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Privacy and Security Notice

1. This website is provided as a public service by the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES).

2. For site security and management purposes, all transactions with the server are collected for security and statistical purposes. This government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for determining technical design specifications, traffic load, and to identify system performance or problem areas.

3. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

4. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with the National Archives and Records Administration's General Records Schedule 20 (Electronic Records). All data collection activities are in strict accordance with DoD Directive 5240.1.

5.  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.

6. Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

7. If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please forward them to the Webmaster.

Disclaimers

Disclaimer Of External Links

The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense of linked web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation sites, the Department of Defense does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at linked locations. External links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD web site.

Disclaimer Of Liability

With respect to documents available from this server, neither the United States Government nor any of its employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose; nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed; nor represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

Disclaimer Of Endorsement

Reference herein to any specific commercial products, 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. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. The appearance of hyperlinks on this website does not constitute endorsement of linked web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, this website does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at linked locations. External links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD web site.

Public Affairs

The contents of this site have been reviewed and approved by the DANTES Public Affairs Officer (PAO).

USE OF THIS OR ANY OTHER DoD INTEREST COMPUTER SYSTEM CONSTITUTES A CONSENT TO MONITORING AT ALL TIMES.

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