Thank you for visiting the DAWN website and for reviewing our Privacy Policy. Our policy is clear:

We collect no information about you, other than information automatically collected and stored (see below), when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us.

Information Automatically Collected and Stored:

When you browse through any website, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:

• the name of the domain you use to 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 date and time of your visit;


• the pages you visited; and


• the address of the website you came from when you came to visit.

We use this information for statistical purposes and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.

Personally Provided Information:

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our web site.

If you contact us with questions or comments, we will treat your identity and the contents of your message as confidential. The information will not be shared with anyone outside the DAWN project staff. Your e-mail address will not be provided to any third party or used for any electronic mailing lists, Government or private.

We maintain a list of all requests, including information about the requestor, so that we can use this information to help serve our audience better. We do not create individual profiles with the e-mail information you provide or give it to any other organizations.

Disclosure:

We do not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement or statute.

Intrusion Detection:

This site is maintained by Westat on behalf of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is protected by various provisions of Title 18, U.S. Code. Violations of Title 18 are subject to criminal prosecution in federal court.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may be used to help identify an individual.