Privacy and Security

Privacy Notice

This notice applies to all visitors to websites under the control of National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC.. Some websites associated with Sandia National Laboratories may provide more detailed privacy, security or disclaimer notices, in which case those notices take precedence over this notice.

We collect no personal information about you when you visit a website associated with Sandia National Laboratories unless otherwise stated or unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, we collect and store the following information automatically and through the use of:

The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you access the Internet (i.e., 123.456.789.012) whether yours individually or provided as a proxy by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
The date and time you access our site
The pages you view (recorded by the text and graphics files that compose that page)
The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site
The browser name and version you are using

If you prefer not to proceed knowing that information is collected and used as described herein, we recommend that you discontinue your use of this site.

In addition, we may use Google Analytics to collect and analyze this information. Google Analytics uses a persistent cookie to track your usage of our site. Details about Google Analytics, including how to opt out of Google Analytics tracking, may be found at their website. If you choose to opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you will still have access to all of the information on this site.

We use the summary statistics to help us make our site more useful to visitors, such as assessing what information is of most and least interest to visitors, and for other purposes such as determining the site's technical design specifications and identifying system performance or problem areas. This information is NOT shared with anyone beyond the support staff to this home page, except when required by Law Enforcement investigation, and is used only as a source of anonymous statistical information.

Interaction with children

Websites under the control of National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC. are not designed with the intent to attract the collection of information from individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from these individuals and we ask that children under the age of 13 not submit any personal information to us while viewing our websites. Any information collected may be used, at Sandia’s option, in conjunction with reply communications. Otherwise, such information will not be retained for any Sandia business purpose.

Security Notice

This Sandia National Laboratories information system is monitored. It is the property of the U.S. Government and is for authorized uses only.

Be aware you have no privacy on this system unless otherwise specifically stated.

All users of this system and all information on this system are subject to interception, monitoring, recording, copying, auditing, and inspection at the discretion of National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., and disclosure to National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC. and third parties, including, but not limited to, the United States Government, any authorized investigative and law enforcement personnel, and officials of other entities, both domestic and foreign. By using or accessing this system, you consent to and permit all of the above without limit as to when such action may be undertaken.

Unauthorized or improper use of this Sandia National Laboratories system may result in disciplinary, administrative, civil, and/or criminal penalties.

Unauthorized attempts to defeat or circumvent security features, to use the system for other than intended purposes, to deny service to authorized users, to access, obtain, alter, damage, or destroy information, or otherwise to interfere with the system or its operation are prohibited. Evidence of such acts may be disclosed to law enforcement authorities and result in criminal prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-474) and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-294), (18 U.S.C. 1030), or other applicable criminal laws.

Updates

Periodically and at any time without prior notice, we may update this Privacy and Security Notice to reflect changes in our practice.

For questions or comments please e-mail our computer security office (snlcmsec@sandia.gov).

Acknowledgement

Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA-0003525.

Disclaimer of Liability

This work of authorship was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Accordingly, the United States Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or allow others to do so for United States Government purposes. Neither National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., the United States Government, nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately-owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., the United States Government, or any agency thereof. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., the United States Government or any agency thereof.