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At
the FAA, we recognize the importance of privacy to our web site
visitors. This privacy policy explains what type of information
is collected from you when you visit, and how the FAA uses it.
Information
Collected and Stored Automatically
When you visit the FAA Web site, we use automated tools to log
information about each visit. We process this information in the
aggregate to determine site performance issues, such as popular
pages, most frequently downloaded forms, and other site performance
characteristics. This information does not identify you personally.
We do not track or record information about individuals and their
visits
The
specific data we collect are:
1. The Internet domain (example: www.columbia.edu) and the
assigned Internet protocol (IP) address. IP address is a number
that is assigned to your computer when you are surfing the Web).
2. The type of browser and operating system used to access our
site;
3. The date and time you access our site;
4. The pages that are viewed, and paths that are taken through
the Web site.
This
aggregated log data is processed by software tool. The raw log
data is retained for three months, and is then destroyed.
About
Web "Cookies"
On some FAA Web pages, "session " cookies are utilized
to enhance and improve your visit. "Session" cookies"
expire when you close your Web browser. On those Web pages that
use "persistent cookies", an advisory is posted on that
page, informing you what information is being collected, why it
is being collected, and how it is being used.
Information
Collected from E-mail and Web Forms
You can contact us by postal mail, telephone, or electronically,
via an on-line form. Please do not send information that you would
not want a third party to read. For example, please do not send
your Social Security number or credit card information, as it
is unlikely this data is needed to respond to your e-mail. The
FAA may share the information that you provide to us via e-mail
within the agency to respond to your queries, but we do not provide
e-mail information to anyone unless required by law to do so.
We will not collect or sell your information for commercial purposes.
Links
to Other Sites
Our Website has links to many other federal agencies. In a few
cases we link to private organizations, with their permission.
Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy
policy of the new site. This website and the information it contains
are provided as a public service by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). This system is monitored to ensure proper operation, to
verify the functioning of applicable security features, and for
comparable purposes. Anyone using this system expressly consents
to such monitoring. Unauthorized attempts to modify any information
stored on this systems, to defeat or circumvent security features,
or to utilize this system for other than its intended purposes
are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.
Restriction
of Liability
The FAA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy,
completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this website and
expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the
contents of this website. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed
or statutory, including but not limited to warranties of non-infringement
of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect
to the contents of this website or its hyperlinks to other Internet
resources. Reference in this website to any specific commercial
products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm
or corporation name is for the information and convenience of
the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation,
or favoring by FAA.
Ownership
Information presented on this website is considered public information
and may be distributed or copied. FAA shall have the unlimited
right to use for any purpose, free of any charge, all information
submitted to FAA via this site except those submissions made under
separate legal contract. FAA shall be free to use, for any
purpose, any ideas, concepts, or techniques contained in information
provided to FAA through this site.