Roads2HyCom:Privacy policy
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Summary
If you only read the Roads2HyCom resource website, no more information is collected than is typically collected in server logs by web sites in general.
If you contribute to Roads2HyCom, you are publishing every word you post publicly. If you write something, assume that it will be retained forever. This includes articles, user pages and talk pages.
Publishing on the wiki and public data
Simply visiting the web site does not expose your identity publicly. When you edit any page in the wiki, you are publishing a document. This is a public act, and you are identified publicly with that edit as its author.
Identification of an author
When you publish a page in the wiki, you must be logged in. You will be identified by your user name, usually being derived from your real name. The system administrator has assigned the user name to you and maintains the user database of users, which includes their real name and e-mail address.
Your IP address will not be available to the public except in cases of abuse, including vandalism of a wiki page by you or by another user with the same IP address. In all cases, your IP address will be stored on the wiki servers and can be seen by server administrators and by users who have been granted "CheckUser" access. Your IP address, and its connection to any user names that share it may be released under certain circumstances (see below).
To preserve your privacy and to keep others from using your identity, remember to log out or disconnect yourself after each session using your log-in user name on a shared computer.
Cookies
The wiki will set a temporary session cookie (PHPSESSID) whenever you visit the site. If you do not intend to ever log in, you may deny this cookie, but you cannot log in without it. It will be deleted when you close your browser session.
More cookies may be set when you log in, to avoid typing in your user name (or optionally password) on your next visit. These last up to 30 days. You may clear these cookies after use if you are using a public machine and don't wish to expose your user name to future users of the machine. (If so, clear the browser cache as well.)
Passwords
Many aspects of the Roads2HyCom projects' community interactions depend on the reputation and respect that is built up through a history of valued contributions. User passwords are the only guarantee of the integrity of a user's edit history. All users are encouraged to select strong passwords and to never share them. No one shall knowingly expose the password of another user to public release either directly or indirectly.
