Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting a U.S. Commercial Service (CS), United States Department of Commerce website and reviewing our privacy policy. Here is how the CS will handle information we gather about you from your visit. CS will protect the collected information pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Freedom of Information Act, as applicable. If you visit us, we will collect and store non-personal information (i.e.: the name of domain from which you access the Internet; the date and time you access our site; the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site; and the information you view while visiting our web site) about your visit for internal statistical purposes. We may also collect personal information, such as a home address, home phone number, or personal email address if you provide it to us in an E-mail or a request for information, on a registration form, or on a feedback or comment form on some of our sites. We do this to respond to your requests and to provide better services to you, our clients. We will not disclose, sell or transfer any personal information to any third party unless required by law or authorized to do so by you.

Disclaimers

Links to web sites outside the U.S. Government or the use of trade, firm, or corporation names within U.S. Commercial Service web sites are for the convenience of the user. Such links and use do not constitute an express or implied official endorsement or approval by the United States Department of Commerce of any private sector website, or of the products or services of specifically identified companies or of any of the private entities that may have contributed to a U.S. Commercial Service website.

The U. S. Department of Commerce disclaims any and all liability that may result from any temporary disruption of service or inability to access a U.S. Commercial Service website. The U.S. Commercial Service will endeavor to restore service and correct such problems as soon as practicable. Anyone contemplating entering into a business relationship or making decisions based on the content of this website should perform independent due diligence before making a final decision.