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Cookies
The IC Website does NOT use "cookies" to gather and store information about your visits to this site.

Cookies are essentially tokens of information, such as preferences and passwords, which some Web servers collect from you when you access them. That data is stored on your hard drive—not on the website's server. Whenever you visit a "cookie" site, the server looks for its cookie on your hard drive and, if found, then reads the information it stored there.

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Pop-ups
Some of the www.intelligence.gov pages open in a new browser window. If you have trouble displaying information when clicking on certain of the links in the site, it may be due to the fact that your browser employs a pop-up blocker.

A pop-up is a graphical interface, usually a small window, which suddenly opens (pops up) in the foreground of the current display area. Pop-ups can be triggered in several different ways. Although technically not pop-ups, links that open to a new web browser window are sometimes interpreted as pop-ups by pop-up blockers.

A pop-up blocker is a program that prevents pop-ups from displaying in a user's web browser. These blockers work in several different ways, but the main problem is that they do not always have the ability to distinguish between pop-ups and links that open a new window. Instead, they are all blocked.

Pop-up blockers may be individually installed software applications that will prevent all pop-ups on your computer. Web browser plug-ins, such as the MSN, Yahoo, and Google toolbars, also include pop-up blocker ability that will prevent pop-ups from occurring only within the web browser where the plug-in is enabled. Additionally, security, firewall and some anti-virus applications (such as the Norton Firewall, Anti-virus and Internet Security suite) also contain the ability to block pop-up windows within web browsers.

Depending on the pop-up blocker, you may be able to identify intelligence.gov as an allowed site, or you may need to disable the pop-up blocker entirely while accessing these site pages.

If you are able to add a web site address to an "allow pop-ups" list, we suggest adding the following address:

www.intelligence.gov

Alternatively, if you do not wish to allow all pop ups for the site, hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the pop-up link. This will allow you to open the pop-up, and you will need to repeat this process for each pop-up.

Below are links to "help" files for the most commonly installed applications that have pop-up blocker capability.

Norton Internet Security
Zone Alarm Pro
Google Toolbar
Yahoo! Toolbar
ICQ Toolbar
MSN Toolbar
MSN Explorer Pop-Up Guard
AOL 8.0 and later
Safari browser Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2
Mozilla browser
Netscape browser

If your pop-up blocker is not on this list, you will need to refer to the "help" file for your application, or disable it while navigating through the intelligence.gov web pages.

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Security Notice
For site security purposes, and to ensure that this website remains available to all users, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence monitors network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to the site. Unauthorized attempts to modify any information stored on this system, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this system for other than its intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution.

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Content Errors
Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information: however, we cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the contents of this website.

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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on the IC website is strictly prohibited and is subject to prosecution under Title 18 U.S.C., Sections1001 and 1030. (see Security Notice)

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General Disclaimer
Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied freely unless identified as being subject to copyright, trademark, or other protection. In return, we request only that the Director of National Intelligence or individual agency or office, as appropriate, 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 Intelligence Community data be acquired directly from this website and not through other sources that may change the information in some way or exclude material crucial to the understanding of that information. An actual example of the latter is a commercial website that copied the CIA World Factbook to its website, but excluded 17 pages of Notes and Definitions that provide a framework for understanding the content of the Factbook. While the Intelligence Community makes 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.

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Disclaimer of Endorsement
The documents posted on this website 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. Neither the U.S. Government nor the Director of National Intelligence controls or guarantees the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any linked information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to websites other than those of Intelligence Community members 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 website 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 the U.S. Government or the Director of National Intelligence.

The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government or the Director of National Intelligence, and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

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Disclaimer of Liability
Every effort is made to provide accurate and complete information. However, with the many documents available, often uploaded within short deadlines, we cannot guarantee that there will be no errors. The Director of National Intelligence makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this website and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this website.

With respect to the content of the IC Website, neither the United States Government, nor the Director of National Intelligence, nor their employees and contractors make any warranty, expressed or implied or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of noninfringement of third party rights, title, and the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to content available from the IC Website or other Internet resources linked from it. Additionally, neither the U.S. Government nor the Director of National Intelligence assumes 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.

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Links to this Web Site or Its Contents
You may freely link to the IC Website or any of its content. We ask only that you identify that the link is to an Intelligence Community Internet resource.

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Links to Other Sites
The documents posted on this website may contain hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links and pointers are provided for the visitor.s convenience. Neither the U.S. Government nor the Office of the Director of National Intelligence controls or guarantees the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any linked information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to other websites is not 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.

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Copyright and Trademark Notice
Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the Intelligence.gov website is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the permission of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. We request only that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as appropriate. This copyright notice does not pertain to information on websites other than the Intelligence.gov website.

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