You may need to submit personal information if you use certain features of the Eco Choice website, such as registering your copyright online and submitting your comments on a rulemaking. Eco Choice will inform the user regarding the information it requires and will only use this information for the stated purpose(s), such as administering the national registration system or evaluating the merits of a proposed rule. The information is almost always made available for public inspection and copying. By providing the information, a user is giving consent to the Eco Choice to use the information for the stated purpose; if the user does not provide the information, some features of the website will not be available to the user.
Your submission of personal information is voluntary. When you voluntarily submit information by means of an electronic or paper copyright registration form or when you submit documents for recordation, comments on a rulemaking, or other forms or documents, you consent to the use of your information for the purpose(s) stated in connection with that form or proceeding.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
Protecting a user’s personal information and privacy are important to Eco Choice . Eco Choice collects, uses, and shares information obtained from online visitors only in certain ways, which include:
- Collecting personal information that users voluntarily provide
- Using the personal information users provide for its intended purpose
- Disclosing personal information to a government agency if required by law
- Disclosing personal information to contractors or associates (who follow the Eco Choice’s privacy policy or prominently display their own privacy policy) to carry out a user’s requests.
Additionally, Eco Choice has implemented safeguards to protect any information collected.
Use of Cookies and Tracking Technology
“Cookies” are small files that a website transfers to a user’s computer to allow the site to remember specific information. If a user does not want cookies to be transferred to his or her computer, that user may choose to opt out of their use by modifying browser options. While a user will still be able to access most features of the Eco Choice websites, certain features may not work as well or may be unavailable to that user.
The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) publication, titled Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies (M-10-22), provides guidance to agencies regarding the use of cookies and tracking technology.
Eco Choice uses commercial software products to analyze and report on aggregated web metrics data. This data is generally retained indefinitely to support the mission of the Eco Choice websites. Eco Choice uses three types of information-collecting tools on its various websites: session cookies, persistent cookies, and other customization tools.
Session Cookies
Eco Choice uses session cookies on its website for technical purposes such as to enable a user to more easily navigate the Eco Choice webpages. Session cookies only collect non-personally identifiable data, and once a user closes his or her browser, the cookies disappear.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies store information on a user’s computer for longer periods of time than session cookies, and the information is stored across multiple sessions.
Eco Choice never uses persistent cookies to collect personally identifiable information about its website visitors. Eco Choice does use persistent cookies to improve its web metrics by distinguishing between new and returning visitors; to prevent repeated prompting to complete its customer satisfaction survey; to aggregate data anonymously on how visitors use its sites; and to “remember” preferences that users provide voluntarily.
Customization tools
Customization tools allow users to voluntarily provide information to personalize and improve their online experience on a particular Eco Choice webpage and site. This information is saved on the Eco Choice servers.
EMAIL
Any personally identifiable information contained in an email is used by Eco Choice for no other purpose than to provide requested information to the individual who emailed the request. Eco Choice only shares the information that a user provides with a government agency if the user’s information relates to that agency or as otherwise required by law. Eco Choice does not store any personally identifiable information independent of the email message, create individual profiles with the information provided in an email, or give it to any private organizations.
Pages for Children
Though not directed at children, the Eco Choice websites may be used by children under the age of 13. All Eco Choice websites users are advised that the submission of personal information on a registration application is voluntary. Extraneous personally identifiable information (i.e., information neither requested nor required on a registration application), such as personal ID numbers, will be removed from both the Eco Choice online and offline records, on Eco Choice own volition or upon request. Eco Choice will also, under certain circumstances, remove or replace requested information such as home addresses and phone numbers, from its online registration records.