Privacy Policy
for Bank of Tanzania Web Site
Information We Collect and Store When You
Visit the Web Site
Bank of Tanzania may automatically collects and store information about your
Internet connection when you visit our web site. This information includes the
following:
- the date and time that you access our site
- the pages that you visit
- if you linked to BOT web site from another web site, the address of that web site
- the type of browser (for example, Netscape 4.0) used to access our site
- the IP (Internet Protocol) address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the web) from which you access our site
- the action that you tried to perform (for example, download a document) and whether or not you were successful.
Bank of Tanzania does not use "cookies." (A cookie is an entry placed in a file on your hard drive by a web site that allows it to monitor your use of the web site, usually without your knowledge.)
Information We Collect and Store When You Give Feedback
If you choose to give us feedback on the web site via electronic mail (or if you
request additional information from BOT), you will be asked for your name and
address and will have the option of providing other information, such as your
profession. If you send information to BOT, we will consider that to be your
consent for BOT to use the information collected from the message consistent
with this policy.
If you provide your name and other information, BOT will maintain the information to process your request or inquiry. BOT employees will see the information in the course of their official duties. In limited circumstances, such as requests the Government of Tanzania or pursuant to a court order, we may be required by law to disclose information you submit.
Please note that e-mail and feedback through the submission of a form is not necessarily secure against interception, and that e-mail and other feedback mechanisms in this web site are not encrypted. If your communication is very sensitive, or if it includes personal information like your bank account or information that is regarded as confidential, you might want to send it by postal mail instead of e-mail or the feedback form.
How We Use the Information
Bank of Tanzania uses the information--both the information that is collected
automatically and the additional information that you may provide--to measure
the volume of requests for specific web-site pages, to improve the web site, and
to be responsive to user needs and inquiries. BOT may use the IP address
information to monitor unusually heavy activity from a single address.
Although questions, comments, and other communications that we receive generally are not retained as permanent records, please note that it is possible that any mail--electronic or paper--that we receive could become part of the permanent record of Bank of Tanzania, if the mail is part of materials that are scheduled for permanent retention.
Security of the Web Site
For the security of our site and to ensure that the site remains available to
all users, BOT employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify
unauthorised attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause
damage. See the Board's Disclaimer for additional
information on this issue.
How to Contact Us about the Web Site
If you have a question about the way your information is used in connection with
this web site or about BOT privacy policy and information practices, you may
send a letter to:
BOT Web Site Privacy Policy
Management Information Systems
10 Mirambo Street
P.O Box 2939
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania