NASA uses advanced technologies as part
of its core mission to discover and inform.
Cookie technology may be implemented at
some NASA Web sites. At no time is private
information you have given us, whether
stored in cookies (persistent) or elsewhere,
shared with third parties that have no
right to that information. If you do not
wish to have persistent cookies stored
on your computer, you can turn them off
in your Web browser. However, this may
impact the functioning of some of the
NASA Sites.
Below are some examples of what we do
with the information:
When Reading or Downloading
Web Site Information:
We may collect and store information
for statistical purposes. For example,
we may count the number of visitors to
the different pages of our Web site to
help make them more useful to visitors.
This information does not identify you
personally. We automatically collect and
store only the following information about
your visit:
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The Internet domain
(for example, "xcompany.com"
if you use a private Internet access
account or "yourschool.edu"
if you connect from a university's
domain) and IP address (an IP address
is a number that is automatically
assigned to your computer whenever
you are surfing the Web) from which
you access our Web site; |
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The type of browser and operating
system used to access our site; |
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The date and time you access our
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The pages you visit;
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If you visited this NASA Web site
from a link on another Web site, the
address of that Web site. |
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Similar information is gathered for anonymous
ftp, remote account login, or for other
comparable types of connections.
The information that you provide on a
NASA Web site will be used only for its
intended purpose, except as required by
law or if pertinent to judicial or governmental
investigations or proceedings.
When Sending Us E-Mail:
By sending us an electronic mail (e-mail)
message, you may be sending us personal
information such as your name, address,
and e-mail address. We may store your
name, address, and e-mail address of the
requestor in order to respond to your
request or otherwise resolve the subject
matter of the e-mail. Under limited circumstances,
including requests from Congress or private
individuals, we may be required by law
to disclose the information you submit.
Remember that e-mail is not necessarily
secure against interception. If your communication
is very sensitive, or includes personal
information like your Social Security
number, you might want to send it by postal
mail instead.
When Registering:
Some of our Web sites ask visitors who
request specific information to fill out
a registration form. For example, vendors
may be asked to "register" to
obtain e-mail notices of business opportunities.
Other information collected at Web sites
through questionnaires, feedback forms,
or other means, enables us to determine
visitors' interests, with the goal of
providing better service to our customers.
Regardless of the information being transmitted
to NASA, we will protect all such information
consistent with the principles of the
Federal Records Act, the Privacy Act,
and as applicable, the Freedom of Information
Act.
For site security purposes and to ensure
that this Web service remains available
to all users, this Government computer
system employs software programs that
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 NASA servers
are strictly prohibited and may be punishable
by law, including the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act of 1986 and the Nationals Information
Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996.
Thank you for visiting this NASA Web
site. NASA may provide links to Web pages
that are not part of the NASA Web family
or nasa.gov domain. These sites are managed
by organizations, companies, or individuals
and not under NASA control, and NASA is
not responsible for the information or
links you may find there. NASA provides
links to these sites merely as a convenience
and the presence of these links is not
a NASA endorsement of the sites. NASA
is not responsible for the information
collection practices of non-NASA sites.
Once you link to another site, you are
subject to the privacy policy of the new
site, and you should read that site's
policies on privacy and information collection. |