This site has links to other websites as a convenience to our customers. When you link to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site, not this site.
Nature Quest does not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by these external sites and does not endorse any content, viewpoints, products or services linked from these systems. Nature Quest cannot be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of the information on these external sites. Information may be incorrect or not current. You rely on any information obtained from these systems at your own risk.
If you do nothing during your visit to this website but browse or download information, we automatically collect and store the standard data collected by all web server software. That information is as follows:
This site does not track individual user navigation choices. It does, however, summarize the information listed above to determine:
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this site may monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage. If security monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, system personnel may provide the results of such monitoring to appropriate officials. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under state and federal laws, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996.
"Personal information" is information about a natural person that is readily identifiable to that individual, such as an individual's name, address and telephone number. Such personal information may be exempt from disclosure if disclosure would constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy under the circumstances. A domain name or IP address is not considered personal information.
If you send us an electronic mail message with a question or comment that contains personal information or fill out a form that e-mails us this information, we will only use the information needed to respond to your request. We may redirect your message to another government agency that is in a better position to answer your question.
The information collected is subject to the access and confidentiality provisions of state and federal law.
Each electronic form that collects personal information on this site will have a specific privacy statement or a link to the privacy statement that explains the conditions (if any) under which information may be shared with other parties.
For secured-data transmission, this site uses industry-standard encryption software, Secure Socket Layer (SSL). The URL in your browser will change to "HTTPS" instead of "HTTP" when this security feature is invoked. Your browser may also display a lock or key symbol on its task bar to indicate invoked secured-data transmission. If these indicators are not present, any information is susceptible to interception by other parties. Most Internet e-mail communication will not be secure. If you are communicating sensitive information, you might want to consider sending it by postal mail.
A cookie file is a small text file created by a website on your computer hard drive that contains unique information the site can use to track such things as passwords, lists of pages you've visited or the date when you last looked at a specific page or to identify your session at a particular website. A cookie is often used in commercial sites to identify the items selected for a specific shopping cart application. If cookies are used on the website, their use will be clearly marked. While most browsers have an option that allows you to control the use of cookies, their use might provide some features that cannot be used if cookies are turned off. Each application start page where cookies are used will have a specific statement that explains the use of the cookies, what information is being stored and whether the information is deleted or retained for future use when you complete your session.
