Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers:Privacy Policy
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The Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers movement is founded on a simple, but powerful principle: we can do more together than any of us can do alone. We cannot work collectively without gathering, sharing, and analyzing information about our users as we seek new ways to make the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site more usable, safer, and more beneficial.
We believe that information-gathering and use should go hand-in-hand with transparency. This Privacy Policy explains how the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, the organization that hosts the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, collects, uses, and shares information we receive from you through your use of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site. It is essential to understand that, by using any of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing, storage, disclosure, and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. That means that reading this Policy carefully is important.
We believe that you shouldn't have to provide nonpublic Personal Information to participate in the free knowledge movement.
We do not sell or rent your Personal Information, nor do we give it to others to sell you anything. We use it to figure out how to make the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site more engaging and accessible, to see which ideas work, and to make learning and contributing more fun. Put simply: we use this information to make the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site better for you.
After all, it's people like you, the champions of free knowledge, who make it possible for the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site to not only exist, but also grow and thrive.
This Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your Personal Information. We collect very little Personal Information about you. We do not rent or sell your Personal Information to third parties. By using Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, you consent to this Policy.
Types of Information We Receive From You and How We Get It
Metadata
Sometimes, we automatically receive location data from the devices used by AIRR members who write or illustrated material for this site. Please be aware that, unlike location information collected using GPS signals described above, the default setting on your device typically includes the metadata in your photo or videoupload to the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site. If you do not want metadata sent to us and made public at the time of your upload, please change your settings on your device.
IP Addresses
Finally, when you visit any Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers Site, we automatically receive the IP address of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location.
Information Related to the Collection of Data
We want to make the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site better for you by learning more about how you use it. Examples of this might include how often you visit the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, what you like, what you find helpful, how you get to the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, and whether you would use a helpful feature more if we explained it differently. We also want this Policy and our practices to reflect our community's values. For this reason, we keep information related to your use of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site confidential, except as provided in this Policy.
We use certain technologies to collect information about how you use a Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site.
Like other websites, we receive some information about you automatically when you visit the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site.
We also use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to collect information regarding how you use the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, make our services safer and easier to use, and to help create a better and more customizable experience for you.
Information We Receive Automatically
Because of how browsers work, we receive some information automatically when you visit the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site. This includes when you use an online tool on a third-party site that loads information coming from the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site. This information includes the type of device you are using (possibly including unique device identification numbers, for some beta versions of our mobile applications), the type and version of your browser, your browser's language preference, the type and version of your device's operating system, in some cases the name of your internet service provider or mobile carrier, the website that referred you to the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site.
Put simply, we use this information to enhance your experience with the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site. For example, we use this information to administer the site, provide greater security, optimize mobile applications, customize content, test features to see what works, improve performance, understand how users interact with the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, track and study use of various features, and analyze readership trends.
Information We Collect
We use a variety of commonly-used technologies, like cookies, to understand how AIRR members use the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, but we do not track readers' cookies.
We actively collect some types of information with a variety of commonly-used technologies. These generally include tracking pixels, JavaScript, and a variety of "locally stored data" technologies.
Depending on which technology we use, locally stored data may include text, Personal Information (like your IP address), and information about your use of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site (like the time of your visit).
We use this information to make your experience with the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, and to generally improve our services. We will never use third-party cookies.
How We Use Information We Receive From You
Metadata
As stated above, we may automatically receive location data from an AIRR member's device if it is used to upload data. Please be aware that the default setting on many devices typically results in the metadata associated with a photo being included in the upload. As a reminder, if you, as an AIRR member, do not want metadata sent to us and made public at the time of your upload, please change your settings on your device.
IP Addresses
When you visit any Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers Site, we automatically receive the IP address of the device (or your proxy server) you are using to access the Internet, which could be used to infer your geographical location. We keep IP addresses confidential, except as provided in this Policy. If you are visiting Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, we may use your IP address to provide anonymized or aggregated information to service providers regarding the volume of usage in certain areas.
We use this location information to make your experience with the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site safer and better, to gain a greater understanding of user preferences and their interaction with the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site, and to generally improve our services. For example, we use this information to provide greater security, optimize mobile applications, and learn how to expand and better support Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers communities. We also use Personal Information in the manner described in the sections of this Policy titled "For Legal Reasons" and "To Protect You, Ourselves and Others."
With Your Permission
We only use and share the Personal Information of people give us specific permission to do so, for legal reasons, and in the other circumstances described below.
We will share your Personal Information for a particular purpose, if you agree.
For Legal Reasons
We will disclose your Personal Information to public authorities or other persons in response to an official legal process only if we believe it to be legally valid.
We will notify you of such requests when possible. We do so to further our legitimate interest and/or to comply with our legal obligations.
We will access, use, preserve, and/or disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to satisfy a valid and legally enforceable warrant, subpoena, court order, law or regulation, or other judicial or administrative order. However, if we believe that a particular request for disclosure of a user's information is legally invalid or an abuse of the legal system and the affected user does not intend to oppose the disclosure themselves, we will try our best to fight it.
We are committed to notifying you via email at least ten (10) calendar days, when possible, before we disclose your Personal Information in response to a legal demand. However, we may only provide notice if we are not legally restrained from contacting you, there is no credible threat to life or limb that is created or increased by disclosing the request, and you have provided us with an email address.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any legal objections or defenses you may have to a third-party's request (whether it be civil, criminal, or governmental) to disclose your Personal Information. We recommend seeking the advice of legal counsel immediately if such a request is made involving you.
To Protect You, Ourselves, and Others
We, or users with certain administrative rights, use and disclose Personal Information that is reasonably necessary to:
- enforce or investigate potential violations of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers or community-based policies;
- protect our organization, infrastructure, employees, contractors, or the public; or
prevent imminent or serious bodily harm or death to a person.
- manage our relationship with you, to further our legitimate interest, and/or to comply with our legal obligations.
We, or particular users with certain administrative rights as described below, need to use and share your Personal Information if it is reasonably believed to be necessary to enforce or investigate potential violations of our Terms of Use, this Privacy Policy, or any Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers or user community-based policies. We may also need to access and share Personal Information to investigate and defend ourselves against legal threats or actions.
We hope that this never comes up, but we may disclose your Personal Information if we believe that it's reasonably necessary to prevent imminent and serious bodily harm or death to a person, or to protect our organization, employees, contractors, users, or the public.
We may also disclose your Personal Information if we reasonably believe it necessary to detect, prevent, or otherwise assess and address potential spam, malware, fraud, abuse, unlawful activity, and security or technical concerns.
How Do We Protect Your Personal Information?
We strive to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use a variety of physical and technical measures, policies, and procedures (such as access control procedures, network firewalls, and physical security) designed to protect our systems and your Personal Information. Unfortunately, there's no such thing as completely secure data transmission or storage, so we can't guarantee that our security will not be breached (by technical measures or through violation of our policies and procedures).
Thank You!
Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers site and appreciate your participation in creating, maintaining, and constantly working to improve the largest repository of free knowledge in the world.
Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this Privacy Policy and a translation, the original English version takes precedence.
