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Disclaimer
The information and services found on this website have been provided by the Homeland Security Experts Group (HSEG) and its departments and agencies. HSEG in Washington D.C. is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information or services provided by other departments and agencies of its organization. Users who are wishing to rely on this information or these services should consult directly with the appropriate source.
The Homeland Security Experts Group (HSEG) is committed to protect the privacy of its visitors on its websites. This Privacy Notice summarizes the privacy policy and practices on all EM associated websites.
We collect no personal information about you when you visit our site unless you choose to provide this information to us. Submitting personally identifiable information through our website is voluntary, but by doing so, you are giving your permission to use the information for the stated purpose. Not providing certain information may result in the inability to provide you with a service you desire.
If you choose to provide us with on the HSEG website, through such methods as completing a web form or sending us an email, we will use that information to help us provide you the information or service you have requested, or to respond to your message. The information we may receive from you varies based on what you do when visiting our site.
We do automatically collect and store the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (.com, .edu, etc.); the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website (such as a search engine or referring page) from which you reached our site. We use the information we collect to count the number of visitors to the different pages on our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors like you.
In addition, we use a third party to provide us with demographic information that might personally identify you (if you are on a static IP or inside a computer network of a company).
We use this information in a variety of ways. For example, we may use this information to help analyze our site traffic, understand our visitors and what they care about, and to improve our services. We will retain this information for as long as we have this site. We will not disclose this information to any other third party.
Communicating with The Homeland Security Experts Group (HSEG)
If you choose to send "homelandsecurityexperts.net" (HSEG) an email or complete a feedback form online, your personal information may be used in order to respond to your inquiry. EM does not use the information to create individual profiles. Any disclosure of your personal information is in accordance with the Privacy Act CCPA.
Emails and other electronic methods used to communicate with HSEG are secure. Therefore, it is safe to send sensitive information.
Personal information from emails or completed feedback forms is collected pursuant to the Privacy Act. Such information may be used for statistical, evaluation and reporting purposes.
You may choose to provide us with personal information when sending us an email with a comment or question. We may use the information provided to improve our service to you or to respond to your request.
Sometimes we forward your email to other agencies of HSEG that may be better able to help you. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share your email with any other outside organizations.
Security
OM cares about protecting the security and integrity of your personal information. We use commercially suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to keep information about you that we collect or store on or through the "homelandsecurityexperts.net" website safe from unauthorized access. We use password protocols, encryption software and a server with firewalls to protect personal and other information we receive.
Nevertheless, no set of security safeguards is guaranteed to be impenetrable. We cannot and do not guarantee that communications to or from the Site, or that data transmitted or stored on or through the Site, are or will be totally secure from loss, misuse or unauthorized access by third parties.
Third-Party Websites and Applications
We link to social networks and other third-party websites. We use social networking websites to interact with international audiences and to engage worldwide. Social networking websites are used to publicize events and engage with members of the public.
We also use web analytics technologies to measure the number of visitors to our websites and to help make our websites more useful to visitors. In some cases, a third-party application may request an email address, username, password, and geographic location for account registration purposes.
Web Analytics
Web analytics is the collection, analysis, measurement, and reporting of data about Web traffic and visits for purposes of understanding and optimizing Web usage. Information in digital markers may be used in conjunction with computer request data to identify and track your online interactions with the "homelandsecurityexperts.net" (HSEG) website. We us "opentracker.net" to collect this information of our visitors. We do not disclose or sell or transfer any data outside of our organization, unless required for law enforcement purposes or by statute.
Information Collected for Tracking and Customization (Cookies)
A cookie is a small text file that a website transfers to your computer to allow it to remember specific information about your session while you are connected. Your computer will only share the information in the cookie with the website that provided it, and no other website can request it. There are two types of cookies:
Session: Session cookies last only as long as your web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the cookie is deleted. Websites may use session cookies for technical purposes such as to enable better navigation through the site, or to allow you to customize your preferences for interacting with the site.
Persistent: Persistent cookies are saved on a user’s device in order to determine which users are new to the site or are returning.
If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on your machine, you can turn cookies off in your browser. You will still have access to all information and resources on our website. However, turning off cookies may affect the functioning of many popular websites. Be aware that disabling cookies in your browser will affect cookie usage at all other websites you visit as well.
Links to External Websites
Our website may have links to other websites of companies, multilateral organizations and private organizations and other nations. When you follow a link to another site, you are no longer on our site and are subject to the privacy policies of the external sites.
Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, we cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. With respect to documents and information on this website, neither HSEG nor its employees or contractors make any warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to documents available from this website. Additionally HSEG assumes no legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process disclosed herein and does not represent that use of such information, product, or process would not infringe on privately owned rights.
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users. HSEG uses 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 International Computer Fraud and Abuse Acts.
Law Enforcement Investigations
Information also may be used for authorized law enforcement investigations. Except for the above purposes, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on these websites are strictly prohibited and are subject to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and Title 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 and 1030 of the United States of America.
