Terms of Use

Scope
This policy is in effect for all web sites developed and managed for Botswana Tourism Board (BTB) in the United States of America.

Linking Policy
BTB (USA) web sites link to many web sites created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. We provide these links as a service to our users. When users link to an outside web site, they are leaving the BTB (USA) web site and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside web site(s).

Providing a link to an external web site does not constitute an endorsement by of the linked site by BTB, nor any of its employees or tourism representatives contracted to work on its behalf. BTB does not control content on a linked site and cannot attest to the accuracy of content provided by a linked site, or any other links contained in a linked site.

BTB (USA) web sites will not knowingly provide links to any web site that exhibits hate, bias or discrimination. Furthermore, we reserve the right to deny or remove any link that contains misleading information, unsubstantiated claims, objectionable or offensive material, or is determined to be in conflict with Botswana Tourism Board’s mission or policies.

Technical Information
When you browse, read pages, or download information on any USA BTB web site, we automatically gather and store certain technical information about your visit. This information never identifies who you are. The information we collect and store about your visit includes:

• The Internet domain (e.g. "example.com") and IP address (number assigned to your computer while you are online) from which you access our web site
• The type of browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer) and operating system (Windows, MacOS, etc.) used to access our site
• The date and time you access our site
• The pages you visit
  
• If you came to this web site from another web site, the address of that web site.
  

This information is used to detect trends in technology and the methods people use to access our site. We may only analyze this data in a summary form, and cannot use this information to track your Internet usage or habits.

Cookies
Some web sites generate pieces of text known as cookies, which are stored on your computer and accessed during subsequent visits. Some cookies collect personal information to recognize your computer in the future. BTB (USA) web sites do not perform such tracking - we only use non-persistent cookies or "session cookies." These cookies are stored only in your computer's memory and will be erased when you close your browser.

We use session cookies for technical purposes such as:

• Determining if you are signed in using your BTB (USA) web site account (if applicable).
• Temporary storage of your responses to fill-in forms.
• Providing better navigation between pages on our site.

Accounts and Personal Information
Certain interactive features planned for future versions of our web site require that visitors register for a BTB (USA) web site account, which involves the submission of personal information.
Personal information gathered during account registration is not shared with any outside agency. Under normal circumstances, your personal information will not be viewable to the public on the web site, except when:

• You are a source of information to the traveling public or other tourism professionals.
• You hold the copyright to a photo, document, or other piece of information displayed on the web site. In this case, your name may be displayed to provide proper credit.
• You provide comments or other information for the purpose of sharing with others. In this case, your account "alias" will be used as identification. The U.S. state or country from your address may be displayed as well. Your name and e-mail address will not be displayed to the public.

Submission of Non-personal Information
In some instances, this web site now, or will in future, collect information from others such as travel information, photos, comments, traveler experiences, survey questions, discussion topics, etc. Again, we will not publish your name or e-mail address when displaying this information, except in cases where information is copyrighted and requires attribution. We also reserve the right to reject submissions if they are deemed inappropriate or of little value.

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