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America's Natural and Cultural Resources Volunteer Portal

Privacy Policy for the Volunteer.gov Website
The Volunteer.gov web site is managed by the Department of the Interior
(DOI) for natural resource agencies to provide you with a central point
where
you can view volunteer job opportunities around the country available at
different natural resource offices. We also provide you with the
option to
file your application of interest online. The information you submit is then
routed to the identified agency, or to that agency most likely
able to respond
to your request, comments, or questions.
Your privacy is of the highest concern to the DOI and participating agencies
in the Volunteer.gov web site. This is how we will handle information
we
learn about you from your visit to our web site. The information we receive
depends upon what you do when visiting our site, and will be
handled as indicated
below.

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Information Automatically Gathered
When You Visit Our Site
Monitoring Network Traffic Monitoring
Network
Does this Web Site Use "Cookies"?
Providing Information to Third Parties
If You Send Us an E Mail
If You Complete and Online Application
Is Information Collected from
Children?
To Whom May We Release Information?
Notice When You Use Links from
Volunteer.gov to Other Web Sites
Questions and Comments

1. Information Automatically Gathered When You Visit Our Site
By browsing the Volunteer.gov website, the following information
will be automatically collected and stored about your visit:
the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for
example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online
account,
or princeton.edu if you are connecting from Princeton University's
domain);
the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address
of the web site from which you linked directly to our site. This
information is stored as part of a systems log file. We do not store
any personal identifiers.
For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes.
This government computer system uses software programs to create
summary
statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information
is of most and least interest, determining technical
design specifications,
and identifying system performance or problem areas. We use the information
we collect to measure the number of
visitors to the different sections
of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. This
information is only used internally, does
not contain personal identifiers,
and will be used for internal management purposes.
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2. Monitoring Network Traffic
No attempts are made to identify individual users unless illegal behavior
is suspected. So that this service remains available to you and all
other visitors, we monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized
attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage
to
the web service. Use of this system constitutes consent to such
monitoring and auditing. Unauthorized attempts to upload information
and/or
change information on this web site 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.
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3. Does this Web Site Use "Cookies?"
A cookie is a small 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 and persistent. Session cookies last only as long as your Web browser is open. Once you
close your browser, the cookie disappears. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for longer periods of time.
The Volunteer.gov web site 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. A few Volunteer.gov may also make use of persistent cookies to remember
you between visits so, for example, you can save your customized preference settings for future visits. Each web site using persistent cookies
identifies itself as doing so. If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on your machine, you can turn them off in your
browser. However, this may affect the functioning of some websites.
USA.gov provides instructions for "opting-out" of web measurement and customization technologies, through disabling cookies on your web
browser.
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4. Providing Information to Third Parties
DOI may share information with private organizations as part of a service that provides DOI users with increased capabilities or functionality
on the site.
Google Analytics: “Like many services, Google Analytics uses … cookies to track visitor interactions. These cookies are used to store
information, such as what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before, and what site referred the visitor to
the web page. Browsers do not share … cookies across domains” (from the Google Analytics privacy policy). The Department of the Interior
does not collect personally identifiable information from these third-party tools, nor provide them with additional PII. We use IP masking in
order to share only a portion of the IP address for geolocation. In addition, Google provides an Opt-out Browser Add-on “to indicate that
information about the website visit should not be sent to Google Analytics.” DOI does not endorse and makes no representation about the
effectiveness of the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We use the information provided by third-party tools to improve our Web presence and the end-user experience.
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5. If You Send Us E Mail
These web pages also offer you the opportunity to ask questions, request
information, or provide comment via email. Use of this option is
voluntary
and may require your providing an email address.
The information collected from email messages is routed through the DOI
National Business Center system and sent to different agency
offices either
identified by you, or most likely able to address the comment or questions
you submit through the email message. The
information sent out from this
system and printed out by the various agencies will be maintained according
to those agencies separate
records schedules, Privacy Act and FOIA implementing
regulations, and Privacy Act System of Records notices when applicable.
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6. If You Complete an Online Application
The online application form, "United States Department of Agriculture
Form 301: Volunteer Application for Natural Resources Agencies" is
an
approved Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Government wide form
(OMB Control Number 0596 0080). The form is used by the
Department
of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers to collect information about individuals
interested in
volunteer opportunities. The information collected about potential
volunteers includes the category of volunteer work they are
most interested
in, their qualifications and skills, their availability, the geographic locations they are interested in, and contact information
including: name, email, home address, phone number, The information provided by potential
volunteers assists the agencies in matching
potential volunteers with
available volunteer opportunities.
The information collected from completed online forms is routed through
the DOI National Business Center system and sent to different
agency installations
identified by the applicant. Information sent out from this system and
printed out by the various agencies will be
maintained according to those
agencies' separate records schedules, Privacy Act and FOIA implementing
regulations, and Privacy Act System
of Records notices when applicable.
For the public reporting burden and specific privacy statement for the
online form see the information provided on the volunteer application
form.
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7. Information Collected from Children 13 Years of Age
Only persons 13 years and older should complete the on-line application
form. We respect the privacy of children and for children 13 years
and older who may visit this web site, we collect and store automatically
only information identified in section #1 above. If children under
13
choose to send us e-mail if they have questions or comments we do
not collect any more personal information than reasonably necessary
to
respond to a specific request for information. We will only use
information for the reasons provided here. The information will be
handled as
we indicated in section #3 above by the appropriate agency.
For more information on children's privacy protection on web sites
implementing
the Children's On line Protection Act, see the Federal
Trade Commission website at:
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html
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8. To Whom May We Release Information?
If you send us information electronically, either by e-mail or by filling
out an online application, you need to know that the information you
provide may be reviewed by various people who have a need to see the
information in order to process you request for information, answer
a question, or process your application.
Any information we collect and maintain in the course of responding to
you or processing your application will be handled in accordance with
the access and privacy protection requirements of the Privacy Act, and
the Freedom of Information Act at the various government offices
who will
either respond to your request or process you application.
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9. When You Use Links to Other Web Sites
Our web site has links to other government websites. We also link to
other organizations' websites when we have a good business reason to
do so. This does not constitute an endorsement of their policies or
products.
Please note: Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy
policy of the new site, and should review that website's privacy
policy
statements.
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10. Questions and Comments
If you have any questions or comments about the information presented
here, please contact support@volunteer.gov.
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Thank you for visiting the Department of the Interior website and reviewing our privacy policy. How we
handle information we learn about you from your visit to our website depends upon what you do when
visiting our site.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically
If you visit our site to read or download information, such as consumer brochures or press releases, we will
automatically collect and store the following information about your visit:
The name of the Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access
account, or "yourschool.edu" if you are connecting from a university's domain);
The IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you are using the
Internet) from which you access our site;

