SC HAB :: Privacy Statement

HAB Privacy & Accessibility

The privacy policy of the SC Task Group on Harmful Algae Web site is:

We collect personally identifiable information (name, organization, email address, or other unique identifier) only if specifically and knowingly provided by you.
Personally identifying information you provide will be used only as described at the point of collection.
Information is collected for statistical purposes. The SC Task Group on Harmful Algae sometimes performs analyses of user behavior in order to measure customer interest in the various areas of our site and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. We will disclose this information to third parties only in aggregate form.
We do not give, sell or transfer any personal information to a third party.

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 only the following information about your visit:

The Internet domain and Internet Protocol (IP) address from which you access our Web site
The type of browser and operating system used to access our site
The date and time you access our site
The pages you visit
If you linked to the SC Task Group on Harmful Algae Web site from another Web site, the address of that Web site.

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 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Accessibility policy

The S.C. Task Group on Harmful Algae is making every possible effort, to ensure that all electronic information on this site is accessible to people with disabilities.

Many documents are available in multiple formats (Word, html, or PDF)
All PDF files have been provided with a link that will take the user to a site that will convert the PDF file into a text file. Additional Adobe tools are available to assist the visually impaired users at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html

If you cannot fully access the information on a particular page, please contact Susan.Ferris.Hill@scseagrant.org. We will do our best to make the information available to you, possibly in an alternative format