Privacy Policy
This is a U.S. Government Web site operated by the United States Marine Corps Recruiting Command.
Information presented on this Web site is public information. Unless otherwise indicated, materials presented on this Web site may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.
Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on this Web site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
Privacy:
Your privacy is important to us. Our privacy policy explains how we intend to use any information you provide to us.
Pursuant to Section 503 of title 10, United States Code, the information requested on this Web site may only be used to identify individuals interested in serving with the Marine Corps. Disclosure is voluntary. Declining to provide the information may result in not being contacted by a recruiter, although you may receive recruiting mail in the future.
For management of the Web site, information is collected for statistical purposes. This Web site uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
For Web site security purposes and to ensure that this site remains available to all users, this Web site employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes than authorized law enforcement activities, and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration General Schedule 20.
For purposes of evaluating site navigation, cookies are used in a limited manner. Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can make the Web more useful by storing information about your preferences on a particular site. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and many major Web sites use them to provide useful features for their customers. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of a Web site if you do so.
Marines.com uses pixels, or transparent GIF files, to help manage online advertising. These GIF files are provided by our ad management partner, DoubleClick. These files enable DoubleClick to recognize a unique cookie on your Web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which advertisements bring users to our website. The cookie was placed by us, or by another advertiser who works with DoubleClick. With both cookies and Spotlight technology, the information that we collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. It does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address. For more information about DoubleClick, including information about how to opt out of these technologies, go to http://www.doubleclick.net/us/corporate/privacy.
Accessibility:
In 1998, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, issued accessibility standards setting forth electronic and information technology performance criteria. As amended, Section 508 requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, they must ensure that this information is accessible to every individual. The Marine Corps is constantly working to ensure that this Web site is accessible to all visitors. If you find a problem that prevents access, please use the form available on the Report Technical Problems page.
Links:
The appearance of hyperlinks to other Web sites on Marines.com does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Marine Corps or affiliation or association with such Web sites. The Marine Corps does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these site locations. The purpose of providing these links is exclusively to assist your pursuit of further information about the Marine Corps.
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