How XOOPS.org handles your private data

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The XOOPS organisation ("XOOPS") is committed to
protecting the privacy of users of the XOOPS.org sites. We intend to
give you as much control as possible over your personal information,
including registration data. As part of the normal operation of the
XOOPS.org sites, we collect information from you. This Privacy
Statement describes the information we collect about you and how that
information may be used.

Information Gathered through the XOOPS.org sites:

XOOPS
will track the domains from which people visit the XOOPS.org sites in
order to gain aggregate data that may be analyzed for trends and
statistics. Subject to the provisions of this Privacy Statement, XOOPS
may use accumulated aggregate data for several purposes including, but
not limited to, marketing analysis, evaluation of XOOPS's services, and
business planning.

Currently, XOOPS uses personal information as
a basis for notifications to users. Generally, the user names, email
addresses, and any additional information that a user may choose to
post are publicly available on the XOOPS.org sites. When users
voluntarily and publicly disclose personal information that may contain
Registration Data or otherwise post personal information in conjunction
with content subject to a license, such personal information
necessarily will be disclosed subject to the terms of the applicable
license. An example of such a disclosure includes, but is not limited
to, a user's disclosure of personal information as part of a message
posted to a public message forum, or a publicly-released software
application.

XOOPS may conduct surveys or other studies of its
user base and usage for marketing and planning purposes. Participation
in such surveys is at the user's option, but XOOPS does reserve the
right to conduct mandatory surveys in the future. With respect to
information collected from such surveys or studies, and in the event
that responses are to be publicly disclosed, users will be notified at
the time they take the survey and XOOPS will disclose only aggregate
information regarding its users and not personal information
identifying any specific individual. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
cases where surveys allow users to submit written comments, and where
XOOPS advises users of the possibility of such disclosure at the time
they take the survey, XOOPS reserves the right to disclose text
information provided by any user through such a survey, provided that
no personal information identifying that user is disclosed.
Circumstances under which XOOPS would publicly disclose aggregate
information include, but are not limited to, sharing survey results
with the site population, providing data to XOOPS advertisers on user
preferences and/or demographics, business planning, and publicizing
overall usage data in press communications.

Cookies: XOOPS
employs "cookies" to provide users with tailored information. A
"cookie" is an element of data that a website, when visited by a user,
sends to that user's browser which, in turn, may store that element on
the user's hard drive or memory. XOOPS uses cookies to better serve
users of our XOOPS.org sites; any cookies sent by x-mode will be marked
so that they will be accessible only by the XOOPS.org sites subject to
this Privacy Statement. However, at his or her option and at his or her
sole expense and responsibility, any user may block or delete our
cookies from his or her hard drive. However, by disabling cookies,
certain site features and functionality may no longer work properly, or
at all.

Other Notification: XOOPS may use user-provided e-mail
addresses to contact users on an individual basis. At no time, unless
such disclosure is required by law, a governmental agency, or
specifically authorized by the user, will XOOPS disclose individual
user personal information to unrelated third parties that is not
publicly available.

Links with other sites

The
XOOPS.org sites contains links to other websites, whether owned or
controlled by XOOPS affiliates, or unrelated third parties. Please note
that the privacy policies of these sites may differ from those of the
XOOPS.org sitea. XOOPS is not responsible for the privacy policies and
practices of any linked website. We encourage you to read the privacy
statement of any website you may visit.

Choice

"Opt-in"
Emails: Users may "opt-in" to receive site notifications, newsletters,
or other information via email. Users may remove themselves from such
services at their discretion. Any email sent to an "opt-in" list will
include directions for how a user may remove himself or herself from
the list, or a URL where the user may find such directions.

Profile
Display: In some cases, users' personal information may be publicly
available through a user's profile display. In such cases, users have
the option to opt out of publicly displaying their personal
information, including e-mail addresses. Users may also enlist this
technique when posing comments on the XOOPS.org sites. In cases where
site profiles allow users to display optional information publicly,
such entry and display is at the user's discretion and may be changed
at any time by the user.

Email Display: In some cases, users may
have the opportunity to use the XOOPS.org sites to send electronic mail
to another user or email list. In such cases, a user's valid email
address and real name will be included with such messages. In order to
prevent abuse, users may not opt-out of such a display, but may choose
to refrain from using the x-mode site to transmit an email message.

Access

On
the XOOPS.org sites, users can view their data on their personal
profile page. Users are permitted to update their personal information
directly through XOOPS.

ecurity

To secure site
integrity, XOOPS employs measures, including but not limited to
security audits, use of encryption tools and software, and other
reasonable security measures and procedures.

Internal access to
users' private and nonpublic personal information is restricted to site
administrators and individuals on a need-to-know basis.

Enforcement

In
the event that XOOPS becomes aware that site security is compromised or
nonpublic user information has been disclosed to unrelated third
parties as a result of external activity, including but not limited to
external security attacks, XOOPS shall take reasonable measures which
it deems appropriate, including but not limited to internal
investigation and reporting, and notification to and cooperation with
law enforcement authorities, notwithstanding other provisions of this
Privacy Statement.

If XOOPS becomes aware that a user's personal
information provided to XOOPS has been disclosed in a manner not in
accordance with this Privacy Statement, XOOPS shall make reasonable
efforts to notify the affected user, as soon as reasonably possible and
as permitted by law, of what information has been disclosed, to the
extent that XOOPS knows this information.

Updates to the Privacy Statement

To update the Privacy Statement, we will post both the changed version and its effective date at www.xoops.org/privacy

No Guarantees For Factors Beyond XOOPS's Control

While
this Privacy Statement expresses XOOPS's standards for maintenance of
private data, it is not in a position to guarantee that the standards
will always be met. There may be factors beyond XOOPS's control (e.g.,
"script kiddies", "crackers and other malcontents") that may result in
disclosure of data. As a consequence, XOOPS disclaims any warranties or
representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of private
information.