ACCESSIBILITY
The U.S. Department of Energy is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. Send feedback or concerns related to the accessibility of this website to DOE Section 508 Coordinator mailbox.
SECURITY AND PRIVACY NOTICE
This web site is part of a Federal computer system used to accomplish Federal functions. The Department of Energy monitors this web site for security purposes to ensure it remains available to all users and to protect information in the system. By accessing this web site, you are expressly consenting to these monitoring activities.
Unauthorized attempts to defeat or circumvent security features, to use the system for other than intended purposes, to deny service to authorized users, to access, obtain, alter, damage, or destroy information, or otherwise to interfere with the system or its operation is prohibited. Evidence of such acts may be disclosed to law enforcement authorities and result in criminal prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-294), (18 U.S.C. 1030), or other applicable criminal laws.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND STORE AUTOMATICALLY
NSUF uses Google Analytics to collect and store information about your visit to our site. Some of the information collected includes:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you access the Internet (e.g., 123.456.789.012), whether yours individually or provided as a proxy by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
- Date and time you accessed our site.
- Pages you visit.
- Internet address of the web site from which you came to our site.
- The browser name and version you are using.
For more details on the information collected by Google Analytics please visit their site.
We use summary statistics to help us make our site more useful, such as assessing what information is of most and least interest to visitors, and for other purposes such as determining the site’s technical design specifications and identifying system performance or problem areas.
COOKIES
Internet cookies contain information that is either stored in your computer’s memory, or in a file on your computer’s hard disk. Cookies that are stored in your computer’s memory are automatically removed when you close your browser. Cookies that are stored in a file on your computer’s hard disk will have an expiration date after which time they will no longer be valid.
The NSUF web site uses Portal technology and as a result cookies are stored on your computer. These cookies are part of the Portal system and are there to improve your experience.
SENDING US PERSONAL OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
If you choose to provide us with personal information – by sending us an e-mail or by filling out an online form with your personal information and submitting it to us through our web site, or our social media channels – please be aware that we may use that information to:
- Respond to your message
- Help gather the requested information.
We do not collect information for commercial marketing. However, the material you submit may be seen by various people and collected, such as:
- We may enter the information you send into our electronic database.
- Share it with our attorneys and/or staff.
- We may also share it with the United States Department of Energy or other government agencies, and parties who have an interest in the activities and mission of the NSUF.
Online forms submitted from this domain utilize Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology for encryption of transmitted data. E-mail and online forms which are not part of this domain are not secure against interception and senders cannot expect privacy. While we believe the secure method is the preferred method to send business sensitive material or personal information electronically, we cannot guarantee the security of any electronic data transmissions.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
All information provided by other websites that use artificial intelligence (“AI”) are being provided or made available through the NSUF website in good faith and solely for the purpose of providing general information; provided, however, that data may have been trained on, contain, make use of, or access information based on biases and factual inaccuracies. Information written or created using AI is not human-written.
NSUF takes no responsibility and provides no warranties whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, or reliability of the information and data you can access through AI. Any action you take as a result of AI-provided information is solely at your own risk. NSUF is not responsible for any losses or damages incurred as a result of using our website, AI, or other AI tools. NSUF has no way of determining whether information or data accessed through AI or other AI tools is high-quality, useful or ethical. NSUF has no control over the content or nature of such information.
If you leave this website to make use of other AI tools, if any, please know that these other sites have their own separate and distinct privacy policies and terms of service, which may substantively differ from those of NSUF. Again, NSUF has no control over the privacy policy or terms and conditions for other AI tools. Before doing any business using or posting any information from other AI tools, please read their privacy policies and terms of service.
NSUF makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, correctness, suitability, or validity of any information on or accessed through AI. NSUF will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in your use of or relying upon any of that information or any losses injuries, or damages you incur which arise from the display or use of such information. All information accessible through AI is provided on an as-is basis, and it is your responsibility to verify such information.
GENERAL DISCLAIMER
WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION FROM THIS SERVER, NEITHER THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NOR BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE (BEA) NOR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ASSUMES ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION, OR OF ANY APPARATUS, PRODUCT, OR PROCESS DISCLOSED, OR REPRESENTS THAT ITS USE WOULD NOT INFRINGE PRIVATELY OWNED RIGHTS. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or BEA. The views and opinions of authors expressed on this web site do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
This web site has links to other Federal agencies and private organizations. Once you access those sites you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.
