Privacy
What personal information about customers does NIDDK gather?
When you visit catalog.niddk.nih.gov, we store only the following: the domain name from which you access the Internet, the date and time of your visit, and the Internet address of the website from which you direct-linked to our site. This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our site and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. We do not attempt to associate this information with individual users.
We will not obtain information that will allow us to personally identify you when you visit our site unless you choose to provide such information to us. When you place an order at catalog.niddk.nih.gov, we store your order and shipping address information so that we can fulfill your order. When you send us an email, we temporarily store the question and the email address so that we can respond electronically.
Does NIDDK share the information it receives?
The information you provide will not be released, disclosed, sold, or transferred to any outside source unless required for law enforcement or by statute.
How secure is information about me?
We work to protect the security of your ordering information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input.
We reveal only the last five digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing.
Be sure to close your browser completely when you are finished with your order to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your personal information.
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.
Questions about NIH privacy policies should be sent to the NIDDK Privacy Act Liaison.
For more information about site policies see Online Ordering Policies.
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