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The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
The date and time you access our site;
The Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site;
The country and state from which you access our site;
The pages you visit and the information you request; and
Search terms used to get to our web site from an external search engine and terms used on our site
using our search engine.
This information does not identify you personally. We do not store any personal identifiers. The information
collected is part of a systems log file, and is only used internally for site management purposes.
This information is primarily collected to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as
assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and
identifying system performance or problem areas. We use the information we collect to measure the number
of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors.

If You Send Us Personal Information
You do not have to provide personal information to visit our website. If you choose to provide personal
information, such as by sending an e-mail, submitting a form, or filling out a questionnaire or guestbook, we
will use the information you provide to respond to you.
Please do not send us sensitive information, such as your credit card or social security numbers, via e-mail.
It is possible that during transmission of your e-mail this information may be intercepted by a third party. We
cannot guarantee its safety while in transit.
We use personally identifiable information to further our customer's protection and to provide better service.
This may be to correct broken links that you have identified or provide additional information that you have
requested.
Any information that we collect via a questionnaire or a guestbook may be subject to disclosure, but will be
handled in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act to
ensure the greatest protection of personal privacy.
We may transfer personal information to a third party only in the following cases:
To a bank or United States Department of the Treasury account, which must receive payment for a
transaction that you initiated;

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To a company that is contracted to assist us with specific services, including electronic commerce or
donations, and which agrees not to sell or use personal information for other purposes;
To legal authorities if we suspect that you are attempting to change or otherwise damage this web site,
or you are using it in violation of Federal or local laws;
or to Congress or a court in response to a subpoena.
The Department of the Interior does not collect information for commercial marketing purposes.

Information Collected for Tracking and Customization (Cookies)
A cookie is a small 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
and persistent. Session cookies last only as long as your Web browser is open. Once you close your
browser, the cookie disappears. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for longer periods of
time.
DOI 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. A few DOI websites may
also make use of persistent cookies to remember you between visits so, for example, you can save your
customized preference settings for future visits. Each DOI site using persistent cookies identifies itself as
doing so. If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on your machine, you can turn
them off in your browser. However, this may affect the functioning of some Interior websites.
USA.gov provides instructions for "opting-out" of web measurement and customization technologies, through
disabling cookies on your web browser.

Providing Information to Third Parties
DOI may share information with private organizations as part of a service that provides DOI users with
increased capabilities or functionality on the site.
AddThis: The "Share" function on some DOI sites (not DOI.gov) is provided by a third party, AddThis. The
service provider uses cookies and collects information on visitors who use this feature to share DOI content
on their Facebook pages, Twitter feeds or other social media or social networking sites. As noted in their
privacy policy, AddThis uses this information for its own business purposes, including marketing the
information to other parties. AddThis does not collect information from users who do not use the feature. We

