We are committed to the privacy of our visitors. We collect no personal information about you
when you visit our Web site unless you choose to provide that information to us.
Here is how we handle information about your visit to our Web site:
Information Collected and Stored Automatically: If you do nothing during your visit but browse
through the Web site, read pages or download information, we will gather and store certain
information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally.
We automatically collect and store information like the following concerning your visit.
- The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account,
or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain);
- Your IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer
whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our Web site;
- The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
- The date and time you access our site;
- The pages you visit; and
- If you linked to our Web site from another Web site, the address of that Web site.
We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors—to learn about the
number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use.
Information Protection
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users,
this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify
unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. If such
monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, such evidence may be provided
to appropriate law enforcement officials. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information
on this server are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act or other law.
Information That You Voluntarily Provide
We do not collect personally-identifiable information unless you choose to provide it to us.
If you provide us with personally identifiable information by renewing a permit, filling out a
feedback form, or reporting landings and submitting it through our Web site, we use that information
respond to your request to help us provide you with the information and services that you request and
to manage the Fisheries. Submitting voluntary information constitutes your consent to the use of the
information for the stated purpose. When a user clicks the "Submit" button on any of the Web forms
found on our site they are indicating voluntary consent to use of the information they submit for the
stated purpose. We do not collect or use information for commercial marketing.
How Information is Used
The information we collect is used for Fisheries management and to provide requested services or
support to you. We make every effort to disclose clearly how information is used at the point where
it is collected so that our users can determine for themselves whether they wish to provide the
information.
Sharing of Information
We may share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates
to that agency. In other limited circumstances, such as responses to requests from Congress and
private individuals, we may be required by law to disclose information you submit. Before you submit
personally identifiable information, such as on an online form, you will be advised as to the purpose
and how the information will be used.
Retention of Information
Electronically submitted information is maintained and destroyed according to the principles of
the Federal Records Act and the regulations and records schedules approved by the National Archives
and Records Administration, and in some cases information submitted to us may become an agency record
and therefore might be subject to a Freedom of Information Act request.
Links to Other Sites
This site may have links to the Web sites of other federal agencies. There may be links to private
organizations, with their permission. Once you go to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy
of the new site. It is always a good idea to read the Privacy Policy of any Web site that you visit.
Cookies
"Cookies" are small bits of text that are either used for the duration of a session ("session cookies"),
or saved on a user's hard drive in order to identify that user, or information about that user, the next
time the user logs on to a Web site ("persistent cookies"). This Web site does not use persistent cookies
or any other persistent tracking technology. One or more of our component sites may use session cookies to
provide streamlined navigation. These session cookies are deleted from the component's server after your
session ends and information from them is not collected or saved.
Interaction with Children
This Web site may offer educational content to children under 13. No personally identifiable information
is collected from them unless voluntarily submitted as a request for information or services. The information
collected is used to respond to user inquiries or to provide services requested by our users.
Your Rights Under the Privacy Act
More information about the Privacy Act can be found at the following off-site link.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/fed_prog/foia/foia.htm