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==Have you found a problem with Cookipedia?==
==Have you found a problem with Cookipedia?==
Please [[Site problem?|click here and let us know]], we will do everything we can to resolve it.  
Please [[Site problem?|click here and let us know]], we will do everything we can to resolve it.  
==TL,DR;==
Cookipedia retains '''no''' user's information, has never, and never will pass any information to third parties and regularly deletes information that would enable identification of visiting users.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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Log data may be examined by developers in the course of solving technical problems and in tracking down badly-behaved web spiders that overwhelm the site. IP addresses of users, derived either from those logs or from records in the database are frequently used to correlate usernames and network addresses of edits in investigating abuse of [[What is Cookipedia|Cookipedia]], including the suspected use of malicious "sockpuppets" (duplicate accounts), vandalism, harassment of other users, or disruption of [[What is Cookipedia|Cookipedia]].
Log data may be examined by developers in the course of solving technical problems and in tracking down badly-behaved web spiders that overwhelm the site. IP addresses of users, derived either from those logs or from records in the database are frequently used to correlate usernames and network addresses of edits in investigating abuse of [[What is Cookipedia|Cookipedia]], including the suspected use of malicious "sockpuppets" (duplicate accounts), vandalism, harassment of other users, or disruption of [[What is Cookipedia|Cookipedia]].
Log data is permanently and irrecoverably deleted every few months.


=== Policy on release of data derived from page logs ===
=== Policy on release of data derived from page logs ===
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Except where otherwise specified, all text added to [[What is Cookipedia|Cookipedia]] is available for reuse under the terms of the GFDL.
Except where otherwise specified, all text added to [[What is Cookipedia|Cookipedia]] is available for reuse under the terms of the GFDL.


[[What is Cookipedia|Cookipedia]] 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.
[[What is Cookipedia|Cookipedia]] will not sell or share private information, such as email addresses, with third parties, unless it is required by law to release the information.


==Security of information==
==Security of information==