Privacy Policy

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WAC Web Site Privacy Policy:

The Department of Commerce does not collect personally identifiable information (e.g., name, address, phone number, e-mail address) from web site visitors without the users consent. Even then, any such information given is used only to respond to inquiries, comments and requests, and for aggregated statistics.  This site does not collect information through the use of cookies.

Please see Web Measurement and Customization Technologies Policy.

Server Log Information:

When you visit our site we automatically collect only the following information.

    • The name of the domain (for example,"xyzfirm.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you are connecting from a university's domain);
    • The IP address from which you access our Web site;
    • The type of browser and operating system used to access our site
    • The date and time you accessed it;
    • The Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to us; and
    • The pages you visit.

We capture this information to provide better services to our visitors. For example, we use the browser information to improve the functionality and format our Web pages.

E-Mail: If you send us an email, we use your return email address to respond to you. Users are reminded that email is not necessarily secure against interception.

Forms: If you use our Web form to contact us, we capture only the information you provide.

Retention: We retain the information we get from you for up to 30 days.

Sharing: We do not share any of the information you provide with agencies outside of the Department of Commerce.

Protection of Information: Information we collect from this Web site is protected from disclosure to the maximum extent of the law.

Links to Other Sites: Links to Web sites outside of the Department of Commerce do not constitute an endorsement by our agency. These links are for convenience only. The user is responsible for evaluating web content obtained from other sites and should also review their privacy policies.

Security, Intrusion, and Detection: Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to this Web site or its users, are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under applicable law. All users are subject to having their activities monitored and recorded by authorized personnel. If such monitoring discloses evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, the results of the monitoring may be made available to appropriate officials for possible prosecution.

Department of Commerce Web Advisory Council (WAC)
U.S. Department of Commerce

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Page last updated September 29, 2011