Privacy and Security Notice

  1. The Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS) is provided as a Navy-wide service by the Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Information Technology (ACNO-IT).
  2. Information presented on NFAAS is considered FOUO information and may not be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.
  3. Personal information on this system is protected under the Privacy Act Office of The U.S Department of The Navy.
    The authority for the collection of this information is listed in the Department of Defense Privacy Act Systems of Record Notice DPR 39 DOD dated 24 March 2010. more
  4. For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes. This government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
  5. 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.
  6. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration Guidelines. All data collection activities are in strict accordance with DoD Directive 5240.1 (reference(p)).
  7. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Cookie Disclaimer

NFAAS does not use persistent cookies, i.e., tokens that pass information back and forth from your machine to the server and remain after you close your browser. NFAAS does use session cookies, i.e., tokens that remain active only until you close your browser, in order to make this site easier for you to use and to operate the Single Sign On (SSO) authentication and authorization services.  No database of information obtained from these cookies is kept and when you close your browser, the cookie is deleted from your computer. NFAAS uses cookies in the following ways:

  1. Establish authentication and authorization to the NFAAS and various applications designated to the user;
  2. Provide personalized theme and content;
  3. Monitor account activity and idle times.

If you choose not to accept cookies the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System will not function properly, and you will be required to re-authenticate multiple times.  The help information in your browser software should provide you with instruction on how to enable cookies.