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In general, you can visit KM.gov on the Internet without telling us who you are and without giving any personal information about yourself. There are times, however, when we or our partners may need information from you. You may choose to give us personal information in a variety of situations. For example, you may want to give us information, such as your name and address or e-mail id, to correspond with you, to process an order, or to provide you with a subscription. We intend to let you know how we will use such information before we collect it from you; if you tell us that you do not want us to use this information to make further contact with you beyond fulfilling your requests, we will respect your wishes.  Back to top [ Fix link ]
The following paragraphs describe in more detail how KM.gov may use your personal information and with whom we may share it. Depending on the type of KM.gov Web site you are visiting, One or more of the paragraphs may apply. We will, however, share personal information if you select to participate in our People Finder application. Others may contact you if your name is displayed in the search results within KM.gov Back to top[ Fix link ]
If you participate in an KM.gov discussion forum or chat room, you should be aware that the information you provide there will be made broadly available to others, potentially inside or outside KM.gov, who have access to that discussion forum or chat room. Also, please recognize that individual forums and chat rooms may have additional rules and conditions. Each participant's opinion on a forum or chat room is his or her own and should not be considered as reflecting the opinion of KM.gov. Back to top[ Fix link ]
We intend to protect your personal information and to maintain its quality. We implement appropriate measures and processes, such as using encryption when transmitting certain sensitive information, to help us to keep your information secure and to maintain its quality. Back to top [ Fix link ]
We sometimes collect non-identifiable information from visits to our Web sites to help us provide better customer service. For example, we keep track of the domains from which people visit, and we also measure visitor activity on KM.gov Web sites, but we do so in ways that keep the information non-identifiable. This information is sometimes known as "clickstream data." KM.gov or others on KM.gov's behalf may use this data to analyze trends and statistics and to help us provide better customer service. Also, when we collect personal data from you in a transaction, we may extract some information about that transaction in an non-identifiable format and combine it with other non-identifiable information such as clickstream data. This information is used and analyzed only at an aggregate level to help us understand trends and patterns. This information is not reviewed at an individual level. If you do not want your transaction details used in this manner you can disable your cookies. We collect the information we mentiOned in the previous paragraphs through the use of various technologies, including One called "cookies". A cookie is a piece of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your computer as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer but not you. Some KM.gov pages use cookies, sent by KM.gov or its third party vendors, or other technologies to better serve you when you return to the Web site. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however, some Web sites may not work properly. Some KM.gov Web sites also use Web beacon or other technologies to better tailor those sites to provide better customer service. These technologies may be in use on a number of pages across KM.gov's Web sites. When a visitor accesses these pages, a non-identifiable notice of that visit is generated which may be processed by us or by our suppliers. These Web beacons usually work in conjunction with cookies. If you don't want your cookie information to be associated with your visits to these pages, you can set your browser to turn off cookies. If you turn off cookies, Web beacon and other technologies will still detect visits to these pages, but the notices they generate cannot be associated with other non-identifiable cookie information and are disregarded. Back to top [ Fix link ]
On occasion, we may personalize and customize Web sites for certain visitors. If you visit One of these sites, you may find it customized with references to products and/or services that we believe may be of interest to you, based on your previous interactions with KM.gov and information you have provided to us. While you are visiting these Web sites, we may collect information about your visit to better tailor the site to your interests. An invitation to visit One of these Web sites is usually presented as a personalized URL in an e-mail, a notice on a Web site registration page, or as a response to you logging on to a certain Web site. If you choose to visit One of these Web sites, you are agreeing to let KM.gov collect information about your visits and also to its association with other information about you and your relationship with KM.gov. If you do not wish your information to be used in this way, do not accept the invitation to visit these sites. Back to top [ Fix link ]
Technology will increasingly help give you more control over your personal information. It will also help organizations to manage their privacy practices and policies. As an information technology provider, KM.gov actively supports the development of privacy technologies to help achieve these goals and to help create greater trust and confidence in the way personal information is handled. Back to top [ Fix link ]
KM.gov Web sites may contain links to other Web sites. KM.gov is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other Web sites. Back to top [ Fix link ]
This privacy statement was last updated on February 6, 2006. A notice will be posted on our Web site home page for 30 days whenever this privacy statement is changed in a material way. Back to top [ Fix link ]
If you have a question about this statement, you can send an email to the KM.gov Web site coordinator. The address for this is privacy@KM.gov. You can also contact us at this address if you have a question about KM.gov's handling of your information. If you wish to obtain a copy of particular information you provided to KM.gov, or if you become aware the information is incorrect and you would like us to correct it contact us at access_request@KM.gov. Before KM.gov is able to provide you with any information or correct any inaccuracies, however, we may ask you to verify your identity and to provide other details to help us to respond to your request. We will endeavor to respond within an appropriate timeframe. This Web site is maintained by the IBM Corporation for KM.gov. Back to top [ Fix link ]
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