Privacy Policy
This privacy policy applies to the website of Rose Li and Associates, Inc. (RLA) a Bethesda, MD, consulting company. Websites of individual projects and staff members that this site links to may have their own privacy policies.
We respect the privacy of our visitors. We collect only such personal data as needed to provide the information, service, or assistance that you request.
Information We Collect Automatically
If you visit our website to browse, read, or download information, your web browser automatically sends us certain information that we may retain:
- the Internet domain through which you access the Internet
- the Internet Protocol address of the computer you are using
- the type and version of the browser software and operating system you are using
- the date and time you access our site
- the Internet address of the site from which you were directed to our site
We will save and use this information as aggregate data to help us maintain this site, for example, to count the number of visitors to different sections of our site, to ensure that the site is working properly, and to help us make our site more useful. When you visit our site, we will not obtain information about you that can be used to personally identify you, unless you provide such information.
Collection and Retention of Personally Identifiable Information
If you choose to identify yourself (or otherwise provide us with personal information) when you use our site and/or online forms, or when you contact us by email:
- We collect (and may retain) any personally identifying information, such as your name, street address, email address, and phone number, and any other information you provide. We use this information to try to fulfill your request and may use it to provide you with additional information at a later time.
- If you request information, services, or assistance, we may disclose your personal information to those third parties that we deem appropriate in order to fulfill your request. If, when you provide us with such information, you specify that you do not want us to disclose the information to third parties, we will honor your request.
- If your communication relates to a law enforcement matter, we may disclose the information to law enforcement agencies that we deem appropriate.
Duration of Information Retention
We may keep all collected information for an unlimited period of time.
Security
Please note that electronic communication, including email, is not secure against interception. Please never send sensitive data by email or web form.
Cookies
We may use cookies to customize our site for return visitors. These cookies are not critical for site functionality. Third-party widgets may install additional cookies depending on their configuration. You are not required to accept any cookies to use our site.
Google Analytics
We use “Google Analytics” to collect information about users of this site. Google Analytics tracks how often users visit this site, which pages they visit, and which other sites they visited prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics to improve this site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site. It does not transmit your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.
Google Analytics saves a permanent cookie in your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site. This cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser.