Overview
This document
outlines our privacy policy and disclaimer of liability. These privacy policies
and practices apply to the Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Information for Assessing
Risk project and website. In this document, this project
and website may be referred to by such terms as "PEIAR Project", "PEIAR", "the
Project Team", "us", and "we". We are committed to protecting
your privacy. As such, as the Internet and associated technologies evolve, so will
our policies. Please review this page frequently for the most up-to-date release.
Note, this legal notice is an extension of NOAA's Privacy policy and
NOAA's Disclaimer. This project and website's legal notice contains:
Disclaimer
Contents of this site
Although we strive to provide completely accurate and up-to-date information, please
double check with us for any specifics that may be of significance to you. Information
presented on this website is subject to change without notice and is not guaranteed
to be free from error. Note, the information provided here is a collection
of data from various sources. We do not imply that this is a comprehensive
database. We intend to expand the data as new sources are identified.
Reasonable effort was made to accurately describe source data, and all values were
reviewed by a team of scientists. However, users are cautioned that some methods
were not adequately described in the source reference(s). All users
are advised to consult the original reference(s) before using the data.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is not responsible for, shall
have no liability for, and disclaims all warranties whatsoever, expressed or implied.
External Links
When visiting our website, you may find resourceful links to other websites.
The Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Information for Assessing Risk Project neither
endorses nor is in any way responsible for the content, service, information or
the privacy practices of other websites. When you click on any of these external
links you may wish to review the privacy notice on those sites since their information
collection practices may differ from ours.
Privacy Policy
Personal Information
We collect only that personal information (name, address, email, etc.) that you voluntarily
provide to us. We use the personal information you provide to complete and service
your suggestions, questions and comments. Please note that we do not sell
or rent the contact information provided by you or your organization.
Non-personal Information
When you access the Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Information for Assessing
Risk website, certain non-personal information (e.g., type of browser used, operating
system used, number of visits, time spent on the site, etc.) may be collected automatically
and used to help us monitor the effectiveness of our website and improve its content
and performance.
Children
We will honor The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of
April 21, 2000. COPPA applies to individually identifiable information about
a child that is collected online, such as full name, home address, e-mail address,
telephone number or any other information that would allow someone to identify or
contact the child. The Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Information for
Assessing Risk project and website does not knowingly collect information on any
person under 18 years of age. We request that children under 18 (years old)
do not provide information to us without the consent of a parent or guardian.
More information regarding COPPA can be found at their
web site.
Cookies and/or Session Cookies
The Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Information for Assessing Risk website uses
session cookies (a cookie is a small data file sent from our server to your browser
and then back to our server again) to improve our site design and ease of access
by noting the pages you visit as you move through our site. Session cookies are
deleted when you close your browser.
Disclosure
If necessary, we may disclose your information if required by law or by judicial
or competent government authorities, to establish or preserve a legal claim or defense,
or to prevent fraud or other illegal activities.
Terms and Conditions of Use
By accessing and downloading data presented in the
PEIAR web site you are agreeing to the following conditions:
- The information, data records or images presented in this database may not be reproduced,
redistributed, repackaged or publicly displayed in any form without the express
written permission of a curatorial staff member of the Pharmaceuticals in the Environment,
Information for Assessing Risk project team.
- Downloaded records, information or images from the
PEIAR website may be used strictly for non-profit purposes such as scientific,
scholarly or educational activities provided the
PEIAR project team is acknowledged using standard citation for electronic
materials (hyperlink to citations) in all copies and the
PEIAR team is notified.
- Data are provided on an end-user basis. This data should not be redistributed to
third parties without prior approval from the
PEIAR project team.
- Information in the databases may either be published or unpublished. It is the users
responsibility to verify if any information has already been published for citation
purposes.
- Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information provided within
this database, use of the information is entirely at your own risk. All data and
images are provided "AS IS" for the end user's informational purposes only. The
PEIAR
project team is not responsible for any negative consequences resulting from reliance
on or use of information contained in the databases. Risk of injury rests entirely
with the user.
- The information presented is as accurate as the project team can reasonably make
it. Data provided in the database are compiled from various scientific literature.
Misidentifications, re-classification of names or groups of organisms and other
transcription mistakes are inherent in this field. If ever you believe a data record
presented is in error for any reason, let
us know what and why. The updating of information and ensuring its accuracy
are continual processes.