Privacy Policy
Introduction
Some information can be collected during your (the user, or the user's representative) usage of the site. This page explains what may be collected and why.
Email Addresses
a) Registration
If you register an account, your email address is collected as part of the authentication process. This is useful for my security purposes because it slows down potential registrations from spambots and people who may want to register multiple accounts. It also allows you to reset your password, log in without a password, or receive other secret information that you may request during your time on the site.
b) Authentication
Email addresses may be used for some features to verify a user's identity, if they choose not to register an account or provide a temporary username/password for the feature.
c) Subscriptions
If you choose to subscribe to a service (such as the gPress newsletter), emails relevant to that service will be sent to the email address you provide.
d) Security and Disciplinary Actions
Email addresses may be kept and used to help combat malicious or otherwise unwanted activity, e.g. by temporarily or permanently suspending access that comes from or is related to certain addresses.
e) Necessary Announcements
I may send emails to your address if the site or service as a whole has experienced some event that would concern users.
f) Moderative Action
I may send emails to your address if it is deemed necessary for moderative action. For example, if activity from your account violates rules or terms of the website, you may be warned and/or the issue discussed via this means.
IP Addresses
a) Authentication
IP addresses may be used for some features to verify a user's identity, as in "Synchronous Messages", if they choose not to register an account or provide a temporary username/password for the feature.
b) Security and Disciplinary Actions
IP addresses may be kept and used to help combat malicious or otherwise unwanted activity, e.g. by temporarily or permanently suspending or blocking access that comes from certain addresses.
c) Usage metrics
In some cases, the server may track IP addresses to show when and where people have visited or used certain parts of the site.
Usernames and User IDs
a) Authentication
Usernames may be used for some features to verify a user's identity, such as in account registration, or in "Synchronous Messages" if they choose not to register an account or provide an email address for the feature.
b) Security and Disciplinary Actions
Usernames and IDs can be used to help combat malicious or otherwise unwanted activity, e.g. by temporarily or permanently suspending or blocking access associated with certain names or IDs.
c) Usage metrics
In some cases, the server may use usernames or IDs to show when and where people have visited or used certain parts of the site.
Conclusion
In extenuating circumstances, such as (but not limited to) when criminal or delinquent activity is involved, or when it is reasonably deemed to be necessary to preserving life or good health (e.g. responding to suicide notes), I reserve the right to use and/or share any relevant personal information with concerned third parties except where prohibited by law.
Be sure to also read the relevant Terms of Use.