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.