dc.sage - Privacy Policy

The members of dc.sage are very concerned about privacy issues. This statement of policy describes how the systems administrators and other officials of dc.sage will handle data that is received from members. This statement also lists the expectation of dc.sage members to respect the privacy of other dc.sage members. Acceptance of and adherence to this statement of policy is assumed in your use of dc.sage computer resources, including E-mail, and web-based services.

All dc.sage members are expected to respect and adhere to this policy in handling any information about dc.sage members that is available to them through the use of dc.sage information services (E-mail, web pages, etc). Misuse of dc.sage information services for the purpose of unsolicited or unwanted contact of other members to promote or sell goods or services (including, but not limited to: recruiting services, placement services, contract services, sales, etc.) may be grounds for immediate expulsion from dc.sage. The unauthorized release or re-publication of dc.sage member information to third parties for any reason, or any action or activity that potentially violates the privacy of dc.sage members whose information is made available to you,

dc.sage requests various pieces of information from prospective members upon application to dc.sage (name, E-mail address, etc.) By default none of this data is made available to other dc.sage members, or other organizations. dc.sage has no intention to make individual member information available to any other organization, including USENIX/SAGE, technical recruiters, or to any other organization or entity for any reason whatsoever (unless legally required by duly authorized law enforcement officials). dc.sage will not give, sell, lease, barter, exchange, loan, or otherwise make available individual membership data to other organizations without the explicit consent (Opt-In) of the member.

dc.sage does not make member information available to other dc.sage members by default without explicit consent (Opt-In) of the member. The one exception to this are the E-mail addresses and names that receive messages from the dc.sage mailing lists. These data are available to other dc.sage members as a function of the mailing list software. Membership in dc.sage requires member subscription to the dc-sage-announce mailing list. However that mailing list does not allow other members to view the list members. Other dc.sage mailing lists allow subscribed members to view the list members.

dc.sage may, in the future, create a web-based membership directory. Inclusion in the directory, and the selection of which pieces of information is visible in the directory, will be entirely voluntary, at the discretion of each dc.sage member. Access to the membership directory will be strictly limited to dc.sage members. The systems administrators of dc.sage will make every effort to include data in the directory for members that desire to be visible there. However, dc.sage can't guarantee that unintentional transcription errors may result in member data being published in the directory accidentally.

If you have questions about this policy statement, please contact the dc.sage Point of Contact.

This page was last updated on Friday, 13-Nov-2009 22:34:26 GMT .

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