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FreeBSD's Privacy Policy
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Privacy Policy
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The FreeBSD Project recognizes that your privacy and the protection of
your personal information is important to you and is committed to
protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the measures
taken by us to protect your privacy in connection with your use of
www.FreeBSD.org (our "Site"). This policy does not cover mirrors of this
content on other hosts (the "Mirrors") or other FreeBSD-related services
in the FreeBSD.org domain ("Affiliated Sites").
This policy was last modified on October 19, 2012.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE
TO THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY.
What information is collected on our Site:
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When you visit our Site we gather information regarding your use of our
site, such as the pages you view and the time you view each page. We
also collect information such as your Internet Protocol ("IP") address,
browser type and operating system information. The foregoing information
is collectively referred to below as "Your Usage Data."
We store information such as your email address, name, and organization
or company ("Personally Identifiable Information") only if you decide to
send us such information by submitting a FreeBSD bug or problem report
("PR"), subscribing to one of the FreeBSD mailing lists or posting
content to our Site forums. The FreeBSD Project allows unlimited
distribution of that content. Information submitted in those reports and
lists, including your Personally Identifiable Information, is considered
public and will be accessible to anyone on the web. Such information is
not only stored on servers belonging to the FreeBSD Foundation, but it
is also stored on other servers that mirror the content of our Site. The
FreeBSD Foundation has no control over the use of that information,
including your Personally Identifiable Information.
This website uses a cookie to record layout style preferences for
individual users, as well track anonymous traffic data. A cookie is a
small text file provided by a web server that may be placed on your
computer by your web browser. 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. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the
appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do
this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this or other
websites.
How the information collected is used:
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The FreeBSD Project takes the privacy of our users and members very
seriously. We will never sell, rent, or otherwise provide your
personally identifiable information to any third parties except as
stated in this document. We will not associate any data gathered from
your use of our Site with any personally identifying information.
The FreeBSD Project will not use or share your personal information in a
manner that differs from what is described in this Privacy Policy
without your prior consent.
How your information is protected:
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The FreeBSD Project strictly protects the security of the personal
information you provide. Personal information we collect is stored in
password-controlled servers with limited access, and we carefully
protect this information from loss or misuse, and from unauthorized
access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
When your information may be disclosed:
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The FreeBSD Project may disclose personal information if required to do
so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:
#. conform to the requirements of the law or comply with legal process
served on The FreeBSD Project or the Site;
#. protect and defend the rights or property of The FreeBSD Project; or
#. act in urgent circumstances to protect personal safety of users of
The FreeBSD Project, its websites, or the public.
Anonymized aggregate traffic data about website visits may be shared for
marketing or research purposes.
The FreeBSD Project uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service
provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics is a tool that enables the
FreeBSD Project to see how visitors to our Site use our Site and how
they arrive at our Site. Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text
files placed on your computer, to help our Site to analyze visitor
activity. We send Google Analytics data that reports on your use of the
Site. That data includes Your Usage Data and is not anonymised before it
is transmitted to Google Analytics. This un-anonymised data is stored by
Google on servers, once it is transmitted to Google. Google will use
this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Site,
compiling reports on website activity for website operators and
providing other services relating to website activity and internet
usage. Google may also transfer Your Usage Data to third parties where
required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the
information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate Your Usage
Data with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of
cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however
please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full
functionality of our Site. By using our Site, you consent to the
processing of Your Usage Data by Google in the manner and for the
purposes set out above.
With the exception of the transmission of Your Usage Data to Google for
the sole purpose of using Google Analytics and the public access we
permit to the bug reports you submit, the mailing lists you subscribe
to, and posting content to our Site forums, the FreeBSD Project does not
share un-anonymised data with anyone.
Updates to this privacy policy:
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We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also
revise the "last modified" date at the top of the Privacy Policy. We
encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay
informed about how we are protecting the personal information we
collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to
this Privacy Policy and any updates.
Sale of assets:
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In the unlikely event that The FreeBSD Project or substantially all of
its assets are acquired, your information may be one of the transferred
assets.
Third party links:
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In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we may include third
party links on our site. These linked sites have separate and
independent privacy policies. This Privacy Policy only covers our Site
and does not cover any other website. We therefore have no
responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these
linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site
and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a
specific link does not work).
Contacting Us:
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We would like to receive your comments and questions about this Privacy
Policy and any other matter you have regarding our Site. Please address
comments or questions to us via e-mail at: privacy@FreeBSD.org.
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