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PRIVACY POLICY

This policy covers user privacy, system security, and SD Mold Inspection information collection practices. This Privacy Policy Statement applies only to the SD Mold Inspection web site. Information presented on these pages is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

 

 

Site Management Data

For each HTTP (which is what your Web browser generates when you request a page or part of a page from a Web site) request received, we collect and store only the following information:

  • the date and time

  • the originating IP address

  • the type of browser and operating system used (if provided by the browser)

  • the URL of the referring page (if provided by the browser)

  • the object requested

  • completion status of the request

  • pages visited

 

We use the information that we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different areas of our sites, and to help us make our sites more useful to visitors. This includes analyzing these logs periodically to determine the traffic through our servers, the number of pages served, and the level of demand for pages and topics of interest. The logs may be preserved indefinitely and used at any time and in any way necessary to prevent security breaches and to ensure the integrity of the data on our servers.

 

The use of "cookies"

To better serve our visitors, we use technology to track new and returning visitors actions while on the website. These small files are commonly referred to as "cookies." Our cookies don't not contain any personally-identifiable information.

Cookies are small files that Web servers place on a user's hard drive. They can serve several functions:

  • they allow the Web site to identify you as a previous visitor each time you access a site;

  • they track what information you view at a site (important to the Department of Commerce to ensure visitors find what they are looking for);

  • in the more advanced cases they track your movements through many Web sites but not the whole Web;

  • businesses use them for customer convenience to allow them to produce a list of items to buy and pay for them all at one time and to garner information about what individuals are buying at their sites;

  • advertisers use them to determine the effectiveness of their marketing and offer insights into consumer preferences and tastes by collecting data from many Web sites; and

  • they can be used to help a Web site tailor screens for each customer's preference.

We will retain data the technology makes available only as long as required by law, or specific program need as specified by the National Archives and Records Administration’s General Records Schedule 20, which pertains to Electronic Records or other approved records schedule as applicable.

If you are concerned about the potential use of the information gathered from your computer by cookies, you can set your browser to prompt you before it accepts a cookie. You can remove or block the use of web measurement and customization technologies by changing the setting of your browser to block cookies as described at https://www.usa.gov/optout_instructions.shtml.

 

How e-mail is handled

We use the information you send us by e-mail only for the purpose for which it is submitted (e.g., to answer a question, to send information). In addition, if you do choose to provide information, it is only used to respond to your request (e.g., addressing a package to send you pamphlets or booklets) or to provide a service you are requesting (e.g., email notifications). Information we receive by e-mail is disclosed to the public only pursuant to the laws and policies governing the dissemination of information.

 

 

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 to the information on our Web sites. 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. 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 General Schedule 20.

 

Your Rights Under the Privacy Act

Privacy Act Reference Materials and NOAA Freedom Of Information Act.

 

Dispute Resolution

If for some reason you believe this site has not adhered to these principles, please notify Joshua Leviton by e-mail at sdmoldinspection@gmail.com. If our web pages are not fully in compliance with our stated policies, they will be corrected.

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