Privacy Statement

Your privacy is important to us. Because we gather certain types of information about the users of the AED/LearnLink web site and services, we want to ensure that you fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. We do not collect personal information about you when you visit our site unless you choose to provide this information to us; for example, when you subscribe to a discussion forum or upload information to our databases. However, we collect and store certain information automatically in order to evaluate and improve our web site over time.

What We Collect and Store Automatically
• Name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, "aol.com," if you use an America Online account, or "princeton.edu," if you connect from Princeton University's domain);
• Date and time you access our site
• IP Address of the Website from which you linked directly to our site
When you register for a discussion forum or to input information into our resources databases, the AED/LearnLink sets a cookie, a small bit of code stored on your hard drive that enables you to manage your subscriptions and online profile. By setting this cookie LearnLink will remember you the next time you visit and won't have to bother you by asking questions you have already answered.

If You Send Us E-mail
You may choose to provide us with personal information, as in e-mail with a comment/question or request. We use the information to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. If we do not know the answer to your question, we may need to forward your e-mail to other persons who may be better able to help you.

Terms to Know
Cookie:: A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive. Each web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Once the user has closed the browser the cookie will no longer be accessed during that session.

IP Address: When your web browser or email application requests a web page or email from another computer on the Internet, it automatically gives that computer the address where it should send the information. This is called your computer's "IP address." (IP stands for "Internet protocol.") For many users accessing the Internet from a dial-up Internet service provider (ISP), the IP address will be different every time you log on. The World Bank does this to learn about the geographical make-up of its web site traffic.