These terms govern the handling of personal information on https://linuxcommunity.io. By using this website, you agree to the practices outlined in our privacy policy.

Privacy Policy

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on our site and gather data when you participate in the forum by reading, writing, and evaluating the content shared here.

When registering on our site, you may be asked to enter your name and e-mail address. You may, however, visit our site without registering. Your e-mail address will be verified by an email containing a unique link. If that link is visited, we know that you control the e-mail address.

When registered and posting, we record the IP address that the post originated from. We also may retain server logs, which include the IP address of every request to our server.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

  • To personalize your experience — your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs.
  • To improve our site — we continually strive to improve our site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
  • To improve customer service — your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
  • To send periodic emails — The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notifications that you request about changes to topics or in response to your user name, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

How do we protect your information?

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement multiple layers of protection to safeguard it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures include:

  • Encryption: We use industry-standard encryption protocols, such as SSL/TLS, to secure data transmission and protect sensitive information from interception.
  • Access Controls: Personal information is accessible only to authorized personnel who have a legitimate need to access it, following strict authentication and access management policies.
  • Data Storage Security: We store personal data on secure servers with regular security updates, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems to prevent unauthorized access.
  • Regular Security Audits: We conduct periodic security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and address potential threats to our systems.
  • Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Where applicable, we implement two-factor authentication to enhance account security.

While we take all reasonable steps to secure your information, no system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We encourage users to take the usually additional precautions, such as using strong passwords and enabling the two-factor authentication feature of this website.

What is your data retention policy?

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your data is handled responsibly. Our data retention practices are designed to balance security, functionality, and user privacy.

We make a good faith effort to:

  • Limit retention of server logs: We retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server for no more than 30 days. These logs are used solely for security, debugging, and performance monitoring purposes.
  • Protect your private content: Unpublished drafts and private messages remain private and are stored securely in your account. Forum moderators do not have access to your drafts or private messages. The forum server software administrator (hydn) is the only one who could manually access user profiles, but this is not part of routine operations and is strictly limited to technical maintenance, security investigations, or legal compliance when necessary.
  • Delete inactive accounts upon request: If you choose to delete your account, we will remove or anonymize your personal data in accordance with our retention policies and legal obligations.

Your privacy is important to us. If you have concerns about your data, you may contact us for clarification or requests regarding data removal.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account.

We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. We do NOT work with any 3rd parties related to your profile or data, and this forum includes NO 3rd party ad banners.

We may also release your information ONLY to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. We do NOT use Google AdSense; however, Google Analytics is used for an overview of forum traffic.

We will continue to fund this forum through direct sponsorships, avoiding the need to display third-party ads (e.g., AdSense and others).

Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our site. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. 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 sites.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If you are under the age of 13, do not use this site.

Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our website’s privacy policy.

Last updated February 28th, 2025.