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Privacy
Notice
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.
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. 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 these pages.
We collect this information only to authenticate your identity
while you are visiting 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. 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, the 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. See also Privacy Act Notice.
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 U.S. Government or USAID.
The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily
state or reflect those of the U.S. Government or 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 hundreds of documents available, often uploaded
within short deadlines, we cannot guarantee that they will be error-free. 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 U.S. 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 Web Site or Its Contents
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 U.S. Government agencies,
Jordanian Government agencies, non-governmental organizations,
and 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. See Security
Notice.
Site Management
USAID/Jordan manages the overall information content, design,
and, organization of this web site. It coordinates release of
USAID information on the Internet with the Bureau for Legislative
and Public Affairs' Information Center, the Bureau for Management,
Office of Information Resource Management, and the Public Affairs Section
of the U.S. Embassy in Amman Jordan.
For More
Information
If you have any questions or comments about the information presented
here, please contact USAID at the address or phone or fax numbers
listed in the Contact Us page, or e-mail us.
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