FiOSWiki:Privacy policy
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If you contribute to the Verizon FiOSwiki project, 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 below). When you edit any page in the wiki, you are publishing a document. This is a public act, and you are identified publicly with that edit as its author. Identification of an author
When you publish a page in the wiki, you may be logged in or not.If you are logged in, you will be identified by your user name. This may be your real name if you so choose, or you may choose to publish under a pseudonym, whatever user name you selected when you created your account.
If you have not logged in, you will be identified by your network IP address. This is a series of four numbers which identifies the Internet address from which you are contacting the wiki. Depending on your connection, this number may be traceable only to a large Internet service provider, or specifically to your school, place of business, or home. It may be possible that the origin of this IP address could be used in conjunction with any interests you express implicitly or explicitly by editing articles to identify you even by private individuals.
It may be either difficult or easy for a motivated individual to connect your network IP address with your real-life identity. Therefore if you are very concerned about privacy, you may wish to log in and publish under a pseudonym.
When using a pseudonym, your IP address will not be available to the public except in cases of abuse, including vandalism of a wiki page by you or by another user with the same IP address. In all cases, your IP address will be stored on the wiki servers and can be seen by FiOSwiki’s server administrators and by users who have been granted "CheckUser" access. Your IP address, and its connection to any usernames that share it may be released under certain circumstances (see below).
If you use a company mail server from home or telecommute and use a DSL or cable Internet connection, it is likely to be very easy for your employer to identify your IP address and find all of your IP based FiOSwiki project contributions. Using a user name is a better way of preserving your privacy in this situation. However, remember to log out or disconnect yourself after each session using a pseudonym on a shared computer, to avoid allowing others to use your identity.
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. More cookies may be set when you log in, to avoid typing in your user name (or optionally password) on your next visit. These last up to 30 days. You may clear these cookies after use if you are using a public machine and don't wish to expose your username to future users of the machine. (If so, clear the browser cache as well.)
Passwords
Many aspects of the Wiki project’s 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 FiOSwiki.org project to use this information to keep track of legitimate users.
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 the wiki, including the suspected use of malicious "sockpuppets" (duplicate accounts), vandalism, harassment of other users, or disruption of the wiki.
Policy on release of data derived from page logs It is the policy of Verizon FiOSwiki 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 To the owners of VerizonFiOSwiki.org, his/her legal counsel, or his/her designee, when necessary for investigation of abuse complaints.
Where the information pertains to page views generated by a spider or bot and its dissemination is necessary to illustrate or resolve technical issues. Where the user has been vandalising articles or persistently behaving in a disruptive way, data may be released to assist in the targeting of IP blocks, or to assist in the formulation of a complaint to relevant Internet Service Providers
Where it is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of the Verizon FiOSwiki owners, its users or the public.
Verizon FiOSwiki policy does not permit public distribution of such information under any circumstances, except as described above.
Sharing information with third parties
Except where otherwise specified, all text added to the Verizon FiOSwiki project is available for reuse under the terms of the GFDL.
VerizonFiOSwiki.org 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
Verizon FiOSwiki makes no guarantee against unauthorized access to any information you provide. This information may be available to anyone with access to the servers. A partial list of those people can be found in the developers list.
E-mail, mailing lists and IRC E-mail
You may provide your e-mail address in your Preferences and enable other logged-in users to 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 Wikimedia Foundation to communicate with users on a wider scale.
If you do not provide an email address, you will not be able to reset your password if you forget it. However, you may contact one of the Wikimedia server administrators to enter a new mail address in your preferences.
You can remove your email address from your preferences at any time to prevent it being used.
Mailing lists
If you subscribe to one of the project mailing lists, your address will be exposed to any other subscriber. The list archives of most of Wikimedia's mailing lists are public, and your address may find itself quoted in messages. The list archives are also archived by Gmane and other services. Mails are usually not deleted or modified, but it may be done in extreme cases. Information email addresses
Some email addresses (see below) may forward mail to a team of volunteers trusted by the Foundation to use a ticket system such as OTRS to view them and answer them. Mail sent to the system is not publicly visible, but is visible to this group of Wiki 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.
Mail to board members' private addresses may also be forwarded to the OTRS team.
IRC
IRC channels are not officially part of Wiki 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.
User data
Data on users, such as the times at which they edited and the number of edits they have made are publicly available via "user contributions" lists, and in aggregated forms published by other users.
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 Wikimedia Foundation does not guarantee that a name will be changed on request.
Whether specific user information is deleted is dependant on the deletion policies of the project that contains the information.
Deletion of content
Removing text from the wiki project 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.
Verizon FiOS Wiki: General Disclaimers and Usage Rules
Verizon FIOS WIKI MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY
A Wiki is an online open-content collaborative website, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource on a particular subject. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter the website’s content. An important note: the information found on Verizon FiOS Wiki has not necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide complete, accurate or reliable information and you should consider this in using or relying on any information on the website. This is not to say that you won’t find valuable and accurate information in this Wiki; much of the time you will. However, Verizon FiOS Wiki cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields. No formal peer review We are working on ways to select and highlight useful and informative articles. Please note, however, that this Wiki is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual peer review, they have no legal duty to do so. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or featured article processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them. You agree that in using this Wiki, none of the contributors, sponsors, administrators, or anyone else connected with this Verizon FiOS Wiki may in any way be held responsible for any false, inaccurate or defamatory information or any harm you sustain from your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages. Terms of Use of the Verizon FiOS Wiki
Your use of the Verizon FiOS Wiki is subject to the following terms and, if you use this website, you agree to such terms on behalf of yourself and, at your discretion, for one (1) minor child for whom you are a parent or guardian and whom you have affirmatively authorized to use this website:
1. Use of the Verizon FiOS Wiki is at your own risk and is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations.
2. VERIZON FiOS Wiki AND THE RELATED PARTIES (AS DEFINED HEREIN) DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES FOR THE SERVICE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, NON-INTERFERENCE, TITLE, COMPATIBILITY OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INTEGRATION, AND THOSE ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF TRADE, OR ARISING UNDER STATUTE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN HEREIN SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. “RELATED PARTIES” MEANS VERIZON (AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES) AND ITS THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS, AND CAMPFIRE MEDIA, LLC (AND ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES), COLLECTIVELY.
3. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD FiOS WIKI AND THE RELATED PARTIES HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR THE USE BY OTHERS OF CONTENT YOU POST TO, THE VERIZON FiOS WIKI WEBSITE, OR ANY VIOLATION BY YOU OF THESE GENERAL DISCLAIMERS AND USAGE RULES.
4. Verizon FiOS Wiki and the Related Parties are also not responsible for (i) technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, (ii) Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, (iii) failed, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause), (iv) incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions, (v) other technical problems which may limit one's ability to use the FiOS Wiki, or (vi) any injury or damage to a user’s or any other person’s data or computer relating to or resulting from use of the Verizon FiOS Wiki, including without limitation, injury or damage caused by viruses, worms or other forms of disabling code.
5. All users must have a valid email address. To post or edit content users must create a User ID and password for use in connection with Verizon FiOS Wiki. We recommend that you DO NOT use personal information (e.g., your first and last name) that can identify who you are when choosing your User ID. You agree to protect your User ID and password and you understand and agree that you are responsible for all use of the Verizon FiOS Wiki in connection with your User ID. Your User ID and password are personal to you and you may not transfer or make available your User ID and password to others.
6. You understand that all information, data, text, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person who originated the Content. You are responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Verizon FiOS Wiki, not Verizon or its agents and representatives. You understand that by using the Verizon FiOS Wiki, you may be exposed to Content that may be offensive, indecent or objectionable, and you agree that Verizon FiOS Wiki and the Related Parties are in no manner liable for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Verizon FiOS Wiki. If you provide any Content, you warrant, represent and promise that you are thirteen (13) years of age or older. Anyone under thirteen (13) years of age must first contact Verizon FiOS Wiki at admin@2pointhome.com to obtain an agreement for his or her parent or guardian to sign prior to providing any Content.
7. Verizon FiOS Wiki may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate to access the FiOS Wiki. Reasons for such termination shall include, but are not limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the policies or guidelines that pertain to the Verizon FiOS Wiki set forth herein; (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies; (c) a user’s request; (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Verizon FiOS Wiki (or any part thereof); (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems; (f) user engaged in fraudulent or illegal activities. Termination of User access includes (i) removal of access to the FiOS Wiki; (ii) deletion of a User’s User ID and password and, if deemed necessary, Content associated with such User’s postings (or any part thereof), and (iii) barring further use of the Verizon FiOS Wiki. You further agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in the sole discretion of Verizon FiOS Wiki and its sponsors and or agents.
8. Verizon FiOS Wiki reserves the right to modify and update these General Disclaimers and Usage Rules at any time provided that it gives notice to you of any changes via e-mail and/or by posting the amended General Disclaimers and Usage Rules on the site. Such modifications and updates shall be effective upon your first use of the Verizon FiOS Wiki after Verizon FiOS Wiki notifies you and makes them available for your review. Acceptable Use Policy for Verizon FiOS Wiki Verizon FiOS Wiki users must not: 1. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
2. Harm minors in any way;
3. Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a company official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity, including Verizon or Campfire Media, LLC;
4. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
5. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary rights of any party;
6. Introduce, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
7. Interfere with or disrupt the Verizon FiOS Wiki or servers or networks connected to the Verizon FiOS Wiki, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Verizon FiOS Wiki;
8. Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law. No contract; limited license You understand and agree that the information provided on the Verizon FiOS Wiki is being provided freely, and that except for this agreement, no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual Verizon FiOS Wiki contributors, any project administrators, system operators or anyone else who is in any way connected with this project or related projects subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any tort, contractual or other form of liability on the part of FiOS Wiki, the Related Parties or other users. You also agree to grant Verizon FiOS Wiki and the Related Parties a fully paid-up, irrevocable, freely assignable worldwide license to display, reproduce, distribute and use any Content you post to the Verizon FiOS Wiki website Notwithstanding the terms and acceptable use policies and other rules set forth above, there is no agreement or understanding between you and VerizonFiOSWiki.com regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL); neither is anyone at VerizonFiOSWiki.com responsible in the event someone changes, edits, modifies or removes any information that you post on this site or any of its associated projects. Trademarks Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, personality rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of the Verizon FiOS Wiki are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any other purpose. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk. As further set forth in Verizon FiOS Wiki’s Privacy Policy, Verizon FiOS Wiki may assist lawful attempts by third parties to enforce compliance with the trademark, copyright, and other laws applicable to the FiOS Wiki or your use of it, which assistance may include the production of user account or profile information, or any Content submitted or posted to the Verizon FiOS Wiki, in response to a lawful request for such information. Jurisdiction and legality of content Publication of information found in VerizonFiOSwiki.com may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. This Wiki database is stored on a server in the State of Texas in the United States of America, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under local and federal law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution. VerizonFiOSwiki.com does not encourage the violation of any laws; and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein. This agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Any dispute regarding this agreement must be brought in a court of proper jurisdiction within the State of New York. Privacy Policy See Verizon FiOS Wiki’s Privacy Policy relating to the collection and use of your information, which is incorporated into and forms a part of these General Disclaimers and Usage Rules. You hereby consent that Verizon FiOS Wiki may use your personally identifiable information in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy.
