Privacy, Security, and Disclaimers
Privacy
Here is how we handle information about your visit to our Web
site:
A. Information Collected and Stored Automatically
If you visit our site to read or download information, we collect
and store the following information about your visit:
– The name of the Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if
you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if
you are connecting from a university's domain) and the IP address
(a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when
you are using the Internet) from which you access our site;
– The type of browser and operating system used to
access our site;
– The date and time you access our site;
– The Internet address of the Web site from which you
linked directly to our site; and
– The pages you visit and the information you request.
This information is primarily collected for statistical analysis
and technical improvements to the site. This government computer
system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which
may be 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. In certain
circumstances, however, we may take additional steps to identify
you based on this information and we may share this information,
including your identity, with other government agencies.
B. If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information, such
as by sending an e-mail or by filling out a form and submitting
it through our Web site, we will use that information to respond
to your message or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication.
Remember that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception.
If your communication is sensitive or includes personal information
you may prefer to send it by postal mail instead.
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 personal information, such as on
an online form, you may be given more specific guidance as to
how your personal information may be used.
Electronically submitted information is maintained and destroyed
according to the principles of the Federal Records Act and the
regulations and records schedules of the National Archives and
Records Administration, and in some cases may be covered by the
Privacy Act and subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
C. 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"). The Department's
Web site and its component sites do not use persistent cookies.
One or more of the Department's component sites may use session
cookies to provide streamlined navigation throughout their
sites. These session cookies are deleted from the component's
server soon after your session ends and are not collected or
saved.
Security
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. Anyone using this system expressly consents to
such monitoring and is advised that 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 by law, including the Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure
Protection Act of 1996.
Disclaimers
OJJDP tries to keep the information on this Web site timely
and accurate, but we cannot guarantee either. Errors brought
to our attention will be corrected as soon as possible.
Some of the documents on this Web site contain live references,
or pointers, to information created and maintained by other organizations.
Please note that we do not control and cannot guarantee the relevance,
timeliness, accuracy, or even the existence of these outside
materials.
The information available on this Web site has been composed
in a manner thought to be compatible with client software likely
to be used to access the server. The final appearance of the
documents, however, is dependent on the client software as implemented
at the user's Web site. User feedback on the appearance of information
across various clients is appreciated.
The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily
reflect those of the United States Government.
Reference herein to any specific commercial products, processes,
or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise
does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation,
or favoring by the United States Government.
Copyright Status
The United States Government retains a non-exclusive, irrevocable,
and royalty-free license to publish or reproduce these documents
for U.S. Government purposes, or to allow others to do so.
These documents may be freely distributed and used for noncommercial,
scientific, and educational purposes. Commercial use of the documents
available from this server may be protected under U.S. and foreign
copyright laws. If you wish to publish or reproduce these documents
for commercial purposes, please e-mail us your request.
Individual documents on this server may have different copyright
conditions, and that fact will be noted with those documents.
Accessibility
If any information on this site is not accessible to you due to a disability,
please contact
us. Please provide the location (URL) of the requested information, the
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