Data Accountability Center

Privacy Policy

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  1. Privacy Policy Summary
  2. Non-personal Information We Record
  3. Cookies
  4. Information from E-mail You Send to Us
  5. Links to Other Sites
  6. Questions?

1. Privacy Policy Summary

Thank you for visiting the Data Accountability Center (DAC) IDEAdata.org website and reviewing our privacy policy. Our policy is simple: We collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information to a third party.
If you want to know more about how we record non-personal information about your visit or how we use information that you voluntarily submit, please read the information below.

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2. Non-personal Information We Record

If you visit and browse through our website contents, read pages, or download information, our website's operating system will automatically record some general information about your visit.

During your visit, our web operating system will record:

  1. The Internet domain for your Internet service, such as "xcompany.com" or "xcompany.net" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a school district or other domain.
  2. The type of browser (such as "Netscape version X" or "Internet Explorer version X") that you are using.
  3. The type of operating system that you use (such as Macintosh, Unix, or Windows).
  4. The date and time you visit our site and the web pages that you visit on our site
  5. The address of the previous website you were visiting, if you linked to us from another website.

We use this information for statistical analysis only, to help us make our site more useful to visitors. This tracking system does not record information about individuals and remains confidential.

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3. Cookies

On certain IDEAdata.org web pages, we use "cookies" to help you use our website interactively. A cookie is a small file that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk, usually to keep track of you while you are connected to that site.

The cookies on IDEAdata.org web pages do not collect information about you, but only about your browser "session." The cookie makes it easier for you to use the dynamic features of these web pages (such as using the back button to access a previously visited web page), without having to provide the same information again as you move from one page to another.

To protect your privacy, be sure to close your browser completely after you have finished conducting business with a website that uses cookies. If you are concerned about the potential use of information gathered from your computer by cookies, you can set your browser to prompt you before it accepts a cookie. Most Internet browsers have settings that let you identify and/or reject cookies.

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4. Information from E-mail Sent to Us

If you decide to send us an electronic mail message (e-mail) via the webmaster link [webmaster], the message will contain your return e-mail address. If you include personally identifying information in your e-mail because you want us to address issues specific to your situation, we may use that information in responding to your request. In other limited circumstances, including requests from Congress or limited other parties, we may be required by law to disclose information that you submit.
Also, e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. Please send only information necessary to help us process your request.

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5. Links to Other Sites

This policy discloses the privacy practices for the IDEAdata.org website; however, we do provide links to other websites. When you leave the IDEAdata.org website, you will be accessing websites that are beyond our control. We try to ensure that links that leave our site are clearly labeled. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. The privacy policies and procedures described here for IDEAdata.org do not apply to any external links. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any site you link to from ours, especially if you share any personal information. Be informed. You are the person best qualified to protect your own privacy.

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6. Questions?

If you have questions about this policy, please contact the IDEAdata.org webmaster via [webmaster].

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