The Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) website linking to this
policy ("Site") was developed by the University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research (UCAR) which includes its programs, the National
Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and its labs.
This privacy policy covers ADDS’s treatment of personal information.
Please review this Privacy Policy so that you can understand your
options in using this website. Use of this Site signifies your agreement
to this Privacy Policy.
Within this Site you may access other UCAR-sponsored sites and
services. Some of these sites and services are governed by their own
privacy policies. In the absence of a referenced Privacy Policy, the
UCAR General
Privacy Policy shall apply.
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What Personal Information Does ADDS Collect? You
can visit all of the ADDS Site and access most of our services without
identifying who you are, or revealing personal information such as your
name or e-mail, that can be used to identify you. However, some
services may require registration. When you register with us, you may
need to complete certain fields (some are required and some are
optional), as well as choose a user name and password. In these
situations, if you choose to withhold any personal information
requested by us, it may not be possible for you to gain access to
certain services or parts of the Site.
If you do provide personal information when signing up for a service
or completing a survey, ADDS will process such information for specific
and limited purposes which we inform you about when we ask you for
information. For example, we may collect and use personal data to
provide you with services, to respond to a question, or to communicate
with you for other purposes. Except as described in Section 3 hereof,
unless expressly described in an applicable privacy policy, ADDS will
not distribute your information to third parties.
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General Use Information. ADDS receives and stores
certain types of information whenever you interact with the Site. For
example, ADDS maintains web activity log files such as the number of
pages requested, time spent on a page, and result sets from search
queries. ADDS extracts and aggregates information from these log files
to gauge and improve the effectiveness of the Site and services. ADDS
does not link this general use information to other personally
identifiable information.
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Sharing of Information. On rare occasions, ADDS may
share information with its sponsors, auditors, or others hired by ADDS
or its sponsors to assist in carrying out financial or operational
activities. ADDS informs these parties about safeguarding personal
information, and requires them to use it only for an authorized purpose
consistent with this Privacy Policy.
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Cookies. Parts of the ADDS Site may use cookies to
improve your interaction with the Site or service (e.g. directing your
browser to the same server in a cluster for your entire session). The
ADDS Site may also use cookies for web traffic analysis purposes (e.g.
determining unique visits to a site).
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Signing Up For Services. ADDS may request
information through an enrollment process for a web service, website
analysis, survey, or event registration. To enroll or participate, you
may voluntarily supply personal information. ADDS shall use the
information, and may share the information with others, as described in
the enrollment process or Section 3 of this Policy. Contact the Site
operator to correct any information you submit.
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Security. ADDS maintains all personal data with
technical, administrative, and physical safeguards intended to protect
against loss, unauthorized access, destruction, misuse, modification,
and improper use. No computer system or information can be completely
protected against every possible hazard, but ADDS provides reasonable
and appropriate controls to protect personal information against
foreseeable hazards.
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Public Forums. ADDS maintains a number of public
e-mail lists, social media sites, and forums for use by interested
individuals. Some are open for subscription and use; others are
moderated where a list or forum moderator may limit subscription and
posting access. In each case, users can subscribe and unsubscribe from
these areas at any time. Contact the website operator to correct any
information you submit.
Please note that any information that you post to a public bulletin
board or chat room is available to all persons accessing that site.
Unsubscribing from a list or forum will not remove any name, e-mail
address or information that was part of any previous posting from any
archive of these lists or forums.
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Legal Requirements. ADDS may disclose information
in response to legal process, such as a court order or subpoena.
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Third Party Sites. ADDS may provide links to other
websites which we believe may be of interest to our visitors. Due to
the nature of the World Wide Web, ADDS cannot and does not guarantee
the standards of website links it provides and cannot be held
responsible for the contents of non-ADDS sites. By entering such sites
through the links provided, you accept all responsibility for use and
agree that you will not hold ADDS or UCAR responsible for anything that
happens as a result of your entering and using such sites.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the
practices of ADDS or UCAR, please contact the Office of General Counsel
using the contact information below.