USAID/Timor-Leste Privacy and Security
Information
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.
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/Timor-Leste 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/Timor-Leste uses this technology in order to:
Maintain the integrity of the information
presented; and authenticate the identity of the individual user.
USAID/Timor-Leste takes the safeguarding of any personally identifying
information very seriously. Any information collected using
the "cookies" associated with this section of the
USAID/Timor-Leste 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/Timor-Leste web site. The "cookie" has no other function,
and USAID/Timor-Leste will not share any information associated
with this "cookie" with individuals not connected
with the administration of this section of the USAID/Timor-Leste
web site, or with anyone outside USAID/Timor-Leste.
Further, some of the links on the USAID/Timor-Leste
web site point to non-USAID/Timor-Leste sites which may place
cookies on your computer. You can expect to be notified that
you are leaving the USAID/Timor-Leste site when you select
one of these links. However, you should know that the non-USAID/Timor-Leste 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. 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/Timor-Leste 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/Timor-Leste 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/Timor-Leste-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/Timor-Leste.
The views and opinions of authors expressed
herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S.
Government or the USAID/Timor-Leste, 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/Timor-Leste, 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/Timor-Leste Web site or other Internet
resources linked from it. Additionally, neither the U.S. Government
nor USAID/Timor-Leste 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 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/Timor-Leste's permission.
We request that USAID/Timor-Leste 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/Timor-Leste,
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
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/Timor-Leste 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/Timor-Leste
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
For More Information
If you have any questions
or comments about the information presented here, please contact
USAID/Timor-Leste at the address or phone or fax numbers listed
above or e-mail us.
