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PRIVACY AND SECURITY STATEMENT

Thank you for visiting the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies web site and reviewing our privacy and security statement. Please note that we collect no personal information about you when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide that information to us.

PRIVACY

What We Collect and Store Automatically

If you are simply visiting the Institute's home page to browse through our site, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. This information is primarily collected for statistical analysis and technical improvements to the site. We automatically collect and store only the following information about your visit:

The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our web site;

The countries of the computer which requested files;

The date and time you access our site;

The pages you visit and the information you request; and

If you linked to the Potomac Institute's site from another web site, the address of that web site.

If You Send Us E-mail

You may choose to provide us with personal information, as in e-mail with a comment or question. We use the information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share our e-mail with any other outside organizations. Remember that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If your communication is sensitive or includes personal information you may prefer to send it by postal mail instead.

Links to Other Sites

Our web site has many links to other private organizations, federal agencies, and multilateral organizations. When you select a link to another site, you are no longer on our site and are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. This web site was produced by LarryStone.com but is maintained by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.

If You Send Us Personal Information

If you choose to provide us with personal information, such as filling out a form and submitting it through our web site, we will use that information to respond to your message or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication. We do not create individual profiles with the information you provide or collect information for commercial marketing.

We may share the information you give us with a government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency. We will not share the information you give us with another organization unless your inquiry relates to that organization, or as otherwise provided by law. In other limited circumstances, such as responses to requests from Congress and private individuals, we may be required by law to disclose information you submit. Before you submit personal information, such as credit card information, you may be given more specific guidance as to how your personal information may be used.

SECURITY

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, the Institute uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. 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 this server are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law.