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Privacy, Security, and Legal Disclaimer Notice

SECURITY NOTICE

This web site is part of a Federal computer system used to accomplish Federal functions. The Department of Energy uses software programs to monitor this web site for security purposes to ensure it remains available to all users and to protect information in the system. By accessing this web site, you are expressly consenting to these monitoring activities.

Unauthorized attempts to defeat or circumvent security features, to use the system for other than intended purposes, to deny service to authorized users, to access, obtain, alter, damage, or destroy information, or otherwise to interfere with the system or its operation is prohibited. Evidence of such acts may be disclosed to law enforcement authorities and result in criminal prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996, codified at section 1030 of Title 18 of the United States Code, or other applicable criminal laws.

GENERAL DISCLAIMER

This system is made available by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of originators expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

PRIVACY NOTICE

We collect no personal information about you when you visit a DOE Web site, unless otherwise stated, unless you choose to provide this information to us. In order to improve service on our website, we automatically collect and maintain statistical information in our site's data logs that show network traffic flow and volume. These logs do not identify individuals who visit our website. This information is:

• The name of the domain from which the visitor accesses the Internet (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account; "yourschool.edu" if you connect from an educational domain; or, "agency.gov" if you connect from a US government domain).



• The Internet Protocol (IP) Address from which you access our website.



• The date and time (with time zone) that you access our website.



• The type of browser and operating system used to access our website.



• The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website.



• The web pages on www.hanford.gov that you visit. This helps to determine which information on our site the public finds most useful and enables us to make it easier to access.



• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) packet data. This information is used to detect malicious activity on our website.



• Number of bytes received helps determine the computer and network capacity required to make the site available to the public.

All of this data is retained for a minimum of 90 days to comply with federal record-keeping requirements, and then deleted. Collection and analysis of this information in the aggregate will enable us to enhance site performance, improve informational materials available on our website, and improve overall customer service.

This information is NOT shared with anyone beyond the support staff to this home page, except when required by Law Enforcement investigation, and is used only as a source of anonymous statistical information.

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT AND OTHER PRIVACY LAWS

Additional information regarding your rights is available via the FOIA/Privacy Act Reference Materials posted by the Federal Consumer Information Center at www.Firstgov.gov.

COMMENTS SENT BY E-MAIL

You may choose to provide us with personal information, as in an e-mail message containing your comments or questions. We use this information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. There are times when your message is forwarded, as e-mail, to other Department of Energy employees who may be better able to help you. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share our e-mail with any other outside organizations.