When you visit and browse through www.nidcr.nih.gov/ your privacy is very important to us. We do not collect information that will allow us to identify you personally unless you choose to provide such information to us.
We do automatically collect and temporarily store certain basic information about your visit, including: the date and time of your visit; the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain); the IP address from which you access our site (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you go on the Web); the name and version of your computer’s operating system and browser (for example, Windows 2007/Internet Explorer 7.0); the address of the website you came from (such as google.com); the keywords you enter into our search engine; the pages you visit; and how long you spend on our site.
Currently, NIDCR is also using the ClickTale web analytics service to record mouse clicks, mouse movements, and scrolling activity on key pages of our site. These data will help us determine what information is of greatest interest to users and then will guide us in making improvements to the site. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you. Should you choose to do so, you may disable the service at: http://www.clicktale.net/disable.html
When inquiries are e-mailed to us, we temporarily store your question and e-mail address so we can respond electronically. Unless otherwise required by statute, we do not identify publicly who sends questions or comments to our web site.
Questions about NIDCR privacy policies should be sent to the NIDCR Privacy Act Coordinator.
Thank you for visiting the NIDCR Web site. We hope you have done so with the help of a parent or teacher because that is one of the best ways to explore the Internet and make sure that the sites you visit are educational and fun.
We are very interested in what you have to say. If you write to us or ask us a question, we use your e-mail address from your message to respond to you. It is up to you whether or not you tell us who you are. But please make sure it is okay with a parent or guardian before you do—and any other time you provide information online. If you are not sure it is okay with them, you can always come back and visit the site later, when you have their permission. While we cannot respond to your message without your e-mail address, you can still write to us and visit the web site without providing any information about yourself.
Note to Parents: Please see our official Privacy Policy Statement for the information we collect and maintain.