Privacy Policy

Halfaker and Associates, LLC, is committed to ensuring our visitors’ privacy when using our site. The following constitutes our privacy policy for users of this website (www.halfaker.com). Questions about our privacy policy can be emailed to [email protected] or sent via U.S. mail to:

Halfaker and Associates, LLC
2900 S Quincy St
Unit 410
Arlington, VA 22206
(703) 434-3900

The following outlines the information collected by our site, how it is used, and how you can change recorded information or have it discarded.

Collection of Non-personal Information

To measure website usage and to analyze ways to make our site more effective, we collect data about visitors to our website such as browser type, platform type, time and date of visit, and IP address (a number automatically assigned to your computer when you are using the Internet). The information collected is not personally identifiable. IP addresses we collect are not traced, pinged, or correlated to individuals. The non-personal information collected on halfaker.com is shared with third-party service providers who provide site usage analysis on our behalf.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If you visit our site to read or download information, we collect and store the following information about your visit:

  • The name of the Internet domain (for example, “xcompany.com” if you use a private Internet access account, or “yourschool.edu” if you are connecting from a university’s domain) and the IP address from which you access our site;
  • The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
  • The date and time you access our site;
  • The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site; and
  • The pages you visit and the information you request.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that is stored on a computer when a user visits a website. Cookies stored on users’ computers are read upon subsequent visits to the website. Halfaker’s website uses cookies to establish and monitor the status of active sessions on our website and to track website usage.

Collection of Personally Identifiable Information

Certain visitors to halfaker.com choose to interact with us in ways that require the collection of personally identifiable information. The amount and type of information that we gather depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, those who choose to contact us are asked to provide their name and email address. At the current time, downloading material from our website such as white papers does not require user registration; in the future access to such content might first require registration with our site, in which case name and email address (at a minimum) would also be collected. In all cases, we collect such information only as necessary or appropriate to fulfill the specific request or complete the action initiated by the visitor. Halfaker does not disclose personally identifiable information other than as described below.

Contacting Halfaker

Halfaker uses the general email address, [email protected], to allow visitors to contact us to send feedback, ask questions, or request additional information. Our Contact Us page also allows visitors to contact Halfaker through the use of a contact form. All information provided to us through these communication methods is used to respond to the request. We may store your name, title, company name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, or other contact information. None of this information is disseminated to any third parties. You can correct any of this information, or request that we remove this information from our records, at any time by writing to us at the address above.

Links to Other Sites and Third Parties

Content presented on halfaker.com may include hyperlinks to external websites, Halfaker content hosted on external sites, or externally hosted content embedded in pages on the Halfaker website. In some cases, Halfaker is not responsible for the content or the information provided on external sites. Visitors who follow links to external websites should consult the other sites’ privacy policies regarding what information is submitted to, or collected by, these websites. The Halfaker website also embeds services provided by third parties, including vendors providing web analytics, online marketing, and recruiting services under contract to Halfaker. Personal information collected on the Halfaker website may be shared with these third-party service providers in support of Halfaker marketing and recruiting activities.

Please also note that we may use Google Analytics to measure and understand how visitors use our sites and applications. You can learn more about how Google uses the information it collects by visiting its website at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners. You can opt out of Google’s collection of this information by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

User Rights

Halfaker strives to be fully compliant with all relevant privacy regulations for users who access our website. To that end, users should be aware of the rights they have regarding their information and the use of their data, such as:

  • The right to know what personal information is being collected about them
  • The right to know whether their personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
  • The right to request that their personal information is not sold
  • The right to access their personal information that has been collected
  • The right to opt out and have their data removed

Please contact [email protected], or the mailing address above, with any questions concerning how information is collected by our site, how it is used, and how you can change recorded information or have it discarded.

Resume Collection

The Halfaker website allows visitors to submit their resumes to our company via email or online through our Careers Site. Resumes received via either method will be held in confidence and used only for the purpose of considering the submitting party for employment.

Protection of Personally Identifiable Information

Halfaker discloses potentially personally identifiable and personally identifiable information only to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that need to know that information in order to process it on our behalf or to provide services available through halfaker.com. Halfaker will not rent or sell potentially personally identifiable and personally identifiable information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, Halfaker discloses potentially personally identifiable and personally identifiable information only when required to do so by law, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Halfaker, third parties, or the public at large.

Updates and Effective Date

We may change our Privacy Policy from time to time as needed to reflect current business practices or to satisfy applicable legal or regulatory requirements. Please remember to review this policy periodically so that you always will be aware of what information we track and how we use it.

About Halfaker

We design, create, modernize, integrate, and secure mission critical systems and business applications for government organizations to improve the health, security, and well-being of all Americans. To learn more about Halfaker, please email [email protected].