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SAMHSA Privacy Policy

SAMHSA Policy

Thank you for visiting our SAMHSA (HHS) web site and for reviewing our Privacy Policy. This is a privacy policy for http://www.samhsa.gov and the following SAMHSA funded sites:

508.samhsa.gov
allmentalhealth.samhsa.gov
ars.samhsa.gov
asyouage.samhsa.gov
atr.samhsa.gov
bblocks.samhsa.gov
buprenorphine.samhsa.gov
coce.samhsa.gov / coocurring.samhsa.gov
csap-data.samhsa.gov
Csapdcc.samhsa.gov 
csapdccc-csams.samhsa.gov 
csat.samhsa.gov
datm.samhsa.gov
dawninfo.samhsa.gov
dpt.samhsa.gov 
drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov / oas.samhsa.gov
drugfreeworkplace.samhsa.gov / workplace.samhsa.gov
dwp.samhsa.gov
Epidcc.samhsa.gov
family.samhsa.gov / parentingispreveniton.samhsa.gov
fascenter.samhsa.gov / fasdcenter.samhsa.gov
findtreatment.samhsa.gov
gainscenter.samhsa.gov
getfit.samhsa.gov
GrantsTraining.samhsa.gov / grantsplanning.samhsa.gov
hablemos.samhsa.gov
hipaa.samhsa.gov
international.samhsa.gov  
kap.samhsa.gov
kap-elearning.samhsa.gov
mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
mentalhealthaids.samhsa.gov
mentalhealthcommission.gov
methprevention.samhsa.gov  
mhbg.samhsa.gov
modelprograms.samhsa.gov
nac.samhsa.gov
NationalOutcomeMeasures.samhsa.gov
ncadi.samhsa.gov 
ncadistore.samhsa.gov
ncsacw.samhsa.gov
nmhicstore.samhsa.gov
nrchmi.samhsa.gov
nrepp.samhsa.gov / nationalregistry.samhsa.gov
nuestrasaludmental.samhsa.gov
PartnersForRecovery.samhsa.gov / pfr.samsha.gov
pathprogram.samhsa.gov
pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov
prevention.samhsa.gov / csap.samhsa.gov
preventionpathways.samhsa.gov
preventionplatform.samhsa.gov / preventiondss.samhsa.gov / prevtech.samhsa.gov / preventiondss.org
preventiontraining.samhsa.gov
rcsp.samhsa.gov
recoverymonth.gov
refugeewellbeing.samhsa.gov
rhti.samhsa.gov
riskcommunication.samhsa.gov
samhsa.gov
samhsa-gpratrn.samhsa.gov
sbirt.samhsa.gov
sims.samhsa.gov
sshs.samhsa.gov
stopalcoholabuse.gov
StopStigma.samhsa.gov
strategicplan.samhsa.gov
systemsofcare.samhsa.gov
teachin.samhsa.gov
tie.samhsa.gov
toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov
whatadifference.samhsa.gov
workplace.samhsa.gov / drugfeeworkplace.samhsa.gov
wwwdasis.samhsa.gov

Contact Information

Our homepage on the Internet is located at http://www.samhsa.gov/

SAMHSA Office of Communications
1 Choke Cherry Rd.
Rockville, MD 20857
USA

You may contact us by e-mail at Jeanette.Hite@samhsa.hhs.gov or Sam.Ackley@samhsa.hhs.gov.
You may contact us by phone at 240-276-2130 or 240-276-1127.

Dispute Resolution

All disputes will be resolved based on the US Privacy Act of 1974 (http://www.usdoj.gov/foia/privstat.htm)

Disputes will be handled by applicable law
Applicable law will act as dictated by law.

Data Collection

When visiting Web sites certain information about you and your computer can sometimes be collected. This section explains what information SAMHSA collects, and how it is used.

We collect the following information about our visitors:

  • dynamic.clickstream data
  • dynamic.http data
  • dynamic.clientevents data
  • dynamic.searchtext data
  • dynamic.miscdata data

We collect this information for the following reasons

  • Completion and Support of Current Activity
  • Web Site and System Administration
  • Research and Development
  • Pseudonymous Analysis

We collect no information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored (see below), when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide that information to us. 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.

Cookies

We do not use persistent cookies on our Web sites.

We collect no information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored (see below), when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide that information to us.

Data Retention Policy

Any information that is automatically collected and stored by SAMHSA is retained for business purposes only. For a list of the information we collect, please see read the next section.

Information Automatically Collected and Stored

When you browse through any web site, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:
  • the 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);
  • the date and time of your visit;
  • the pages you visited; and
  • the address (URL) of the web site you came from when you came to visit.

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.

Personally Provided Information

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our web sites.

If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through an e-mail message, form, survey, etc., 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, all communications addressed to the HHS Secretary or the HHS Webmaster are maintained, as required by law, for historical purposes. These communications are archived on a monthly basis, but are also protected by the Privacy Act which restricts our use of them, yet permits certain disclosures.

Disclosure

SAMHSA 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, i.e., 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.

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Last Update: 1/14/2009