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Access to your
stored record
Access to your information through DreamSource is only available through
the use of your personal username, password, and decryption key. You will
only be sent this information if you begin an application and choose to
complete the application at a later time.
Encryption
All information submitted and/or received from the DreamSource web site
Online Application is sent in an encrypted format. This ensures that your
information is secure while in transit. This security protocol is called
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). The DreamSource Online Application will only
work with browsers that support SSL encryption.
When you enter the DreamSource Application section, you may receive a
message that says "You have requested a secure document" or
"You are about to begin viewing pages over a secure connection".
This is normal, and indicates that the information submitted and received
is encrypted for privacy. You should click the "Continue" or
"Yes" button to proceed. Similarly, when you leave DreamSource,
you may receive a message that says "You have requested an insecure
document" or "You are about to begin viewing pages over an open
connection".
Here are some additional
indicators of a secure connection:
All browsers that
support SSL will display "HTTPS://" at the beginning of the
web address, or URL, when accessing the secured section of the Web site.
Normal, unsecure pages will display "HTTP://". Always check
for the "HTTPS://:" address when you are making transactions
or entering confidental, personal information.
In Netscape Navigator
2 and 3, secure pages are indicated by a gold key with a blue background
at the bottom left of your browser window. If the key is broken and is
on on a green or gray background, then you are viewing an insecure page.
In Netscape Communicator 4, secure pages are indicated by a closed padlock
at the bottom left or your browser window, and also in the toolbar. An
open padlock indicates an insecure page. Clicking on the padlock will
give you more security information about the page.
In Microsoft Internet Explorer, secure pages are indicated by a closed
padlock at the bottom right of your browser window. The absence of the
padlock indicates that your are viewing an insecure page.
Cookies
DreamSource does use "cookies" in a minimal way. "Cookies"
are small files that can be stored on your computer and are accessible
by your browser. Some web applications use them to keep information about
you or your browser session. Although we do use "cookies" for
session tracking to give the Online Application added functionality, the
cookies are not stored on your computer, and the Online Application the
only place we use them. The session information is destroyed after the
session is terminated, and no personal information is invisibly collected
or used during the course of the session.
Your secure record
Your application record is stored and maintained on server computers in
a secure environment. Critical personal data is encrypted before storage.
Access to this information is only available through the use of the credentials
supplied to you. In addition, a short time after the application is submitted
the record is purged from the online database.
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