eLCOSH Images was created and is managed by CPWR — The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR). CPWR recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of our visitors, as well as those who request information from CPWR. In order to fulfill government grant guidelines and track the usage of our Web site, we collect and store information about the visit, but we do not collect personal identifying information. We collect and store only the following information:

• The name of the domain from which visitors access the Internet, such as aol.com or cdc.gov, and IP address. An IP address is a number automatically assigned to a computer when surfing the Web.
• The date and time a visitor accesses our site and the time the visitor logs off.
• The pages that the visitor views.
• The Internet address of the Web site last viewed by the visitor before coming to our site.

We use this information to [1] create summary statistics so that we can determine what information is of the most interest to our visitors, [2] help us enhance the site’s quality and usefulness, and [3] report site usage to the agencies that fund our organization. We do not collect your name, your email address or other identifying information.

Site visitors may also seek assistance with a question or safety concern from a CPWR subject expert through the “Contact Us” feature on eLCOSH.org. These requests demand an email address in order to answer the question, but we do not collect or maintain a database of these email addresses. The eLCOSH.org Web site contains links to many other sites. When you link to any of these sites, you are no longer on CPWR-controlled site and are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

Use of Cookies

A 'cookie' is a small data file which a Web site transmits to your browser and which your browser then stores on your computer. elcosh.org uses cookies to track the navigational habits of visitors using Google Analytics. Collection and analysis of this information in the aggregate will help us enhance site performance, improve informational materials available on our web site, and improve overall customer service.

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If you would like to know more about CPWR, please visit www.cpwr.com.