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Legal InformationThe concept of online privacy includes the right to decide what personal information you choose to submit online, and how that information will be used, if at all. To protect user privacy, GPO follows Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recommendations and other suggestions regarding Internet privacy policy for Federal Government Web sites. In doing so, we strive to make users aware of the kinds of information we collect from them, explaining why we collect that information, how we use it, and whether it will be shared with others. Information Collected AutomaticallyWhen users surf the GPO Web site or hosted Federal Web sites, GPO collects the following data for statistical purposes only:
We use these statistics to make improvements to GPO.gov, not to identify individual users or their searches. We do not enable cookies to monitor usage or to gather users' personal information. Information Collected via Correspondence with GPO Definitions Encryption: Encryption technology ensures the protection of personal information via private, secure transactions. View encryption information for the U.S. Government Online Bookstore. Security In the case that suspicious activity of this sort arises, a user's personal information may be tracked to identify a possible threat. This is the only reason that GPO will ever collect personal information and/or monitor user activity without asking permission or giving prior notice. Note: To assist users in finding official Government information, we provide links to other Web sites. Once users have left gpo.gov and entered another site, they are subject to the policies and legal notices on that site. Copyright Status Notice Some photographs in major banners and navigation headings are commercially licensed and cannot be reproduced, published or otherwise used. GPO Privacy Program The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) places a high priority on protecting information in identifiable form that is collected, used, maintained, and disseminated by the Agency. For additional information, go to GPO Privacy Program. |