The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of which the CMS' RDS Center web site is a part, has a clear privacy policy.
When you visit CMS' RDS Center web site, we do not collect any information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us (other than information automatically collected and stored in the web server's logs-see below).
Information Automatically Collected and Stored
When you browse through any web site, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:
- the name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or stanford.edu, if you are connecting from Stanford University's domain);
- the date and time of your visit;
- the pages you visited; and
- the address of the web site you came from when you came to visit.
This information is used for statistical purposes only and to help us make this site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.
Personally Provided Information
You do not have to give us personal information to visit our web site.
If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through e-mail, forms, surveys, etc., we will only maintain the information as long as needed to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication.
Disclosure
HHS and CMS do not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personal information about it's visitors, unless required for law enforcement or statute.
Intrusion Detection
This web site is maintained by the U.S. Government. It is protected by various provisions of Title 18, U.S. Code. Violations of Title 18 are subject to criminal prosecution in federal court.
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may be used to help identify an individual.
Systems of Records
Information originally collected in traditional paper systems can be submitted electronically, i.e., electronic commerce transactions and information updates about eligibility benefits. Electronically submitted information is maintained and destroyed pursuant to the Federal Records Act and in some cases may be subject to the Privacy Act. If information that you submit is to be used in a Privacy Act system of records, there will be a Privacy Act Notice provided.