NCADI Privacy Policy Notice

Thank you for visiting SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Web site and for reviewing our privacy policy. Our policy is clear:

We collect no information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored (see below), when you visit our Web site unless you choose to provide that information to us.

Information Automatically Collected and Stored

When you browse through the NCADI Web site, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:

• The name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example, aol.com if you are using an American Online account or stanford.edu if you are connecting from Stanford University’s domain)
• The date and time of your visit
• The pages you visited
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site
• The address of the Web site you came from when you came to visit.

We use this information for statistical purposes and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you. No information about PREVLINE users/visitors will be sold, shared, or utilized in any commercial way.

We do not use “persistent cookies” and fully comply with the HHS IRM Policy for Usage of Persistent Cookies, HHS-IRM-2000-0009. This policy prohibits the use of persistent cookies and permits the use of session cookies.

Personal Information

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our Web site.

If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through an e-mail message, form, survey, etc., we will maintain only the information as long as needed to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication.

However, all communications addressed to NCADI or the NCADI Webmaster are maintained, as required by law, for historical purposes. These communications are archived on a monthly basis, but also are protected by the Privacy Act, which restricts our use of them yet permits certain disclosures.

Disclosure

SAMHSA’s NCADI does not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about our visitors unless required for law enforcement or statute.

Intrusion Detection

This site is maintained by the U.S. Government. It is protected by various provisions of Title 18, U.S. Code. Violations of Title 18 are subject to criminal prosecution in Federal court.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic in order 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.

Systems of Records

Information originally collected in traditional paper systems can be submitted electronically (i.e., electronic commerce transactions and information updates about eligibility benefits). Electronically submitted information is maintained and destroyed pursuant to the Federal Records Act, and in some cases may be subject to the Privacy Act. If information that you submit is to be used in a Privacy Act system of records, there will be a Privacy Act Notice provided.

Minors

We are especially concerned about protecting children’s privacy. We urge parents and teachers to be involved in children’s Internet browsing. It is particularly important for parents to guide their children when children are asked to provide personal information online. We always suggest that children get their parents’ or guardians’ permission before providing any information online—at our site or any other site—and hope parents and guardians will always be involved in those decisions. Most importantly, when children do provide information through this Web site, it is used only to enable us to respond to the writer, and not to create profiles of children. The information is all subject to the Privacy Act. Parents can request for any personal information to be removed by writing to the Webmaster.

Questions About SAMHSA’s NCADI Privacy Policy

If you have any questions about PREVLINE, The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, or our privacy policy, please feel free to contact either Lisa Swanberg or Martin Zamula at:

P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847–2345
1–800–729–6686
or send an e-mail.