Privacy Act Statement
Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under 5 U.S.C. § 301, Departmental regulations and 15 U.S.C. 1512, Powers and duties of Department.
Purpose: Name, email and address may be collected for those requesting data, so that they may open an account through which to receive the data. Addresses are used to send alerts, respond to questions and send information that SWPC considers of interest to our customers. The information provided on the registration form may be used by SWPC for statistical analysis of customers.
Routine Uses: Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a) to be shared only among Department staff for work-related purposes.
U.S. Government regulations restrict the distribution of customer information. No customer information is made available to other customers, organizations, vendors or other government agencies.
Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice
COMMERCE/NOAA-11,
Contact Information for Members of the Public Requesting or Providing Information Related to NOAA’s Mission.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary; however, failure to provide accurate information may delay or prevent required contacts regarding provision of data and alerts.