Overview
The Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research (VIPER) is committed to respecting the privacy of our users. We strive to provide a safe, secure user experience. By using the VIPERWeb Site, you consent to the policies and practices described in this Statement.

Collection and Retention of Information
In general, you can visit this Web Site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. We may gather certain information about your use of our Site, such as what areas you visit. Moreover, there is information about your computer hardware and software that is or may be collected by VIPER. This information can include without limitation your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring Web Site addresses.

In addition, there are portions of this Web Site where we may need to collect personal information from you for a specific purpose, such as to sign up for the VIPER newsletter. The information collected from you may include your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, contact information and billing information.

Use of Information by IALR
We use the information we gather on the VIPER Web Site, for the purpose of operating and improving the VIPER Web Site, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering

We may use your contact information in order to send you e-mail or other communications regarding updates at the VIPER, such as new VIPER opportunities and additional listings which may be of interest to you. The nature and frequency of these messages will vary depending upon the information we have about you.

Disclosure of Information to Others
We do not disclose to third parties your information, except as follows:

We may disclose such information to third parties if you consent to such disclosure.

We may disclose such information to companies and individuals used to deliver VIPER services and products. Examples may include providing customer services. These companies and individuals will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions.

We may disclose such information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of VIPER or its affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.
Security
IALR has implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes.

Changes to Privacy Statement
If we decide to change our Privacy Statement, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it.