Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 10, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes how OpenACS.org collects, uses, and shares your personal data when you use our website, forums, wiki, and other services.

1. Data We Collect
   1. Data You Provide to Us
      When you use our Services, you may provide us with data about yourself, such as your name, email address, and any other data you choose to provide. This can occur, for example, when you register for an account, post on our forums, or contribute to our wiki.
   2. Data We Collect Automatically
      We may automatically collect certain data about you when you use our Services, such as your IP address, device information, browser type, and data about your interactions with our Services.
   3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
      We use cookies to collect data about your use of our Services and to remember your login state and preferences. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level.
       
2. How We Use Your Data
   We use the data we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our Services, to communicate with you, to monitor and analyze usage and trends, and to personalize and improve your experience with our Services.
    
3. How We Share Your Data
   We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting providers and analytics providers. We may also share your data to comply with the law, to protect the rights and safety of our users and third parties, or as part of a business transaction like a merger or sale of assets.
    
4. Your Choices
   You may update, correct, or delete your account data at any time by logging into your account. You may also contact us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal data that you have provided to us.
    
5. Security
   We take reasonable measures to protect your personal data from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, the internet is not 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your data.
    
6. Children's Privacy
   Our Services are not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, we will take steps to delete such data.
    
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
   We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice.
    
8. Contact Us
   If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at oct@openacs.org.