NASA Web Site Privacy and Security Notices, Web Site Disclaimer,
and Accessibility Statement
Thank you for visiting this NASA Web site and reviewing our privacy and
security notices.
NASA uses advanced technologies as part of its core mission to discover
and inform. Cookie technology may be implemented at some NASA Web sites.
At no time is private information you have given us, whether stored in
cookies (persistent) or elsewhere, shared with third parties that have no
right to that information. If you do not wish to have persistent cookies
stored on your machine, you can turn them off in your browser. However,
this may impact the functioning of some NASA sites.
Below are examples of what we do with your information:
When Reading or Downloading Web Site Information:
We may collect and store information for statistical purposes. For
example, we may count the number of visitors to the different pages of
our Web site to help make them more useful to visitors. This information
does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store
only the following information about your visit:
- 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 and operating system used to access our site;
- The date and time you access our site;
- The pages you visit; and
- If you visited this NASA Web site from a link on another Web site,
the address of that Web site.
Similar information is gathered for anonymous ftp, remote account login,
or for other comparable types of connections.
The information that you provide on a NASA Web site will be used only
for its intended purpose, except as required by law or if pertinent to
judicial or governmental investigations or proceedings.
When Sending Us E-Mail:
By sending us an electronic mail (e-mail) message, you may be sending us
personal information such as your name, address, and e-mail address.
We may store your name, address, and e-mail address of the requester in
order to respond to your request or otherwise resolve the subject matter
of the e-mail. Under limited circumstances, including requests from Congress
or private individuals, we may be required by law to disclose the information
you submit.
Remember that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If
your communication is very sensitive, or includes personal information
like your Social Security number, you might want to send it by postal mail
instead.
When Registering:
Some of our Web sites ask visitors who request specific information
to fill out a registration form. For example, vendors looking for marketing
opportunities by visiting our NASA Acquisition Internet Service site may be
asked to "register"; to obtain email notices of business opportunities. Other
information collected at Web sites through questionnaires, feedback forms,
or other means, enables us to determine visitors' interests, with the goal
of providing better service to our customers.
Regardless of the information being transmitted to NASA, we will protect
all such information consistent with the principles of the Federal Records
Act, the Privacy Act, and as applicable, the Freedom of Information Act.
For site security purposes and to ensure that this Web service remains
available to all users, this Government computer system employs software
programs that monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to
upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Anyone using this
system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that if such
monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, such
evidence may be provided to appropriate law enforcement officials.
Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on NASA servers
are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law, including the
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information
Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996.
Thank you for visiting this NASA Web site. NASA may provide links to
Web pages that are not part of the NASA Web family or nasa.gov domain.
These sites are managed by organizations, companies, or individuals and
not under NASA control, and NASA is not responsible for the information
or links you may find there. NASA provides links to these sites merely
as a convenience and the presence of these links is not a NASA endorsement
of the sites. NASA is not responsible for the information collection
practices of non-NASA sites. Once you link to another site, you are
subject to the privacy policy of the new site, and you should read that
site's policies on privacy and information collection.
We have attempted to make the pages on this Web site accessible to
individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act. If you have any difficulty viewing any page with
adaptive technology, please contact the
webmaster of this site
or the
Equal Opportunities
Program Office (EOPO).
Documents on NASA Web sites are presented in many formats. These formats
are generally accessible to users using screen reading software. Some files
on this Web site may be posted as Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format)
files. Adobe provides their
Acrobat
Reader
software as a free download.