Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Early Grade Reading Barometer and reviewing our privacy policy. Your privacy and security are very important to us. Please be aware that the Early Grade Reading Barometer does not collect personal information when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information.

Information Collected and Stored Automatically

When you visit the Early Grade Reading Barometer, we may store some or all of the following:

the IP address from which you accessed our site
the date and time
the URL of the website from which you linked to our site
the name of the file or words you searched for
the pages you visited on our site
the items clicked on a page
the browser and operating system used

We do not collect or track any personal information through these processes. We use this information, in the aggregate, to make our website more useful to visitors - to learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology used, to detect operational problems, and to improve the website's overall security.

Information You Provide to the Early Grade Reading Barometer

You do not have to provide any personal information to view this website.

You may choose to provide your contact information to the Early Grade Reading Barometer in order to sign up for the Early Grade Reading Barometer mailing list.

The Early Grade Reading Barometer will only use your personal information for the purpose for which it was provided, such as to respond to your message or to provide subscriptions you have chosen.

Security Notice

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on this site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act (Title 18 U.S.C., Sections 1001 and 1030).

If monitoring reveals evidence of possible criminal activity, such evidence may be provided to law enforcement personnel.

Cookies

When you visit some websites, their web servers generate pieces of information known as cookies. Cookies are commonly used to recognize your computer in the future.

This website uses cookies to serve technical purposes, like providing seamless navigation through our site. These cookies do not permanently record data and disappear after 24 hours.

This website also uses multi-session cookies to help us understand how people use the site, and how we can make it better. Traffic statistics are collected anonymously and aggregated, and no information is traceable to any specific individual. The Early Grade Reading Barometer does not collect PII (personally identifiable information) such as social security numbers, date or place of birth.

Cookies may also be set by the following third-party providers.

Google Analytics: A tier 2 cookie sets when the page is loaded. It is used to improve web metrics capabilities.
YouTube: A tier 2 cookie sets when the video is played. It is used to maintain the integrity of video statistics.

Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information. You can remove or block cookies by changing the settings of your browser. For Opt-out instructions relating to cookies, please visit: http://www.usa.gov/optout_instructions.shtml.

General Disclaimer & Copyright Notice

Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied freely unless identified as being subject to copyright protection. In return, we request that the Early Grade Reading Barometer be cited as the source of any information, photos, and images copied from this site.

We recommend that those interested in acquiring data do so from official project reports and sources. The Early Grade Reading Barometer may not represent all contextual material crucial to the understanding of that data. While we make every effort to provide accurate and complete information, some information may change between site updates.

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 website and expressly disclaim liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this website.

With respect to the content of this site, neither the United States Government, nor USAID, their employees and contractors make any warranty, expressed or implied or statutorily, 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 USAID website or other internet resources linked to or from it.

Additionally, neither 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.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The information posted on EarlyGradeReadingBarometer.org includes links to information created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. This site provides these links solely for our users' information and convenience. When users select a link to an outside website, they are leaving USAID.gov and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website. The managers of this site:

Do not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of information contained on a linked website;
Do not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites, and we do not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer;
Cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked website;
Are not responsible for transmissions users receive from linked websites;
Do not guarantee that outside websites comply with Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the Rehabilitation Act.

We strongly recommend that you review the policies of any outside websites you visit from this site, since you will be subject to the privacy and security policies of those other sites, once you leave EarlyGradeReadingBarometer.org.

Site Management

RTI International, a USAID contractor, manages the overall content, design, and organization of this website and coordinates the release of information approved by USAID on the Internet.

Accessibility

The Early Grade Reading Barometer is committed to providing access to all individuals seeking information on USAID.gov. To provide this information, this site has been built to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended). Section 508 requires that all individuals with disabilities (whether federal employees or members of the general public) have access to and use of information and data, comparable to that provided to individuals without disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader, Braille reader, etc.) and have trouble accessing information on this site, please contact us at info@earlygradereadingbarometer.org with the nature of the problem, the URL (web address) of the information you tried to access, and your contact information. We will contact you as soon as possible and do what we can to provide you with the information you need.

Accessing Documents in Different File Formats

Some documents on EarlyGradeReadingBarometer.org are in Portable Document Format (PDF), so you can view publications in their original format regardless of the type of computer, browser, or operating system you use to access the Internet. In order to view, navigate through, and print PDF documents, you must first download the free Acrobat Reader software. For best results, you should install version 10.x or later. Visit the Adobe Reader Help and Support page for troubleshooting tips. If you use a screen reader, you may want to visit Adobe's Reader accessibility page, which has a user's guide for accessing PDF documents with assistive technology.

Policy Changes

If we change this privacy policy, the revised policy will be posted here.

For More Information

If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please contact us at info@earlygradereadingbarometer.org.

Last updated: January 5, 2022