privilege, not a right, and may be withdrawn where we believe that this has not
been the case.
-Unlaw activities and related support activities are considered off-topic, as are
-inappropriate advertissing, heavy media file trading, proprietary game software modding,
+Unlawful activities and related support activities are considered off-topic, as are
+inappropriate advertising, heavy media file trading, proprietary game software modding,
warez, porn and various forms of antisocial behaviour, including (but not limited to)
political, racial, ethnic, religious or gender-related invective.
* incitement to religious hatred
or any other behaviour meant to deliberately put upon a person harassment, alarm or distress.
-We do NOT endorse or encourage discrimination on the grounds of race, religion gender or sexual preference and
+We do NOT endorse or encourage discrimination on the grounds of e.g. race, religion, gender or sexual preference and
operate with a zero-tolerance policy for libel and defamation.
While we believe in the concept of freedom of thought and freedom of expression, freenode does not
We expect all members of the community to be respectful of one another and of the privacy of others,
and we reserve the right to terminate anyone's access to our services at our discretion.
+While we encourage registered groups (projects) and channel owners to adopt our channel guidelines and catalyst guidelines, projects are free to set their own policies for their namespaces as long as such policies do not contravene network policy, and many projects choose to extend their code of conduct and similar agreements to their presence on freenode. In the event that a project makes the decision to ban a user from their channel(s), we ask that such bans be respected and note that ban evasion may result in a network ban.
+
+Please note that the examples above are examples only and do not constitute an exhaustive list. In line with our policies, philosophies and guidelines we will review each case individually and the response and actions may differ from case to case.
Unlawful Activity
=============
freenode cannot condone or support behaviour which is clearly unlawful. While we do not have the resources
to closely monitor the thousands of channels on the network, volunteers are required by policy to pass on credible
-information, provided by you as a user of the freenode prokect, about anay unlawful activities. This is true whether you
+information, provided by you as a user of the freenode project, about any unlawful activities. This is true whether you
are talking about your own activities or those of someone else. Please be aware that we have this responsibility.
freenode and financial transactions
financial transactions entered into on the freenode network must be undertaken
entirely at the user's risk and freenode accepts no liability for any losses
incurred as the result of such transactions.
+
+Public Logging
+=============
+If you are considering publishing channel logs, think it through. The freenode network is an interactive environment and users may not weigh their comments with the idea that they will be enshrined in perpetuity.
+
+Nevertheless, we understand that projects might find it useful to publish channel logs so that other users may search and find answers to questions that have previously been addressed on the freenode network. Ensure that you notify users (by way of channel topic, channel entry message or similar) that the channel is being publicly logged and consider providing a way for users to make comments without logging.
+
+If you operate a service that scrapes internal channel content or publishes logs, always make sure to obtain permission from the channel owner or freenode staff before you start publishing logs or other data, and ensure that there is an easy way for projects to opt-out later and to request removal of previously published logs or data. You must respect the opt-out requests in a timely manner.
+
+If you are thinking of "anonymizing" your logs (removing information that identifies the specific users), be aware that it's difficult to do it well—replies and general context often provide identifying information which is hard to filter.
+
+If you just want to publish a single conversation, be careful to get permission from each participant. Provide as much context as you can. Avoid the temptation to publish or distribute logs without permission in order to portray someone in a bad light. The reputation you save will most likely be your own.
+
+Privacy Policy and Data Retention
+=============
+This section describes how freenode makes use of the information you provide when you use the freenode network, freenode.net and freenode.live websites (hereinafter collectively referred to as 'freenode services').
+
+If you are asked to provide information when using freenode services, such information will not be used for any purposes other than those described in this section.
+
+freenode collects and uses certain information about users in order to provide services and enable certain functions.
+
+freenode may collect the following information:
+
+* Nickname/handle on the freenode network
+* E-mail address
+* IP address/hostname
+* Name and project affiliation
+
+Collecting the above data helps freenode deliver its services to you.
+
+Specifically, freenode may use data:
+
+* To improve the provided services.
+* To enable you to reset your password/recover your account.
+* To contact you in relation to group registrations and associated channel namespace management.
+* To respond to a specific enquiry made via e-mail or the support system.
+* To provide information in connection with conference registrations, sponsorship enquiries and similar relating to the freenode network and freenode #live conference.
+
+Please note that the freenode websites and network may contain links to other websites, and freenode has no control of websites outside of the freenode.net and freenode.live domains. If you provide information to a website or service to which freenode links, freenode shall not be responsible for its protection and privacy.
+
+freenode retains data for the purpose of debugging and restoration for a maximum of 60 days. This means that any data freenode holds, will be purged 60 days after the date at which you last connected to the freenode network or deleted your freenode account.
+
+freenode policies are updated from time to time, and the latest version of policy will be published on this page.
+
+This policy was last updated on: 30 December 2017
+
+If you have any questions about freenode policies, please e-mail policy@freenode.net.
+
+In addition to these policies, you may wish to read our [Catalyst Guidelines](https://freenode.net/catalysts), [Channel Guidelines](https://freenode.net/changuide), [Philosophy](https://freenode.net/philosophy), [Group Registration Information](https://freenode.net/groupreg) and [this KB article on Conduct](https://freenode.net/kb/answer/conduct).
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