Privacy Statement

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Computer Information

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System collects information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System does not read any of your private online communications.

If you choose to provide us with personal information, such as by sending an e-mail or by filling out a form and submitting it through our Web site, we will use that information to respond to your message or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication. Remember that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If your communication is sensitive or includes personal information you may prefer to send it by postal mail instead.

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System and Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System family of Web sites.

Use of Collected Informations

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System, in order to determine what Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System, or the public.

Use of Cookies.

The Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System services or Web sites you visit.

Security of Collected Information.

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System secures collected information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System secures information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Changes to this Statement

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System is protecting your information.

Contact Information.

Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Drug Enforcement Administration's National Forensic Laboratory Information System at NFLIS@dea.gov. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.