Security
& Privacy
Security
Notice
This
web site is part of a Federal computer system used to accomplish
Federal functions. The Department of Energy monitors this web site
for security purposes to ensure it remains available to all users
and to protect information in the system. By accessing this web
site, you are expressly consenting to these monitoring activities.
Unauthorized
attempts to defeat or circumvent security features, to use the system
for other than intended purposes, to deny service to authorized
users, to access, obtain, alter, damage, or destroy information,
or otherwise to interfere with the system or its operation are prohibited.
Evidence of such acts may be disclosed to law enforcement authorities
and result in criminal prosecution under the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-474) and the National Information
Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-294), (18 U.S.C.
1030), or other applicable criminal laws.
Privacy
Notice
We
collect no personal information about you without your knowledge
when you visit this site, although you may choose to provide this
information to us in specific instances. However, we do collect
and store certain information automatically:
the
Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you access
the Internet (e.g., 123.456.789.012), whether yours individually
or provided as a proxy by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- the
date and time you access our site
- the
pages you visit (recorded by the text and graphics files that
compose that page)
- the
Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly
to our site.
We
use the summary statistics to help us make our site more useful
to visitors, such as assessing what information is of most and least
interest to visitors, and for other purposes such as determining
the site's technical design specifications and identifying system
performance or problem areas.
This
information is NOT shared with anyone beyond the support staff for
this web site, except when required by law enforcement investigation,
and is used only as a source of anonymous statistical information.
Comments
Sent by E-Mail
You
may choose to provide us with personal information, as in an e-mail
message containing your comments or questions. We use this information
to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. There
are times when your message is forwarded, as e-mail, to other employees
who may be better able to help you. Except as required by authorized
law enforcement investigations, we do not share our e-mail with
outside organizations.
General
Disclaimer
This
document was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency
of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government
nor any agency thereof, nor Battelle Memorial Institute, nor any
of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes
any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness,
or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process
disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately
owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product,
process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise
does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation,
or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof,
or Battelle Memorial Institute. The views and opinions of authors
expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the
United States Government or any agency thereof.
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NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY
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BATTELLE
for the
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
under Contract DE-AC06-76RL01830
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