Site Policies

This Web site includes information about the SBATG. The notices which follow apply equally to all areas of this Web site.

Privacy Notice

The SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) is committed to protecting your privacy and will collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us.

If you simply browse SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site:
When you visit the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site to browse information it contains, you do so anonymously unless you choose to provide us information about yourself. If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the Web site—reading pages, viewing photographs, or downloading information for example—we will gather and store certain information about your visit automatically. This information does not identify you personally.

This gathering and storing of information is separate from the activity described as monitoring in our Security Notice.

Information gathered automatically is used for, among other things, site management, compiling reports of usage statistics, and, in the case of suspected unauthorized activity, for law enforcement and possible criminal prosecution.

The following are representative of the types of information automatically collected and stored about your visit:

    * the Internet domain and Internet Protocol (IP) address from which you access our Web site;
    * the type of Internet browser and the operating system of the computer you use to access our site;
    * the date and time you visit our site;
    * the pages you visit on our site;
    * if you linked to our Web site from another Web site, the address of that Web site;
    * and, if you linked to our Web site from a search Web site, the address of that Web site and the search term you used.

If you submit a resume online:

The resume data you do submit will be used for employment consideration only and will be stored in an internal resume tracking system for one year. Your data is only available internally to a limited number of hiring officals and, unless you authorize the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) to share it with other federal hiring officials by answering 'yes' to the relevant question on the resume form, it will not be shared with any other people or organizations internally or externally. The only exception to this policy is described in our Security Notice below.
 
If you send us an e-mail using our contact / comment form:
Except as otherwise indicated, if you choose to submit a question or comment using our online form and provide us your name and e-mail or postal address, we will use that information only to respond to your question or comment.

    * We will not share your name, e-mail, or postal address with any third party, other than as described below in our Security Notice.
    * We will not create individual profiles with the information that you have provided.
    * Under no circumstances will we give your name, e-mail, or postal address to any any private organization, commercial or otherwise.

If you choose to offer information or assistance to the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) in the pursuit of its business and trade intelligence mission by using our online form, we will make appropriate inquiries to determine the accuracy of your information. In addition, we may share the information you provide with other appropriate entities to enable the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) to carry out its legally authorized responsibilities. By providing information or assistance to the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) through our online form, you expressly consent to our use of whatever information you provide via our Web site.

Privacy Act Statement:

Authorities: 50 U.S.C. 403-4; 50 U.S.C. 403-4a(d); 50 U.S.C. 403a-g.

Principal Uses: Information collected via the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site is used to: 1) process employment applications from individuals who choose to submit their messagess through the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) online resume form; 2) provide e-mail notifications of substantive updates to the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site to subscribers who request this service; and 3) provide information in response to comments or questions when a response is requested by the person submitting the comment or question; and 4) assist the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) in the fulfillment of its business and trade service mission.

Cookies

A cookie is a text file placed on the hard drive of a computer by some Web pages or Web servers. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. They are uniquely assigned to a visitor and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie. Visitors can accept cookies (generally their browser's default setting) or decline them through their browser settings. Persistent cookies remain on a computer's hard drive until the visitor deletes them. Session cookies are deleted automatically when the visitor closes his or her browser.

In compliance with Office of Management and Budget policy, the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site does not set persistent cookies on visitors' computers. However, the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site does set session cookies on visitors' computers as follows:

Security Notice

This system and related software and equipment are intended solely for the communication, transmission, processing, and storage of information. For site security purposes and to ensure that this Web site remains available to all users, the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) monitors network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or to otherwise cause damage to the site. Anyone using this Web site expressly consents to such monitoring.

Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this system for other than its intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.

General Disclaimer

Information presented on this Web site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied freely unless identified as being subject to copyright protection. In return, we request only that the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) be cited as the source (see samples) of any information, photos, and images copied from this site and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author.

Sample format:
Source: SBATG.com

We strongly recommend that SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) data be acquired directly from this Web site and not through other sources that may change the information in some way or exclude material crucial to the understanding of that information.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The documents posted on this Web site may contain hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links and pointers are provided for visitors' convenience. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to Web sites other than the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) managed Web site is not intended to assign importance to those sites and the information contained therein, nor is it intended to endorse, recommend, or favor any views expressed, or commercial products or services offered on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites, by trade name, trademark, manufacture, or otherwise.

Reference in this Web site to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the site's visitor's, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation.

The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group), and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

Disclaimer of Liability

Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, with the thousands of documents available, often uploaded within short deadlines, we cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. The SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this Web site and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this Web site.

With respect to the content of SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site, neither the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group), nor their employees and contractors make any warranty, expressed or implied or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of noninfringement of third party rights, title, and the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to content available from SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site or other Internet resources linked from it.

Links to this Web Site or Its Contents

You may freely link to the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site or any of its content. We ask only that you identify that the link is to a SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Internet resource.

Links to Other Sites

Our Web site has links to other business web sites. In a few cases, we link to private organizations, with their permission. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the disclaimers and security and privacy policies of the new site.

Copyright Notice

Information on the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group)  Web site is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group)'s permission. We request only that the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author or SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group), as appropriate.

If a copyright is indicated on a photo, graphic, or any other material, permission to copy these materials must be obtained from the original source.

This copyright notice does not pertain to information at Web sites other than the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site.

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site is strictly prohibited and is subject to prosecution under Title 18 U.S.C., Sections 1001 and 1030.

(see Security Notice)

About Kids': Notice for Parents

We encourage parents and teachers to be involved in children's Internet explorations. We do not ask for nor collect any information regarding children's visits to the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) pages other than as stated in the Privacy Notice. The information collected as stated in the Privacy Notice does not differentiate between adults and children.

Site Management

The HQ of SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) manages the overall information content, and, organization of the Web site.

Verification or Hard Copy of Content

If you would like verification or a hard copy of information released on the SBATG (Special Business And Tactics Group) Web site, please contact us via our 'Contact Us' page.

For More Information

If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please contact us via our 'Contact Us' page.