We used to have a "Unglue.it respects your privacy" page here. As we've learned more about privacy practices on the web, we've come to the conclusion that such pages are written by lawyers who are trying to keep their clients from being legally liable for anything, but who actually have no clue how web sites really work. We now think that your privacy interests are better served by being brutally honest.
On the whole, most web sites are privacy disaster areas. We think ours is in the top 10% when it comes to general privacy protection. And that makes us sad.
We do a bunch of things to stop people from spying on your use of unglue.it. We wish more websites did these things.
We collect email addresses so we can contact you. We keep server logs. Very often we can figure out who you are from your email address and or IP address. We let you declare your identity on our site by connecting to social media. We use services that tell us if you open the email we send you.
We use cookies to allow you to log into the web site and to track you as you use it. We let a third-party (Google Analytics) collect and analyze your clickstream. We intend to share those analytics with rights holders that participate in Unglue.it.
We use third parties to provide services on our website. They place cookies (also known as web bugs or web beacons) in your browser, or use web beacons to collect information.
We have used a small number of third party services that do not set cookies to track you. They probably keep server logs which may include your IP address, referring page, and other information that might identify you. Without tracking cookies, it's difficult for them to spy on you.
Some of your actions on the site are visible to others. Supporting free books is inherently a social activity, so if you "fave", purchase, or download a book, that fact may be visible to others, associated with your username. Use a pseudonym if you want to support a book without revealing your real-world identity.
If there are things you think we should be doing differently with respect to privacy, please let us know!
Our website, products and services are intended for use and contributions by adults (or with the consent of adults). Individuals under the age of 18 are not permitted to use the Unglue.it website to make contributions or act as a rights holder without the supervision of a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register for an online account or to post personal information on our websites. Should we learn that someone under the age of 13 has provided any personal information to or on the Unglue.it website, we will remove that information as soon as possible.
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