National Institute of Aerospace Web Site Privacy Policy

Web Site Registration

You must first complete all registration forms and create a user name and password. During this process you will be required to provide certain information, such as your e-mail address. National Institute of Aerospace is the sole owner of all contact and usage information collected on this web site (“Web Site”).

Information Collection

National Institute of Aerospace collects information from you whenever you register on this Web Site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey or fill out a form. Any data we request that is not required will be specified as voluntary or optional.

When ordering or registering on this Web Site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter the following information: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You may, however, visit this Web Site anonymously.

National Institute of Aerospace’s web server may collect information related to your visit to this Web Site, including, but not limited to, the IP address and domain used to access this Web Site, the type and version of your browser, the web site you came from to access this website, the page you entered and exited at, any page that is viewed by that IP address and your country location. National Institute of Aerospace uses this type of information to monitor the performance of this Web Site and certain on-line services (such as number of visits, average visit time, number of page views, etc.) and for certain business purposes such as working to continually upgrade this Web Site and services.

Like most websites, the National Institute of Aerospace uses cookies to enhance your experience, gather general visitor information, and track visits to this Web Site. Please refer to the 'Cookies’ section below for information about Cookies.

Information Usage

Any of the information that the National Institute of Aerospace collects from you may be used in a number of ways, the following are some of the general uses:

To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
To improve this Web Site (we continually strive to improve this Web Site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)
To process transactions (your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested by the customer)
To send periodic e-mails (the e-mail address you provide for order processing, will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order or request). If you decide to opt-in to a National Institute of Aerospace mailing list, you will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you may use the detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature

Information Protection

National Institute of Aerospace implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you submit a request, place an order or access your personal information. These security measures include: password protected directories and databases to safeguard your information, SSL (Secure Sockets Layered) technology to ensure that your information is fully encrypted and sent across the Internet securely or PCI Scanning to actively protect National Institute of Aerospace servers from hackers and other vulnerabilities. We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

After a transaction, certain private information pertaining to credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc., will not be stored on the National Institute of Aerospace servers. However, the National Institute of Aerospace does gather certain information automatically and stores this information in a log file. This information includes your Internet protocol address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp and other similar information. This information gathering does not identify individuals by name, but is used to analyze trends, administer the Web Site, and to track user’s movement of the Web Site.

National Institute of Aerospace will follow generally accepted industry security standards to protect any personal information submitted to this Web site. Please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or any method of data storage is totally secure. National Institute of Aerospace cannot guarantee absolute security. Please be cautious of email "phishing" or other scams by individuals pretending to be a representative of the National Institute of Aerospace or a vendor working with the National Institute of Aerospace. You should assume that any attempt to solicit sensitive personal information such as financial information or your social security number etc., is being conducted by a party who is endeavoring to use such personal information for fraudulent purposes. Please contact the National Institute of Aerospace at the e-mail address below if you are contacted by someone representing to be from the National Institute of Aerospace. National Institute of Aerospace will then determine if the contact reported is a legitimate contact from the National Institute of Aerospace.

Cookies

National Institute of Aerospace uses two types of cookies: session ID and “persistent” cookies. A session ID makes it easier for you to navigate through this Web Site and expires whenever you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time and can be easily removed by going to your system’s Help file and following the appropriate directions. National Institute of Aerospace uses a persistent cookie to store your User Name and Password so that you don’t need to enter this information when revisiting the Web Site. The persistent cookies enable the National Institute of Aerospace to track and enhance your experience on this Web Site. (If you decline the use of a persistent cookie, you may experience severe degradation in accessing certain portions of this Web Site.)

Information Disclosure to Outside Parties

National Institute of Aerospace does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating this Web Site, conducting business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. National Institute of Aerospace may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the laws and regulations, enforce this Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use, or protect National Institute of Aerospace or others' rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third Party Links

National Institute of Aerospace may include or offer third party products or services on this Web Site. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of this Web Site and welcome any feedback about these sites. National Institute of Aerospace works with certain vendors to provide hosting services for group collaboration, application sharing, conferencing or white boarding. National Institute of Aerospace does not share information with these vendors, but you may be asked to provide a screen name or the National Institute of Aerospace may provide you with a screen name and all of your activities and information provided will be governed by these vendors as a third party. National Institute of Aerospace strongly recommends that you review all third party privacy policy and terms of use prior to using their services that are linked from this Web Site.

