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== Summary ==
If you only read the Akvopedia project websites, no more information is collected than is typically collected in server logs by web sites in general.
If you contribute to the Akvopedia projects, 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. Some limited exceptions are described below.
==Publishing on the wiki and public data ==
Simply visiting the web site does not expose your identity publicly (but see [[#Private logging|private logging]] below).
=== Identification of an author ===
When you publish a page in the wiki, you have to be logged in.
=== 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.
=== Passwords ===
Many aspects of the Akvopedia 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.
== Private logging ==
Every time you visit a web page, you send a lot of information to the web server. Most web servers routinely maintain access logs with a portion of this information, which can be used to get an overall picture of what pages are popular, what other sites link to this one, and what web browsers people are using. It is not the intention of the Akvopedia projects to use this information to keep track of legitimate users.
=== Policy on release of data derived from page logs ===
It is the policy of Akvopedia that personally identifiable data collected in the server logs, or through records in the database via the CheckUser feature, may be released by the system administrators or users with CheckUser access, in the following situations:
# In response to a valid subpoena or other compulsory request from law enforcement
# With permission of the affected user
== Sharing information with third parties ==
Except where otherwise specified, all text added to Akvopedia projects is available for reuse under the terms of the GFDL.
Akvopedia will not sell or share private information, such as email addresses, with third parties, unless you agree to release this information, or it is required by law to release the information.
==Security of information==
The Akvo Foundation makes no guarantee against unauthorized access to any information you provide. This information may be available to anyone with access to the servers.
== E-mail, mailing lists and IRC==
=== E-mail ===
You must provide your e-mail address to be able to create an account. Other logged-in users may send email to you through the wiki. Your address will not be revealed to them unless you respond, or possibly if the email bounces. The email address may be used by the Akvopedia Foundation to communicate with users on a wider scale.
If you do not provide an email address, you will not be able to edit or create pages, nor reset your password if you forget it. However, you may contact one of the Akvopedia server administrators to enter a new mail address in your preferences.
=== Mailing lists===
If you subscribe to one of the project [http://www.akvo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41 mailing lists], your address will be exposed to any other subscriber. The list archives of most of Akvopedia's [http://mailgate.greenocean.org:8100/Lists/?Language= mailing lists are public], and your address may find itself quoted in messages. Mails are usually not deleted or modified, but it may be done in extreme cases.
=== Information email addresses ===
Some email addresses may forward mail to a team of volunteers trusted by the Foundation to use a ticket system such as to view them and answer them. Mail sent to the system is not publicly visible, but is visible to this group of Akvopedia volunteers. By sending a mail to one of these addresses, your address may become public within this group. The ticket system team may discuss the contents of your mail with other contributors in order to best answer your query.
Addresses that this may affect are:
*akvo AT akvo.org*support AT akvo.org
Replace the AT with the @ sign to get a valid email address.
=== IRC ===
IRC channels or chat channels (Skype, AIM, iChat) are not officially part of Akvopedia proper. By participating in an IRC channel, your IP address may be exposed to other participants. Different channels have different policies on whether logs may be published.
=== Removal of user accounts ===
Once created, user accounts will not be removed. It may be possible for a username to be changed (depending on the policies of your local wiki). The Akvo Foundation does not guarantee that a name will be changed on request.
== Deletion of content ==
Removing text from Akvopedia projects does not permanently delete it. In normal articles, anyone can look at a previous version and see what was there. If an article is "deleted", any user with "administrator" access on the wiki, meaning almost anyone trusted not to abuse the deletion capability, can see what was deleted. Information can be permanently deleted by those people with access to the servers, but there is no guarantee this will happen except in response to legal action.
== Acknowledgements ==
This material is derived from the [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_policy Wikipedia Privacy Policy] article in [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].