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It is not CCR's intention to provide specific medical advice to users of its Web site, but rather to provide the general public with information to help them better understand the basic, translational (i.e., bench-to-bedside), and clinical research that is under way within the Center.
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Most of the information at this site is in the public domain. Unless stated otherwise, documents and files on the CCR web server can be freely downloaded and reproduced.
Your visit to the CCR Web site is private and secure. When you visit the CCR website, we do not collect any personally identifiable information (PII) about you. We do, however, collect some data about your visit to our Web site to help us better understand how the general public uses the site and to make it more useful to visitors.
CCR uses the Google Analytics program to collect information automatically and continuously. We use this information to measure the number of visitors to our site and its various sections and to distinguish between new and returning visitors to help make our site more useful to visitors. However, no personally identifiable information (PII) is collected.
The CCR staff conducts analyses and reports on the aggregated data from Google Analytics. These reports are only available to the CCR Web site manager and other designated CCR Office of the Director staff members who require this information to perform their duties.
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CCR does not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement or by statute.
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For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we use software programs to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may be used to help identify an individual.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552 provides individuals with a right to access information in the possession of the U.S. federal government. The government, however, may withhold information covered by 9 exemptions and 3 exclusions contained in the Act.
Before submitting a request under FOIA, individuals should try to determine whether the information sought is already in the public domain and whether it is or may be held by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). NCI has a wealth of information available in both published and electronic formats. A search of NCI's website, www.cancer.gov, can be helpful in locating information and lists of available publications.
If data produced under an NCI grant are sought, the data will be released under FOIA only if specific requirements are met.
It is important to note that FOIA allows agencies to recover part of the costs associated with responding to requests. Department of Health and Human Services regulations describe specific rules for fees, requesting a fee waiver, and reducing fees.
Questions about FOIA and requests for information held by NCI can be directed either to the NCI FOIA Office or to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) FOIA Office.
The NCI FOIA Office is located at: Building 31, Room 10A48 31 Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: 301-496-2999 Fax number: 301-435-2931 The NIH FOIA Office is located at: Building 31, Room 5B35 31 Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: 301-496-5633 Fax number: 301-402-4541
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