<%=pgettext("terms","Some terms, technical or otherwise, used in the text below may cover concepts that are difficult to grasp. We have provided <a href=\"/glossary\">a glossary</a> to help you understand them better.")|>raw%>
"We collect information from you when you register on this instance and gather data when you participate in the platform by reading, writing, and interacting with content shared here. If you register on this instance, you will be asked to enter <b>an email address, a password</b> (hashed) and at least <b>an username</b>. Your email address will be verified by an email containing a unique link. Once the link is activated, we know you control that email address. You may also enter additional profile information such as <b>a display name and biography, and upload a profile picture and header image</b>. The username, display name, biography, profile picture and header image <b>are always listed publicly</b>. <b>You may however visit this instance without registering</b>."
"Your <b>events</b> and <b>comments</b> are delivered to other instances that follow your own, meaning they are delivered to different instances and copies are stored there. When you delete events or comments, this is likewise delivered to these other instances. All interactions related to event features - such as joining an event - or group features - such as managing resources - are federated as well. Please keep in mind that the operators of the instance and any receiving instances may view such messages and information, and that recipients may screenshot, copy or otherwise re-share them."
<h3class="title"><%=pgettext("terms","How do we protect your information?")%></h3>
<p>
<%=
pgettext("terms","We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. Among other things, your browser session, as well as the traffic between your applications and the API, are secured with SSL/TLS, and your password is hashed using a strong one-way algorithm.")
%>
</p>
<h3class="title"><%=pgettext("terms","What is our data retention policy?")%></h3>
<p><%=pgettext("terms","We will make a good faith effort to:")%></p>
<%=pgettext("terms","Retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server, insofar as such logs are kept, no more than 90 days.")%>
"If you're not connected, we don't store any information on your device, unless you participate in an event anonymously. In this specific case we store the hash of an unique identifier for the event and participation status in your browser so that we may display participation status. Deleting this information will only stop displaying participation status in your browser."
pgettext("terms","Do we disclose any information to outside parties?")
%></h3>
<p>
<%=
pgettext("terms","No. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety.")
pgettext("terms","Your content may be downloaded by other instances in the network. Your public events and comments are delivered to the instances following your own instance. Content created through a group is forwarded to all the instances of all the members of the group, insofar as these members reside on a different instance than this one.")
<%=pgettext("terms","If this server is in the EU or the EEA: Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 16 years old. If you are under the age of 16, per the requirements of the GDPR (<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation\">General Data Protection Regulation</a>) do not use this site.")|>raw%>
</p>
<p>
<%=pgettext("terms","If this server is in the USA: Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old. If you are under the age of 13, per the requirements of COPPA (<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act\">Children's Online Privacy Protection Act</a>) do not use this site.")|>raw%>
</p>
<p>
<%=pgettext("terms","Law requirements can be different if this server is in another jurisdiction.")%>
</p>
<h3class="title"><%=
pgettext("terms","Changes to our Privacy Policy")
%></h3>
<p><%=pgettext("terms","If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.")%></p>
<p><%=pgettext("terms","This document is licensed under <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/\">CC BY-SA</a>. It was last updated June 18, 2020.")|>raw%></p>
<p><%=pgettext("terms","Originally adapted from the <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/terms\">Mastodon</a> and <a href=\"https://github.com/discourse/discourse\">Discourse</a> privacy policies, also licensed under <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/\">CC BY-SA</a>.")|>raw%></p>