USAID's NTD Program
Privacy Policy
This section of the page explains how the NeglectedDiseases.gov Web site 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 health research 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); your operating system and browser type/version; the date and time you access our site; the Internet address of the Web site that linked you 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, to find out what information is the most viewed, and to help us make our website more useful to visitors.
Cookies and other information stored on your computer
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, that some Web servers collect from you when you access them. The data are 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, this site DOES use "session cookies," which allows quicker transfer of information from the NeglectedDiseases.gov website server to the user. A session cookie, or "memory cookie," is a temporary block of information stored in the memory of your computer. Regular cookies are files stored on your computer, while session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
Further, some of the links on the NeglectedDiseases.gov 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, this 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.
If monitoring reveals evidence of possible criminal activity, such evidence may be provided to law enforcement personnel.
General Disclaimer
Information presented on this website 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.
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.
Disclaimer of Liability
Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, with the many 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 website and expressly disclaim liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this Web site.
Links to This Web site or Its Contents
You may freely link to this website or any of its content. We ask only that you identify that the link is to an Internet resource.
Links to Other Sites
The NeglectedDiseases.gov Web site has links to U.S. Government agencies and private organizations we believe are relevant to our agency's mission. Once you visit 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 and/or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer, 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 only pertains to information on this Web site, not on other Web sites.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on this website is strictly prohibited and is subject to prosecution under Title 18 U.S.C., Sections 1001 and 1030). [See Security Notice]
Site Management
The NTD Program manages the overall information content, design, and organization of this Web site.
Verification or Hard Copy of Content
If you would like verification or a hard copy of information released on this Web site, contact our staff:
Analysis, Information Management & Communications Activity (AIM)
655 15th Street, NW
Suite 450
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202-661-8600
Fax: 202-661-8601
For More Information
If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please use the address or phone or fax numbers listed above, or e-mail us.