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What information does this website gather?

Consistent with the practice of most other websites, this website collects the following non-personal data from its visitors:

  • IP (internet protocol) address, or the location of the user's computer on the internet as expressed as a series of digits (e.g., "12.345.67.890").
  • The referring internet link that brought a user to a page on this website.
  • Information about the browsing software and operating system that the visitor used to view this website.
  • Any criteria or queries that a user entered to search this website's content.
  • The date and time that a user browsed to a page on this website.

How do I use this information?

The data that I describe above helps me to create and maintain the most useful website for the widest audience possible. In particular, my interest centers around the following:

  • Establishing how visitors browse through the various resources available on my website informs my efforts to make those resources more accessible.
  • Learning what browsers that individuals utilize to view my website increases my ability to accomodate the manner in which these browsers render my website.
  • Knowing what referring links brought users to my website enables me to optimize my website's visibility on internet search engines and others' websites.
  • Getting a sense of what search criteria that users enter in various search applications on my website helps me to ensure that those applications are functioning correctly and are providing users with the best possible results.

I will never share, sell, or otherwise make available any of the data that I outline above to outside parties. The data that this website collects is solely and exclusively for my own use as part of my effort to maintain this website and introduce improvements to it on a regular and timely basis.