CSIRO Privacy Statement Personal information collected by CSIRO Australia is treated as confidential and is protected by the Privacy Act 1988. Personal information is information relating to an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion provided. Site Visit Data This site is operated by CSIRO without the use of an external service provider. When visiting this site, a record of your visit is logged. The following information is recorded for statistical purposes and is used by CSIRO to help improve the site. The following information is supplied by your browser: • the user's server address • the user's operating system (for example Windows, Mac etc) • the user's top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc) • the date and time of the visit to the site • the pages accessed and the documents downloaded • the previous site visited • the type of browser used. No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the Internet Service Provider's logs. Collection of Personal Information When you e-mail us: • we will record your e-mail address • we will only use your e-mail address for the purpose for which you provided it • it will not be added to a mailing list • we will not use your e-mail address for any other purpose • we will not disclose it without your consent except where CSIRO may be required by law to disclose certain information. Should you decide to use an online form, such as one used by CSIRO Enquiries: • we will record your name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number, occupation, company, area of interest and other personal information provided • we will only use this information for the purpose for which you provided it • the information will not be added to a mailing list • we will not disclose this information without your consent except where CSIRO may be required by law to disclose certain information. We will, at your request, provide you with access to any information which we have collected about you through this website in accordance with Information Privacy Principle 6, Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). To gain access to this information you should contact us (see details below). If you believe that any information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date, please contact us and we will revise the relevant information in accordance with Information Privacy Principle 7, Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Cookies A cookie is a text string that is included with Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests and responses. Cookies are used to maintain state information as you navigate different pages on a web site or return to the web site at a later time. Cookies cannot be used to execute code (run programs) or deliver viruses to your computer. Persistent vs. Session Cookies Cookies are either stored in memory (session cookies) or placed on your hard disk (persistent cookies). CSIRO.au does not use persistent cookies. How to Access Cookies Settings in your Browser You have the ability to enable or disable cookies, or have Internet Explorer or Netscape prompt you before accepting cookies. Note that disabling cookies may prevent some web services from working correctly, and disabling cookies does not make you anonymous or prevent web sites from tracking your browsing habits. HTTP requests still include information about where you came from (HTTP Referer), your IP address, browser version, operating system, and other information (see Site Visit Data above). Internet Explorer 1. In Internet Explorer, click Internet Options on the Tools menu, and then click the Security tab. 2. Click the Web content zone you want, and then click Custom Level. 3. Under Cookies , click the options you want, click OK , and then click OK. Netscape 1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences. 2. Click the Advanced category. 3. Click one of the radio buttons in the Cookies section. Important: In most cases, "Accept all cookies" is the best choice. The second button means that your computer will not send a cookie to a server that did not originate it. 4. If you want to be notified when Communicator accepts a cookie, check "Warn me before accepting a cookie." Security of Information Your personal information will not be released unless the law requires or permits it or your permission is given. We provide a secure environment and a reliable system but you should be aware that there may be inherent risks associated with the transmission of information via the Internet. For those who do not wish to use the Internet, CSIRO provides alternative ways of obtaining and providing information. Who to contact The CSIRO contact on privacy matter is: Ms Rosemary Caldwell FOI, Privacy Coordinator Phone: 61 2 6276 6123 Fax: 61 2 6276 6437 Email: Rosemary.Caldwell@csiro.au ________________________________________ CSIRO Corporate Centre Limestone Avenue Campbell ACT 2612 Australia PO Box 225 Dickson ACT 2602 Australia NASA Privacy Policy This notice provides NASA's policy regarding the nature, purpose, use and sharing of any information collected via this Web site. The information you provide on a NASA Web site will be used only for its intended purpose. We will protect your information consistent with the principles of the Privacy Act, the e-Government act of 2002, the Federal Records Act, and as applicable, the Freedom of Information Act. Submitting information is strictly voluntary. By doing so, you are giving NASA your permission to use the information for the intended purpose. If you do not want to give NASA permission to use your information, simply do not provide it. However, not providing certain information may result in NASA's inability to provide you with the information or services you desire. There are several types of information we collect. These include: • Automatically Collected Information • Information Collected for Tracking and Customization (Cookies) • Personal Information • Information from Children NASA will only share your information with another government agency if it relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. We may share information with private organizations as part of a service that provides NASA.gov users with increased capabilities or functionality on the site. NASA never creates individual profiles. Automatically Collected Information We collect and temporarily store certain technical information about your visit for use in site management and security purposes. This information includes: The Internet domain from which you access our Web site (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from an educational domain); The IP address (a unique number for each computer connected to the Internet) from which you access our Web site; The type of browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer) used to access our site; The operating system (Windows, Unix) used to access our site; The date and time you access our site; The URLs of the pages you visit; Your username, if it was used to log in to the Web site; and If you visited this NASA Web site from another Web site, the URL of the forwarding site. This information is only used to help us make our 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. