This Privacy Policy is here to inform those who are concerned with how their “Personally Identifiable Information” (or “PII”) is being used online.
PII is information that can be used on its own, or with other information, to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context.
Please read our Privacy Policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your PII on our website.
If you do not agree with or accept our Privacy Policy in its entirety, you must not access or use our website. We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. If you use the website following a change to the terms of this Privacy Policy, then you agree to accept the revised terms.

Can I use this website without providing any personal information?
Yes. You are free to browse the website without providing any personal information.

What personal information do we collect from visitors to our website?
We collect personal information that you knowingly choose to disclose. This may include:
Personal Information: Your name, email address, username, password and any other information you directly provide us on or through the website. When creating an account or interacting in other ways with this website, you may be asked to enter your name and email address. A valid email address is required for account registration. You may use an alias for your name if you do not feel comfortable revealing your identity.
Correspondences: If you choose to correspond with us through email, records and copies of your email messages together with your email address and our responses.
User Content: Information or content you submit to be published or displayed on public areas of the website or transmitted to other users of the website or third parties (collectively, “User Content”). For example, your comments on the website’s comment threads will be public. In addition, if you submit digitized materials to the archive, your name may be displayed as “Added by” beside the materials you have submitted to our website.

When do we collect information?
We collect information from you when you register or fill out a form on our site, for example when commenting on content on our site, or sending us a contact message.

How do we use your information?
We may use your information to facilitate your interactions with our website, to respond to comments and questions, and to reach out to you regarding your submissions.

We may use your email in order to communicate with you, for example:
• to reply to you if you send us a contact email
• to confirm your email address during the registration process
• to notify registered users only of activity related to any content they may contribute to our site
• to notify users should any form of data breach or security issue arise

Note that all notifications can be turned off in your settings (registered users only).We may disclose your personal information when required to by any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.

How do we protect your information?
We take reasonable precautions to secure your personal information.

Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential.
In addition, all sensitive information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
The safety and security of your information also depend on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to the website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
While we have employed security technologies and procedures to assist in safeguarding your personal information, no system or network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of user information at any time. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the website.

Do we use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
For instance, we use cookies to help us store and recall your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with an improved service.
We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since each browser is a little different, please look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If users disable cookies in their browser:
If you turn cookies off, it will disable some of the site's features.

Collection of Anonymous Data
Our website collects a set of anonymous data when anyone accesses our website. This anonymous data is stored in server log files. We do not use this data to draw any conclusions about your identity.
This data may include:
• the browser types and versions used
• the operating system used by the accessing system
• the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers)
• the page accessed
• the date and time of access to the Internet site
• an Internet protocol address (IP address)
• similar anonymous data that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

This data is required:

• to deliver the content of our website correctly
• to optimize the content of our website
• to ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology
• to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack.

We may analyze this anonymous data statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise and ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal information we process. The server log files are stored separately from any personal information you may provide.

Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information.

This does not include any parties who assist us in operating and developing our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may release information when its release is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others' rights, property, or safety.
Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include links to third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

California Online Privacy Protection Act
In accordance with CalOPPA (see consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa), we agree to the following:

• Users can visit our site anonymously.
• Once this Privacy Policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or, as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.
• Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above.
• You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page.
• Registered users can change their personal information by logging in to your account

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
We do not honor “Do Not Track” signals as we have not yet implemented the necessary technical measures.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Fair Information Practices
To be in line with Fair Information Practices, we will take the following responsive action should a data breach occur:

• We will notify you via email within 7 business days
• We will notify the users via in-site notification within 7 business days
• We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle, which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us using the information below.
hello[at]peoplesGDarchive.org