Privacy Policy


Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC). This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) does not read any of your private online communications.

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) and Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) collects and uses your personal information to operate the Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) and its affiliates. Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC), and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC), in order to determine what Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC); and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC), or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) pages, or register with Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) site or services, a cookie helps Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) at dodhra.dpac.info@mail.mil. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

Contact

dodhra.dpac.info@mail.mil

DPAC East
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 06E22
Alexandria, VA 22350-4000

DPAC West
400 Gigling Road
Seaside, CA 93955

Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC)