Collection of personal information

The Network collects information from you which includes:

• personal information that you provide us through voluntary registration
• personal information collected by us, which includes when you logged in, what browser you are using, and your IP address
• aggregated data, which tracks traffic to the website but does not relate to you personally

Use of your information

The Network does not sell or rent your personal identification to third parties. We collect personal information so we can:

• enable your membership in the Network
  
• send you our weekly e-mail newsletter ("Bulletin")
• allow you to submit content for publication on this site
• allow you to participate in our discussion forums
• allow the Human Rights Network Trust to contact you
• associate website and Bulletin content with its creator
• enhance the experience of using the discussion forums
• determine website use and Bulletin subscription
  

Public disclosure of personal information

By default, most personal information is not available to other network members or the general public, but some is.  Information that by default will be available to the public is:

• user name
• if you provide one, your portrait
  
• any other personal information you place on your personal home page or pages in your personal folder

Fellow Network members may see your e-mail address only if you have selected Listed in searches in your personal preferences.

To ensure no personal information is available to the public, you must:

• choose a user name that does not reveal who you are
  
• ensure Listed in searches in your personal preferences is not selected, and
• not join any workgroups and ensure Available for membership in workgroups in your personal preferences is not selected, and
• not post in any of the discussion forums, and
• make any content in your personal folder private, and
• not submit any content for publication using the facility provided on this website (if however you wish to submit anonymously, you may contact us).
  

Discussion forums and personal information

If you post in the discussion forums, the following personal information will be visible to the public:

• user name
• last login time
• total posts
• a link to your last post

Likewise, the following personal information will be visible to the public, but only if you provide it:

• location
• website
• occupation
• human rights interests
• instant messaging contact details
  

You also have the option of making the following information visible to the public by adjusting your forum preferences:

• full name
• e-mail address
• time zone

Workgroups and personal information

Workgroups allow Network members to cooperate on Network projects.  If you make yourself available for membership of workgroups, other Network members will be able to view the following personal information, even if you do not belong to a workgroup:

• user name
• full name
• e-mail address

If you join a workgroup, the public will be able to see which workgroups you belong to.

Other disclosure

We release personal information not listed in the previous section to others only when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; or protect the rights, property, or safety of the Network, our users, or others.

Updating your personal information and adjusting your preferences

If you have registered as a member of the Network, you may access your personal information at any time by logging in with your user name and password on this website. You may also temporarily unsubscribe from receiving the Bulletin. This website provides you with ways in which you can alter your personal data, including changing your email address, password, contact information, and so forth.  You can also adjust your preferences relating to the public disclosure of personal information.

Control of your password

You are responsible for all actions taken with your user name, email address and password. We recommend you log out when you have finished visiting this website when using a shared computer.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored in a browser-related file on your computer's hard drive when you use our website. Cookies are widely used on most major websites. We use cookies to improve the member experience by storing information relating to site appearence and your login id. If you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or make a donation, we may collect such information into a file specific to you.

Membership removal

If you wish to have your registration removed from the Network for any reason, simply send us an email requesting to be removed.

Updates to our information practices

From time to time, we make changes to our information practices or alter the functionality of our Web site. We always update this statement accordingly, so we encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on Network privacy practices.

If you have any questions about our privacy policies or any other matter, please contact us.