DISCLAIMERS,
LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
AND PRIVACY NOTICE
DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
This web site and the information it contains is provided
as a public service by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,U.S. Coast
Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Division 8 of the 7th Coast Guard District
Auxiliary. This system is monitored to ensure proper operation, to verify the functioning of
applicable security features, and for other like purposes. Anyone using this system
expressly consents to such monitoring. Unauthorized attempts to modify any information
stored on this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this
system for other than its intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal
prosecution.
The CONTENT of all U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary world wide web pages is unofficial
and not authority for action with the following exception: Statements of policy
or procedure provided by members of the Chief Director's Office, National
Elected Officers or Department Chiefs posted on this web page should be regarded
as official statements. Views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect
those of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard or the U.S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary. Information may be reprinted, except AP wire stories and
articles republished from other sources. Commercial use of Coast Guard Auxiliary
emblems, logos, or other graphics must be approved by the Commandant of the U.S.
Coast Guard. Links to non-Coast Guard entities are not under the control of the
United States Coast Guard or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and are
provided for the convenience of our customers. They do not, in any way,
constitute an endorsement of the linked pages or any commercial or private
issues or products presented there. We cannot make any warranty or
representation concerning the content of these sites, or secondary sites from
the pages to which they link.
Links to
non-Coast Guard entities are not under the control of the United States Coast
Guard or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and are provided for the connivance
of our site viisitors. They do not, in any way, constitute an endorsement of the
linked pages or any commercial or private issues or products presented there. We
cannot make any warranty or representation concerning the content of these
sites, or secondary sites from the pages to which they link.
RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY
The DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary or
Division 8 make no claims, promises or guarantees
about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this web site and
expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this web site.
No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory, including but not limited to the
warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for
a particular purpose and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to the
contents of this web site or its hyperlinks to other Internet resources. Reference in this
web site to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any
trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and
does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by DHS , U.S. Coast
Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary or Division 8.
OWNERSHIP
Information presented on this web site is considered public
information and may be distributed or copied. However, all information submitted to
DHS
and the U.S. Coast Guard via this site shall be deemed and remain the property of
DHS
,U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, except those submissions made under separate legal contract.
DHS and
the U.S. Coast Guard shall be free to use, for any purpose, any ideas, concepts, or
techniques contained in information provided to DHS and the U.S. Coast Guard and
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary through this
site.
PRIVACY NOTICE
We collect no personal information about you when you visit
our website unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, we collect and
store certain information automatically. Here is how we handle information about your
visit to our website.
What We Collect and Store Automatically
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the
website, read pages, or download information, we will gather and store certain information
about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally. We
automatically 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 our website from another website, the
address of that website.
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.
If You Send Us E-mail
You may choose to provide us with personal information, as
in e-mail with a comment or question. We use the information to improve our service to you
or to respond to your request. Sometimes we forward your e-mail to other government
employees who may be better able to help you. Except for authorized law enforcement
investigations, we do not share our e-mail with any other outside organizations.
Links to Other Sites
NOTICE/DISCLAIMER Links to non-Coast Guard entities are not under the control of
the United States Coast Guard or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and
are provided for the convenience of our customers. They do not, in any way,
constitute an endorsement of the linked pages or any commercial or private
issues or products presented there. We cannot make any warranty or
representation concerning the content of these sites, or secondary sites from
the pages to which they link.
