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USAID Privacy Policy
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. 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.
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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.
See also Privacy Act Notice.
If monitoring reveals evidence of possible criminal activity, such evidence
may be provided to law enforcement personnel.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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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.
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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
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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 above or
e-mail us.
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