Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting our HHS web site and for reviewing our
Privacy Policy.
Our policy is clear:
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.
(NOTE: For information on the Medical Privacy Rule, please go to www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/.)
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 of the web site you came from when you came to visit.
We use this information for statistical purposes 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.
Voluntarily Submitted Information
We only maintain/collect User ID and password as a means to
enable the
government to contact companies to discuss product information
that has been
submitted through the MedicalCountermeasures.gov and as a way of
maintaining
security controls as required by federal law.
Any information you supply on comment forms, forum registration,
meeting
request forms, and other submissions to MedicalCountermeasures.gov
is provided
by you voluntarily. Any information voluntarily submitted to
MedicalCountermeasures.gov may be provided to participating
Federal agencies to
manage requests for meetings and to respond to such requests.
Government agency
representatives with a direct interest in meeting with a company
shall have
access to such information. Information within the request
submission is kept on
a temporary basis until no longer needed as determined by the
Government. We may
share your information with our contractors, acting on our behalf,
such as site
administrators, who are subject to contractual confidentiality
requirements. In
other circumstances, including requests from Congress, we may be
required by law
to disclose the information you provide.
Disclosure
HHS 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.
There are not any known privacy risks to the web site beyond
basic function.
The system is designed such that there is no disclosure of
restricted
information to non-meeting participants. Data is encrypted.
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.