1.
MDEP is provided as a public service by the Department of
Defense in cooperation with the Department of the Interior
and the State of California.
2. Information presented on the MDEP website is considered
public information and may be distributed or copied unless
otherwise specified. Use of data and/or imagery from MDEP
must be credited and used in conjunction with the FGDC
metadata standards as mandated by executive order 12906. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.
3. Privacy Act Statement - If you choose to provide us with personal information - like filling out a Contact Us form with e-mail and/or postal addresses - we only use that information to respond to your message or request. We will 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. MDEP never collects information for commercial marketing. While you must provide an e-mail address or postal address for a response other than those generated automatially in response to questions or comments that you may submit, we recommend that you NOT include any other personal information, especially Social Security numbers. The Social Security Administration offers additional guidance on sharing your Social Security number.
4. For site management, usage 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.
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information
on this service is 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 herein, please contact the MDEP Webmaster.
9.
Cookie Disclaimer - MDEP does not use persistent cookies (persistent tokens that pass information back and forth from the client machine to the server). MDEP may use session cookies (tokens that remain active only until you close your browser) in order to make the site easier to use. The Department of Defense DOES NOT keep a database of information obtained from these cookies.
You can choose not to accept these cookies and still use the site, but it may take you longer to fill out the same information repeatedly and clicking on the banners will not take you to the correct link. Refer to the help information in your browser software for instructions on how to disable cookies.
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