PRIVACY POLICY
This section of the page explains how the U.S. Agency for International Development
will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our web site. The
information we receive depends upon what you do when visiting our site.
- If you visit our site to read or download information, such as country information
or information about one of our projects:
We collect and store only the following information about you: the name of the domain
from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting
from an America Online account, or iowa.edu if you are connecting from the University
of Iowa's domain); the date and time you access our site, the Internet address of
the web site from which you linked directly to our site; and what information you
view while you visit our web site. We use the information we collect to measure
the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, find out what information
is the most viewed, and to help us make our web site more useful to visitors. This
gathering and storing of information is separate from the activity described as
monitoring in our Security Notice. The information gathered is used for two
purposes: site management and, in the case of suspected unauthorized activity, for
law enforcement and possible criminal prosecution (see Security
Notice).
- If you identify yourself by sending us a comment using our contact page or an E-mail:
You also may decide to send us personally-identifying information, for example,
in an electronic mail message asking a question or providing us with a comment or
suggestion. We use personally-identifying information to respond to your comment
or suggestion, and to count the number of people sending us comments. In certain
instances, your comment or suggestion may be forwarded to other U.S. government
agencies or departments if they are in the best position to respond to your message.
We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personally-identifying information
about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information
to us. We maintain the information we collect in accordance with the Privacy
Act of 1974, where applicable.
Cookies and other information stored on your computer
In general, this site does NOT use the "cookies" that some Web sites use to gather
and store information about your visits to their sites.
Cookies are essentially tokens of information, such as preferences and passwords,
which some Web servers collect from you when you access them. That data is stored
on your hard drive-not on the Web site's server. Whenever you visit a "cookie" site,
the server looks for its cookie on your hard drive and, if found, then reads the
information it stored there. Cookies generally are stored in your browser's directory
or folder in a file named cookie.txt (MagicCookie on a Macintosh).
However, you should be aware that on a limited number of pages, the USAID web site
uses persistent "cookies" to only authenticate the identity of the user. You will
also receive a specific notice about this "cookie" on the page BEFORE the "cookie"
is used or "set." USAID uses this technology in order to:
- maintain the integrity of the information presented; and
- authenticate the identity of the individual user.
USAID takes the safeguarding of any personally identifying information very seriously.
Any information collected using the "cookies" associated with this section of the
USAID web site will be used only in connection with the administration of this discussion
group.
We collect this information only to authenticate your identity while you are these
limited sections of the USAID web site. The "cookie" has no other function, and
USAID will not share any information associated with this "cookie" with individuals
not connected with the administration of this section of the USAID web site, or
with anyone outside USAID.
Further, some of the links on the USAID web site point to non-USAID sites which
may place cookies on your computer. You can expect to be notified that you are leaving
the USAID site when you select one of these links. However, you should know that
the non-USAID site may still place a cookie on your computer while you are reading
the warning message.
If you want to avoid such cookies, we encourage you to set your browser to notify
you when cookies are being set and allow you to reject them. Your system's help
files will explain how to do this.
Security Notice
For SITE SECURITY purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to
all users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor
network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information,
or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change
information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under
the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure
Protection Act. We generally will not obtain personally identifying information
about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information
to us. If monitoring reveals evidence of possible criminal activity, such evidence
may be provided to law enforcement personnel.
General Disclaimer
Information presented on this Web site is considered public information and may
be distributed or copied freely unless identified as being subject to copyright
protection. In return, we request only that USAID be cited as the source of any
information, photos, and images copied from this site and that any photo credits
or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author.
We strongly recommend that USAID data be acquired directly from this Web site and
not through other sources that may change the information in some way or exclude
material crucial to the understanding of that information. While we make every effort
to provide accurate and complete information, some information may change between
site updates. Substantive changes may be noted when content is next updated.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
The documents posted on this Web site may contain hypertext links or pointers to
information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These
links and pointers are provided for visitors' convenience. We do not control or
guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any linked information.
Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to Web sites other than a USAID-managed
Web site is not intended to assign importance to those sites and the information
contained therein, nor is it intended to endorse, recommend, or favor any views
expressed, or commercial products or services offered on these outside sites, or
the organizations sponsoring the sites, by trade name, trademark, manufacture, or
otherwise.
Reference in this Web site to any specific commercial products, processes, or services,
or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience
of the site's visitor's, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or
favoring by the United States Government or USAID. The views and opinions of authors
expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government
or the USAID, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
Disclaimer of Liability
Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, with
the thousands of documents available, often uploaded within short deadlines, we
cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. We make no claims, promises or guarantees
about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this Web site and
expressly disclaim liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this Web
site.
With respect to the content of this site, neither the United States Government,
nor USAID, nor their employees and contractors make any warranty, expressed or implied
or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of
third party rights, title, and the warranties of merchantability and fitness for
a particular purpose with respect to content available from this USAID Web site
or other Internet resources linked from it. Additionally, neither the U.S. Government
nor USAID assume any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness
of any information, product, or process disclosed herein nor freedom from computer
virus, and do not represent that use of such information, product, or process would
not infringe on privately owned rights.
Links to This Website Or Its Content
You may freely link to this Web site or any of its content. We ask only that you
identify that the link is to an Internet resource.
Links to Other Sites
Our Web site has links to other United States Government agencies and to private
organizations, who we believe are relevant to our agency's mission. Once you link
to another site, you are subject to the disclaimers and security and privacy policies
of the new site.
Copyright Notice
Unless a copyright is indicated, information on this Web site is in the public domain
and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without USAID's permission. We
request that USAID be cited as the source of the information and that any photo
credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author or USAID,
as appropriate.
If a copyright is indicated on a photo, graphic, or any other material, permission
to copy these materials must be obtained from the original source. This copyright
notice does not pertain to information at Web sites other than this Web site.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on this Web
site is strictly prohibited and is subject to prosecution under Title 18 U.S.C.,
Sections 1001 and 1030).
Site Management
The Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs' Information Center and the Bureau
for Management, Office of Information Resource Management, manages the overall information
content, design, and, organization of this Web site and coordinates release of USAID
information on the Internet.
Verification Or Hard Copy Of Content
If you would like verification or a hard copy of information released on this USAID
Web site, contact our staff:
Information Center U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington, D.C. 20523-1000
Phone: 202-712-4810 Fax: 202-216-3524
