WWW.IABIN-US.ORG Disclaimer & Privacy Statements

The following statements and disclaimers apply to all Web pages managed by the USGS International Biological Informatics Office unless otherwise noted.

Privacy || Non WWW.IABIN-US.ORG Sites || Non-Endorsement
Content || Liability

Privacy

The WWW.IABIN-US.ORG web site which referred you to this document conforms to the general policy on privacy as outlined below.

Electronic mail

When you send us personal identifying information via e-mail (that is, in a message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a form that e-mails us this information), we use it to respond to your requests. We may forward your e-mail to other Government employees, partner agencies, or contract personnel who are better able to answer your questions. We do not retain or distribute lists of e-mail addresses to any parties outside of the WWW.IABIN-US.ORG except as necessary to conduct official U.S. Government business. In no event do we distribute lists of e-mail addresses to non-Government entities.

Retention of collected information

• Cookies: Some applications may save a "cookie" on your browser to provide a temporary history of actions taken. We do not retain any record of "cookies" beyond what is necessary for running the application.
• Web server activity logs: Monthly extracts of the log files are archived and stored off-line at our discretion for an indefinite period of time. Some statistical summaries derived from these data may be retained online or off-line at our discretion for an indefinite period of time.
• E-mail: Information collected via e-mail will be retained at our discretion in a directly readable form for as long as necessary to complete our response. The e-mail may be retained in an archival form as required by Federal laws and regulations governing the retention of historical records of government agencies. For more information, please refer to the National Archives and Records Administration's Records Management Program.
• Online surveys: Information collected via online surveys may be maintained at our discretion for an indefinite period of time.

Links to Non-WWW.IABIN-US.ORG Sites

The WWW.IABIN-US.ORG site contains numerous links to data and information on the Web.  Links and pointers to non-WWW.IABIN-US.ORG sites are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement, express or implied, by the WWW.IABIN-US.ORG, its partner agencies, or the U.S. Government, of the referenced organizations, their suitability, content, products, or services, whether they are governmental, educational, or commercial.

Non-Endorsement of Commercial and Other Non-WWW.IABIN-US.ORG Products and Services

Hypertext links and other references to non-WWW.IABIN-US.ORG products and services are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement or warranty, express or implied, by the WWW.IABIN-US.ORG, its partner agencies, or the U.S. Government, as to their suitability, content, usefulness, functioning, completeness, or accuracy.

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Content Accuracy, Completeness, and Usability of WWW.IABIN-US.ORG Data and Information

We make every effort to provide and maintain accurate, complete, usable, and timely information on our Web pages. However, some WWW.IABIN-US.ORG data and information accessed through these pages may, of necessity, be preliminary in nature and presented prior to final review. These data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be correct or complete. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of these data and information before using them for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Conclusions drawn from, or actions undertaken on the basis of, such data and information are the sole responsibility of the user.

Liability

Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, contractors, subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights.

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