MalwareTeks Wiki:Privacy policy

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Thank you for visiting Malwareteks and reviewing our Privacy Policy. We remind you that if you link to a site outside of Malwareteks, you are subject to the policies of the new site.

1. PRIVACY

Here is how we handle information about your visit to our Web site:

A. Information Collected and Stored Automatically

If you visit our site to read or download information, we collect and store the following information about your visit:

• The name of the Internet domain (for example, “xcompany.com” if you use a private Internet access account, or “yourschool.edu” if you are connecting from a university's domain) and the IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you are using the Internet) from which you access our site;
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site; and
• The pages you visit and the information you request.

This information is primarily collected for statistical analysis and technical improvements to the site. This web site uses Google Analytics to create summary statistics, which may be used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

B. If You Send Us Personal Information

You do not have to provide any personal information to visit this Web site; however you are required to provided personal information to register at this site. If you choose to provide us with personal information, such as by sending a message to an e-mail address on this Web site, we will use that information to respond to your message or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication. Malwareteks does not collect or use information for commercial marketing.

In limited circumstances, such as responses to requests from legal authorities, we may be required by law to disclose information you submit. If you provide comments in response to a request for public comments we may make those comments as well as your identity available to the public in a publication or by posting them on our Web site. Where possible we may give you more specific guidance at the point of collection regarding how your personal information may be used or disclosed.

C. COPPA

Malwareteks is especially concerned about protecting children's privacy. We hope parents and teachers are involved in children's Internet explorations. It is particularly important for parents to guide their children when children are asked to provide personal information online. Malwareteks does not require children to reveal any information that could personally identify them. If a child chooses to provide personally identifying information to us, through an e-mail or otherwise, it will only be used to enable us to respond to the writer, and will not be retained.

D. Cookies

“Cookies” are small bits of text that are either used for the duration of a session (“session cookies”), or saved on a user's hard drive in order to identify that user, or information about that user, the next time the user logs on to a Web site (“persistent cookies”). Malwareteks uses cookies to store information on your local computer. These cookies do not contain any of the information you entered upon registration; they serve only to improve your viewing pleasure and for statistical analysis. You can set up your Web browser to inform you when cookies are set or to prevent cookies from being set. You can still use our Web site if you do not accept the cookies, but you may be unable to use certain cookie-dependent features.

2. SECURITY

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, Malwareteks employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Anyone using this system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that if such monitoring reveals evidence of possible abuse or criminal activity, such evidence may be provided to appropriate law enforcement officials. Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on this server are strictly prohibited and may be punishable by law.