This policy is effective as of March 15, 2024.

This Privacy Policy governs the collection and use of personally identifiable information (“personal information”) by Data Mine to Storyline and Avue Technologies Corporation (“Avue”). Avue is committed to respecting your online privacy and abiding by this Privacy Policy, as well as the requirements of applicable laws, in the operation of its business. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it explains the kinds of personal information we collect about you, and how it is used and protected.

By your continued use of these websites located at www.dataminetostoryline.com, you consent to the collection and basic use of your personal information for the specific needs of a federal agency client or for basic management and human capital functions inherent to the federal government, and other purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

What information do we collect, and why do we collect it?

We will generally let you know at the time of collection how we intend to use your personal information. Usually, we collect personal information about you which we require to respond to your inquiries and for the provision of our services to you.

We also process your personal information where we are required to do so by law, and for the exercise or defense of legal claims. From time to time, we may contact you to let you know that there is an action pending for which you need to log into the system. In most cases, this is controlled by the contracted client agency, however, some system notification can be controlled by you the end user.

When you submit an application to Data Mine to Storyline, personal information collected from you may include your name, mailing address, email address, landline or mobile telephone number, and email address. When you use our websites, we also collect information about you or your computer when you browse to allow you to use the services available.

We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, or to administer our websites. We may conduct analyses of user traffic to measure the use of our sites and to improve the content of our websites and our services. These analyses will be performed through the use of IP addresses, session information, and other tracking technologies, which allow us to improve our web sites and your user experience. We make no representation of the federal government’s final determinative outcome of a job application, the outcome of any assessment, or the rate at which any submission may be processed.

Privacy Act Statement

Federal employment application information is provided pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3). An application will request personal information that is relevant and necessary for the agency to determine eligibility for the agency’s hiring programs and evaluate the qualifications of individuals applying for employment. The agency’s human resources division, which manages agency hiring, has the authority to ask for this information pursuant to sections 1104, 1302, 3301, 3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394 of title 5 of the United States Code as well as authorities found under Title 10 (U.S. Department of Defense) and Title 38 (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health). This information can be shared in accordance with routine uses as published in system of records notices OPM/GOVT-1 – General Personnel Records, 71 FR 35356 (June 19, 2006), as modified by 77 FR 73694 (Dec. 11, 2012), and OPM/GOVT-5 – Recruiting, Examining, and Placement Records, 79 FR 16834 (Mar. 26, 2014), as modified by 80 FR 74815 (Nov. 30, 2015), and 86 FR 68291 (Dec. 1, 2021)). Providing the information requested by the agency on a federal employment application is voluntary; however, failure to provide it may result in a determination of ineligibility or disqualification from consideration.

Provision of demographic information is completely voluntary; there are no consequences associated with non- or partial responses to those questions.

Our information collection methods, processes, and security are certified and authorized through annual reviews, validated by third-party assessment organizations, and submitted to the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.

When do we share personal data?

Third parties may provide certain services available on dataminetostoryline.com to facilitate our business processes.

Avue may provide information, including personal information that Avue collects on the websites to third-party service providers to help us deliver non-marketing programs, products, information, and services to you. Such service providers also assist in Avue’s efforts to maintain its websites and databases.

Where we utilize third parties for the processing of any personal information, we implement reasonable contractual and technical protections limiting the use of that information to specified purposes. Avue will also take reasonable steps to ensure that such third parties are obligated to protect personal information on Avue’s behalf. Avue may also disclose personal information but only when you have consented to such disclosures.

Avue executes Memoranda of Understanding and Interconnection Security Agreements with third parties outside of its security boundary. Any non-sensitive or sensitive PII and system level of that PII are acknowledged as part of those agreements. These agreements typically have a three-year span with mutual agreement to extend. We may also be required to disclose your personal information pursuant to lawful requests, such as subpoenas or court orders, or in compliance with applicable laws. This may include sharing information with other companies, lawyers, agents, or government agencies.

Where do we store personal data?

The Data Mine to Storyline and Avue Platform rest on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) IaaS GovCloud. AWS GovCloud (U.S.) is a FedRAMP-compliant, authorized, and isolated AWS Region designed to allow U.S. government agencies and customers to move sensitive workloads into the cloud by addressing their specific regulatory and compliance requirements. Data is stored on Avue servers residing in the AWS GovCloud.

How do we secure personal data?

Data Mine to Storyline is fully compliant with all U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memoranda and U.S. Department of Defense authorization requirements concerning data privacy and breaches of Personally Identifiable Information. Avue already uses strict access restriction, and audit capability on use of PII, and agency specific rules of behavior in the standard workflow provided in the Avue system to enable clients to meet these requirements. Data Mine to Storyline does not use your Social Security Number (SSN) as a “key” field in the system and does not collect applicant SSNs. Data Mine to Storyline itself is deployed in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud, which carries a FedRAMP “High” level authorization from the federal government. All SSL endpoints are encryption methods are FIPS 140-2 compliant. Data confidentiality in transit and at rest is protected in accordance with the FedRAMP Moderate System and Communications Protection control family, and Avue is compliant with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 18-01.

How long we retain your data

For end users that register on these websites (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Data Mine to Storyline complies with the archival and retention requirements according to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), General Records Schedule. Avue cooperates with NARA and other regulatory agencies in applying standards, procedures, and techniques to the management of records; promote the maintenance of those records of continuing value; and facilitate the segregation of temporary records. We take steps to regularly validate the personal information we hold to ensure that the information is accurate and, where necessary, up to date. Information that is no longer required for any valid business purpose, and that we are not required to keep pursuant to any applicable law, will be routinely destroyed by secure means.

Media Uploads

All uploads, such as résumés, transcripts, and other documents requested as part of the application process, are subject to virus scanning before being attached to the application file.

Cookies

We use cookies — or files that contain small pieces of data that are exchanged between your computer and a web server to identify specific users and improve their experience — in these three instances only:

1. Tier 1 Live Chat, to better assist our representatives when trying to assist end users with a question or issue on the website
2. Session management, to identify the end user and the HTTP requests that originate from your computer. For example, upon login ensuring that the end user has the proper permissions to perform the necessary tasks on our website.
3. Load balancing, for delivering all of end user requests to the same server for consistency of system speed and giving end users the best system response times for requests.

Minors

The Data Mine to Storyline competition is not structured to attract children. Accordingly, Avue and its associated websites do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to submit information to Data Mine to Storyline or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Data Mine to Storyline website. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 we will delete that information as soon as possible.

Contacting Us

If you need to update or correct your information, email Avue’s Tier 1 Help Desk at joeavue@avuetech.com, and we will make reasonable efforts to incorporate the changes in your personal information that we hold as soon as practicable. If you have any comments or questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may also contact us at the same email address.