Youth Rights to Privacy
Introduction to Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting CDC‘s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) Web
site and for reviewing our privacy policy for children.
OSH is concerned about protecting children’s privacy. We
encourage parents and teachers to stay involved and in control of children’s
Internet explorations. It is important for parents to provide
guidance to their children relative to providing personal information
on-line. OSH encourages children to send e-mail messages to OSH if they
have questions about our Web site or need assistance with tobacco and health
information. If children request materials and include their names, e-mail
addresses, or home mailing addresses as part of their message, we are
careful to use that information solely to personally respond to them.
Providing that type of information is optional. We specifically ask
children to get their parents' permission before providing any information
online at our site or any other site. We hope parents will always be
involved in those decisions. Most importantly, when children provide
information through the OSH Kids Pages Web site, it is only used to enable
us to respond to the writer, and is not used to create profiles of any type.
Information Automatically Collected and Stored
When you browse through any Web site, certain personal information about
you may be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the
following information about your visit:
- Name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example,
aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or stanford.edu, if
you are connecting from Stanford University’s domain)
- Date and time of your visit
- Pages you visited
- Address of the Web site you visited prior to visiting the CDC
site
We use this information for statistical purposes only, and to help us
make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated
otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.
Requests for Copies—If You Send Us Personal Information…
You do not have to give us personal information to visit our Web site. If
you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through
an e-mail message, form, or survey, we will only maintain the information as
long as needed to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose
of the communication. However, some communications may be maintained, as
required by law, for historical purposes. These communications are protected
by the Privacy Act that restricts our use of them while permitting limited
disclosures. Now that you know that any information you send us will be
protected, you may proceed with copy requests.
Disclosure
OSH does not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personal information
about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement or statute.
Intrusion Detection
This site is maintained by the U.S. Government. It is protected by
various provisions of Title 18, U.S. Code. Violations of Title 18 are
subject to criminal prosecution in federal court.
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains
available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic to
identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise
cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, and
pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may
be used to help identify an individual.
Systems of Records
Information originally collected in traditional paper systems can be
submitted electronically (electronic commerce transactions and information
updates about eligibility benefits). Electronically submitted information is
maintained and destroyed pursuant to the Federal Records Act, and in some
cases may be subject to the Privacy Act. If information that you submit is
to be used in a Privacy Act system of records, there will be a Privacy Act
Notice provided.
Links to Other Sites
Our Web site has links to many other Web sites that may be educational.
We also link to private organizations where they have materials that might
be helpful to students. Once you link to another site, you are subject to
the privacy policy of the new site.
Page last reviewed 02/28/2007
Page last modified 02/28/2007
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