Of the information we learn about you from your visit to the National Eye
Institute's NEIBank website, we store only the following: the domain name from
which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our site, and
the Internet address of the web site from which you direct-linked to our
site. This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the
various sections of our site and to help us make our site more useful to
visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional
information will be collected about you.
About E-mail
When inquiries are E-mailed to us, we store the question and the E-mail
address information so that we can respond electronically. Unless otherwise
required by statute, we do not identify publicly who sends questions or
comments to our web site. We will not obtain information that will allow us
to personally identify you when you visit our site, unless you chose to
provide such information to us.
About "Cookies"
While visiting the NEIBank Web site, you may occasionally encounter a Web page that employs "cookies".
A cookie is a small file that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk allowing our server to "remember" specific
information about your session while you are connected. Requests to send
cookies from our website are not designed to collect information about you,
but only about your browser "session." The cookie makes it easier for you to
use the dynamic features of the NEIBank Website. The cookie and the information
about your session will be destroyed automatically shortly after you close
your browser--it is not permanently stored on your computer. Unless we
specifically notify you otherwise, we will not collect and maintain personal
information about you.
Many NIH sites are now running customer satisfaction surveys that employ persistent cookies. Participation in this data collection effort is completely voluntary, and failure to respond will in no way affect the visitor's ability to access information. This information will be used by NIH solely for the purpose of improving our public Web sites.
Practice Safe Browsing
To protect your privacy, be sure to close your browser completely after you
have finished conducting business with a Web site that uses cookies. If you
are concerned about the potential use of information gathered from your
computer by cookies, you can set your browser to prompt you before it
accepts a cookie. Most Internet browsers have settings that let you identify
and/or reject cookies.
Questions about NEI privacy policies should be sent to the NEI Privacy Act
Coordinator.
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