or product is in any manner approved, endorsed, sponsored, authorized by, or associated with the Department of the Treasury or any organization within the Department. See 18 U.S.C. § 701, 31 U.S.C. § 333 and 31 C.F.R. Part 37.
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