The Mercury
Policy Project (MPP) is genuinely concerned about the privacy of its
users, and is committed to providing a secure and private environment
for the free flow of information. The public areas of this site are
open to all visitors to read, search, browse, and download, at no
cost. Visitors need not register or give any personal identification
to use the public areas. No software or hardware techniques are employed
to covertly capture a user's name or email address.
Where visitors choose to
provide the site with a name, email address or other information in
order to request further information, MPP keeps all such response
lists confidential and securely stored.
Personally identifiable
information collected in any area of the website will not be sold,
rented or exchanged with any other organization or entity unless the
user is first notified and expressly agrees in advance.
MPP does not utilize "cookies"
(small files that may be placed temporarily on your hard disk for
record-keeping purposes) in connection with the website, and users
who have their cookies disabled will experience full functionality.
MPP does not use any web bugs, or clear gifs (invisible graphics that
enable tracking). MPP employs a simple "count" system that
tells us how many visits the site receives in a given period, but
no identities or individually-identifiable information is gathered
by this process. Our web servers automatically log standard information,
including IP address, browser types, and access times. This information
is used for internal research or analysis purposes only and not stored
for long term uses.
All applicable laws are
followed with respect to data collection from minors. No use of personal
data collected on the website, other than those uses specified there,
will be made. There will be no sharing of data collected from minors
with any third parties at any time under any circumstances.
MPP may partner with or
link to other organizations and companies to provide services to members,
and their pages are governed by their own privacy policies. MPP will
endeavor to influence these vendors toward appropriate practices in
the area of user privacy, but cannot be held accountable for the policies
or practices of these third parties. MPP recommends that visitors
to any website examine the privacy policy posted on that site for
their own protection.
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