Privacy & Security Policy

  1. This website is provided as a public service by the Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense.
  2. Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.
  3. For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes. This website uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
  4. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this website monitors 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 website are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
  6. If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please contact us.
  7. Cookie Disclaimer – This web site does not use persistent cookies (persistent tokens that pass information back and forth from the client machine to the server). This web site may use session cookies (tokens that remain active only until you close your browser) in order to make the site easier to use. JSTO/CBD does not keep a database of information obtained from these cookies. You can choose not to accept these cookies and still use the site. Refer to the help information in your browser software for instructions on how to disable cookies.