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are retained temporarily as required for security and site management purposes only. Information Collected for Tracking and Customization (Cookies) A cookie is a small file that a Web site transfers to your computer to allow it to remember specific information about your session while you are connected. Your computer will only share the information in the cookie with the Web site that provided it, and no other Web site can request it. There are two types of cookies, session and persistent. Session cookies last only as long as your Web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the cookie disappears. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for longer periods of time. NASA Web sites may use session cookies for technical purposes such as to enable better navigation through the site, or to allow you to customize your preferences for interacting with the site. A few NASA Web sites may also make use of persistent cookies to remember you between visits so, for example, you can save your customized preference settings for future visits. Each NASA site using persistent cookies identifies itself as doing so. If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on your machine, you can turn them off in your browser. However, this may affect the functioning of some NASA Web sites. Providing Information to Third Parties NASA may share information with private organizations as part of a service that provides NASA users with increased capabilities or functionality on the site. On www.nasa.gov, the "Share" function at the top of each page is provided by a third party, AddThis. This firm collects information on visitors who use this feature to share NASA content on their Facebook pages, Twitter feeds or other social media or social networking sites. As noted in their privacy policy AddThis uses this information for its own business purposes, including marketing the information to other parties. AddThis does not collect information from users who do not use the feature. Personal Information If you choose to provide us with personal information, through such methods as completing a form or sending us an email, we will use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you the information or services you have requested. Remember that email isn't necessarily secure. You should never send sensitive or personal information like your Social Security number in an email. Use postal mail or secure Web sites instead. Some of our Web sites ask visitors who request specific information to fill out a registration form. For example, vendors looking for marketing opportunities by visiting our NASA Acquisition Internet Service site may be asked to register to obtain email notices of business opportunities. Other information collected at Web sites through questionnaires, feedback forms, or other means, enables us to determine visitors' interests, with the goal of providing better service to our customers. Interaction with Children The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) governs information gathering online from or about children under the age of 13. Verifiable consent from a child's parent or guardian is required before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from a child under the age of 13. We collect no information about you or your child, other than that detailed in the previous section, when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide information to us. When a NASA Web site needs to collect information about a child under 13 years old, COPPA required information and instructions will be provided by the specific Web page that collects information about the child. The Web page will specify exactly what the information will be used for, who will see it, and how long it will be kept. There are several exceptions that permit collection of a child's email address without receiving parental consent in advance: To provide the parents with notice and to seek consent for communications with the child. Note: this may require collection of the parent's email address as well. To respond to a one time request from a child. To respond more than once to a child's request; i.e., subscription to a newsletter. However, parental consent is required prior to the second communication. To protect the safety of a child who is participating on the site; i.e., in a chat room. To protect the site or to respond to law enforcement; i.e., in the case of a Web site compromise. Personal information about children under 13 years of age may be needed to respond to his/her communication to us, such as to receive a poster or to acquire information for a school project. Personal information about your child will be destroyed immediately upon completion of its intended purpose. On rare occasions, it may be determined that a communication from a child under 13 years old should be maintained for historical purposes. Should such an occasion occur, NASA will obtain the necessary consent from the child's parent. Finally, we provide many on-line tools and services in support of NASA's mission. A child under 13 years old may inadvertently provide personal information to one of these services. If this should happen, the information about the child will be deleted immediately upon discovery. Web Site Security Notice For site security purposes and to ensure that this Web service remains available to all users, this Government computer system employs software programs that monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information,. 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 NASA servers are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law, including under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996. Accessibility Statement We continually strive to ensure the pages on this Web site are accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you have any difficulty viewing any page with adaptive technology, please contact the webmaster for this site, or the Center Section 508 Coordinator. Documents on NASA Web sites are presented in many formats. These formats are generally accessible to users using screen reading software. Some files on this Web site may be posted as Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Adobe provides their Acrobat Reader software as a free download. Linking Policy and Disclaimer of Endorsement NASA links to many Web sites created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. NASA provides links to these sites as a service to our users. The presence of a link is not a NASA endorsement of the site. When users follow a link to an outside Web site, they are leaving NASA and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside Web site(s). NASA is not responsible for the information collection practices of non-NASA sites.