Privacy Statement

Revised 17 July 2003

USCGAUX53.ORG is the sole owner of information collected on this site. No information will be sold, shared, or rented, in ways different than what is disclosed within this statement.

USCGAUX53.ORG collects information from our users at several points on this website. No information is identifyable to a particular individual, unless the individual provides such identifying information voluntarily.

FORMS:
Forms for user submission may be found throughout the USCGAUX53.ORG site. These include requests for assistance or information, notification, registration, and surveys. Some report submissions are transferred to the recipient by way of email, while others produce online database files. The information collected on all forms is considered confidential, and will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. All forms information will be destroyed after its purpose has been fulfilled.

LOG FILES:
USCGAUX53.ORG maintains log files of the traffic that visits, or posts materials on this site. Log files are used to record data transmission loads and determine site utilization. Information collected on web site viewers are limited to the IP address of the user, the URL of the visited sites, the referring site (the site the user arrived from) and the number of bytes transferred. Users posting materials to a site will have their IP address, the posted URL, and the number of bytes transferred included in the log. This information is maintained in a secure location, and access is limited to authorized personnel.

E-MAIL LINKS:
USCGAUX53.ORG provides "mailto" links which facilitiate the sending of e-mail messages by prompting some users' e-mail software to open a new message to a designated address. The sending of such messages and the included content is under the control of the user. Any such messages are handled in the same manner as other e-mail from the user's computer, and unless the recipient's address includes USCGAUX53.ORG, the message is not transmitted through or stored on the USCGAUX53.ORG server.

INFORMATION SECURITY:
All information gathered on the USCGAUX53.ORG site is stored and maintained in secure facilities that limit access to authorized personnel only. Strict control is maintained on who is granted access authorization. The USCGAUX53.ORG Web site is regularly tested to ensure that all information collected is secure from unauthorized viewing. Due to the nature of the internet itself, all traffic to and from USCGAUX53.ORG travels over public unsecured networks.

AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL:
Certain U.S Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary personnel have access to information gathered by this site. Such personnel may include:

• those responsible for processing information submitted, such as forms and surveys,
• those responsible for maintenance, construction or approval of the site, and their designees,
• internet service providers contracted by USCGAUX53.ORG, and their authorized personnel,
• others as directed by the Commandant of the Coast Guard or designee.

LINKS:
USCGAUX53.ORG contains links to other external Web sites. If you decide to utilize any of the external links, you will be directed to a site which is not covered by our privacy policies. We recommend that you to read the privacy statements of these sites, since their policies may differ from ours. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on this Web site.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES:
If the privacy policies of this site are changed, a notification will be immediately posted on our site. Information collected prior to the announcement of any policy change, shall continue to be used in accordance with the applicable polices in effect, when the information was collected.