====== Legal ======
===== Terms of Use =====
==== Ownership ====
The **ExileInParadise.com** web site is owned and operated by [[user:Robert Murphey|R. Allen "Exile In Paradise" Murphey]] for my sole amusement.

==== Acceptable Use Policy ====
  * Don't do anything stupid that annoys me or others.
  * Follow the golden rule and we'll all get along.
  * If you don't, I **may** start deleting stuff without warning, but nothing guarantees I will.

==== Privacy Policy ====
  * I don't, and can't, provide you "privacy."
  * If you want information kept private, keep it in your own brain. It's not a secret anymore if you tell me.
  * Don't ever type it into your computer, or mine.
  * Any data you put into a computer (yours, mine, anyone's) should automatically be considered public information.
  * Once information is entered (and stored) in a computer, a virus, trojan, hacker, corporation, or government can get it and make it public without your knowledge or prior consent.
  * On the Internet, you are sending clearly readable information around the world over open links between numerous computers. 
  * People may be sniffing the traffic anywhere between your computer and mine.
  * Your browser tells every website you visit (including mine) tons of information about you and your computer.
    * Don't believe me? See for yourself at [[https://www.deviceinfo.me/|DeviceInfo]].
    * Want to improve your browsing privacy? Choose and use a browser with the protection features you demand [[https://privacytests.org|PrivacyTests]].
  * Your ISP routinely sells lists of the sites you visit (called clickstream data) to third-parties without your knowledge.
  * Many websites you go to secretly report your visit to their pages to google through google-analytics or adsense or upload emails and visits to Meta's Facebook.
  * Corporations and major governments are secretly and openly spying on all Internet traffic.
  * You don't have any privacy on any computer or the Internet, so don't expect any here.
  * If you disagree with this privacy policy, the fault lies with you and your acceptance of current law and government. The remedy for this state of affairs is up to you.

==== Cookies ====
Most browsers from the 21st century on contain settings and controls to allow you to pick and choose which cookies you allow to be stored in your device.
  * A default installation of DokuWiki sets three cookies and optional plugins may set their own cookies.
  * The default cookies required are functional cookies only.
  * No tracking is implemented with these cookies.
  * **DW<hash>** - Used for authentication after login to hold the necessary data to (re)login a previously authenticated user.
    * Importance: necessary for anyone who needs to log in
    * Typical content: encrypted username and password
    * Expires: in a year by default, or set to never expire if you choose "Remember Me" during login.
  * **DOKU_PREFS** - Used for remembering helpful user preferences, like the size of the editor textarea.
    * Importance: functional
    * Typical content: name/value pairs in plain text
    * Expires: in a year
  * **DokuWiki** The standard PHP session identifier used to hold temporary data and to avoid CSRF attacks.
    * Importance: necessary
    * Typical content: random ID
    * Expires: at the end of the browser session

===== Copyrights =====
  * **ExileInParadise.com** Copyright (c) 2004-2024 R. Allen "Exile In Paradise" Murphey and the ExileInParadise.com contributors. All Rights Reserved.
  * Original authors retain ownership and copyright over any content they contribute to this site.

===== License =====
[[Contact me]] if you wish to participate in or re-use any of the content on this site.