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    <h2>Privacy Policy</h2>

      <p>The FreeBSD Project recognizes that your privacy and the
	protection of your personal information is important to you
	and is committed to protecting your privacy.  This Privacy
	Policy describes the measures taken by us to protect your
	privacy in connection with your use of www.FreeBSD.org (our
	"Site").  This policy does not cover mirrors of this content
	on other hosts (the "Mirrors") or other &os;-related services
	in the &os;.org domain ("Affiliated Sites").</p>

      <p>This policy was last modified on July 22, 2011.</p>

      <p>PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.  BY USING THIS
	SITE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS POLICY.</p>

    <h2>What information is collected on our Site:</h2>

      <p>When you visit our Site we gather information regarding your
	use of our site, such as the pages you view and the time you
	view each page.  We also collect information such as your
	Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type and operating
	system information.</p>

      <p>We store information such as your email address, name, and
	organization or company only if you decide to send us such
	information by submitting a &os; bug report or subscribing
	to one of the &os; mailing lists.  Information submitted in
	bug reports or to the public mailing lists is considered public
	and will be accessible to anyone on the web.</p>

      <p>This website uses a cookie to record layout style preferences
	for individual users, as well track anonymous traffic data.
	A cookie is a small text file provided by a web server that may
	be placed on your computer by your web browser.  Cookies cannot
	be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
	Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by
	a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.  You
	may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate
	settings on your browser, however please note that if you do
	this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this
	or other websites.</p>

    <h2>How the information collected is used:</h2>

      <p>The &os; Project takes the privacy of our users and members
	very seriously.  We will never sell, rent, or otherwise provide
	your personally identifiable information to any third parties
	except as stated in this document.  We will not associate any
	data gathered from your use of our Site with any personally
	identifying information.</p>

      <p>The &os; Project will not use or share your personal
	information in a manner that differs from what is described in
	this Privacy Policy without your prior consent.</p>

    <h2>How your information is protected:</h2>

      <p>The &os; Project strictly protects the security of the
	personal information you provide.  Personal information we
	collect is stored in password-controlled servers with limited
	access, and we carefully protect this information from loss or
	misuse, and from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration,
	or destruction.</p>

    <h2>When your information may be disclosed:</h2>

      <p>The &os; Project may disclose personal information if required
	to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is
	necessary to:</p>

	<ol><li>conform to the requirements of the law or comply with legal
	    process served on The &os; Project or the Site;</li>

	  <li>protect and defend the rights or property of The &os; Project;
	    or</li>

	  <li>act in urgent circumstances to protect personal safety of users
	    of The &os; Project, its websites, or the public.</li></ol>

      <p>Anonymized aggregate traffic data about website visits may be shared
	for marketing or research purposes.</p>

      <p>Any information you provide as part of a 'problem report'
	(PR) may be made public and be replicated or distributed by third
	parties.  You are not required to provide this data for the use of
	the Site.</p>

    <h2>Updates to this privacy policy:</h2>

      <p>We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy.  When we do, we
	will also revise the "last modified" date at the top of the Privacy
	Policy.  We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy
	to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information
	we collect.  Your continued use of the service constitutes your
	agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.</p>

    <h2>Sale of assets:</h2>

      <p>In the unlikely event that The &os; Project or substantially
	all of its assets are acquired, your information may be one of the
	transferred assets.</p>

    <h2>Third party links:</h2>

      <p>In an attempt to provide you with increased value, we may include
	third party links on our site.  These linked sites have separate
	and independent privacy policies.  This Privacy Policy only covers
	our Site and does not cover any other website.  We therefore have
	no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of
	these linked sites.  Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity
	of our site and welcome any feedback about these linked sites
	(including if a specific link does not work).</p>

    <h2>Contacting Us:</h2>

      <p>We would like to receive your comments and questions about this
	Privacy Policy and any other matter you have regarding our Site.
	Please address comments or questions to us via e-mail at: <a
	href="mailto:privacy@FreeBSD.org">privacy@FreeBSD.org</a>.</p>

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