This web site is part of a Federal computer system used to accomplish Federal functions.
The Department of Energy monitors 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 (Pub. L. 104-294),
(18 U.S.C. 1030), 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. However, we collect
and store certain information automatically. What we collect and store
automatically is:
- the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you
access the Internet (i.e. 123.456.789.012) whether yours individually or
provided as a proxy by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- the date and time you access our site
- the pages you peruse (recorded by the text and graphics files that
compose that page)
- and, the Internet address of the Website from which you linked
directly to our site.
We use the summary statistics to help us make our site more useful to visitors, such as assessing what information is of most and least interest to visitors, and for other purposes such as determining the site's technical design specifications and identifying system performance or problem areas.
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.
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.