Last updated: July 14, 2005

Privacy Statement

World Resources Institute (“WRI”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of the www.nextbillion.net site (the “Site”); it does not apply to other online or offline WRI sites. By accessing the Site, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this privacy statement.

Collecting Your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you. The personal information we collect may include your name, title, e-mail address, company, phone number, address, and fields of interest. The Site may collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used for the operation and improvement of the Site.

Use of Your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site.

WRI may use personal information to improve the Site and any related WRI products or services, and to make the Site easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing the Site to your particular preferences or interests.

We may use your personal information to provide you with important information about the product or service that you are using, including updates and notifications. Additionally, with your permission, we may send you information about other WRI products and services.

Control of Your Personal Information
Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal information you provide on the Site will not be shared outside of WRI without your permission.

Please be aware that this privacy statement and any choices you make on the Site will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided to WRI in the context of other, separately operated, WRI products or services.

Cookies
We use cookies on this Site to ensure the integrity of the registration process and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, eases site navigation, and so on. When you return to the web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the site’s features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other web sites you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the “last updated” date at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to this privacy statement, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the home page of our web site or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.

Contact Information
WRI welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you believe that WRI has not adhered to this privacy statement, please contact us (link)

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Code of Conduct

By creating an account or posting a comment to www.nextbillion.net
("the Site"), you are deemed to have agreed to this Code of Conduct.
World Resources Institute ("WRI") reserves the right to delete posts
and close any account that it feels violates any of the following
rules. WRI provides this Site as a resource for community members to
share their ideas and opinions on private sector approaches to poverty
alleviation.

We require that all of our community members show respect for other
members. We understand that in a diverse community such as this, people
will have differing opinions; however, we require that you treat other
members’ opinions with respect.

You should be aware of the following restrictions before making a
comment or posting on the Site.

DO NOT:

* Post personal attacks, threats, or encourage violence, bigotry,
racism, or hatred.
* Post comments containing explicit advertising or promotions.
* Post the same comment repeatedly (a.k.a. spamming).
* Post in all capital letters. This is the equivalent of shouting.
* Post in any language other than English.
* Post knowingly false or misleading information.
* Post any information that you do not want to be made public. Confidential information, including anything covered under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), should not be posted.
* Post defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material. Linking to external sites that violate this code of conduct is also prohibited.
* Post materials in violation of another party's copyright or other intellectual property rights.
* Post photos or other material protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity or any other applicable law unless you own or
control the rights or have received all necessary permissions.

This list is not meant to be complete. The determinations of whether
conduct constitutes a violation of the Code of Conduct will be at the
sole discretion of WRI.

All materials posted on the Site are subject to copyright, and may not
be copied without the permission of the WRI and the original author.
All material on the Site is the property of WRI; however WRI shares
copyright with the original author.

In addition to upholding this code of conduct, you are responsible for
adhering to all local and national laws that pertain to your location.

You are responsible for any actions you may take based on advice or
information you receive on this Site. Use your own judgment when
evaluating information provided through the Site. The decision to
conduct transactions is your own and you should perform your own
research prior to making any decisions.

You are responsible and liable for all your activities while
participating in discussions on this site and responsible for anything
you say or post.

WRI reserves the right to amend or change the Code of Conduct at anytime without notice.