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USCG DISCLAIMER & PRIVACY NOTICE
PRIVACY POLICY
Thanks for visiting the Navigation Center website and reviewing
our privacy policy! Our privacy policy is plain and simple and is
the same policy as that of our head agency, the Department of Homeland Security. We collect NO personal information like
names or addresses when you visit our website. If you choose to
provide that information to us it is only 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 website.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you browse, read pages or download information on The Navigation Center's websites, 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 website;
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 the Navigation Center website from another
website, the address of that website.
This information is only used to help us make the site more useful for you. With
this data we learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of
technology our visitors use. We never track or record information about individuals
and their visits.
If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information -- like notifying
us of a GPS outage -- we use that information 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 never create individual profiles or give it to any private organizations.
The Navigation Center never collects information for commercial marketing.
Site Security
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains
available to all users, this government 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. Raw data logs are used
for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance
with National Archives and Records Administration guidelines.
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.
Navigation Center Linking Policy
Navigation Center links to many websites created and maintained by
other public and/or private organizations. Navigation Center provides
these links as a service to our users. When users link to an outside
website, they are leaving the Navigation Center site and are subject
to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the
outside website(s).
Prohibitions
Navigation Center will not link to any website 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 Navigation Center's mission or policies.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
The information posted on the Navigation Center website includes
hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public
and/or private organizations. Navigation Center provides these links and
pointers solely for our users' information and convenience. When users select a link to
an outside website, they are leaving the Navigation Center site and are
subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside
website.
The Navigation Center does not control or guarantee the
accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a
linked website.
The Navigation Center does not endorse the organizations
sponsoring linked websites and we do not endorse the views they express or the
products/services they offer.
The Navigation Center does not and cannot authorize the use
of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users must request such
authorization from the sponsor of the linked website.
The Navigation Center is not responsible for transmissions
users receive from linked websites.
The Navigation Center does not guarantee that outside websites
comply with the requirements of Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the
Rehabilitation Act.
