Privacy act statement army

Information from the DoD website’s Privacy and Security Notice was used to develop the following statements. http://www.dod.gov/warning/warn-dl.html

For the DD Form 149:

PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION: The authority for collection of information on the DD Form 149 is Title 10, U. S. Code, section 1552, EO 9397. The principal purpose is to initiate an application for correction of military records. The form is used by Board members for review of pertinent information in making a determination of relief through correction of military record. Routine Use: None. Disclosure is voluntary; however, failure to provide identifying information may impede processing of this application. SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION: The request for Social Security number is strictly to assure proper identification of the individual and appropriate records.

For the DD Form 293:

PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION: The authority for collection of information on the DD Form 293 is Title 10, U. S. Code, section 1553, EO 9397. The principal purpose is to initiate an application for correction of military records. The form is used by Board members for review of pertinent information in making a determination of relief through correction of military record. Routine Use: None. Disclosure is voluntary; however, failure to provide identifying information may impede processing of this application. SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION: The request for Social Security number is strictly to assure proper identification of the individual and appropriate records.

Internet Security Policy

No personal information is collected when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

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.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

1. 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;
2. The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
3. The date and time you access our site;
4. The pages you visit; and
5. If you linked to the ACTS Online from another website, the address of that website.

If You Send Us Personal Information