Privacy Impact Assessment

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Privacy Impact Assessment Form
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Status Draft

Form Number

F-49931

Form Date

Question

Answer

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OPDIV:

CDC

2

PIA Unique Identifier:

P-9720560-582766

2a Name:

10/24/2017 7:00:24 AM

National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
General Support System (GSS)
Major Application

3

Minor Application (stand-alone)

The subject of this PIA is which of the following?

Minor Application (child)
Electronic Information Collection
Unknown

3a

Identify the Enterprise Performance Lifecycle Phase
of the system.

Operations and Maintenance
Yes

3b Is this a FISMA-Reportable system?

4

Does the system include a Website or online
application available to and for the use of the general
public?

5

Identify the operator.

6

Point of Contact (POC):

7

Is this a new or existing system?

8

Does the system have Security Authorization (SA)?

8b Planned Date of Security Authorization

No
Yes
No
Agency
Contractor
POC Title

IT Specialist

POC Name

William Dolan

POC Organization NCHHSTP/OD
POC Email

wdolan@cdc.gov

POC Phone

404.639.6233
New
Existing
Yes
No
July 31, 2019
Not Applicable

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11 Describe the purpose of the system.

The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
provides the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a
forum for the dissemination of information, and transfer of
knowledge, concerning the research, treatment, care, and
prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Viral
Hepatitis, STD, and TB-related disease (TB Education and
Training). Consumers include CDC constituents, partners, and
the general public. Originally conceived as the CDC National
AIDS Clearinghouse designed to facilitate the sharing of
information and resources among people working in HIV
prevention, treatment, and support services, NPIN has
expanded to include other services to become a
comprehensive source of science-based information accessible
to professionals dedicated to the prevention of HIV, Viral
Hepatitis, STDs, and TB . NPIN has been dubbed as the nextgeneration clearinghouse model for collecting and
disseminating data and materials in support of prevention
activities within international, domestic, state, and local
settings. These services are designed to facilitate program
collaboration, sharing information, resources, published
materials, research, and trends among the four diseases.

NPIN is a public website and the information collected includes
domain name IP address from which you access the Internet,
the date and time you access our site; the pages you viewed;
Describe the type of information the system will
the type of browser and operating system you used to access
collect, maintain (store), or share. (Subsequent
our site; and, if you linked to our site from another Website,
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questions will identify if this information is PII and ask that Web-site's address and email address.
about the specific data elements.)
When inquiries are sent to NPIN via e-mail, we temporarily
store the question(s) and the e-mail address information so
that we can respond electronically.
Provide an overview of the system and describe the
13 information it will collect, maintain (store), or share,
either permanently or temporarily.
14 Does the system collect, maintain, use or share PII?

NPIN is a public website and the information collected
includes: domain name, IP address from which you access the
Internet, the date and time you access our site; the pages you
Yes
No

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Indicate the type of PII that the system will collect or
maintain.

Social Security Number

Date of Birth

Name

Photographic Identifiers

Driver's License Number

Biometric Identifiers

Mother's Maiden Name

Vehicle Identifiers

E-Mail Address

Mailing Address

Phone Numbers

Medical Records Number

Medical Notes

Financial Account Info

Certificates

Legal Documents

Education Records

Device Identifiers

Military Status

Employment Status

Foreign Activities

Passport Number

Taxpayer ID

Employees
Public Citizens
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Business Partners/Contacts (Federal, state, local agencies)

Indicate the categories of individuals about whom PII
is collected, maintained or shared.

Vendors/Suppliers/Contractors
Patients
Other

17 How many individuals' PII is in the system?
18 For what primary purpose is the PII used?
19

Describe the secondary uses for which the PII will be
used (e.g. testing, training or research)

100,000-999,999
The primary purpose of the PII is to notify users of NPIN site
updates.
N/A

20 Describe the function of the SSN.

N/A

20a Cite the legal authority to use the SSN.

