Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Web site. This site does not collect personal information about users, other than information automatically collected and stored when someone visits our Web site, or you choose to provide that information to us (see below).
Information Automatically Collected and Stored
When you browse through any Web site, certain personal information can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:
- The name of the domain you use to access the Internet (For example, aol.com, if you are using an America Online account)
- The date and time of your visit.
- The pages you visited.
- The address of the Web site you came from when you arrived at our site.
We use this information for statistical purposes and to help make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional personal information will be collected.
Personally Provided Information
You do not have to give us personal information to visit our Web site. If you choose to provide additional information about yourself through an e-mail message, form, conference or software registration form, etc., we will maintain the information only to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication.
Disclosure
NHGRI does not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement or by statute.
Questions about NHGRI privacy policies should be sent to the NHGRI webmaster at: webmaster@nhgri.nih.gov.
Last Reviewed: September 2004
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