<li>send you information;</li>

<li>for research activities, including the production of statistical reports (such aggregated information is not used to contact the subjects of the report);</li>

<li>send you surveys;</li>

<li>maintain our servers.</li>

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<p>We also use this personal data to provide you with information related to your account and the educational materials, software and services you acquire from us, to better understand your needs and interests, to improve what we do for you and the public, to personalize communications, and to comply with or fulfill any contractual obligations to you. It is in Conservancy’s legitimate business interests to provide you with the information, communications, and services you request; to create a public record of the data and content produced by Conservancy’s services; and to maintain the integrity of that data and content for historical, scientific, and research purposes.</p>

<h2>Sharing Your Personal Data</h2>

<p>Unless you consent, Conservancy will never process or share the personal data you provide to us except as described below.</p>

<p>Conservancy may share your personal data with third parties under any of the following circumstances:</p>

<ul>

<li>To attribute your contributions to mailing lists, source repositories, Etherpads, wikis, and IRC channels.</li>

<li>As required to provide service, and for e-mail housing (as a consequence of uses already described in this Privacy Statement). It is in Conservancy’s legitimate business interest to provide all users an accurate record of data and content provided by Conservancy’s services, and to maintain the integrity of that data and content for historical, scientific, and research purposes. This data and content may include but is not limited to email, code changes, comments, and artifacts.</li>

<li>As required by law (such as responding to a valid subpoena, warrant, audit, or agency action, or to prevent fraud).</li>

<li>For research activities, including the production of statistical reports (such aggregated information is used to describe our services and is not used to contact the subjects of the report).</li>

</ul>

<h2>Donations</h2>

<p>We receive personal information from third party services when you donate to us via online payment mechanisms. We do not sell or distribute this information to third parties. Conservancy uses this information to acknowledge your donation and send you occasional solicitations and newsletters. Donors can opt out of all contact or specify only print or e-mail contact by emailing <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#114;&#105;&#118;&#97;&#99;&#121;&#64;&#115;&#102;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#115;&#101;&#114;&#118;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#121;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;">&#112;&#114;&#105;&#118;&#97;&#99;&#121;&#64;&#115;&#102;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#115;&#101;&#114;&#118;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#121;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;</a>. Donor names are posted on our <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/sponsors/">Sponsors &amp; Supporters</a> page as a recognition of their support. At the time of the donation, the donor can ask to be anonymous, so that their name will not be publicly recognized.</p>

<h2>Receiving E-Mail</h2>

<p>Conservancy may send you e-mail to authorize accounts you create on our sites, to inform you of important upcoming Conservancy events, to send occasional solicitations in connection with our donor programs as described above or in response to your questions. For your protection, Conservancy may contact you in the event that we find an issue that requires your immediate attention. Conservancy processes your personal data in these cases to fulfill and comply with its contractual obligations to you, to provide the services you have requested, and to ensure the security of your account.</p>

<h2>Cookies and Other Browser Information</h2>

<p>Conservancy&rsquo;s online services automatically capture IP addresses. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our servers, to administer our website, and to help ensure the security of your interaction with our services.</p>

<p>As part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, Conservancy uses cookies to store and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer&rsquo;s hard drive. All sections of sfconservancy.org where you are prompted to log in or that are customizable require your browser to accept cookies.</p>

<p>Generally, we use cookies to remind us of who you are and to access your account information (stored on our computers) in order to provide a better and more personalized service. This cookie is set when you register or &ldquo;sign in&rdquo; and is modified when you &ldquo;sign out&rdquo; of our services.</p>

<p>If you do not want your personal information to be stored by cookies, you can configure your browser so that it always rejects these cookies or asks you each time if you accept them or not. However, you must understand that the use of cookies may be necessary to provide certain services, and choosing to reject cookies will reduce the performance and functionality of the site. Your browser documentation includes instructions explaining how to enable, disable or delete cookies at the browser level (usually located in the “Help”, “Tools” or “Edit” facility).</p>

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