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Privacy Statement

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the sole owner of information collected on this site. No information will be sold, shared, or rented, in ways different than what is disclosed within this statement. United States Coast Guard Auxiliary collects information from our users at several points on this website.

COOKIES:
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary uses software tags called "cookies" on our viewer forums and want ads. This technology provides a means to keep track of user preferences and viewing history. The cookies are used when a visitor enters our password protected areas to hold the user session open once they enter their logon information.

Users may block the utilization of cookies by configuring their browsers in an "accept no cookies mode". Unfortunately, the users will not have access to the password protected areas in that case.

FORMS:
Numerous user submitted forms may be found throughout the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary site. These include requests for assistance or information, notification, registration, and surveys. Some report submissions are transferred to the recipient by way of email, while others produce online database files. The information collected on all forms is considered confidential, and will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. All forms information will be destroyed after its purpose has been fulfilled.

INFORMATION SECURITY:
All information gathered on the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary site is stored and maintained in secure facilities that limit access to authorized personnel only. Strict control is maintained on who is granted access authorization. The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Web site is regularly tested to ensure that all information collected is secure from unauthorized viewing.

LINKS:
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary contains links to other external Web sites. If you decide to utilize any of the external links, you will be directed to a site which is not covered by our privacy policies. We recommend that you to read the privacy statements of these sites, since their policies may differ from ours. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on this Web site.

LOG FILES:
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary maintains log files of the traffic that visits, or posts materials on this site. Log files are used to record data transmission loads and determine site utilization. Information collected on web site viewers are limited to the URL of the visited sites, and the number of bytes transferred. Users posting materials to a site will have their URL, the posted URL, and the number of bytes transferred included in the log. This information is maintained in a secure location, and access is limited to authorized personnel.

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES:
If the privacy policies of this site are changed, a notification will be immediately posted on our homepage. Information collected prior to the announcement of any policy change, shall continue to be used in accordance with the applicable polices in effect, when the information was collected.