Introduction

Your privacy is important to us. It is our policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, www.archoverflow.com, and other sites we own and operate. We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used. This policy describes the rules and guidelines designed for our community to share information with others and details how we collect and can use your content and information. This page shall be read and applied in conjunction with our Media Policy and Terms of Service.

1. Archoverflow

Like most website operators, www.archoverflow.com (henceforth and throughout the website called, “Archoverflow”, “ArchOverFlow”, “Arch Over Flow”) collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Our purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how visitors use our website. From time to time, we may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in website usage such as the amount of users.

Archoverflow also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. However, we do not use such information to identify visitors, and do not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that we use and disclose personally-identifying information, as described below.

We do not sell or rent this information to anyone.

Archoverflow uses Google Analytics to monitor and analyze user behavior. This service provides us with information on users’ demographics, age, location, and interest categories, when such information is available. This information is not used to identify individual users, but can in some cases be very specific. You can learn more about the information gathered and retained by this service at the Google Analytics privacy policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics entirely with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

2. Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns.

The Archoverflow website uses cookies to help identify and track visitors, their usage of the website, and their website access credentials. The Archoverflow website visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers can choose to do so, with the drawback that certain features of the website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

3. Collection of Personally Identifying Information (PII)

In order to purchase or download products on the website, some users may decide to provide certain personally identifying information including but not limited to: email address, password, company name, and account names on other services.

If users do not want their information tracked in this manner, they can opt to not create an account. However, this means that some features or Services of the Site will be unavailable to them.

4. Use of PII

We may use personally identifying information we have collected about you, including your email address, to provide you with news, notes, and recommendations. You can opt out of receiving such messages at any time by using the “unsubscribe” links or directions at the ends of emails or messages you receive. In addition, we use collected personally identifying information to operate our business and the Archoverflow website. We do not disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties who may want to offer you their own products and services unless you have requested or authorized us to do so.

We may share your personal information with third parties or affiliates where it is necessary for us to complete a transaction or do something you have asked us to do. Likewise, we may share your personal information with third parties or affiliates with whom we have contracted to perform services on our behalf. Companies that act on our behalf are required to keep the personal information we provide to them confidential and to use the personal information we share only to provide the services we ask them to perform.

In addition, we may disclose personal information in the good faith belief that we are lawfully authorized to do so, or that doing so is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process or authorities, respond to any claims, or to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Archoverflow, our users, our employees, or the public. In addition, information about our users, including personal information, may be disclosed or transferred as part of, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition.

5. Links to Other Websites

The Archoverflow website content may contain links to other websites. Any personal information you provide on the linked pages is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy. Except as described above, we are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of websites or other services to which we link. Links from the Archoverflow website to third parties or to other sites are provided for your convenience and general knowledge sharing. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing them with personal information. See more in our TOS and Media Policy for information about how we attribute external referenced material used in educational or editorial manners.

6. Jurisdiction

The Archoverflow website is hosted in the United States. This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with privacy laws in the United States and may not comply with all privacy laws in other countries.

If you are a non-US user of the service, by using our service and providing us with data, you acknowledge, agree and provide your consent that your personal information may be processed in the United States for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy. In addition, such data may be stored on servers located outside your resident jurisdiction, which may have less stringent privacy practices than your own. By using Archoverflow website and providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data and any less stringent privacy practices.

7. Security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information, that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, customer service or compliance) are granted access to personally identifiable information.

8. Use by Minors

The Archoverflow website is not intended for use by minor children (under the age of 18). Parents or guardians should monitor the use of Archoverflow by minor children. Children aged 13 and younger, should not use Archoverflow at all. If a child under age 14 submits personal information through any part of the service, and we become aware that the person submitting the information is under age 14, we will attempt to delete the information as soon as reasonably possible.

9. Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Archoverflow may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at Our sole discretion. Major changes, at Archoverflow’s discretion, will be summarized and made public through a blog post, social media post, or another form of communication. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Archoverflow website after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about how we track user information, or how that information is used, please contact us through our Contact page.

11. Credit and License

Parts of this policy document were originally included in the NPM privacy policy, and was adapted from the Pattycake.io privacy policy.

This document may be reused under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

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