Community Rules for this Web Site

National Institute of Aerospace sponsors and coordinates the use of a number of web sites that provide for discussion forums, blogs, reality world access, that permit the users to interact with each other on these web sites and to post content and materials for display on these web sites. National Institute of Aerospace will be the final arbiter on any complaints provided to the National Institute of Aerospace by the web-site user and will take any and all steps, up to and including termination of a user’s right to access these types of web sites, in order to resolve a complaint. In the event that a complaint is made by a user to the National Institute of Aerospace that the National Institute of Aerospace believes to be a criminal violation of a local, state or federal law, the National Institute of Aerospace will forward the complaint to the appropriate law enforcement division for disposition. National Institute of Aerospace is not responsible for any personally identifiable information that you choose to submit in any forum, sharing of your profile, or sharing in the resources you contribute or otherwise disclose on this Web Site or any other web site that the National Institute of Aerospace manages or hosts.

Copyright and Intellectual Property

The content that the National Institute of Aerospace has provided on this Web Site, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, images, and logos, is owned by either the National Institute of Aerospace or the party that has provided the content to us and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. National Institute of Aerospace is the sole and exclusive owner of its compilation of this content on this Web Site, and any compilation or content added by you becomes the property of the National Institute of Aerospace and is also protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Unpermitted copying of any of the content within this Web Site could lead to copyright infringement. You agree not to display or use such trademarks, in any manner, without the written permission of the National Institute of Aerospace. Trademarks and trade names of third parties are the property of those third parties, and are used by the National Institute of Aerospace subject to license, or subject to the fair use provisions of U.S. trademark law.

Any questions concerning copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property matters are to be directed in writing to the individual identified below.

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

Beginning on January 1, 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 provides that any visitor to this Web Site that are California residents has the right to request certain information regarding disclosure of personally identifiable information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us as provided below.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act); we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. This Web Site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.

If a child under 13 has provided personal information, a parent or guardian may so inform us by writing us at the address listed below. National Institute of Aerospace will use commercially reasonable efforts to delete it from our records, subject to applicable law and this Privacy Policy.

CAN-SPAM Compliance

We have taken the necessary steps to ensure that we are compliant with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 by never sending out misleading information.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through this Web Site and not to information collected offline or at a third party web site.

Terms and Conditions of Use

Please read the National Institute of Aerospace’s Web Site Terms and Conditions and Conditions of Use that establishes the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability and legal framework for governing the use of this Web Site. National Institute of Aerospace’s web Site Terms and Conditions of Use may be found at the bottom of the home page for this Web Site.

Consent

By using this Web Site, you expressly consent to the National Institute of Aerospace Privacy Policy as stated herein, and to the Web Site Terms and Conditions for Use.

You may change or withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by contacting the National Institute of Aerospace as provided below. A change in or withdrawal of consent may severely limit the National Institute of Aerospace’s ability to provide products or services to you. All communications with respect to such withdrawal or variation of consent must be in writing and addressed to the attention of the National Institute of Aerospace Vice President of Operations, whose address and e-mail is located at the end of this policy.

Changes to Privacy Policy

National Institute of Aerospace reserves the right to change or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. This Privacy Policy will not be modified except in writing, as posted on this Web Site by the National Institute of Aerospace. Any change or modification made by the National Institute of Aerospace will be effective immediately upon posting on this Web Site and your continued use of this Web Site means that you have agreed to accept any changes or modifications made by the National Institute of Aerospace.

National Institute of Aerospace strongly recommends that you periodically visit this page to review the most recent Privacy Policy, as well as the National Institute of Aerospace’s Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use.

Interpretation of this Privacy Policy

Any interpretation associated with this Privacy Policy will be made by the National Institute of Aerospace‘s Vice President of Operations. This Privacy Policy includes examples but is not intended to be restricted in its application to such examples, therefore where the word 'including' is used, it shall mean 'including without limitation'.

This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights, or impose upon the National Institute of Aerospace any rights or obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by applicable laws. Should there be, in a specific case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and such laws, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give effect to, and comply with, such laws. You agree that this Privacy Policy will not be construed against the National Institute of Aerospace by virtue of the National Institute of Aerospace having drafted this Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy Pledge

National Institute of Aerospace pledges to you that we have made a dedicated effort to bring this Privacy Policy in alignment with the following important privacy laws and initiatives:

Federal Trade Commission Fair Information Practices
California Online Privacy Protection Act
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
Privacy Alliance
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act

This policy was last modified on June 1, 2010

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy contact us here:

National Institute of Aerospace
Exploration Way
Hampton, VA
23666
United States of America
(757) 325-6700 Main Number
[email protected]

Respectfully,

Karl L. Drews Vice President of Operations
National Institute of Aerospace
100 Exploration Way
Hampton, Virginia
23666
(757) 325-6700 Main Number
(757) 325-6710 Direct
[email protected]
http://www.NIAnet.org