The XOOPS organisation ("XOOPS") is committed to protecting the privacy of users of the XOOPS.org sites. We intend to give you as much control as possible over your personal information, including registration data. As part of the normal operation of the XOOPS.org sites, we collect information from you. This Privacy Statement describes the information we collect about you and how that information may be used.

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Currently, XOOPS uses personal information as a basis for notifications to users. Generally, the user names, email addresses, and any additional information that a user may choose to post are publicly available on the XOOPS.org sites. When users voluntarily and publicly disclose personal information that may contain Registration Data or otherwise post personal information in conjunction with content subject to a license, such personal information necessarily will be disclosed subject to the terms of the applicable license. An example of such a disclosure includes, but is not limited to, a user's disclosure of personal information as part of a message posted to a public message forum, or a publicly-released software application.

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On the XOOPS.org sites, users can view their data on their personal profile page. Users are permitted to update their personal information directly through XOOPS.

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Internal access to users' private and nonpublic personal information is restricted to site administrators and individuals on a need-to-know basis.

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In the event that XOOPS becomes aware that site security is compromised or nonpublic user information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including but not limited to external security attacks, XOOPS shall take reasonable measures which it deems appropriate, including but not limited to internal investigation and reporting, and notification to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities, notwithstanding other provisions of this Privacy Statement.

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Updates to the Privacy Statement

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No Guarantees For Factors Beyond XOOPS's Control

While this Privacy Statement expresses XOOPS's standards for maintenance of private data, it is not in a position to guarantee that the standards will always be met. There may be factors beyond XOOPS's control (e.g., "script kiddies", "crackers and other malcontents") that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, XOOPS disclaims any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of private information.

Hi,

I submitted a project request before christmas and did not get any information per email that my request was approved and the project created. So I did wait some weeks (until today) before asking if my request has gone awry. I accidentally saw that the project was created (because it was in the New Projects list yet).

I wonder, if it was possible to send a confirmation email when

1. the request was sent in
2. the request was approved.

Otherwise, the applicant may be in wonder whether his request was unsuccessful and he is forced to look again and again until his project appears under the New Projects.

Only a suggestion... ;)
Thomas

Hello,

I have massive problems when navigating dev.xoops.org. For instance, I was trying to find a way to the forums. I thought "Ok, then let's click on 'Forums' on the left side under 'Main Menu'". But doing this only brings me to http://dev.xoops.org/modules/forum/, which appears to be rather useless, since there are only some excerpts of various forums and, even worde, most entries are access restricted.

There definitely should be a main menu link leading to http://dev.xoops.org/modules/newbb/, which is the only way to gain any general view on the forums. Otherwise, it is very hard to find any entry point when trying to write a message. It took 5 minutes to find my way before I could click on "New Message" in the right forum. ;)

Thomas

BTW: why are there two empty categories "Category 1" and "Category 4"?

I have had 2 individuals say that they were unable to register due to an internal error. You should provide a Contact form or you will never know you are blocking new members from registering or having problems with your site.

Rick

Hello,

I and a lot of other users (as I know from german xoops-communitys) would like to have a notification for incoming new private messages. Most users expect this function and I (as webmaster) would like to control the presetting for new users.

To avoid too much email-traffic it perhaps is usefull to distinguish between "inform for every PM" and "inform about the first unread PM".

Needless to say this function only makes sense, when you've activated "notification with email", not with PMs (to avoid an endless loop).
best regards
Sebl

I'm attempting to catogorize my project in the Trove System, howeve, when I clikc on the link to go to the Trove Listings (http://dev.xoops.org/modules/xfmod/pr ... p_trove.php?group_id=1421) all I receive is a blank page.

Hello, i don?t exactly now where i can post this Project, so move it where you want. My english is not so advanced, therefore i let me help by translator.

creeping slowly I think the project truetronic.de could have the state beta.

The idea was, and has also held that each producers of electronic music, all the home fans and crews posed by the much too superficial Myspaceworld landscape of the fighting, there can present and without side wind from the big labels grow and make a name. Small but efficient is also part of the concept, because the server is not more than 200 artists. This could be in the distant future, a knockout system to establish the quality on a higher level. Ideas for further function expansion are of course already there but because the page is still very young and untested, should something happen step by step. As far as I can, I will this page self-financing and not include advertising. The Artists must also pay nothing and retain their rights in their tracks without if and but.

www.truetronic.de


I hereby would like once fully thank all of which made it possible, that I have a site with relatively little effort could create. Especially, I would like once again to FRANKBLACK-JOE for the work without the page SO never went online. A big greeting to the OS&Xoops community You are the future and the last stronghold of free people in this difficult time.

gives a blank page. ???

Anyone working on the forge right now?

XOOPS 2.3 is launched ......... what a dream ... still no body till now can specify when this great dream will be true i am following every thing but still now i see the development slow .... i also encourage the idea of including some modules as part of the xoops , like standard edition, personal edition , business edition , e-commerce edition , social edition .... and so on ... this wil be nice to categorize the stable and effecient modules of xoops .... lets start a new world the world of XOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPSSSSSSSS

in fact i am following Xoops 2.3 every day and checking it and really waiting the time it will be available in stable version can any one give me an approximate date when it will be available .... ohh a long waited date