Center for Surface Combat Systems

Privacy Policy


Notice: This is a U.S Government Web Site

This is a World Wide Web site for official information about the Naval Education Training Command. It is provided as a public service by the Naval Education Training Command. The purpose is to provide information and news about the Naval Education Training Command to the general public. All information on this site is public domain and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this Web site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. 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.

Except for authorized law enforcement investigation and to maintain required correspondence files, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used to simply determine how many users are accessing the site, which pages are the most popular, and, from time to time, from which top level domain users are coming. This data is scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration guidelines.


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WARNING STATEMENT

This is a Department of Defense computer system. This computer system, including all related equipment, networks and network devices (specifically including Internet access), are provided only for authorized U. S. Government use. DoD computer systems may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, for management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability and operational security. Monitoring includes active attacks by authorized DoD entities to test or verify the security of this system. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied and used for authorized purposes. All information, including personal information, placed on or sent over this system may be monitored. Use of this DoD computer system, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to monitoring of this system. Unauthorized use may subject you to criminal prosecution. Evidence of unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for administrative, criminal or adverse action. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for these purposes.


LINK DISCLAIMER

Areas of this server link to other Web Information Systems providing security-related information which are operated by other government organizations, commercial firms, educational institutions, and private parties. We have no control over the information on those systems which may be objectionable or which may not otherwise conform to Department of Navy policies. Unless otherwise noted, some of the Sites listed within the pages of this server are provided by organizations outside the Navy Domain. These links are offered as a convenience and for informational purposes only. Their inclusion here does not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the Department of the Navy of any of the products, services, or opinions of the external providers. The Department of the Navy bears no responsibility for the accuracy or the content of external sites.


E-MAIL PRIVACY ADVISORY

By sending an electronic mail message (for example, an e-mail message addresed to the webmaster), you may be sending personal-identifying information. In these cases, we may retain the information as long as necessary to respond to your request or otherwise resolve the subject matter of your e-mail. Please be aware that email is not necessarily secure from interception or misdirection. For your own protection you may wish to communicate sensitive information using a method other then email.

Regardless of the information being transmitted to us, we will protect all such information consistent with applicable law including, but not limited to, the Privacy Act of 1974.


PRIVACY ACT ADVISORY

The sole reason for requesting personal identifiable information (PII) in this website is to allow you to provide feedback on training programs, request information regarding training programs, or request to attend a training course. PII provided by you will not be maintained in a system of records but will be used to respond to your inquiry or to provide you with the service associated with your request. Every effort will be made to protect your PII, including appropriate disposal, once action has been taken on your feedback/request.

Please be advised that this website is a public website and with limited security for submitting information. Do not use the website to transmit classified information.

Please also note that failure to provide certain PII, i.e., your contact information, via this website may result in your request not being processed. However, you may also contact our command via telephone. Please see our site contacts page for details.

Fraud, Waste and Abuse or Criminal Activity:

If your e-mail message relates to fraud, waste, and abuse; criminal activity; or terrorism, your e-mail message will be forwarded to the appropriate officals for action.