Abstract

This states the policy of Mapitol regarding collection, retention and sharing of personal information of its users.

Users visiting Mapitol website are accepting the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.

General use of Mapitol website

Any Internet user may access Mapitol website when complying with Mapitol Terms of Use. Unregistered users may browse folders and find the best web sites for each subject. Unregistered users may also participate in the continuous improvement of the site by submitting changes that will be evaluated in a voting process.

Registered users have a wider range of editing abilities and may also participate in the community and use related features.

Information collected by Mapitol

Mapitol only collects personal information that is relevant to the purpose of its website. This data is stored for security reasons and to improve the user's experience. Access to this information is available for a restricted number of Mapitol personnel. Data related to user interaction with advertising on the website may also be available to Mapitol business partners. Mapitol has a committed effort to safeguard the security of the user information that is collected.

Unregistered Users: Mapitol stores the IP Address of each user as well as data related with the user's interaction with the website. This collection is done for internal security and statistical reasons.

Registration: In order for Internet users to join Mapitol community, the personal information required is: username, password and e-mail address. A cookie will be set in the user's computer if he chooses to be remembered for each login.

Registered users are identified by their chosen username. The username and related password are personal and confidential and should not be disclosed or exposed. All the activities of each user should be carried out under a unique username. Once created, user registrations will not be removed. It may be possible for a username to be changed, in special circumstances, upon request.

The email address will never be disclosed to other users unless otherwise stated in the user profile preferences. Email addresses may be used by Mapitol for communication, including the activation and the password recover processes.

User profile: User profile is a way to allow registered users to provide additional information about themselves to other registered users. Users can control how their personal information is displayed to other users.

Editor contributions: Registered users contributions will be identified only by the username, visible to other registered users during the process of voting for submissions. Posts related with editing submissions will also be identified by the username. Votes in editing submissions are not identified to other users. Related data will be stored for security reasons and to be used in statistics and user grading. All identified editor contributions are permanently recorded and may be visible to other users forever.

Community activities: All the community activities will be identified only by the username. This includes posts to general topics and private conversations. Related data will be stored for security reasons and to be used in statistics and user grading.

Abusive Activities

In cases of abusive activities, including, but not limited to, counterproductive behavior, duplicate registration, vandalism, harassment of other users or any other situation of disregard to Mapitol Terms of Use, the IP addresses of users may be used to identify the source(s) of the abusive activities.

In these cases data may be released to a service provider, carrier, or other third-party entity and may be used to assist in the formulation of a related complaint.

In order to prevent the abusive activities or to enforce Mapitol Terms of Use, Mapitol can block the access to designated IP addresses or usernames.

Ways to control your privacy

Don't disclose personal information or preferences when selecting a username.

Do not share your username or password.

Log off once you have finished using a shared computer.

Do not give your name, location or any other personal information in any posts or private conversations.

In you user profile restrict diclosing any personal information.

Version Control

This Privacy Policy is effective as of November 1, 2009 and was last updated November 1, 2009.