Sharing data is critical to scientific progress, but has been hampered by traditional research practices. Our approach is to invite willing participants to share their personal data for the greater good. Open Humans strives to make this possible by helping connect researchers and participants who wish to share data with each other.  This may include using your information for analytical purposes.  As long as you follow our Naming Guidelines, you’re free to choose a pseudonym as your name and username.  an account must represent an individual  Even if you use a pseudonym for Open Humans, your data could be connected to your identity. The risk of this varies depending on the type of data, but it is often surprisingly easy to identify people. Even if you use a pseudonym for Open Humans, your data could be connected to your identity. The risk of this varies depending on the type of data, but it is often surprisingly easy to identify people. We receive some information automatically when you visit Open Humans. This includes information about the device, browser, and operating system you use when accessing our site, your IP address, the website that referred you to Open Humans (if any), which pages you request and visit, and the date and time of each request you make to Open Humans.   We may retain access logs containing this data for up to 120 days, and then delete them. When you log in to your account, Open Humans will place a cookie for the purposes of creating the session, knowing when you’re logged in, and validating form submissions. The cookie contains an encrypted user identifier. Most browsers include an option to clear existing cookies or reject new ones. However, if you reject new cookies, portions of Open Humans will not function as intended. If we are going to release your information, our policy is to provide you with notice unless we are prohibited from doing so by law or court order (e.g., an order under 18 U.S.C. § 2705(b)). We may also share aggregate information with others – for instance, with our funders, to help them understand our community and how it uses our service.   If Open Humans or the Open Humans Foundation is involved in a reorganization, merger, acquisition or sale of our assets, your personal information may be transferred to another entity as part of that deal. If that happens, we will notify you and let you know what your options are.  Account Disabling  You may disable your Open Humans account at any time. This means your user profile will no longer be visible on our site, and other Open Humans users will no longer have access on our site to the personal data you’ve shared with them.   We may also continue to display some information you have made publicly available through Open Humans (comments, for example).  Changes to This Policy  We may revise this Data Use Policy from time to time. The most current version of the policy will govern our use of your information and will always be at https://openhumans.org/data-use/. If we make changes that we believe will substantially alter your rights, we will email you and prominently display a notice on our site 7 days before we make those changes. 

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The service provides information about its attitude towards ethical, social or political problems or controversies. The service may keep a secure, anonymized record of users' data for analytical purposes even after the data retention period. The service allows you to use pseudonyms. Service does not allow alternative accounts. The service informs users about the risk of publishing personal info online. The service informs users about the risk of publishing personal info online. The service provides details about what kinds of personal information they collect. User logs are deleted after a finite period of time. This service only uses temporary session cookies. The service provides a complete list of all cookies set by its website. Blocking cookies may limit your ability to use the service. The service promises to inform and/or notify users regarding government inquiries that may involve users' personal data. Your personal data is aggregated into statistics. The service can sell or otherwise transfer your personal data as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction.. You have the right to leave this service at any time. You can delete your content from this service. This service retains rights to your content even after you stop using your account. When the service wants to change its terms, users are notified a week or more in advance..