BuyAccessible.gov Privacy and Security
Notice
How we handle the information we gather when you visit our
website:
Thank you for visiting www.buyaccessible.gov. Our privacy
policy is clear: Unless you choose to provide additional information
to us, we will collect no personal information about you other
than the information (below) which is automatically collected
and stored when you visit our site.
Information automatically collected
and stored
We collect only the following information about you:
- the name of the domain from which you access the Internet
(i.e., erols.com if you are connecting from an Erols account,
or Harvard.edu if you are connecting from Harvard University’s
domain)
- the date and time of your visit; the pages you visit
- the Internet address of the website you came from if it
linked you directly to buyaccessible.gov
If your browser accepts cookies, we may use a session cookie
to decide if you are a repeat or a new visitor. We also use
session cookies so we can lean how many different visitors
come to www.buyaccessible.gov. We use this information for
statistical purposes and to help us make our site more useful
to you. When we look at this data, it is always presented
in an aggregate form. BuyAccessible.gov site creates only
a session cookie when you visit and destroys it as soon as
you close your browser. There are no persistent cookies created
on buyaccessible.gov.
If you send us personal information
When you send us personal information (e.g., in an electronic
mail message containing a question or comment) or by filling
out a form that e-mails us this information, we only use this
information to respond to your request. We may forward your
e-mail to the government employee who can best answer your
questions. We do not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any
personal information about our visitors, unless required for
law enforcement or statute.
We want to make it clear that we will not obtain personally
identifying information about you when you visit our site,
unless you choose to provide that information to us. Except
for authorized law enforcement investigations, or as otherwise
required by law, we do not share any information we receive
with anyone else.
Links to other sites:
The pages on www.buyaccessible.gov may include hypertext
links or pointers to information created and maintained by
other federal agencies and public and private organizations.
All links and pointers that are not funded or supported in
whole or in part are clearly identified as external links.
These links and pointers are provided for our visitors’ convenience.
BuyAccessible.gov does not control or guarantee the accuracy,
timeliness, or completeness of any information from non-GSA
sites. The inclusion of links and pointers to websites is
not intended to assign importance to those sites or to the
information contained on those sites. It is also not intended
to endorse or recommend any views expressed or products or
services offered on these sites.
Security:
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service
remains available to all users, GSA webservers use industry-standard
methods to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized
attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause
damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change
information on GSA servers are strictly prohibited and may
be punishable by law, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection
Act. Return to top. If you have any questions about these
policies, contact us at 202-208-4134.
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