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| - | + | ==What information we collect== | |
| + | *Any information voluntarily supplied by you (''e.g.'', email addresses, page edits) | ||
| + | *Any information voluntarily supplied by your browser (''e.g.'', the [[:wikipedia:User agent|user agent string]], page referrer) | ||
| + | *The origin IP address and full URL pathname of every page request for the past three weeks, kept to track CPU usage on shared hosting | ||
| + | *Site bandwidth usage, sorted by time-of-day and protocol type, which is retained for an extended period of time | ||
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| - | Also see the [[OMwiki:General_disclaimer|general disclaimer.]] | + | ==What we can do with this data== |
| + | *View fancy graphs generated ''via'' [http://www.cpanel.net/ cPanel] modules ([http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/ Webalizer], [http://awstats.sourceforge.net/ Awstats], Error logs, Bandwidth, Latest Visitors, ''etc.'') | ||
| + | *Periodically (but not obsessively) view this data to check that the site is operating properly | ||
| + | *Reprocess this data as needed | ||
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| + | ==Things we do not do== | ||
| + | *Advanced tracking on viewer–page interaction (''e.g.'', [http://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics]) | ||
| + | *Provide non-conglomerate data to third–parties without prior consent | ||
| + | :'''Acceptable:''' providing total bandwidth usage to third parties, public listings of page view counts | ||
| + | :'''Not acceptable:''' selling email addresses or other personal information | ||
| + | *Advanced tracking on viewer–video interaction | ||
| + | :'''Acceptable:''' Counting the number of times an individual video has been loaded into a page | ||
| + | :'''Not acceptable:''' Counting the number of time you hit 'rewind' on a video segment | ||
| + | *Loading of any content that does not originate from OpenMeetings.org (''e.g.'', foreign JavaScript) | ||
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| + | ==Things that we would like to change== | ||
| + | *Better comparison of this privacy policy with [http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/iftoolkits/toolkitsprivacy/guidelinesfordevelopingalibraryprivacypolicy/guidelinesprivacypolicy.cfm ALA Guidelines for Developing a Library Privacy Policy]. | ||
| + | *Add [http://www.drumbeat.org/project/privacy-icons Drumbeat Privacy Icons] as soon as the [http://www.drumbeat.org/ Drumbeat] project matures | ||
| + | *Have a community-based decision on ethical advertisements (''e.g.'', [http://adbard.net/ Ad Bard Network]) | ||
| + | *Shred data access older than 48 hrs. This is possible with dedicated hosting -- [[OMwiki:Donate|donate]]! | ||
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| + | ==Other notes== | ||
| + | *[http://www.torproject.org/ Tor] viewing/editing access is permitted as of 21-March-2010 | ||
| + | *Embedded of videos on remote sites triggers collection of the above data. | ||
| + | *No guarantees of privacy should be implied. | ||
| + | *Also see the [[OMwiki:General_disclaimer|general disclaimer.]] | ||
Current revision as of 17:39, 21 March 2010
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[edit] What information we collect
- Any information voluntarily supplied by you (e.g., email addresses, page edits)
- Any information voluntarily supplied by your browser (e.g., the user agent string, page referrer)
- The origin IP address and full URL pathname of every page request for the past three weeks, kept to track CPU usage on shared hosting
- Site bandwidth usage, sorted by time-of-day and protocol type, which is retained for an extended period of time
[edit] What we can do with this data
- View fancy graphs generated via cPanel modules (Webalizer, Awstats, Error logs, Bandwidth, Latest Visitors, etc.)
- Periodically (but not obsessively) view this data to check that the site is operating properly
- Reprocess this data as needed
[edit] Things we do not do
- Advanced tracking on viewer–page interaction (e.g., Google Analytics)
- Provide non-conglomerate data to third–parties without prior consent
- Acceptable: providing total bandwidth usage to third parties, public listings of page view counts
- Not acceptable: selling email addresses or other personal information
- Advanced tracking on viewer–video interaction
- Acceptable: Counting the number of times an individual video has been loaded into a page
- Not acceptable: Counting the number of time you hit 'rewind' on a video segment
- Loading of any content that does not originate from OpenMeetings.org (e.g., foreign JavaScript)
[edit] Things that we would like to change
- Better comparison of this privacy policy with ALA Guidelines for Developing a Library Privacy Policy.
- Add Drumbeat Privacy Icons as soon as the Drumbeat project matures
- Have a community-based decision on ethical advertisements (e.g., Ad Bard Network)
- Shred data access older than 48 hrs. This is possible with dedicated hosting -- donate!
[edit] Other notes
- Tor viewing/editing access is permitted as of 21-March-2010
- Embedded of videos on remote sites triggers collection of the above data.
- No guarantees of privacy should be implied.
- Also see the general disclaimer.
