Security Warning on submission of PDF

I have an XDP form that acts as a user interface for a database in a Workflow Server process to gather information, and then is submitted back to Workflow Server to continue the process. It is rendered as a PDF. If the database functionality of the PDF file is used, i.e. to repopulate a list or validate entries, the following dialog box appears:
"Security Warning
This document as accessed more than one site and might be trying to share data among different locations. This could be a privacy concern. Are you sure you want to continue?"
I'm running Acrobat Pro 7 in IE6, with LiveCycle 7 products. The only thing I can say with any amount of confidence is that it's not a browser issue, as I get identical messages when viewed through either IE or FireFox. I believe it's an Acrobat issue, but I can't find anywhere in the Acrobat settings to disable it. This is a major annoyance for the users, since more and more forms are going to need this functionality as we progress, and the average user does NOT like to see a "Security Warning" every time they submit a form.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Clifton Cline

edit: The Security Warning appears when the user submits the form, not when the ADBC JavaScript is running.

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