Privacy Policy and Security
Privacy Act Statement
AUTHORITY: Executive order 13607, Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members.
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE(S): To provide Uniformed Service Members, spouses, and other family members the opportunity to file formal complaints when educational institutions fail to follow the Principles of Excellence outlined in Executive Order 13607. Collected information is covered by DPR 44 DoD, DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint System (PECS).
ROUTINE USE(S): To the Consumer Sentinel Network (managed by the Federal Trade Commission) for the purpose of allowing access across law enforcement and regulatory compliance personnel, across federal agencies, and across the country and as a long-term repository as required in E.O. 13607. The DoD Blanket Routine Uses found at
http://privacy.defense.gov/blanket_uses.shtml may also apply to this collection.
DISCLOSURE: Voluntary. However, failure to provide the information requested may result in a delay in processing your complaint or the inability of Federal agencies to address your complaint.
Site Restriction
This site is intended for the use of United States Government Agencies only. Do not reproduce or distribute the content of this site to a wider audience without coordination with the information owner and your unit public affairs office. 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 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
Monitoring Notice
This is a Department of Defense computer system. DoD computer systems may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, for management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability, and operational security. Monitoring includes active attacks by authorized DoD entities to test or verify the security of this system. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes. All information, including personal information, placed or sent over this system may be monitored. Use of this DoD computer system, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to monitoring of this system. Unauthorized use may subject you to criminal prosecution. Evidence of unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for administrative, criminal, or other adverse action. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for these purposes.
Cookie Disclaimer
The DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint Intake does not use persistent cookies (persistent tokens that pass information back and forth from the client machine to the server). The DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint Intake uses session cookies (tokens that remain active only until you close out the browser window). If you disable the ability to accept cookies, you will not be able to use the DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint Intake.
External Links
The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the United States Department of Defense of the linked web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the United States Department of Defense does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links provided are consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD Web site.
Google Analytics
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"cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information
generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google
on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling
reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process
the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse
the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. By using this website, you consent to the processing of
data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.