Last Updated: 20 Dec 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Department of Community Services (DCS) website (the “Website”). By accessing or using this Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use our Website.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise stated, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) owns the intellectual property rights for all material on this Website (including text, images, and code). All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may view and/or print pages from the Website for your own personal use, subject to restrictions set in these terms.

You must not:

• Republish material from this Website.
• Sell, rent, or sub-license material from the Website.
• Reproduce, duplicate, or copy material from the Website without express written permission.

3. Privacy and Data Collection

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. Our approach to data is minimal:

• No Personal Data: We do not collect, store, or process any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as names, emails, or addresses.
• No Analytics: We do not use third-party analytics software (such as Google Analytics) to track your behavior across the internet.
• Visitor Counter: We utilize a basic technical mechanism solely to count the number of unique visitors to the site. This process does not store your IP address permanently or build a user profile. It is strictly for internal performance monitoring to know how many people have visited the page.

4. Cookies

This Website functions without the use of tracking or marketing cookies. We may use a single, temporary session identifier (stored locally on your device) strictly to facilitate the “unique visitor” count mentioned in Section 3. This ensures that refreshing the page does not artificially inflate visitor numbers. By using the website, you acknowledge the use of this functional necessity.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

This Website is provided “as is,” with all faults, and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) makes no express or implied representations or warranties of any kind related to this Website or the materials contained on this Website. We do not guarantee that the Website will function without interruption or errors.

6. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) be held liable for anything arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this Website. We shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential, or special liability arising out of or in any way related to your use of this Website.

7. Third-Party Links

This Website may contain links to external websites that are not provided or maintained by us. Please note that we do not guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any information on these external websites.

8. Governing Law

These Terms will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Uganda, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Uganda for the resolution of any disputes.

9. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time. By continuing to use the Website after such changes are posted, you acknowledge and agree to the modified terms.