Privacy, Security, and Disclaimers

Summary

When you utilize this site, you agree to Berkeley Lab's Privacy and Security policies as well as the specific policies of this site.

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This summary is designed to provide you with a subset of the most important elements of this document.  Please read the entire document for additional information.

Information we collect automatically

Information Collected and Stored Automatically: If you do nothing during your visit but browse through 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 information concerning your visit such as:

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We use this information to help us make our site more useful to visitors, and to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use.  We also use this information to help us detect anomalies and malicious behavior.  This information can be shared with Berkeley Lab employees to help secure these systems, as well as the Department of Energy and law enforcement where authorized.  Similar automatically collected information may also be  collected and retained by the infrastructure provider for this service, which currently is Amazon, subject to their privacy policies.  In both cases, this information may be shared with requesting parties in response to a subpoena or other legal request.

Information That You Voluntarily Provide

We do not collect personal information unless you choose to provide it to us. If you provide us with personal information, for example your address, we use that information to provide better information to you through the Home Energy Saver, as well as to further our research.

While we strive to protect your personal information, our Laboratory conducts open fundamental research and cannot guarantee or warrant that your information will never be compromised or disclosed.  

How Information is Used

The information you provide on this site is used to provide the service to you, to improve the service, and to conduct and support research by Berkeley Lab researchers and their collaborators.  

Information Protection

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this University of California computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. If such monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, such evidence may be provided to appropriate law enforcement officials. We may also share this information with other affiliated institutions in order to help secure other systems and networks. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on this server are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under California and Federal law.  

Sharing of Information

We may share the information you choose to provide to us with our research collaborators and our partners who help to provide this service.  We may share the information you provide to us with the Department of Energy and other Federal Agencies.  Information you share with us may also be covered by California and Federal laws that provide for mandatory disclosure under certain circumstances, such as subpoenas and records requests.

Links to Other Sites

This site may have links to other web sites.  Once you go to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. It is always a good idea to read the Privacy Policy of any Web site that you visit.

Interaction with Children

This Web site may offer educational content to children under 13. No personally identifiable information is collected from them unless voluntarily submitted as a request for information or services. 

Copyright

Materials on our websites not specifically noted otherwise are © 2010 The Regents of the University of California.  Requests to reproduce, modify, or distribute materials on our websites should be directed to ******  The Regents of the University of California reserve all rights to these materials unless a different license is explicitly designated.

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When you contribute materials to this website, you grant the University of California an irrevocable license to display and modify the content.

Disclaimer

This website and related content were prepared as an account of or to expedite work sponsored at least in part by the United States Government. While we strive to provide correct information, neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor The Regents of the University of California, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

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Berkeley Lab web pages link to many other websites.  Such links do not constitute an endorsement of the content or company and we are not responsible for the content of such links.

Accessibility

The University of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory endeavor to make information available to all interested parties.  If you encounter information which you cannot access with assistive technology, please contact us at ****  and we will work with you to see if such information can be provided in an appropriate way.