Olympic Coast Privacy Policy
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, for example by sending an e-mail or by
filling out a form and submitting it through our Web site, we use that information only to respond
to your message and to help us provide you with the information and services that you request.
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 a variety of purposes (e.g., comments on proposed rules,
license applications, to respond to requests for information about our regulations and policies
and to fill orders). 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.
Third-party Social Media Tools
We use third-party social networking/social media tools as a supplemental channel to promote
awareness of National Marine Sanctuaries activities, events, news, and information. Those tools
include:
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking website
where users can connect and interact with other people. We typically post something new on our wall
several times a week to keep you up-to-date with OCNMS news and information.
Please note that you are subject to
Facebook's privacy policy
when visiting our Facebook page.
YouTube
YouTube is a video sharing service. The videos we share on
YouTube are copies of those that appear in the
video gallery on the OCNMS website. Please
note that you are subject to YouTube's privacy
policy when visiting our YouTube page.
Google™ Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics, a third-party web measurement and customization technology as
defined and organized by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), "Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies"
(OMB M-10-22). Google Analytics places a small file on your computer, commonly called a "cookie,"
so that it can recognize your computer if you visit
olympiccoast.noaa.gov in the future. This cookie does
not collect personal identifying information. This is considered a Tier 2 service in the OMB guidance.
Google Analytics does not collect personally identifiable information through their
cookie and does not combine, match, or cross-reference olympiccoast.noaa.gov
information with any other information. Please review the provider’s privacy policy
for additional information,
http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.
Visitors who choose to disable this web measurement will still have full access to
olympiccoast.noaa.gov. While the details vary from browser to browsers, most modern
browsers can be set up to accept, reject, or request user intervention when a site
asks to set a cookie. Google Analytics uses a cookie that begins with: _utm
Google™ Earth/Google™ Maps
Google Maps and Google Earth map information and photographic imagery are used under license
by Google. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary data presented using Google Maps/Google Earth
are in the public domain and made available in open standard KML/KMZ format. The map information
and photographic imagery contain trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and
other distinctive brand features. This does not imply an endorsement of Google, Google Maps, or
Google Earth products or services by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Under the terms of
the license, you are permitted to copy or use the Google Maps/Google Earth images on your site so
long as Google Maps/Google Earth trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and
other distinctive brand features are not deleted or in any manner altered. Please note that you
are subject to
Google's privacy policy when
using this service.
Retention of Information
We destroy the information we collect when the purpose for which it was provided has been
fulfilled unless we are required to keep it longer by statute or official policy. 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.
Contact for page content: Carey Floyd