Thank you for visiting the SAGE Web site. This section explains our privacy policy. SAGE fully respects your right to privacy and does not purposefully gather personal information about you when you visit our Web site.

Please note that some computer data is gathered automatically by the computers when you browse through the Web site. The computers collect and store only the following statistical information 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 IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web); the date and time you access the site, the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to the site; what pages you view while you visit the Web site; and the type of browser and operating system used to access the site.

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 IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web); the date and time you access our site, the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site; what pages you view while you visit our Web site; and the type of browser and operating system used to access our site.

This routine computer data is used 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.

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. SAGE uses information included in an e-mail only for the purposes provided, and the electronic information generally will be destroyed after this purpose has been fulfilled.

Please note that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If your communication is very sensitive, or includes personal information like your bank account, charge card, or social security number, you might want to send it by postal mail instead.

Security Notice

For SITE SECURITY purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, the SAGE 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.

In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, however, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from IP logs and other sources may be used to help identify an individual.

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 SAGE 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 SAGE 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.

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, views, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the site's visitors, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government, USAID, AED or SAGE.

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, USAID, AED nor SAGE, 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 Web site or other Internet resources linked from it. Additionally,
neither the U.S. Government nor SAGE 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 let us know as a
courtesy where the link will be.

Links to Other Sites

Our Web site has links to other United States Government agencies and to private organizations, whom 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 SAGE's permission. We request that SAGE be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited
to the photographer or author or SAGE, 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

SAGE manages the overall information content, design, and organization of this Web site and coordinates release of information on the Internet.

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:

                 SAGE Webmaster, Nora Kruk
                 Academy for Educational Development
                 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 900
                 Washington, D.C. 20009-5721
                 Tel: 202-884-8201
                 Fax: 202-884-8408
                 Email: nkruk@aed.org

For More Information

If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please contact
SAGE at the address or phone or fax numbers listed above.