Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 19, 2021

This Privacy Policy applies to use of the EDGE COVID-19 software and website under the control of Triad National Security, LLC (“Triad”, “We”, “Us”, “Our”), Management & Operating Contractor for the Los Alamos National Laboratory. This Privacy Policy describes Our policies on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use this website. We use your information to provide access and improve this website. You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

What Information We Collect

We collect no personal information about you when you visit this website unless otherwise stated or unless you choose to provide this information to us. To establish and manage an account to log in and use this site, We collect the following information from you:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Last name
• Password

What Information We Collect Automatically

We collect and store the following information automatically and through the use of this website:

• The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you access the Internet (i.e., 123.456.789.012) whether yours individually or provided as a proxy by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
• The date and time you access Our site
• The pages you view (recorded by the text and graphics files that compose that page)
• The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to Our site
• The browser name and version you are using

Research Data Uploaded to Our Site

The sequencing data uploaded to this website are not owned in any way by Us, but are regarded as owned by the user who uploaded the files. The raw sequencing data files are deleted after 180 days; only the data products are retained for the user to upload to public repositories, if desired.

Google Analytics

In addition, We may use Google Analytics to collect and analyze this information. Google Analytics uses a persistent cookie to track your usage of Our website. Details about Google Analytics, including how to opt out of Google Analytics tracking, may be found at their website. If you choose to opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you will still have access to all of the information on this site.

We use the summary statistics to help Us make Our site more useful to visitors, such as assessing what information is of most and least interest to visitors, and for other purposes such as determining the site's technical design specifications and identifying system performance or problem areas. This information is NOT shared with anyone beyond the support staff for this webpage, except when required by Law Enforcement investigation, and is used only as a source of anonymous statistical information.

If you prefer not to proceed knowing that information is collected and used as described herein, We recommend that you discontinue your use of this site.

Retention of Your Information

Triad will retain Our information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We may retain, use, and or disclose your information to the extent necessary to comply with Our contractual and legal obligations and for law enforcement purposes.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Interaction with Children

This website is not designed with the intent to attract the collection of information from individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from these individuals and We ask that children under the age of 13 not submit any personal information to Us while viewing Our websites. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected information from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: edge-covid19@lanl.gov