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'''Who we are'''<br>

The Official MetaHarpers website is https://www.metaharpers.org. Our group represents people interested in the art and technology of immersive, online virtual worlds.
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'''Personal Data'''<br>

As a general intent, we collect as little personal information as possible beyond what is needed to manage a typical website. We don't share or sell your data to advertisers. For all the specific details keep reading.

* If you browse this website we’ll collect your IP address and any information sent to use by your web browser. This is used to make sure the site is working properly, has enough resources to meet demand, and can defend itself from attacks and spam.

* If you fill out forms on this website (such as comments, feedack, request for us to contact you), we’ll save whatever you type in so that it can be seen later.

* If you are an editor or have a special login, we’ll save a history of your edits and use cookies to help keep your login secure while you are logged in.

* If you buy products from us, this website may keep a record of your purchase and attempts to receive product updates. We save this data so we can sent you updates and ensure the updates process is working correctly.

* If you follow links or embedded content posted here that point to some other website or internet location, that other location might have its own privacy policy different from ours. In particular you may run into links to videos on youtube.com, profiles in secondlife.com, calendar events provided by google calendar, photos provided by flikr, etc. We do not control these sites and only link them for convenience. See “Embedded content from other websites” below for details.
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'''Embedded content from other websites'''
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These other websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
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'''Who we share your data with:'''<br>

Is a general intent we don’t share your data with any third parties. Some exceptions are:

Comments or posts content may be sent to external services for spam filtering, grammar, or other quality controls.
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'''How long we retain your data:'''<br>

Data may be stored for as long as it is useful, which can be indefinitely in the case of many things. For example, page edits and viewable comments may stay up indefinitely to keep the site functioning properly.
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'''Your legal rights:'''<br>

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. Requests are typically fulfilled within 60 days. If you ask us to delete your content, we reserve the right to  refuse any new content or data from you in the future.
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'''Questions?'''<br>

You may contact arrehn at gmail dot com for questions / concerns / requests.