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Privacy Policy

The Applied Research Program respects the privacy of visitors to our Web sites. 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 US Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Cancer Institute, of which ARP 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.

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Links to Other Web Sites

Breastscreening.cancer.gov has links to many other Web sites, including some sites which are maintained by non-governmental organizations or private companies. The ARP is not responsible for the contents of any "off-site" Web page referenced from this server. Specifically:

  • The ARP 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 US Government or the ARP.
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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.

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Intrusion Detection

This site is maintained by the US Government. It is protected by various provisions of Title 18, US 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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