N/A

21

Identify legal authorities governing information use
Public Health Service Act
and disclosure specific to the system and program.

22

Are records on the system retrieved by one or more
PII data elements?

Yes
No

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Directly from an individual about whom the
information pertains
In-Person
Hard Copy: Mail/Fax
Email
Online
Other
Government Sources
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Within the OPDIV
Other HHS OPDIV
State/Local/Tribal
Foreign
Other Federal Entities
Other

Identify the sources of PII in the system.

Non-Government Sources
Members of the Public
Commercial Data Broker
Public Media/Internet
Private Sector
Other
23a

Identify the OMB information collection approval
number and expiration date.

24 Is the PII shared with other organizations?
Describe the process in place to notify individuals
25 that their personal information will be collected. If
no prior notice is given, explain the reason.
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Is the submission of PII by individuals voluntary or
mandatory?

N/A
Yes
No
Individuals may elect to sign up for website updates, in which
case they are asked for their email address to allow the system
to send the updates to them.
Voluntary
Mandatory

Describe the method for individuals to opt-out of the
Individuals who do not want to give their email address can
collection or use of their PII. If there is no option to
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choose not to sign up for the website updates. Opt-out
object to the information collection, provide a
information is provided in the privacy policy.
reason.
Describe the process to notify and obtain consent
from the individuals whose PII is in the system when
major changes occur to the system (e.g., disclosure
28 and/or data uses have changed since the notice at
the time of original collection). Alternatively, describe
why they cannot be notified or have their consent
obtained.
Describe the process in place to resolve an
individual's concerns when they believe their PII has
29 been inappropriately obtained, used, or disclosed, or
that the PII is inaccurate. If no process exists, explain
why not.

Any changes impacting disclosure or data use would be
updated in the site privacy policy: "Why is information
collected?" Individuals would receive notification of updates
via email and could then elect to opt out if they choose.

Individuals seeking to contest the content of information
about them in this system should contact the system manager
via email at NPIN-info@cdc.gov

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Describe the process in place for periodic reviews of
PII contained in the system to ensure the data's
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integrity, availability, accuracy and relevancy. If no
processes are in place, explain why not.

The email addresses are not held by CDC so there is no review
process available. The email address are only held by the IQ
Solutions Communications Cloud. As part of our continuous
monitoring plan, IQ Solutions conducts a review within every
three hundred sixty-five (365) days of PII holdings (i.e. email
addresses) to ensure the data's integrity, availability, accuracy
and relevancy. For administrative accounts, individual PII
(email, name, and telephone number) is only modified by the
individual who owns the PII and therefore cannot be
inadvertently modified or destroyed by the system. Activities
within the system are logged, so any changes to PII can be
traced back to a specific time, and user providing nonrepudiation within the system.
The system is highly available, ensuring the PII is available
when needed. The IQ Solutions Communications Cloud is
located in a pair of Tier-III datacenters to provide great
availability. Hosting the IQ Solutions Communications Cloud in
two physically separate datacenters provide an avenue to
ensure continuity of service to the public in a case of
unforeseen event.
The system automatically detects rejected email addresses,
and removes those email addresses and all associated records
from the system, ensuring that PII is accurate and up to date
within the system.
Users
Administrators

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Identify who will have access to the PII in the system
and the reason why they require access.

IQ Solutions have access in order to
maintain and test the system.

Developers
Contractors
Others

Describe the procedures in place to determine which NPIN uses role-based access controls to ensure that
32 system users (administrators, developers,
administrators, and users are granted access on a ‘least
contractors, etc.) may access PII.
privilege’ basis commensurate with their assigned duties (only
Describe the methods in place to allow those with
33 access to PII to only access the minimum amount of
information necessary to perform their job.

The least privilege model is utilized to allow those with access
to PII to only access the minimum amount of information
necessary

Identify training and awareness provided to
personnel (system owners, managers, operators,
contractors and/or program managers) using the
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system to make them aware of their responsibilities
for protecting the information being collected and
maintained.

