Thanks for visiting the Forward Edge II website and reviewing our privacy policy!
Our privacy policy is plain and simple. We collect NO personal information like
names or addresses when you visit our website. If you choose to provide that information
to us it is only used to fulfill your request for information.
We do collect some technical information when you visit to make your visit seamless.
The section below explains how we handle and collect technical information when
you visit our website.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you browse, read pages or download information on this website, we automatically
gather and store certain technical information about your visit. This information
never identifies who you are. The information we collect and store about your visit
is listed below:
- 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) and 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 website;
- The type of browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer) and operating system (Windows,
Unix) used to access our site;
- The date and time you access our site;
- The pages you visit; and
- If you linked to the Secret Service website from another website, the address of
that website.
This information is only used to help us make the site more useful for you. With
this data we learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology
our visitors use. We never track or record information about individuals and their
visits.
Cookies
The Secret Service website does not use enable 'cookies'.
If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information -- like filling out the Feedback
form with personal information and submitting it to us through the website -- we
use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you the information
you have requested. We only share the information you give us with another government
agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law.
We never create individual profiles or give it to any private organizations. The
Secret Service never collects information for commercial marketing.
Site Security
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to
all users, this government computer system employs commercial software programs
to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change
information, or otherwise cause damage.
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 guidelines. 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.
Secret Service Linking Policy
The Forward Edge II website links to many websites created and maintained by other
public and/or private organizations. The Secret Service provides these links as
a service to our users. When users link to an outside website, they are leaving
the Forward Edge II site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of
the owners/sponsors of the outside website(s).
Prohibitions
The Forward Edge II website will not link to any website that exhibits hate, bias
or discrimination. Furthermore, we reserve the right to deny or remove any link
that contains misleading information or unsubstantiated claims, or is determined
to be in conflict Secret Service mission or policies.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
The information posted on the Forward Edge II website includes hypertext links or
pointers to information created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations.
Secret Service provides these links and pointers solely for our users' information
and convenience. When users select a link to an outside website, they are leaving
the Forward Edge II site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of
the owners/sponsors of the outside website.
The Secret Service does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness
or completeness of information contained on a linked website.
The Secret Service does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites
and we do not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer.
The Secret Service does not and cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials
contained in linked websites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor
of the linked website.
The Secret Service is not responsible for transmissions users receive from linked
websites.
The Secret Service does not guarantee that outside websites comply with the requirements
of