Privacy Policy

1. This Web Information Site is provided as a public service.

2. Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

3. For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes. This Government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are 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.

Example:

user27.usmc.mil - Host name (or IP) of the requestor.

01/01/97:01:23:45 - Date and time of the request.

"GET /index.htm HTTP/1.0" - Location of the requested file.

200 - Status code. (200 = Request was filled).

5893 - The size of the requested file in Bytes.

Mozilla 3.0 - Type of browser used.

www.usmc.mil - Last site that person visited.

4. 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.

5. 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 General Schedule 20.

6. The appearance of hyperlinks to non-governmental web sites does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Marine Corps of these web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the U.S. Marine Corps does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DOD website.

7. 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.

8. If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please send Email to the webmaster of this site, via the link provided at the bottom of this website's homepage.