Privacy Policy

This document outlines this service's respect for your personal privacy as a user of the service.

  • The following data items are considered private data that won't be shared with other users, business partners, or the public at large:
    • your password
    • your email address
    • your IM address (AIM, Jabber, or other instant messaging address)
    • your phone number
    • your "private messages"
    • your login credentials (username and password) for other services (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
  • Some private data may be published in aggregate, e.g. "30% of our users are registered with gmail addresses."
  • Your postings (including files) can be downloaded and re-used by other services, either one-by-one or in bulk as RSS files.
  • Your profile information (including subscriptions and avatars) can be downloaded and re-used by other services, either scraped from the HTML interface or in bulk as FOAF files.
  • Your postings will be forwarded to users who subscribe to them.
  • Based on your email preferences, you may receive automated email messages for important system events, such as when others comment on your postings.
  • Based on your email preferences, you may receive an email newsletter.
  • In urgent situations, administrators may send you email directly to your registered email address, even if you've requested no notices or newsletter. Administrators will use digitally-signed email.
  • This service will comply with court orders to turn over your private information.