Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy & Disclaimers
The Clinical Genetics Branch (CGB) respects the privacy of visitors
to our Web site. We collect a limited amount of information on usage
of the Web site for statistical purposes, in order to measure the number
of visitors to the various sections of our site and to help us make
our site more useful to visitors.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the NCI, of which CGB is a part, do not disclose, give, sell,
or transfer any personal information about your visit unless required
by law to do so.
If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself
through an e-mail message, form, survey, etc., we will only maintain
the identifying information as long as needed to respond to your question.
Our research nurses and study management team work for a private company
named Westat, which has been contracted for research assistance and
will view the e-mails from this site.
Links to Other Web sites
Breastimaging.cancer.gov has links to many other Web sites, including
some sites that are maintained by non-governmental organizations or
private companies. The CGB is not responsible for the contents of any
"off-site" Web page referenced from this server. Specifically:
- The CGB cannot guarantee the privacy or security of information
you provide to these other Web sites. You should review their privacy
policies as well if you have concerns.
- Reference in this Web site to any specific commercial products,
process, service, manufacturer, or company does not constitute endorsement
or recommendation by the U.S. Government or the CGB.
Information Disclaimer
The information provided using this Web site is only intended to be
general summary information to the public. It is not intended to take
the place of either the written law or regulations.
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.
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