Website Privacy Policy
MITRE | Sara Alert™ respects the privacy of its website users.
MITRE | Sara Alert™ respects the privacy of its website users. This privacy policy explains the types of information collected from site visitors, and how MITRE | Sara Alert™ uses that information. The use of the MITRE | Sara Alert™ website constitutes acceptance of this policy.
Information Collected from Web Traffic Reporting Tools
When users visit the MITRE | Sara Alert™ website, the website server logs basic information about each visit. We process this information monthly via an automated software tool to identify any site performance issues, popular sections and content, and other important site characteristics. This information does not identify you personally. This information is used only as a source of anonymous statistical information. We may store such information ourselves, or it may be included in databases owned and maintained by our service providers.
MITRE | Sara Alert™ employs cookies for collecting portions of this information. “Cookies” are data that may be sent to your web browser and stored on your computer. Most web browsers can be configured not to accept cookies, or to notify you if a cookie is sent to you. If you wish not to have cookies set during your visit to the MITRE | Sara Alert™ website, you can disable them in your web browser. The raw log data is retained for a minimum of 90 days.
MITRE | Sara Alert™ also uses a free third party software service called Google Analytics® to capture and analyze website usage information. This service supplies us with additional non-personally identifiable information about MITRE | Sara Alert™ ‘s website users to help us create content that our users may find useful. Users that wish to have their non-personally identifiable information not collected by means of their visit to the MITRE website have the option to opt-out of the Google Analytics tracking service via this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
Information Collected from E-mail and Web Forms
The information you enter on the Contact Us form goes to the Sara Alert™ Help Desk at the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). APHL only shares the information from the Contact Us form with the MITRE | Sara Alert™ team. Click here for information on APHL’s privacy policy.
Users may contact MITRE | Sara Alert™ by postal mail, telephone, or electronically, using information found on the Contact Us page. MITRE | Sara Alert™ may share the information that you provide to us via e-mail within the corporation to respond to your queries, but we do not provide information to anyone outside of the corporation unless required by law to do so. We will never share your information with a third party for any commercial purpose.
Information Collected from Third Party Software
When users visit the MITRE | Sara Alert™ website, users may link to third party software when they link to another party’s website. MITRE does not collect any information that may be collected by that third party; however, information you supply to that third party software may be collected and/or used by that party. For information about that third party’s Privacy Policy, please see their respective website.
Information Collected from Third Party Media Sites
MITRE | Sara Alert™ currently uses Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube as third party media sites. MITRE does not collect any information that may be collected by that third party; however, information you supply to that third party software may be collected by that party. For information about that third party’s Privacy Policy, please see their respective website.
Information Collected from Smartphone Applications
MITRE| Sara Alert™ does not collect any information that may be collected by a smartphone application; however, information you supply to that smartphone application may be collected by that party. For information about that third party’s Privacy Policy, please see their respective website.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
The MITRE | Sara Alert™ website may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for us to make changes to this Privacy Policy. Accordingly, MITRE | Sara Alert™ reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any information. Your continued use of the MITRE | Sara Alert™ website after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.