Privacy Policy
The following statement outlines the privacy policy of ADAMS Center. This policy
is based on our fundamental goal to provide our visitors with quality information
and resources while maintaining individual anonymity and personal privacy. Please
forward any comments you may have regarding this policy to [email protected].
Visitor data collected by ADAMS Center
When you access our web pages, the client information and the essential and nonessential
technical information listed below is automatically collected - we refer to those
categories collectively as "access" information. No other information is collected
through the ADAMS Center web site except when you deliberately decide to send it
to us (for example, by clicking on a link to send us an e-mail). The information
you might choose to send us is listed below as "optional information."
Automatically collected access information
Client information: the Internet domain and Internet address of the computer you
are using. Essential technical information: identification of the page or service
you are requesting, type of browser and operating system you are using; and the
date and time of access. Nonessential technical information: the Internet address
of the website from which you linked directly to our web site, and the "cookie information"
described below.
Optional information
When you send us an e-mail: your name, e-mail address, and the content of your e-mail.
When you complete online forms: all the data you choose to fill in or confirm.
The way we use information
Client information is used to route the requested web page to your computer for
viewing. In theory, the requested web page and the routing information could be
discerned by other entities involved in transmitting the requested page to you.
We do not control the privacy practices of those entities. Essential and nonessential
technical information helps us respond to your request in an appropriate format
(or in a personalized manner) and helps us plan website improvements. Optional information
enables us to provide services or information tailored more specifically to your
needs or to forward your message or inquiry to another entity that is better able
to do so, and also allows us to plan website improvements.
We may keep user information from our systems indefinitely after the web page is
transmitted, but we do not try to obtain any information to link it to the individuals
who browse our web site. However, on rare occasions when a "hacker" attempts to
breach computer security, logs of access information are retained to permit a security
investigation and in such cases may be forwarded together with any other relevant
information in our possession to law enforcement agencies.
We use information you provide about yourself only to complete your specific request.
We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary
to complete that request. Similarly, we use the information you provide about someone
else when making a request only to complete that request. Again, we do not share
this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete
that request.
We generally use return e-mail addresses only to answer the e-mail we receive. Such
addresses are generally not used for any other purpose.
Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided
to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without a clear notice
on the particular site and without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out
or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
Use of cookies
The ADAMS Center website uses "cookies," a small data file transferred by a website
to your computer's hard drive. We send cookies when you surf http://www.adamscenter.org,
respond to online surveys or polls, or request information. Accepting the cookies
used on our site does not give us access to your Personally Identifiable Information,
but we can use the cookies to identify your computer. The aggregate information
collected permits us to analyze traffic patterns on our site. This can enable us
over time to provide you with a better experience by improving the content and making
it easier to use.
Providing information is your choice
There is no legal requirement for you to provide any information at our website
However, our website will not work without routing information and the essential
technical information. Failure of your browser to provide nonessential technical
information will not prevent your use of our website but may prevent certain features
from working. For any optional information that is requested at the website, failure
to provide the requested information will mean that the particular feature or service
associated with that part of the web page may not be available to you.
Our commitment to data security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use
of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial
procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online, consistent
with the policies of ADAMS Center and with the laws and regulations of United States.
How to contact us
Should you have other questions or concerns about our privacy policies and practices,
please refer to the contact us page for more information..
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