Privacy & Security Information

Introduction

The U.S.Clear is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all visitors to U.S.Clear.gov. This privacy policy explains how we handle information we learn about you from your visit to our website.

Information We Collect

When you browse through U.S.Clear.gov, read pages, or download information, we gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We collect and store only the following information about your visit:

• The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the web) from which you access our website;
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The pages you visit; and
• If you linked to U.S.Clear.gov from another website, the address of that website.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect to count the number and type of visitors to the different pages on our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors like you.

Information Protection

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

Cookies

The U.S.Clear's website uses "cookies" to improve your experience. A cookie is a small text file that a website can place on your computer's hard drive for record-keeping or other administrative purposes. The U.S.Clear uses both session and persistent cookies:

• Session cookies are temporary files that are erased when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies remain on your computer for a longer period.

Links to Other Sites

U.S.Clear.gov contains links to other federal agencies and private organizations. Once you leave U.S.Clear.gov and link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

Contact Information

If you have questions or comments about the U.S.Clear's privacy and security policy, please contact us at:

U.S.Clear
Privacy Office
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549