Your privacy is of utmost importance to the Atlanta Research & Education Foundation. We have a long history of protecting our employees' and collaborators' privacy and this concern for your privacy is no different when you utilize our online resources.

In order to visit our website, you do not have to provide any personal information.

We may collect personally identifiable information (name, e-mail address, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and/or other unique identifiers) only if you deliberately and knowingly provide us with this information.

Identifying information you provide will be used only in connection with AREF programs and services or for such other purposes as are described at the time of collection. Generally, providing this type of information will allow us help you register for online services, customize content to fit your interests, and provide other similar interactive features.

Information about our site usage is collected for statistical purposes and to assess the usefulness of various areas of our website. However, we do not collect any of your personal information in order to conduct these analyses.

We do not give, sell, or transfer any personal information to groups outside of the administrative bodies specifically associated with your grant and personnel management (generally limited to the Atlanta Research & Education Foundation, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Emory University, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Some features on our site may require a "cookie" to be placed on your computer. A cookie is a file placed on your personal computer's hard drive by a website that temporarily helps your computer communicate with that website. Cookies are randomly generated, usually not tracked beyond your single visit to the site, and do not give us any information about you. If you are interested in learning more about this type of file, we encourage you to read the Department of Energy's report.