IQ Solutions staff with access to the email database attend a
Security and Privacy Awareness Training yearly

Describe training system users receive (above and
35 beyond general security and privacy awareness
training).

None.

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Do contracts include Federal Acquisition Regulation
36 and other appropriate clauses ensuring adherence to
privacy provisions and practices?

Yes
No
The email addresses are active as long as the user opts to
receive the updates. The user can opt out by following the
Opt-out information provided in the privacy policy found at
https://npin.cdc.gov/pages/policies-and-disclaimers#privacy

Describe the process and guidelines in place with
37 regard to the retention and destruction of PII. Cite
specific records retention schedules.

GRS RECORDS SCHEDULE 16 - 02a(01) - Records Disposition
Files. Descriptive inventories, disposal authorizations,
schedules, and reports. For retention, all PII data is currently
kept indefinitely. Granicus does delete any data when an
account is shutdown. Granicus will delete all the of Customer
Administrators, but there is some history that is retained
showing the admin to send a bulletin, or change settings, even
after the profiles are deleted. Subscriber information is
retained. Typically, although disabled, the return of data is not
provided or deleted if a contract is not renewed.

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Administrative Control:
Designated government contracting official or authorized
representative designate approves System Administrators. A
request to add an Administrator is submitted in writing to the
government contracting official or authorized representative
and accounts are established in accordance with the access
level required based on their role in the organization. It is left
to the discretion of the designated CDC contracting official or
authorized representative to determine the level of access an
Administrator is granted.

Describe, briefly but with specificity, how the PII will
38 be secured in the system using administrative,
technical, and physical controls.

Physical Control:
The IQ Solutions Communications Cloud is built using industry
best practices and independently reviewed against Federal
Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and National
Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) Security and Privacy
controls to ensure technical, operational, and management
controls are properly applied. Specifically, the systems are
located in Tier III data centers with physical security compliant
to a FedRAMP moderate baseline based on NIST 800-53 Rev 4.
Physical access to datacenters is controlled through
management, physical and administrative controls, in turn
providing a multilayered, defense-in-depth security
infrastructure. The datacenters are physically secured with all
exterior doors being locked and badges required for accessing
the buildings. There are closed circuit cameras monitoring
both the exterior and interior of the building. There are also
security guards on duty during all hours of operation. On-site
security personnel patrol the interior and exterior of the
datacenters 24/7/365. Physical datacenter access requires the
use of multifactor authentication mechanisms using a
proximity card and a managed biometric system (hand
geometry reader or iris scan – depending on data center).
Access is also controlled through an approval process,
reviewed by both the entity requesting access and datacenter
security personnel.
Technical Control:
Access is logged and access approvals are audited on a
monthly basis by the IQ Solutions ISSO. The confidentiality and
integrity of passwords used to access the system are protected
per salted password hashing. Sensitive portions of the data
base are stored in encrypted table spaces.

39 Identify the publicly-available URL:
40 Does the website have a posted privacy notice?

https://npin.cdc.gov
Yes
No

40a

Is the privacy policy available in a machine-readable
format?

Yes

41

Does the website use web measurement and
customization technology?

Yes

No
No

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Technologies

Yes

Web beacons

No
Yes

Web bugs
Select the type of website measurement and
41a customization technologies is in use and if it is used
to collect PII. (Select all that apply)

Collects PII?

No

Session Cookies
Persistent Cookies

Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes

Other...

No

42

Does the website have any information or pages
directed at children under the age of thirteen?

Yes

43

Does the website contain links to non- federal
government websites external to HHS?

Yes

Is a disclaimer notice provided to users that follow
43a external links to websites not owned or operated by
HHS?

Yes

No

No
No

General Comments

OPDIV Senior Official
for Privacy Signature

signed by Jarell
Jarell Oshodi Digitally
Oshodi -S
Date: 2019.07.22 14:24:15
-S
-04'00'

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