Privacy Policy

The responsible use of the information and images shown on this website is subject to responsible management by users, who must accept that the published documents do not constitute, by themselves, official documents. 

Consequently, the Government of the Republic of Panama is not responsible and rejects any claim for any loss, damage or economic damage, of any nature, whether direct or by consequence, that it may suffer or that may be attributable, directly or indirectly, as a result of the use of or reliance on any information, links or services provided through this website. 

When using this site, the user must take into consideration that the information that is made available comes from reliable sources that in many cases have been consulted through the Internet that may not be available at any time, so it might not always be feasible to verify or replicate the information since it might have suffered modifications after its inclusion on the site. Due to the foregoing, the Government of the Republic of Panama does not assume responsibility for the permanence of some of the sources on the Internet, nor for the modifications that the information thus obtained may have suffered and urges the user to verify the information displayed on this site with the original sources. 

PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY

We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. This is the reason why we adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. The following policies only have effect on web pages that are owned or operated by the Government of the Republic of Panama.

What information is being collected and how is it being collected?

Each computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers that serve as the IP (“Internet Protocol”) address. When a visitor requests a page from any government Web site, our servers automatically recognize the visitor’s IP address and domain. The domain name and IP address does not reveal personal information beyond the IP address from which you entered our site. We use this information to examine traffic on an aggregate basis, but we do not collect or evaluate this information on an individual basis. Our web servers do not record the email address of our visitors.

What are Cookies?

From time to time, government sites may send a “cookie” to your computer. A “cookie” is a piece of data sent to your computer’s browser by a Web application and stored on your machine’s hard drive. A “cookie” cannot read data from your machine’s hard drive, nor the data from any other “cookie” created by another Web site. A “cookie” cannot harm your system. You can choose to accept cookies or reject them by changing your browser settings. You can set your browser to reject all cookies or to have the browser prompt you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept cookies, your browsing experience on our sites may be limited and some features may not work as intended.

What other information is requested?

We may request your email address or postal address for the purpose of conducting surveys or providing additional services (for example, e-news subscriptions, announcements, or activity information). Whenever we request the identity of the visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the query before requesting the information. We follow a strict “No SPAM” policy, which means that we do not intend to sell, rent, or give email address information to third parties, without the consent of the visitor.

Providing information collected to a third party?

The government of Panama will deliver your personal information when requested by the judicial authorities or in good faith when we consider that the action is necessary to: 

The Government of Panama maintains precautions to keep the information received from citizens secure. Additionally, we are not responsible for any security breach or for any action of third parties related to the reception of the information. 

What else should I know about online privacy?

The pages of the Government of Panama may contain links to other unofficial websites. The Government of Panama is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. The Government of Panama does not share individual personal information that you have provided with the sites you link to, however, the Government of Panama may share statistical data with these sites (such as how many people use your site). Please check with these sites to determine their privacy policies. In addition, please note that at any time you may voluntarily disclose information online (for example through email, discussion lists, forums, etc.) that information may be collected and used by others.

TERMS OF USE

All rights, including those of Intellectual Property, regarding the web pages of this site belong to the Government of the Republic of Panama. By accessing it, the user has the right to review all the information they require completely free of charge. 

The total or partial reproduction, in electronic and/or printed media, of the content of the web pages displayed on this site is authorized, provided that the user cites the source of the information. It is requested to send notice by email to the email address of the institution’s webmaster. You can only use promotional materials or other means of the information obtained on this site, with the written permission of the Government of the Republic of Panama, through the institution that provides the information. 

The content of the information provided on this website is of a public nature and is made available to citizens and public officials openly and free of charge, in order to provide a greater quantity and quality of information on the Republic of Panama on the Internet. The sale or commercialization of the contents, documents or any part of the information contained in the site is prohibited, as well as the information obtained from consultations or searches on the site whose intention is to make it available to natural persons or companies that wish to consult their data. associates, just as it is strictly prohibited to collect data to build external databases, as well as the use of “robots”. 

Images and photos are used under permission of Visit Panama.

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