Privacy and Security

The Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program (CEERP) website is provided as a resource to understand, conserve, and restore the Columbia river estuary, using science-based strategies and adaptive management that achieve measurable outcomes.

Unless otherwise noted, the following policies apply to all pages and sites in the ceerp.org domain.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

We store all information provided via the website. This may include some personal data about our site visitors (hereafter “you”) to the extent effectively provided to us by the website. Example information includes: your name, Internet Protocol (IP) address, user identification (ID), and e-mail address. Your data may be stored in our databases until you request removal of said information.

Information collected by CEERP is NOT shared with anyone beyond the support staff for this website and other appropriate staff—except when required by computer security, law enforcement investigation or other authorized legal purpose. The information also may be used as a source of anonymous statistical information. You cannot be identified on the basis of this statistical information.

Cookies

Any cookies in the ceerp.org domain are non-persistent (per-session) cookies only available during an active browser session. Hence, they do not permanently record data and are not stored on your computer’s hard drive. These cookies are erased as soon as you leave the website.

Personal Information

Due to the nature of mission, you may elect to provide personal information via the website for registration or request for information. Said information is collected merely to meet the needs of its stated purposes, e.g., establishing a user account to acquire or share project data.

CEERP does not collect information for commercial marketing purposes.

External Links

The CEERP website may include links to websites created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. These links are solely for your information and convenience. By clicking away from CEERP website to an outside website, you are subject to the privacy and security policies indicated by the owner(s) and sponsor(s) of those external sites.

CEERP is not responsible for website content created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations.

Site Revisions

On occasion, CEERP may have a need to amend its services, which could require an update to our privacy and security policies. Continued use of the CEERP website following the posting of any changes to our privacy and security policy means you agree to and accept these changes.

Disclaimer

This material was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor the United States Department of Energy, nor the Contractor, nor any or their employees, nor any jurisdiction or organization that has cooperated in the development of these materials, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness or any information, apparatus, product, software, 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 the United States Government or any agency thereof, or the Contractor. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.