Your privacy is our primary concern. Our goal is to retain as little information on you as possible while still retaining the ability to provide reliable service and prevent abuse of server resources.

We keep minimal logs
Most Online Service Providers keep detailed records of all connections. In general, we do not keep information which uniquely identifies you or could be used to build a profile of your usage and associations. We do not log IP addresses. For troubleshooting, we may enable increased logging for brief periods of time. These extra logs are deleted immediately after they are used.

We do not share data with anyone
We do not share any user information with any other groups or individuals. Within the Collective, members of the collective have access only to information which they need in order to perform their work.

We will defend your data
We will actively fight any attempt to force Networks to disclose user information or logs.

We will not monitor your communications
We will not read, search, or process any of your incoming or outgoing mail other than to protect you from viruses and spam or when directed to do so by you when troubleshooting.

Your data is encrypted
The content of your communications, the calendar date of your last login, your addressbook, and all backups are stored in encrypted format.

What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you register on our site but no ip’s or personal data are logged.

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: nickname, e-mail address or mailing address. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

Do we use cookies?
Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. 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 sites.

Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.

Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Fair use notice
This website may contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making these materials available in an effort to advance the understanding of issues. We believe that this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of the copyrighted material. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.

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