Privacy and Correspondence Via E-mail

When you send us personally identifying information (i.e., by sending an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a site-form that e-mails us this information), we use this information to respond to your requests. We may forward your e-mail to other employees who are better able to answer your questions. We want to make it clear that we will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us.

Personal Information Voluntarily Provided: The System of Records

In a system of records, where traditional paper collections of information are used to supplement web based electronic forms, the personal record, in its entirety, whether electronic, paper or both, is covered by the Privacy Act and will be treated as such. As discussed above, information that a customer provides to us -- through our web site, mail, or some other method of transfer -- is held in confidence with GSA and is used only for the purposes of the business transaction it was intended for. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations and Freedom of Information Act requests, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.

Security, Intrusion and Detection

This is a Federal Government web site. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this web system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administrative Guidelines.

SSL Encryption

GSA Web Shopping utilizes the industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. SSL encrypts the transfer of information between your browser and our server. For your protection, you should be using a web browser that supports SSL encryption (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8.0 or greater, Firefox or Google Chrome).

WARNING

Use of automated data gathering tools or other programs that attempt to gather information from GSA Web Shopping data sources is prohibited; when detected, the user will be blocked from access to GSA Web Shopping. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. General Services Administration / Federal Acquisition Services will enforce the law to the greatest extent against any individual who tampers with the information available on this site.