Privacy Policy

Information we collect from SunWise Program participants

When you register to participate in the SunWise Program, we (EPA) save the information you provide in a private database. If you or your students report UV Index or UV intensity measurements to our web site, we store those values in a database. As discussed in our general privacy and security notice, we collect minimal information about your Internet connection and Web browser when you visit our Web site.

How we protect the information

We do not disclose your personal information or share it with anyone outside the SunWise Program, except as required by law.

How we use the information

We use your information to send you SunWise educational materials and to compile demographic summaries of SunWise Program participants.

UV values that you or your students report may be displayed in a table at our web site, by you or anyone who knows your SunWise class ID. The table does not identify the person who reported the UV values, but it does include your school or organization name and location.

In addition, we may:

• Mention the names of schools and organizations that participate in the SunWise Program (but not the names of participants)
• Share summarized demographic information with other EPA programs or other government agencies
• Create a mailing list to notify you of changes in the Program and materials

Our authorization to collect information

The public reporting and record-keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to or for a federal agency. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. To comment on this collection (OMB control number 2060-0439) contact the Director, Collection Strategies Division (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. OAR-2003-0070. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID No. OAR-2003-0070 and OMB control number (2060-0439) in any correspondence.