We are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection. We understand that this includes our use and management of any information that can personally identify you whether shared or obtained indirectly.

SCRA/ISG has provided this Privacy Policy to inform you how we intend to treat your Personal Information. Most visitors to this web site will not leave any Personal Information; however, we believe you should be aware of the extent of information gathered.

What Personal Information is gathered?

Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify an individual that may include a name, residence/business address, phone number, email address, or other contact information. You might visit without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Information about yourself. As with all Internet activity, some information is gathered with respect to your client's Internet connection and what files are retrieved. This data is not considered Personal Information since it cannot be directly linked to the identity of the visitor.

SCRA/ISG does provide forms on some pages in which you can submit Personal Information for explicit purposes. These include contact requests, email subscriptions, subcontracting opportunities, etc. that may require one or more elements of Personal Information. SCRA/ISG requests this information to provide a service, to ensure replies can be made, and to discourage misuse of provided services.

SCRA/ISG does not capture Personal Information that is not freely submitted using the provided forms.

Where does the Personal Information go?

Personal Information collected by SCRA/ISG is maintained in protected databases to provide optimum service in the most efficient manner. These databases are protected by limiting their accessibility to SCRA/ISG staff only. The collected information remains with SCRA/ISG and SCRA/ISG staff at all times and is not shared with Third Parties.

Cookies and other tracking technologies:

SCRA/ISG may utilize "cookies" or other tracking technologies. A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used, for example, to collect information about web site activity. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to recall Personal Information previously indicated by a web user. However, if you have not previously submitted a form with Personal Information then cookies cannot obtain your identity. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them.

Tracking technologies may record information such as Internet domain and host names; Internet protocol (IP) addresses; browser software and operating system types; clickstream patterns; and dates and times that our site is accessed. This information is not considered Personal Information since it cannot be linked to your identity. Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies allows us to improve our web site and your web experience. We may also analyze information that does not contain Personal Information for trends and statistics.

Information gathered by monitoring activities:

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, SCRA/ISG employs mechanisms to monitor network traffic and web site activity to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, otherwise cause damage or gain unauthorized access. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.

SCRA/ISG may collect Additional Information with monitoring activities that may or may not identify the visitor. Monitoring activities are performed on SCRA/ISG computer systems, access to them and their content to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, to verify security procedures and to maintain survivability, and operational security. Monitoring also includes active attacks by authorized entities to test or verify the security of this system.

Information may be examined, recorded, copied, correlated with other information sources and used for authorized purposes. Information collected during Monitoring Activities remains with SCRA/ISG and SCRA/ISG staff at all times. Evidence of unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for administrative, criminal, or other adverse action. SCRA/ISG may share this information with law enforcement agencies for analysis and further investigation.

Privacy Principles:

To protect your privacy, we have adopted the following principles:

Notice of Policy Changes:
Where SCRA/ISG collects Personal Information, we will post a purpose statement that explains why Personal Information will be collected. SCRA/ISG does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on SCRA/ISG's behalf unless such transfer is legally required.
Your Choice to Provide/Withhold Information:
You may choose whether or not to provide Personal Information to SCRA/ISG. SCRA/ISG will identify where Personal Information is being collected to help you choose to provide or withhold Personal Information. If you choose not to provide Personal Information, you can still visit most of SCRA/ISG's web site, but you may be unable to access certain options, offers and services that require such information.
Security Measures:
Wherever your Personal Information may be held within SCRA/ISG or on its behalf, we will take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the Personal Information that you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure.
Information Provided:
To the extent that you do provide us with Personal Information, SCRA/ISG prefers to maintain the accuracy of such. Where Personal Information is collected, SCRA/ISG may provide you a means to update or correct that information. If such a means is not accessible, you may contact us to make the corrections.
Third Parties:
SCRA/ISG does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on SCRA/ISG's behalf unless such transfer is legally required. Similarly, it is against SCRA/ISG's policy to sell Personal Information.
Children's Privacy:
SCRA/ISG may collect Personal Information from anyone without knowing the age of the user. All information will be treated with an equal level of protection regardless of the age of the user.
Limit of Liability:
SCRA/ISG is committed to privacy and actively implements most reasonably safe methods of gathering and managing Personal Information. Despite SCRA/ISG's best efforts to protect Personal Information, the Internet does involve the exchange of information across public equipment, each of which, increases the risk of unintended exposure. Although SCRA/ISG will take every reasonable precaution to protect your Personal Information there may be devices beyond SCRA/ISG's control that may intercept or capture your information and divulge to third parties. SCRA/ISG cannot guarantee your information will by protected from person(s) and/or devices outside of our control.

Your Consent:

Use of this web site and SCRA/ISG services, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to monitoring. Unauthorized use may subject you to criminal prosecution. Evidence of unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for administrative, criminal, or other adverse action. 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 1987 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

By using this web site, you consent to the terms of our Privacy Policy and to SCRA/ISG's collection, processing and use of Information gathered voluntarily and via monitoring activities for the purposes given above. Should the Privacy Policy change, we intend to take every reasonable step to bring these changes to your attention by posting all changes on our web site for a reasonable period of time.

Objections:

If you feel this Privacy Policy is objectionable or may unfairly impose a burden on your privacy then you should refrain from using this site. If you have any comments or questions regarding our Online Privacy Policy, please contact us at webmaster@isg-scra.org.

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