Privacy Policy
HIV.gov follows the privacy policies instituted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services including:
OMB M-10-22, Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies [PDF]
HIV.gov does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII) from visitors to the HIV.gov website, the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator, the HIV.gov chatbot, or any of our social networking site profile pages (e.g., Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.).
We do not use persistent cookies. When you bookmark a blog, it is saved to your local browser storage only. You can clear it by un-bookmarking the blog(s).
We use the following third-party software and applications to provide services to visitors to the HIV.gov website or HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator or HIV.gov chatbot:
| Third-Party Tool | Use | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| DoubleClickExit Disclaimer | Site-wide | DoubleClick enables agencies, marketers and publishers to work together successfully and profit from their digital marketing investments. Owned by Google and now referred to as DoubleClick Digital Marketing or Google Enterprise Advertising. |
| Microsoft ClarityExit Disclaimer | Site-wide | Analytics product for webmasters that shows how people are using the website. |
| Google Tag ManagerExit Disclaimer | Site-wide | Tag management enables website tag updates without changing the underlying website code. |
| Google AnalyticsExit Disclaimer | Site-wide | Website usage analytics |
| Google MapsExit Disclaimer fonts.googleapis.com googleusercontent.com gstatic.com maps.googleapis.com mt.googleapis.com mt0.googleapis.com mt1.googleapis.com | Locator | Locator search for HIV/AIDS services provided by the Federal government |
| Crazy EggExit Disclaimer | Site-wide | Crazy Egg provides visualization of visits to the website. |
| Google Dialogflow ESExit Disclaimer | Chatbot | Processing queries into the conversational interface |
| HIV Service Locator Widget | Site-wide | The HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator is a first-of-its-kind, location-based search tool that allows you to search for testing services, housing providers, health centers and other service providers near your current location. |
While HIV.gov does not collect or use PII from our visitors, each of these vendors has its own privacy policy. To learn what types of information they may collect, and how they may use that information, please visit vendors individual websites, which are linked in the chart.