1. This World Wide Web (WWW) site is provided as a public service by the Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation of the Environmental Protection Agency. It is operated under contract by Environmental Management Support, Inc.

2. Information presented on this WWW site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. The U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce these documents, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. These documents may be freely distributed and used for non-commercial, scientific, and educational purposes. Commercial use of the documents available from this server may be protected under U.S. and Foreign Copyright Laws. When individual documents on this server have different copyright conditions, it will be noted in those documents.

3. Links to Web sites outside of this website and non-EPA documents are provided for the convenience of the user. The Standards of Ethical Conduct do not permit the U.S. EPA to endorse any private sector Web site, product, or service. The U.S. EPA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find on these web sites and within these documents. These links are being provided consistent with the intended purpose of this Web site.

4. When you come to this web site to browse, you do so anonymously. By default, EPA does not collect personally identifying information about you. We collect only summary information [see below] about the numbers of individuals who visit our web site and what those individuals look at. This computer system uses industry-standard software to create summary statistics, which are used for assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

5. Where identifying information is asked of you (such as to respond to an information request or register for a training course) that information is used only for the stated purpose and is not made available for other purposes.

6. For site security and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this computer system employs industry-standard methods to monitor network traffic and identify unauthorized attempts to upload data, change information, or otherwise cause damage. These unauthorized attempts are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986.

7. No additional attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.

8. If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, or would like to view all personally identifiable information that is in your name and currently stored in support of this web site, please contact us through our Comments Page.

Example of Information Collected for Statistical Purposes

Below is an example of the information collected based on a standard request for a World Wide Web document:

1999-06-08 10:32:39 134.146.8.33 - W3SVC5  
GET /bymedia.cfm - 200 22927 5204 80 HTTP/1.0 
Mozilla/3.0+(Win98;+I) 
+ASPSESSIONIDGQGGGRPQ=KFEOCAAALPCEDBMNJGLNMGJL 
http://clu-in.org/remdtext.htm#descriptions

1999-06-08 10:32:39

The date and time of the request.

134.146.8.33 (or yyy.zzz.com)

The IP address (or host name) associated with the requestor (you as the visitor). Depending on the requestor's method of network connection, the IP address (or host name) may or may not identify a specific computer. Connections via many Internet Service Providers assign different IP addresses for each session, so the host name identifies only the ISP. The IP address (or host name) will identify a specific computer if that computer has a fixed IP address.

W3SVC5

The site name designated internally by the server for logging purposes. It informs the server that this particular request came through a web site located on this server.

GET /products/costperf/default.htm

The location of the requested file.

200

The status code. 200 means the request was filled.

22927

The size of the requested file in bytes.

5204

The time required to complete the request in milliseconds.

80 HTTP/1.0

The port and protocol used to complete the request.

Mozilla/3.0

Identifies the type of browser software used to access the page, which indicates what design parameters to use in constructing the pages.

(Win98;+I)

Identifies the operating system used to access the page, which indicates what design parameters to use in constructing the pages.

+ASPSESSIONIDGQGGGRPQ=KFEOCAAALPCEDBMNJGLNMGJL

Identifies the session cookie being used by the server. This web site uses cookies to more accurately log both visits to the site and pages visitors view while on the web site. The use of cookies enables us to improve our site based on how users navigate the site, as well as the length of their visits. These cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your session.

http://trainex.org/bymedia.cfm

Identifies the page which the user came from before visiting this page.

Requests for other types of documents use similar information. No other user-identifying information is collected.

Information Regarding Personally Identifying Information

Any information collected by any form located on this web site is used only for its stated purpose and is not made available for other purposes.

You are only required to provide any personally identifying information (such as your name, e-mail address, or mailing address) to allow us to respond to your submission.

We collect personally identifiable information only if specifically and knowingly provided by you:

• Personally identifying information which you provide will only be used in connection with responding to your submission or facilitating registration in training classes. Records of registrations are kept to allow you to view classes that you have previously taken, for your reference.
• Records of registration are used to identify popular training paths and areas where additional training opportunities would be beneficial.
• Information is collected for statistical purposes. The purpose of this use is to measure customer interest in various areas of the site. This information is not expressed in any form which would reveal personally identifying information.
• No personal information collected is sold, rented, leased or otherwise transferred to a third party.
• Cookies are enabled on this site (a "cookie" is a small file placed on your hard drive by a web site that allows it to enhance your use of the site over time). Cookies used on this site store personally identifying information only when explicitly provided by you. You may still view the site if your browser is configured to disable or disallow cookies. These cookies (specifically, session variables) are used to facilitate registration activities and are not used to track visitors outside of this website.
• No sensitive personally identifiable information (identification numbers, financial information or medical information) is stored on this system.

Security Notice

For site security and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this computer system employs industry-standard methods to monitor network traffic and identify unauthorized attempts to upload data, change information, or otherwise cause damage. These unauthorized attempts are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (as amended 1994 and 1996). By accessing or attempting to access this system, you are agreeing to these terms.