MRSACvalues the privacy of those who visit our websites and register for our services online.

MRSAC believes that a strong electronic-privacy policy is crucial to the ongoing growth and success of the Internet as a service and as an information sharing medium. MRSAC is committed to protecting your privacy online. To better protect your privacy, we provide you with this notice (the "Privacy Policy") explaining our online information practices for the www.mrsac.org.in/geoportal Web site (the "Site"). We think it is important for you to understand when and why we collect personally identifiable information and how we may use it. This Privacy Policy describes MRSACdata collection and use policies. Please read the entire Privacy Policy before providing any personally identifiable information to us.

MRSAC utilizes the following practices to safeguard any information that is provided to us by users of this website.

1. The information we collect

On our site, you can submit comments and questions about our products and services, and you can request to be added to our 'Alerts' e-mail list.

We may collect certain non-personally identifiable information, such as the type of browser you use (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you use, (e.g., Windows XP) and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., BSNL, Airtel).

In order to provide service to you as a user of our Geo-portal site, we may require that you provide certain information to us. Common items may include, but are not limited to, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail for standard users and for registered users, items may include but not limited to organization /department name, head of the institute, intended use.

2. How we use the information
By providing this information to MRSAC, you are agreeing to allow us to utilize this information to complete all transactions that you request through this Web site. Because of the nature of the Internet, such data may pass through any country.
We may also use this information to communicate with you, such as to notify you about updates to our products and services, or to assist you with questions you may have about our services. From time to time, we may use the personally identifiable information that we collect to offer you other products or services that we believe may be of interest to you.

In order to improve the content of our site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience, we collect information regarding the pages accessed by the users or the data downloaded by them. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze Site usage, as well as to offer you products or services. We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to legal process as permitted by relevant laws, for example, in response to a court order or subpoena in response to a law-enforcement agency's request.

3. Choices we provide you
We may contact you to provide you with information on our services that may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive any information from this Site, please send an e-mail to us. mrsac@dataone.in

4. Collection of information by others
Our Site contains links to other sites, whose information practices may be different than ours. You should consult the other sites� privacy notices, as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties.

5. Log information
When you access geoportal services, our servers may automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.

6. About cookies
When you visit parts of the geoportal �website, you may receive a text file called as a �cookie� located in the browser directory of your computer's hard drive. A cookie is a small piece of information that a website can store on your computer for use by your Web browser. The cookie cannot be read by any website other than the one that created the cookie.

Cookies enable this site to recognize and remember information that you consented to give this site, such as user information for registration or visits to portions of this Site that are most appropriate for your professional needs. As a result, the cookies should allow you to retrieve previous information and details. Other functionalities may be included in the future to make your online experience more efficient and personable.

We do NOT use cookies to track or examine your surfing behavior before or after leaving the Geo-portal Web site. For more information on cookies, you can point your browser to http://www.cookiecentral.com.

7. User communications
When you send an email or any other kind of communication to mrsac [at]� dataone [dot] in"> mrsac@dataone.in, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.

8. How you can review your information
If you would like to review the personally identifiable information that we might have collected from you online, just let us know by sending us an e-mail at - mrsac@dataone.in and we will provide you with a copy of the same.

9. How to contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about our 'Privacy Policy' for this site, you may contact us at Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Dept. of Planning, Govt. of Maharashtra, VNIT Campus, SA Road, Nagpur �or e-mail us at mrsac@dataone.in

10. Terms of use
This 'Privacy Policy' is incorporated by reference in our 'Terms of Use', which set forth your rights and responsibilities and the terms and conditions that govern your use of this Site and its associated services. To review the 'Terms of Use', please click on the 'Terms of service' link at the bottom of each page on the Site.

11. Security
MRSAC will take reasonable and prudent precautions to ensure that your personally identifiable data is protected against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure if at all it is collected online.