Thanks for visiting the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute website, a department of the Southeastern Safety Institute at St. Petersburg College (NTPI/SPC), and reviewing our privacy policy. Our privacy policy is plain and simple. We collect NO personal information such as names or addresses when you visit our website. If you choose to provide that information to us, it is our intention to only use it to fulfill your request for information. We are, however, subject to the public records laws of the State of Florida.

We do collect some technical information when you visit to make your visit seamless. The section below explains how we handle and collect technical information when you visit our website.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you browse, read pages or download information on the websites of The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (NTPI), we automatically gather and store certain technical information about your visit. This information never identifies who you are. The information we collect and store about your visit is listed below:

• The Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.com" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourschool.edu" if you connect from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web) from which you access our website;
• The type of browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer) and operating system (Windows, Unix) used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The pages you visit; and
• If you linked to the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute website from another website, the address of that website.

This information is only used to help us make the site more useful for you. With this data we learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. We never track or record information about individuals and their visits.

Cookies
When you visit some websites, web servers generate pieces of information known as cookies. Some cookies collect personal information to recognize your computer in the future. This is not the case at National Terrorism Preparedness Institute, where we only use non-persistent cookies or "per-session cookies." These cookies do not collect personal information on users and they are erased as soon as you leave our website.

Per-session cookies serve technical purposes like providing seamless navigation through National Terrorism Preparedness Institute. These cookies do not permanently record data and they are not stored on your computer's hard drive. National Terrorism Preparedness Institute cookies are stored in memory and are only available during an active browser session. Again, once you close your browser, the cookie disappears.

If You Send Us Personal Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information -- such as filling out the Registration form with personal information and submitting it to us through the website -- we use that information to respond to your message and to help us obtain for you the information you have requested. We only share the information you give us with another government agency if your inquiry relates to that agency, or as otherwise required by law. We never create individual profiles or give it to any private organizations. The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute never collects information for commercial marketing.

Site Security

• For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs commercial software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
• Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration guidelines.
• Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

National Terrorism Preparedness Institute Linking Policy
National Terrorism Preparedness Institute links to many websites created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. National Terrorism Preparedness Institute provides these links as a service to our users. When users link to an outside website, they are leaving the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website(s).

Prohibitions
National Terrorism Preparedness Institute will not link to any website that exhibits hate, bias or discrimination. Furthermore, we reserve the right to deny or remove any link that contains misleading information or unsubstantiated claims, or is determined to be in conflict with National Terrorism Preparedness Institute's mission or policies.

Disclaimer of Endorsement
The information posted on the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute website includes hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. National Terrorism Preparedness Institute provides these links and pointers solely for our users' information and convenience. When users select a link to an outside website, they are leaving the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website.

• The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked website.
• The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites and we do not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer.
• The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute does not and cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked website.
• The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute is not responsible for transmissions users receive from linked websites.
• The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute does not guarantee that outside websites comply with the requirements of Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the Rehabilitation Act.

Terms of Use
When this site is accessed, used, or viewed, you agree to the terms and conditions that follow. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you should immediately cease all actions pertaining to this site.

Security:
The website for the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (NTPI) has been established in accordance with St. Petersburg College. The National Terrorism Preparedness Institute is the final authority on security requirements and controls for NTPI website. Every effort is made to ensure the quality, integrity, and utility of the information on this site while ensuring privacy and security. Only authorized personnel may alter Web pages. Unauthorized use of this system may result in criminal, civil, and/or administrative penalties.

Information You Submit
If you communicate with us via email or otherwise provide information to us through this site, all information you provide to us is on a non-confidential or non-proprietary basis, without restrictions of any kind whatsoever, and all information may be disclosed, distributed, modified, reproduced and used by us in any manner we choose, without paying compensation to you. For example, and not by way of a limitation, if you submit information to us, you acknowledge that we may review it with any other governmental or non-governmental entity that we think might be helpful in our technical assessment.

Links
This site may include links to other sites, which are provided as a convenience to you and as an additional access to the information contained therein. We are not responsible for the content of any other sites or any products or services that may be offered through other sites.

Accuracy, Completeness and Timeliness of Information on the Site
We are not responsible if information that we make available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The materials on this site are provided for general information only, and any reliance upon the material found on this site will be at your own risk. We reserve the right to modify the contents of the site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on this site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to the site.

Your Liability
If you cause a technical disruption of the site or the systems transmitting the site to you or others, you agree to be responsible for any and all civil and or criminal penalties, including but not limited to attorneys fees, actual and consequential damages arising from the disruption of the sites, all efforts taken to correct and restore the site, and to defend the rights of the U.S. Government.

Unauthorized Use
Unauthorized access is a violation of U.S. Law and National Terrorism Preparedness Institute/St. Petersburg College policy, and may result in criminal or administrative penalties. Users shall not access other users' files or system files without proper authority. Absence of access controls is not authorization for access.

NTPI information systems and related equipment are intended for communication, transmission, processing and storage of U.S. Government information. These systems and equipment are subject to monitoring, protecting against improper or unauthorized use or access, and verifying the presence or performance of applicable security features or procedures. Such security monitoring may result in the acquisition, recording and analysis of all data being communicated, transmitted, processed or stored in this system by a user. If security monitoring reveals evidence of possible criminal activity, such evidence may be provided to law enforcement personnel. Use of this system constitutes consent to such security monitoring.

Jurisdiction
The federal laws of the United States govern the terms, conditions and use of this site, and all users irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal laws of the United States for any action to enforce these terms, conditions, and use of this site. Unauthorized access is a violation of the laws of the United States (U.S.) and the policies of the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute/St. Petersburg College, and may result in administrative or criminal penalties. Users shall not access other users' files or system files without prior authorization. Absence of access controls is not an authorization to access or a waiver of applicable laws or NTPI policies.

This site has been designed to comply with the federal laws of the United States. If any materials on this site, or the use of this site, are contrary to the law of the place where it is being accessed and viewed, the viewer should immediately close out the site and consider the site as not intended for that area to access or view. Therefore, viewers are responsible for informing themselves of the laws of their specific jurisdiction and complying with them.

Changes to These Terms
NTPI/SPC reserves the right, at its complete discretion, to change the terms, conditions and use at any time by posting revised terms, conditions and use restrictions on the site. It is the viewer's responsibility to check periodically for any changes NTPI may make to these terms, conditions and use restrictions. Continued use of this site following the posting of changes to these terms, conditions and use restrictions means you accept the changes.

Thank you for visiting the site.