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no longer use AddThis on DOI.gov.
Google Analytics: "Like many services, Google Analytics uses … cookies to track visitor interactions.
These cookies are used to store information, such as what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor
has been to the site before, and what site referred the visitor to the web page. Browsers do not share …
cookies across domains" (from the Google Analytics privacy overview). The Department of the Interior does
not collect personally identifiable information from these third-party tools, nor provide them with additional
PII. We use IP masking in order to share only a portion of the IP address for geolocation. In addition, Google
provides an Opt-out Browser Add-on "to indicate that information about the website visit should not be sent
to Google Analytics." DOI does not endorse and makes no representation about the effectiveness of the
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Livestream: Some of our live video is provided by Livestream.com. It is labeled as such. According to the
Livestream privacy policy, Livestream uses cookies, "pixel tags," any user information that you may choose
to provide, as well as other data. More is available on Livestream's privacy policy page.
SlideShare: Some of our document presentation is provided by SlideShare.com. It is labeled as such.
According to the SlideShare privacy policy, SlideShare uses cookies, any user information that you may
choose to provide, as well as other data. More is available on SlideShare's privacy policy page.
YouTube: Some of our video presentation is provided by YouTube.com. It is labeled as such. According to
the YouTube privacy policy, YouTube "may record information about your usage of the site, such as the
channels, groups and favorites you subscribe to, which other users you communicate with, the videos you
watch, the frequency and size of data transfers, and information you display about yourself as well as
information you click on in YouTube (including UI elements, settings). If you are logged in, we may associate
that information with your YouTube Account." More is available on YouTube's privacy policy page.
Steller: The Department of the Interior (DOI) uses Steller, a non-government third party social networking
application, to share information, promote public participation, and enhance communication with the public.
Your use of the Steller application to communicate with DOI is voluntary, and through your interaction with
DOI your personal information may become available. Generally, personal information is not actively
collected by DOI; however, if you request information or submit feedback from interaction with DOI through
use of Steller, your profile name, image, contact information, and other information may be used to
communicate with you or provide the requested information. You should know that any comments, images
or videos posted on DOI’s official Steller page may be viewed by any Steller user. You are subject to
Steller’s privacy policy and terms of use during your interactions with DOI on Steller. DOI will not share the
information provided with third parties for promotional purposes. Please review the DOI Privacy Policy for
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how information is handled: https://www.doi.gov/privacy
We use information provided by third-party tools to improve our Web presence and the end-user experience.

Links to Other Sites
Our website has links to many other Federal agencies. In some cases we link to private organizations. Once
you access another site through a link that we provide, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site. The
privacy policies and procedures described here do not apply to any external sites. We encourage you to
read the privacy policies of any site you link to from ours, especially if you share any personal information.

Social Media
The Department of the Interior participates on open forums offered by third-party commercial social media
sites in order to increase government transparency, and promote public participation and collaboration with
the Department. Please note that while we encourage candid conversation and frank exchanges of ideas,
the Department does not control or endorse the comments or opinions provided by visitors to these social
media sites, and cannot attest to the accuracy of the information provided by these sites.
The essential information shared on these third party sites is available on DOI.gov. DOI.gov is the official
source of information from the Department of the Interior. If you use a site outside the Department of the
Interior, you are subject to the privacy and security policies of that site.
Please visit our DOI Social Media Page for a directory of Department of the Interior bureau and office social
media presences, such as those on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. The Department uses these
social media sites as dynamic information sharing tools to access real-time information, for external
relations, and to encourage public dialogue. The Department posts videos, images, and news events on
these sites to provide alternative opportunities to disseminate information and content to the public. Policies
related to content, such as videos, images, and audio are posted separately. The Department does not
actively seek personal information and will only collect the information necessary for the proper performance
of official Departmental functions, or to accomplish a purpose required by statute, executive order, or
regulation. If the Department receives your personal information through interaction with a social media site,
it is required to maintain the information in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act and the
Freedom of Information Act to ensure the greatest protection of personal privacy.
In addition to our primary social media channels, each of which has its own privacy policy (Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Flickr), DOI uses the bit.ly URL shortener in Twitter and other postings.

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Bit.ly is “built in” to the Twitterfeed tool, in that it automatically shortens long URLs in Twitter posts.
According to its privacy policy, bit.ly uses cookies (see Cookies above). Those cookies are invoked only if
the shortened bit.ly URL is clicked.
For further information, please check our Social Media Policy.

Website Security
For site security and to ensure this service remains available to all users, this government computer system
employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change
information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other
attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Unauthorized attempts to upload
information or change information on this site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
We use virus protection measures on our computer systems and regularly update the software. These are
computer security measure that, in addition to maintaining our computer systems, also ensure that all files
that we develop and/or post on our web servers are virus-free. When you request a file for download from
our site, it is possible, though unlikely, that the data may contract a virus and become corrupted before it
reaches your computer. The Department of the Interior is not responsible for files that may become
corrupted as the data travels the Internet.

For further information
Children's Privacy Policy
Copyright, Restrictions and Permissions Notice
Departmental Privacy Program
Departmental Linking Policy

Contact
If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please forward them to:
U.S. Department of the Interior

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1849 C Street, N.W.
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Phone: 202-208-1605
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