EFF Privacy Policy

DATED 2007-02-26 · VERSION 20080913_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20080612_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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31	31	We may run surveys, contests, or similar activities through this site. Such information will be used for the purposes for which it was collected.
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33	33	We look at technical information to diagnose problems with our server and to administer the eff.org site.
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35	35	## About EFF's Search Function
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37		EFF uses Google for search functionality on [www.eff.org](http://www.eff.org/). To protect your privacy, EFF proxies search requests to Google with a special CGI script on our server, thus hiding your IP address and your Google cookie (if any) from Google's servers.
	37	EFF uses [Yahoo! Search API](http://developer.yahoo.com/search/) for search functionality on [www.eff.org](http://www.eff.org/). All searches are carried out by EFF's servers, protecting your privacy; no information from your browser (including your IP address or any cookies) is transmitted to Yahoo! or any third party. EFF's own use and protection of your search information is described elsewhere in this document.
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39	39	## Third-Party Service Providers
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41	41	Portions of the eff.org site (shop.eff.org, secure.eff.org, and action.eff.org) are operated by a third-party grassroots campaign service provider ("Provider"), which is currently Convio. Provider may place cookies on your computer in order to store information, such as items placed in your shopping cart in the EFF Shop, or storing your account login when using the Action Center. Provider logs standard technical information, such as the numerical Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.
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43	43	Our Provider also stores and organizes the personal information collected through this site on our behalf. The information remains under our control, and our agreement with Provider requires the information to be kept confidential and disclosed only to Provider's employees who require such access in the course of their assigned duties. Provider has also agreed to cooperate with EFF in seeking a protective order, if necessary, to protect this information from legal process. EFF may change the provider from time to time, and will transfer stored information to the new provider subject to similar restrictions.