1. This website is provided as a public service by the U.S. IWTSD and the Israeli DDR&D.
2. Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/image/video credits is requested.
3. Privacy Advisory. If you choose to provide us with personal information, such as filling out a “Contact Us” form that includes your e-mail and/or postal addresses, we will use that information to respond to your message or request. While you must provide an e-mail address for a response other than those generated automatically in response to questions or comments that you may submit, we recommend that you DO NOT include any other personally sensitive identifiable information.
4. We maintain a variety of physical, technical and administrative protocols to safeguard the information you provide us. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
5. 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.
Use of Measurement and Customization Technology
This website uses measurement and customization technology known as a “cookies.” Cookies are used to remember a user’s online interactions with a website or online application in order to conduct measurement and analysis of usage or to customize the user’s experience. There are two kinds of cookies used on this website. A single-session cookie (Tier 1) is a line of text that is stored temporarily on a user’s computer and deleted as soon as the browser is closed. A persistent or multi-session cookie (Tier 2) is saved to a file on a user’s hard drive and is called up the next time that user visits a website. Use of these cookies does not involve the collection of a visitor’s personally identifiable information (PII).
Cookies are enabled by default to optimize website functionality and customize user experience. Users can choose not to accept the use of these cookies by changing the settings on their local computer’s web browser. The USA.gov website (http://www.usa.gov/optout_instructions.shtml) provides general instructions on how to opt out of cookies and other commonly used web measurement and customization technologies. Opting out of cookies still permits users to access comparable information and services; however, it may take longer to navigate or interact with the website if a user is required to fill out certain information repeatedly.
Use of Third-party Websites and Applications
Third-party websites and applications that are not owned, operated, or controlled by the Department of Defense and/or the Israeli Ministry of Defense are integrated into this website with their capabilities that may include, but are not limited to, networking services, media sharing services, wikis and data mashups. These applications may collect PII and may make it available to the Department of Defense and the Israeli Ministry of Defense; however, the PII is not collected on behalf of, nor is it provided specifically for, the Department of Defense and the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The Department of Defense and the Israeli Ministry of Defense do not harvest and additionally collect, maintain, share or otherwise use such PII for any purpose other than that for which it is made available to all users.