This Web site is administered by the NTD staff at RTI International.
This site is designed to disseminate information about the NTD Control Program to the public via news, project highlights, document and other resources (photos and links).
RTI makes information available on this Site, subject to the following Terms of Use ("Terms"). By accessing this Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, do not use this Site. RTI reserves the right to change these Terms at any time without notice. These Terms represent the entire understanding relating to the use of this Site.
The English version of this Terms of Use controls in the event of any inconsistency with versions translated into other languages.
Registering with this Web Site
No registration is necessary to view public information available through this site.
Contributing Material to this Web Site
All material posted to this Web site has been approved by the NTD staff. RTI may change the format of material for the convenience of our visitors, and to prevent any changes to the original content. RTI reserves the right not to post material it believes may be offensive or illegal or violates in any manner the RTI policies governing ethics, acceptable use and research with human subjects.
Links to Other Web Sites
This Web site contains links to other Web sites that are not hosted by RTI. Links to such sites are marked with the following symbol: These Web sites are not under the control of RTI. RTI is not responsible for their content or the content of any information linked to these Web sites. Links to other Web sites are provided as a convenience to our users and do not imply any endorsement by RTI of information contained in these sites or the organizations that support them.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL RTI BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES RELATING TO LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOST DATA, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION) RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE AT THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER SITE TO WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED OR ON WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED TO THIS SITE, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED.
Security Notice
For SITE SECURITY purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, RTI uses 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.
General Disclaimer
Information presented on this Site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied freely unless identified as being subject to copyright protection. In return for your use of any such public information, or ’fair use’ of copyrighted information, we request only that RTI 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 RTI data be acquired directly from this 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. Substantive changes may be noted when content is next updated.
Disclaimer of Endorsement
The documents posted on this 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 an RTI-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 Site to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the site’s visitor’s, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by RTI, the United States Government or USAID.
The views and opinions of authors expressed in this Site do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government or the USAID, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
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 Site and expressly disclaim liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this Site.
With respect to the content of this Site, neither RTI, the United States Government, nor USAID, 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 Site or other Internet resources linked from it. Additionally, neither RTI, nor the U.S. Government nor USAID 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 Site or Its Contents
You may freely link to this Site or any of its content. We ask only that you identify that the link is to an Internet resource. Copyright Notice
Unless a copyright is indicated, information on this Site is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without RTI or USAID permission. We request that RTI be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author or RTI, 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.
RTI makes every effort to ensure that the information here is in the public domain unless a copyright is indicated; however, RTI does not make any warranties in this regard.
This copyright notice does not pertain to information at Web sites other than this Site.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on this Site are strictly prohibited and are subject to prosecution under Title 18 U.S.C., Sections1001 and 1030).
Site Management
RTI manages the overall information content, design, and, organization of this Site and coordinates release of information to Internet via this Web site with USAID.
Verification or Hard Copy of Content
If you would like verification or a hard copy of information released on this Site, contact our staff:
If you have any questions concerning these terms, please contact NTD staff at:
ENVISION
701 13th Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20005-3967
+1 202.728.2080
www.ntdenvision.org