Privacy and Security Policy

Thank you for visiting our website and reviewing our privacy and security policy. Our web site is provided as a public service by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller ( OUSD(C) ) and the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). The content of the OUSD(C) web site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

Our privacy policy is simple: we will collect no personal information about you when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide that information to us. Here is how we handle information about your visit to here.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

For site management and statistical purposes, this government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

If during your visit here you simply browse the web site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

1. The Internet domain (for example, "xyzcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account or "youragency.gov" if you connect from a government agency domain) and IP address (a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our web site;

2. The pages you visit;

3. The date and time you access our site;

4. The type of browser you used to access our site;

5. If you linked to the web site from another web site, the address of that web site.

go to a detailed sample of collected information automatically obtained when you visit here.

Security

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs 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 General Schedule 20.

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.

If You Send Us Personal Information

If you choose to provide us with personal information—by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through our web site—we use that information to respond to your message and to provide the information you requested. We only share your personal information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. Moreover, we do not create individual profiles with the information you provide or make it available to any private organizations.

OUSD(C) Disclaimer Statement

This site contains links to many other Federal agencies and non-governmental sites related to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). The presence of these links is not intended to imply the endorsement of those sites by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), but to provide a convenient link to relevant site(s). These sites are independently controlled, and we are not responsible for the information or links you may find there. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site. See our directory of Helpful Links to access related sites.

If you have any questions or comments about our privacy and security policy, please contact us.