Thank you for visiting the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Web
site. You are accessing a computer system operated by PBGC, a wholly-owned
corporation of the United States Government.
PBGC is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals using our Web site.
As a general rule, PBGC does not collect personal identifying information
during a visit to the PBGC Web site, except when you choose to provide such
information to us, or when you use one of PBGC's online customer self-service
applications.
PBGC does collect certain non-personal information for system management and
site security purposes.
Non-Personal Information We Collect
System Management: As part of system management, PBGC uses various software
tools and computing methods to insure this site is operating in an optimum
manner and to identify what information is of the most and least interest to
its users. We do not collect or sell information about you for commercial
purposes. Among the information that currently is collected by PBGC for system
management are:
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The name of the domain from which you access the Internet;
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The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
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The date and time you access our site;
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The Internet address of the Web site from which linked directly to our site;
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The pages and files you access on this site.
Please note that none of this information identifies you personally in any way.
Site Security: For security purposes and to ensure that this
service remains available to all users, PBGC also employs software programs to
monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change
information, or otherwise cause damage. No attempts are made to identify
individual users unless that user chooses to submit personal information, or
illegal behavior is suspected. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or
change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be
punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, the National
Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996, or other such laws as may
apply.
Cookies: Cookies are small data files sent to your computer by
Web sites you visit. Cookies store information about you and the type of
computer you use to access the Web site. These files may contain personal
information. There are two types of cookies: session and persistent. Session
cookies expire once the user closes the browser. Persistent cookies, however,
remain on your system for an extended period of time.
In accordance with federal policy, PBGC does not use persistent cookies on its
Web site.
The e-Filing Portal application on the Web site uses session cookies to recognize you
and assist you in navigating the application in the most efficient and
effective manner possible. You must accept these session cookies if you wish to
use the e-Filing Portal application. As stated above, session cookies expire once you
close your browser. No information about you is maintained as a result of a
session cookie.
Personal Identifying Information That You Submit
e-Filing Portal: PBGC receives and stores personal identifying
information submitted by you within the e-Filing Portal application on the Web site
(located at https://efilingportal.pbgc.gov/site/). This information (name, work address,
telephone number, and e-mail address) is used to establish your account,
respond to your requests, and provide you with information about your
interactions with PBGC. The security of the information you input for e-Filing Portal is
protected during transmission using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encrypting
software. By providing PBGC with your email address, it will be used by PBGC to
contact you regarding your account status (including confirmation of
registration), and may be used to contact you for other purposes (for example,
to notify you about major changes to the Web site or to request feedback on the
application.
Storage of Information: To prevent unauthorized access,
maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, PBGC has
put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect the
personal identifying and other information collected online. PBGC will keep a
log of all transactions and data that you submit via the e-Filing Portal application in
order to (1) provide efficient customer service; (2) to provide adequate audit
records, and (3) to process your data transactions or requests. Your
information will be maintained and managed in accordance with the Federal
Records Act.
PBGC may disclose information you submit if we are required to do so by law or
we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to: (1) comply with the
law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3)
protect against misuse or unauthorized use of e-Filing Portal; or (4) protect the
personal safety or property of our users or the public. If you provide false
information, attempt to pose as someone else, or otherwise are believed to have
committed any other illegal act, information about you may be disclosed as part
of any investigation into your actions).
Email: If you contact PBGC via electronic mail rather than
through the secure e-Filing Portal application, the information you send will still be
used for the purposes described at the point of collection and stored as record
material. However due to the nature of the Internet and the World Wide Web, we
cannot assure the security of the information during transmission by electronic
mail over the public Internet. Thus, you may be uncomfortable with sending
sensitive information (such as a bank account number or your home phone number
and address) to PBGC other than through the secure e-Filing Portal application. As an
alternative, we suggest that you (1) contact PBGC by telephone or (2) send the
information to PBGC by regular mail. See Contact Information under www.pbgc.gov
for appropriate addresses and telephone numbers.
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