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Privacy statement

 

Website Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the TTCSIRT online and reviewing our website privacy policy. Our privacy policy explains how we handle your privacy information when you visit us online to browse, obtain information, or conduct any transaction.

Your privacy information includes information that is personal in nature and which may be used to identify you.  You may provide this information to us when you send us an e-mail message, a request for information, when you fill out a questionnaire or customer satisfaction survey, when you participate in a research study, etc. We do not require you to register or provide any private to visit our website. However, we do collect some technical information such as your IP address when you visit us.

 

Privacy Information

As a general rule, the TTCSIRT does not collect private information about you when you visit our website, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Submitting through our website is voluntary. By doing so, you are giving the TTCSIRT your permission to use the information for a specific, stated purpose. However, not providing certain information may result in the inability to provide you with the service you desire.

If you choose to provide us with your private through such methods as completing a web form, we will use that information to help us provide you the information or service you have requested. The information we may receive from you varies based on what you do when visiting our site.

We only share the private informtion you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. We never create individual profiles or give your personal information to any private organizations. TTCSIRT never collects information for commercial marketing.

 

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

When you browse through any website, certain information about your visit can be collected. We automatically collect the following types of information about your visit:

  • Domain from which you access the Internet;
  • IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to a computer when surfing the Internet);
  • Operating system and information about the device or browser used when visiting the site;
  • Date and time of your visit;
  • Content you visited or downloaded; and,
  • website (such as google.com or bing.com) or referral source (email notice or social media site) that connected you to the website.

 

Third-Party Websites and Applications

TTCSIRT uses social media and Third Party websites to engage in dialogue, share information and media, and collaborate with the public.  TTCSIRT may also use these websites to make information and services widely available, while promoting transparency and accountability, as a service for those seeking information about or services from TTCSIRT. The privacy policies for approved social media platforms are linked to the right of this privacy policy.

 

Site Security

TTCSIRT takes collection of private information very seriously. We take precautions to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the information we collect at this site. Such measures include access controls designed to limit access to the information to the extent necessary to accomplish our mission. We also employ various security technologies to protect the information stored on our systems.