The privacy of visitors to our site is of utmost importance to VCS. We collect no personal information about you when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, we do collect and store certain information automatically. Here is how we handle information about your visit to our web site.
What we Collect and Store Automatically
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:
- The IP address (an IP address is a number that is assigned to each computer connected to the Intranet / Internet) from which you access our web site.
- The date and time you access our web site.
- The pages you visit.
If You Send Us E-mail
You may choose to provide us with personal information, as when you send e-mail with a comment or question about our site. We use the information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. Sometimes we forward your e-mail to other VCS offices that may be better able to assist you. Except for authorized law enforcement or VCS / VA investigations / official inquiries, we do not share our e-mail with any other outside organizations.
Links to Other Sites
Our web site has links to other private and federal web sites. When you link to another site, you are no longer on our site and are then subject to the privacy policy of the new site.
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