Disclaimers & Notices
This site is provided as a public service by the U. S.
Agency for International Development, Office of Inspector General
(USAID/OIG). Except as otherwise authorized, this site is intended
to be used by the public for viewing and retrieving information
only. Unauthorized attempts to access, upload, change, or delete
information on this service are strictly prohibited and may
be punishable by criminal and civil penalties (see Monitoring
& Unauthorized Use below).
USAID/OIG maintains
this server to enhance public access to OIG information. Our
web site is continually under development. While we try to
keep the information timely and accurate, we make no guarantees.
We will make an effort to correct errors brought to our attention.
The views and opinions of authors expressed
herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S.
Government or the USAID/OIG, and shall not be used for advertising
or product endorsement purposes.
Privacy Statement
This section of the page explains how the
USAID/OIG will handle information we learn about you from
your visit to our website. 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:
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the name of the domain from which you
access the Internet (for example, aol, com)
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if you are connecting from an America
Online account, or iowa.edu if you are connecting from
the University of Iowa's domain
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the date and time you access our site,
the Internet address of the website from which you linked
directly to our site;
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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, 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: Please
note the following.
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.
Links to non-USAID/OIG pages:
The USAID/OIG web pages contain links to
other Federal and non-Federal web pages. We have provided
these links as a convenience to our customers.
The USAID/OIG does not create or maintain
any other Federal or non-Federal web pages. Consequently,
neither the USAID/OIG nor its employees:
• Make any representation as to the accuracy
of information on linked-to sites
• Guarantee the relevance, timeliness or completeness of outside
information
• Necessarily endorse any views expressed or information presented
on linked-to sites
• Endorse any commercial products or private interests that
may be advertised or available on linked-to sites
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/OIG.
Please be advised that once you link to a
non-USAID/OIG site, you are subject to the disclaimers, security,
and privacy policies of the that site.
Disclaimer of Liability
Every effort is made to provide accurate
and complete information. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Monitoring & Unauthorized Use:
Information from this server resides on a
computer system funded by USAID/OIG. The use of this system
may be monitored for computer security purposes. Any unauthorized
access to this system is prohibited and is subject to criminal
and civil penalties under Federal Laws including, but not
limited to, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the National
Information Infrastructure Protection 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., Sections1001
and 1030.
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