Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION

What is herein referred to as “products” is a set of Internet websites, products and services operated by UbuntuDDE.  This privacy policy describes what information we collect, how we use that information, and what options you have to control your personal information.

We sometimes need to process your personal information in order to provide our products. By using our products you confirm that you have read and understood this privacy policy. If you do not want us to collect or process your personal information as described herein, you have several choices including limiting the information we collect on you, or not using our products.

By using these products, you acknowledge that UbuntuDDE will use your information in any country where UbuntuDDE operates.  Please be aware that the privacy laws and standards in certain countries, including the rights of authorities to access your personal information, may differ from those that apply in the country in which you reside. We will transfer personal information only to countries to which we are permitted by law to transfer personal information and we will continue to ensure that your personal information is appropriately safeguarded.

COLLECTED DATA

This section details what data is gathered and how it is collected.

Account Registration

Although the websites and products provide for anonymous and pseudonymous participation, in some instances in order to use certain features, we require account registration. This requires a unique nickname associated with your account, an email address, and in some cases, additional information including, an IP address and a password to help secure your personal information.

Profile Information

When setting up a public “profile” or a signature, you may share information that is not required but will be displayed publicly at your election.

Server and Website Informations

UbuntuDDE uses server software such as Apache, WordPress, Akismet, Nginx, Jetpackwhich receive and record networking information sent by your computer and your browser or mobile device when you visit our websites. This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address or unique device identifier. This information is stored in secure logs and is collected automatically.

OAuth

In an effort to reduce the amount of data we gather and to no longer store email addresses and passwords, we offer single sign-on solutions for account login on some of our websites. As a result, third-parties including Github, Facebook and Google may receive information when you elect to use them. When UbuntuDDE shares your personal information and other collected information with third party service providers, we require that they use your information only for the purpose of providing services to us and that their terms are consistent with this privacy policy.

Google Adsense

Authorized third parties such as Google Adsense place cookies as described in our Cookies Policy. We use this information to serve you certain advertising content.

Google Analytics

UbuntuDDE uses Google Analytics for pages which URL starts with ubuntudde.com/start/. The information collected is anonymized and is used by UbuntuDDE to have a rough idea of how successful each particular release is.

Paypal

When you make a donation we receive personal information from Paypal. Although your full name and your postal address are kept by Paypal and accessible by us via Paypal, we do not store, copy or share this information.

We keep a record of your email address to be able to identify future donations from being associated with you and to provide you with information and access to the list of donations you sent us.

YOUR RIGHTS

You may change or correct your account settings. Most of the data we collect is voluntary and your choice entirely to provide us or not. You may remove certain optional information that you no longer wish to be publicly displayed. You may also request the permanent deletion of your account, in which case all personal information collected on you will be removed (except, in some cases your IP address required for security purposes, site maintenance, and spam protection).

In accordance with the GDPR, you also have the right to data access and portability (including the right to obtain and download a copy of the personal data you provided to UbuntuDDE), data correction (the ability to update the personal data we collect and display on you, in many cases via your account settings), data deletion (where UbuntuDDE will delete personal information stored on you, which we are not required by necessity to maintain), and the ability to have us stop processing your personal data (with certain exceptions as may be necessary). Please also be aware that in order to provide some of these data choices to you, we may need to first verify your identity. We will make reasonable efforts to verify your identity, however if we are unable to do so, we reserve the right to refuse such a request in keeping with data privacy and information security principles.

DATA SECURITY

Security is important to us and we know it is important to you. UbuntuDDE follows generally accepted standards to protect your personal information when processing, transferring, and storing your personal information including Transport Layer Security (“TLS”), by restricting your personal data when we do not need to access it and by keeping your personal data only as necessary.

As the data provider, you too have an important role to play in helping us protect your personal information. We encourage you to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your personal information by choosing a password carefully and in accordance with industry best standards. Do not share your password with anyone you do not trust, and make sure your computer accesses UbuntuDDE via a secure network and that you do not leave your personal information vulnerable to hackers and other bad actors by leaving your computer unattended or by failing to logout of your account when you have ended your session activity.

All records containing personal information are considered to be proprietary and are afforded confidential treatment at all times. UbuntuDDE is committed to the safety and security of your personal data and the information that you share with us and with the public. We treat your personal safety and safety from harassment as top organizational priorities. At UbuntuDDE we consider it necessary to pursue these legitimate interests in order to keep our community, you and your information safe from spam, harassment, intellectual property infringement, identity theft, and the scraping and unlawful collection of your information.