Post by Admin on Oct 2, 2003 20:20:31 GMT -5
PRIVACY INFORMATION AND DISCLOSURE FROM THE MODERATORS OF THIS FORUM
Many Web sites and other services on the Internet allow you to communicate anonymously with others. However, our computers, as part of their normal operation, collect and record information about your Internet use that can be used to identify your online activities, even when carried out anonymously.
The administrators and moderators of this website will not share that information with ANY third party whatsoever, unless ordered to do so by a court of law.
That data is protected under this privacy policy. However, we could be required to provide that information to others through a subpoena resulting from a lawsuit or a police investigation.
The purpose of this policy is to let you know that if we receive a subpoena for your personal information or usage records, we will send you notice of that subpoena (unless prohibited by doing so by a court order or applicable law) via the email address you listed with us with sufficient time for you to decide whether you want to go into court to try to block the subpoena.
Information about you may be recorded by this forum each time you post a comment or other information on these message boards. Though we choose not to in order to protect your anonymity and right to free speech, we have the ability to link information about you together with information you may post for public review.
This website and its administrators can be required to disclose information about you (see above) in response to subpoenas, warrants, court orders or legal process.
If we receive a subpoena or other legal process requesting the disclosure of information about you, we will attempt to notify you before we respond, unless prohibited from doing so by a court order or applicable law.
Specifically, whenever possible, we will attempt to notify you 30 days in advance of our response to such a subpoena or other legal process, or within a deadline set by a court order or applicable law, if that deadline is shorter than 30 days.
We will attempt to notify you of such a subpoena or other legal process by sending a notice 1) by electronic mail to the e-mail address that you have provided to us, and 2) by first-class mail to the postal address you have provided to us, if any. The notice will include basic information concerning the subpoena, court order, or legal process (i.e., name of lawsuit, case number, place of filing, party issuing subpoena, the court where the subpoena was issued, contact information, deadline by which we plan to comply with the process, etc.).
Where possible, we will also provide you with a copy of the subpoena or other legal process by first-class mail. If we do not have either an e-mail address or a postal mailing address for you, and the subpoena or other legal process pertains to a posting on a particular online message board, we will attempt to post a notice on that message board requesting that you contact us.
If we receive a subpoena for your personal information (such as your usage patterns or your identity), you may have the legal right to resist or limit the release of that information in court by filing a motion to quash the subpoena. You may be able to argue, for example, that disclosure of the information would violate your rights to free speech and privacy under the 1st and 4th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
It is imperative that you understand that we cannot advise you regarding the law or an appropriate response to a subpoena, nor can we as administrators of this forum afford costly legal fees. Should you wish to oppose a subpoena or other legal process, you should seek legal advice concerning applicable rights and procedures that might be available.
If we receive a court-filed motion to quash or otherwise limit the subpoena from you or your lawyer, we will not disclose the requested information until we receive an order from the court to do so.
For more information about this issue, see www.cyberslapp.org.
Many Web sites and other services on the Internet allow you to communicate anonymously with others. However, our computers, as part of their normal operation, collect and record information about your Internet use that can be used to identify your online activities, even when carried out anonymously.
The administrators and moderators of this website will not share that information with ANY third party whatsoever, unless ordered to do so by a court of law.
That data is protected under this privacy policy. However, we could be required to provide that information to others through a subpoena resulting from a lawsuit or a police investigation.
The purpose of this policy is to let you know that if we receive a subpoena for your personal information or usage records, we will send you notice of that subpoena (unless prohibited by doing so by a court order or applicable law) via the email address you listed with us with sufficient time for you to decide whether you want to go into court to try to block the subpoena.
Information about you may be recorded by this forum each time you post a comment or other information on these message boards. Though we choose not to in order to protect your anonymity and right to free speech, we have the ability to link information about you together with information you may post for public review.
This website and its administrators can be required to disclose information about you (see above) in response to subpoenas, warrants, court orders or legal process.
If we receive a subpoena or other legal process requesting the disclosure of information about you, we will attempt to notify you before we respond, unless prohibited from doing so by a court order or applicable law.
Specifically, whenever possible, we will attempt to notify you 30 days in advance of our response to such a subpoena or other legal process, or within a deadline set by a court order or applicable law, if that deadline is shorter than 30 days.
We will attempt to notify you of such a subpoena or other legal process by sending a notice 1) by electronic mail to the e-mail address that you have provided to us, and 2) by first-class mail to the postal address you have provided to us, if any. The notice will include basic information concerning the subpoena, court order, or legal process (i.e., name of lawsuit, case number, place of filing, party issuing subpoena, the court where the subpoena was issued, contact information, deadline by which we plan to comply with the process, etc.).
Where possible, we will also provide you with a copy of the subpoena or other legal process by first-class mail. If we do not have either an e-mail address or a postal mailing address for you, and the subpoena or other legal process pertains to a posting on a particular online message board, we will attempt to post a notice on that message board requesting that you contact us.
If we receive a subpoena for your personal information (such as your usage patterns or your identity), you may have the legal right to resist or limit the release of that information in court by filing a motion to quash the subpoena. You may be able to argue, for example, that disclosure of the information would violate your rights to free speech and privacy under the 1st and 4th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
It is imperative that you understand that we cannot advise you regarding the law or an appropriate response to a subpoena, nor can we as administrators of this forum afford costly legal fees. Should you wish to oppose a subpoena or other legal process, you should seek legal advice concerning applicable rights and procedures that might be available.
If we receive a court-filed motion to quash or otherwise limit the subpoena from you or your lawyer, we will not disclose the requested information until we receive an order from the court to do so.
For more information about this issue, see www.cyberslapp.org.