Information Automatically Collected and Stored:

When you visit www.abmc.gov, we may collect and store some or all of the following information about your visit:

• The Internet domain from which you access our website (for example, “xcompany.com” if you use a private Internet access account, or “yourschool.edu” if you connect from an educational domain);
• The Internet Protocol (IP) address (a unique number for each computer connected to the Internet) from which you access our website;
• The type of browser (e.g., Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome) used to access our site;
• The operating system (e.g., Windows, Mac OS, Unix) used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), or addresses, of the pages you visit;
• If you visited our website from another website, the URL of the referring site.

We collect and analyze this information because it helps us to enhance our website and support your needs. This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our site and identify system performance or problem areas. We also use this information to analyze patterns of usage and to make the site more useful. This information is not used for associating search terms or patterns of site navigation with individual users.

ABMC.gov uses Google Analytics measurement software to collect the information in the list above. Google Analytics collects information automatically and continuously. No personally identifiable information is collected. ABMC staff conducts analyses and reports on the aggregated data from Google Analytics. The reports are only available to designated staff who require this information to perform their duties. ABMC retains the data from Google Analytics as long as needed to support the mission of the ABMC.gov website.