The U.S.-Africa Trade Commission (USAfriTrade) does not assume any liability or guarantee for the content and timeliness of information published herein. Contents of pages accessed via links contain information exclusively from external sources. USAfriTrade does not assume any responsibility for the contents of links.
Data security on the USAfriTrade web site
The USAfriTrade respects the security requirements for personal data. The following explains how the USAfriTrade handles personal data, what data is collected and how the data is used.
Collecting and processing personal data
Personal data represents information on your identity, e.g. your name, e-mail or mail address. Such data is only stored if you make this information available to USAfriTrade, for instance, to order publication.
Use and dissemination of personal data
USAfriTrade uses your personal data exclusively for technical purposes in the administration of the web pages. It provides the means for enabling your access to information as well as other communications with you. The USAfriTrade will not provide your personal data to third parties or use it for any other purposes. USAfriTrade employees and volunteers are committed to confidentiality.
Options
You are free to decide what information you want to make available to the USAfriTrade. In case you choose not to furnish any information, you might be unable to access some contents of our website. If your personal data has changed, notify the USAfriTrade to correct or update the information.
Automatically collected data
When you go to a USAfriTrade web page, general data, which is not personal, is collected (what Internet browser is being used, number of visits, average duration of visit, what pages were brought up). This information, recorded automatically (thus not via registration), is used to develop a basis for making the site more attractive, enhancing its contents and functionality. In this instance, too, no further use or dissemination of your data takes place.
Cookies
Cookies are small files temporarily stored on your hard drive. They are only intending to gather data on the use of the USAfriTrade website. It also enables us to recognize your computer automatically when the USAfriTrade website is accessed the next time. Because cookies do not contain personal data private information remains secure. Depending on how it is set up, your browser accepts Internet cookies automatically. However, you can adjust your browser at any time and use the USAfriTrade website without cookies.
Security
USAfriTrade takes proper precautions to protect personal data from loss, destruction, forgery, manipulation and unauthorized access. It also takes the stipulations of the Federal Republic’s law on data protection into account.
Links to other websites
This declaration on data protection applies to the websites of USAfriTrade. The websites may include links to information providers other than USAfriTrade which are not covered by our data protection statement. Upon leaving the USAfriTrade website, we recommend reading the data protection guidelines of each website collecting personal data carefully.
Notification of changes
In the event that the data protection guidelines are changed, a corresponding notice will be posted on the USAfriTrade homepage.
