Thank you for visiting the Department of Justice's Web site
and reviewing our Privacy Policy. We remind you that if you
link to a site outside of the Department of Justice, you are
subject to the policies of the new site.
Here is how we handle information about your visit to our
Web site:
A. Information Collected and Stored Automatically
If you visit our site to read or download information,
we collect and store the following information about your
visit:
- The name of the Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com"
if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu"
if you are connecting from a university's domain) and the
IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your
computer when you are using the Internet) from which you
access our site;
- The type of browser and operating system used to access
our site;
- The date and time you access our site;
- The Internet address of the Web site from which you
linked directly to our site; and
- The pages you visit and the information you request.
This information is primarily collected for statistical
analysis and technical improvements to the site. This government
computer system uses software programs to create summary
statistics, which may be used for such purposes as assessing
what information is of most and least interest, determining
technical design specifications, and identifying system
performance or problem areas. In certain circumstances,
however, we may take additional steps to identify you based
on this information and we may share this information, including
your identity, with other government agencies.
B. If You Send Us Personal Information
You do not have to provide any personal information to
visit this Web site. If you choose to provide us with personal
information, such as by sending a message to an e-mail address
on this Web site or by filling out a form and submitting
it through our Web site, we will use that information to
respond to your message or to fulfill the stated purpose
of the communication. If you submit your resume to us electronically
we will use your personal information to consider your application
for employment. The Department of Justice does not collect
or use information for commercial marketing.
We may share information you give us with contractors
acting on our behalf or with another government agency if
your inquiry relates to that agency. In other limited circumstances,
such as responses to requests from Congress and private
individuals, we may be required by law to disclose information
you submit. If you provide comments in response to a request
for public comments we may make those comments as well as
your identity available to the public in a publication or
by posting them on our Web site. Where possible we may give
you more specific guidance at the point of collection regarding
how your personal information may be used or disclosed.
Electronically submitted information is maintained and
destroyed according to the principles of the Federal Records
Act and the regulations and records schedules of the National
Archives and Records Administration, and in some cases may
be covered by the Privacy Act and subject to the Freedom
of Information Act. A discussion of your rights under these
laws can be found here: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/call/foia.htm.
Remember that e-mail is not necessarily secure against
interception. If your communication is sensitive or includes
personal information you may prefer to send it by postal
mail instead.
C. Cookies
"Cookies" are small bits of text that are either used
for the duration of a session ("session cookies"), or saved
on a user's hard drive in order to identify that user, or
information about that user, the next time the user logs
on to a Web site ("persistent cookies"). The Department's
Web site and its component sites do not use persistent cookies.
One or more of the Department's component sites may use
session cookies to provide streamlined navigation throughout
their sites and for statistical analysis. These session
cookies are deleted from the component's server soon after
your session ends and are not collected or saved. You can
set up your Web browser to inform you when cookies are set
or to prevent cookies from being set. You can still use
our Web site if you do not accept the cookies, but you may
be unable to use certain cookie-dependent features.
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. 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 this
server 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.
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