OSTIblog : Legal

About this blog

The mission of the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) is to advance science and sustain technological creativity by making R&D findings available and useful to Department of Energy (DOE) researchers and the American people. Through its websites and other online resources, OSTI offers broad public access to a wide range of scientific and technical information.

General Disclaimer

OSTI provides external links solely for our readers’ information and convenience. When readers select a link to an external website, they are leaving the osti.gov site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the external website.

OSTI:

Does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked website.

Does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites or the views they express or the products/services they offer.

Cannot and does not authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked website.

Is not responsible for transmissions users receive from linked websites.

Does not guarantee that external websites comply with Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the Rehabilitation Act.

Blog Comment Policy:

Only comments that comply with this blog use policy will be approved for posting.

The use of vulgar, offensive, threatening or harassing language is prohibited.

Blog public comments should be limited to comments related to the posted topic. The blog is not the proper place to express opinions or beliefs not directly related to that topic.

The blog is not open to comments promoting or opposing any person campaigning for election to a political office or promoting or opposing any ballot proposition.

The blog is not open to the promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial transaction.

Communications made through the blog’s e-mail and messaging system will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to OSTI or employees of OSTI for any purpose.

This blog use policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time to ensure its continued use is consistent with its intended purpose as a limited forum.

Security

For website security 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, deny service, otherwise cause damage or access non-public information. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the United States criminal code (18 U.S.C. 1030). Information regarding possible violations of law may be provided to law enforcement officials.

Copyright Information

Links to OSTI blogs are welcomed. Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the OSTI blogs are in the public domain and may be copied and distributed without permission.

If a copyright is indicated on a video, photo, graphic, or other material, permission to copy these materials must be obtained from the original source. For photos without captions or with only partial captions, hold your cursor over the photo to view the “alt tag” for any copyright information. Please note that photos on this website, posted by commentators, may be copyrighted.

Privacy Notice

For blog management, usage information is collected for statistical purposes. OSTI blogs use software programs to create summary statistics for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest or identifying system performance or problem areas. The following is the type of information collected about your visit to the blogs: the name of the Internet domain from which you access OSTI blogs and the date and time that you access the blog. If you choose to provide us with personal information in an email message, we use it only to respond to your email.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, OSTI uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and subject to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and Title 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 and 1030. Information also may be used for authorized law enforcement investigations.

Except for the above purposes, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.

External Linking Policy

Osti.gov/ostiblog contains hyperlinks to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. Such links should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.

OSTI officers continually review the external links for their ongoing value to the issues and topics presented within OSTI blogs.

This blog does not represent official U.S. Department of Energy communications. The Office of Scientific and Technical Information manages this blog as a portal for information. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.