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At ForensicScience.net, your privacy is valued greatly. Any information gathered will be treated according to the following guidelines.

By visiting ForensicScience.net, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Because the Internet is a constantly changing environment, we reserve the right to update our Privacy Policy as needed. To ensure your understanding of the terms of this privacy statment in the event of any modifications, please review it frequently. By continuing to use the website after we post any such changes, you accept the Privacy Policy as modified.

ForensicScience.net may collect personal information as voluntarily submitted by users through the "Contact Us" form.  This personal information may include details such as your name, e-mail address, or other information. ForensicScience.net does not sell your email address or personal information to any 3rd party. ForensicScience.net may, on occasion, partner with a 3rd party website that can be visited by links placed on its website. By clicking on these links, the visitor will be referred to the partner website; at this point, the visitor is subject to these respective websites' privacy policies. When clicking these links, third parties may be placing and reading cookies on your browser, or using web beacons to collect information. ForensicScience.net cannot be held responsible for how personal information is used or stored once a user visits a 3rd party website. For information on how to disable cookies, click here.

There are data regarding your browser or Internet session that are automatically recorded each time you visit our site. The information collected from our visitors helps us adjust our site to ensure the proper functionality of our website. This information includes:

  • Your IP address
  • Your Internet domain, e.g., AOL, Earthlink, Netcom
  • You computer's operating system, e.g., Unix, Linux, Windows, Macintosh
  • Your browser, e.g., Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, etc.
  • Your navigation path, i.e., the URLs of where you come to our site from.

ForensicScience.net will not share this information with a 3rd party.

ForensicScience.net does not solicit visitation from children or provide our services to them. As such, we do not actively collect personally identifiable information from people known to be under 18 years of age. We also do not knowingly allow children under the age of 18 to participate on this website.

You may submit questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy through our Contact Us page.

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How to disable cookies:

Mozilla Firefox (1.0 final release and earlier)

  • Go to the "Tools" menu.
  • Select "Options".
  • Select the "Privacy" icon in the left panel.
  • Uncheck the box corresponding to "Allow sites to set cookies".
  • Click "OK" to save changes.

Netscape 7.1/Mozilla 5.0

  • Select "Preferences" from the Edit menu.
  • Click on the arrow next to "Privacy & Security" in the scrolling window to expand.
  • Under "Privacy & Security", select "Cookies."
  • Select "Disable cookies".
  • Click "OK".

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+

  • Select "Internet Options" from the Tools menu.
  • Click on the "Privacy" tab.
  • Manually slide the bar up to "High" or "Block All Cookies") under "Settings".
  • Click "OK".

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x

  • Select "Internet Options" from the Tools menu.
  • Click on the "Security" tab.
  • Click the "Custom Level" button.
  • Scroll down to the "Cookies" section.
  • To disable:
    • Set "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" to "Disable" or "Prompt."
    • Set "Allow per-session cookies" to "Disable" or "Prompt."
  • Click "OK".

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x

  • Select "Internet Options" from the View menu.
  • Click on the "Advanced" tab.
  • Scroll down to find "Cookies" within the "Security" section.
  • To disable:
    • Select "Never accept cookies" or "Prompt before accepting cookies."
  • Click "OK".

Netscape Communicator 4.x

  • Select "Preferences" from the Edit menu.
  • Find the "Cookies" section in the "Advanced" category.
  • To disable:
    • Select "Warn me before accepting a cookie."
  • Click "OK".

Apple Safari 1.31

  • Select "Preferences" from Safari menu.
  • Click on "Security" padlock icon.
  • Under the Accept Cookies option, check the radio button for "Never" or "Prompt."
  • Click OK and close the Preferences dialog to apply changes.

If you are not using one of the browsers listed above, select "Help" from the toolbar of your browser window for additional information.