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<a id="privacy_statement" name="privacy_statement"></a>Privacy Statement
for DelphiDabbler Codesnip
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<h2>
Offline Privacy
</h2>
<p>
<em>CodeSnip</em> stores some personal information in two configuration
files. The location of the files differs depending on whether you are
using the standard or portable edition.
</p>
<h3>
<code style="text-decoration:underline;">Common.config</code>
</h3>
<p>
<code>Common.config</code> is located in the in the
<code>%ProgramData%\DelphiDabbler\CodeSnip.4</code> folder for the
standard edition or in the <code>AppData</code> sub folder of the install
directory for the portable edition.
</p>
<p>
The data that is stored in <code>Common.config</code> includes:
</p>
<ul class="unspaced">
<li>
A unique 32 digit key based on attributes of your computer.
</li>
<li>
A 32 digit registration key (registered programs only).
</li>
<li>
The registered user name or nickname (registered programs only).
</li>
</ul>
<p>
The data that is used to create the hexidecimal keys cannot be recovered
from those keys.
</p>
<h3>
<code style="text-decoration:underline;">User.config</code>
</h3>
<p>
<code>User.config</code> is found in the current user's
<code>%AppData%\DelphiDabbler\CodeSnip.4</code> folder for the standard
edition or in the <code>AppData</code> sub folder of the install directory
for the portable edition.
</p>
<p>
The file stores several user-specific application data
settings such as your preferences. The only personal information is as
follows:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Any user name or email address you provided if you ever entered the
information in a dialogue box. This is used simply to automatically
enter the data in dialogue boxes where needed, to save you re-typing it.
See below for details of activities that require either or both a name
or email address to be submitted.
</li>
<li>
Your user name and password if you configured <em>CodeSnip</em> to
access the internet using a proxy server. The information is used only
to access the proxy. Passwords are encrypted.
</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Spyware
</h2>
<p>
No spyware or other software that threatens your privacy has been
deliberately or knowingly included with <em>CodeSnip</em> or its
installer. If the program is found to contain spyware it will have been
added by third parties without permission. Please inform the author of any
such occurrence or any suspicious behaviour via <a
href="http://delphidabbler.com/contact"
class="weblink"
target="_blank"
>http://delphidabbler.com/contact</a>.
</p>
<p>
<em>CodeSnip</em> never tries to "phone home" of its own
accord. It only goes online in response to user requests. Should you
notice any unauthorised activity please inform the author since it is
likely that your copy of the program has been hacked by some third party.
</p>
<h2>
CodeSnip Online Activity
</h2>
<p>
<em>CodeSnip</em> may go online for several reasons. They are:
</p>
<ol class="unspaced">
<li>
Updating the database.
</li>
<li>
Registering the program.
</li>
<li>
Submitting code for inclusion in the main database.
</li>
<li>
Displaying the latest news in the "CodeSnip News" dialogue
box.
</li>
<li>
Checking for program updates
</li>
<li>
Accessing various websites via hyperlinks and menu options.
</li>
<li>
Accessing the internet using a proxy server.
</li>
</ol>
<p>
The first five actions are performed directly by <em>CodeSnip</em>,
which communicates with web services located on delphidabbler.com
using HTTP on port 80. The sixth action simply displays web pages in a
browser. The seventh passes user information to the proxy server.
</p>
<p>
Personal data will neither be published on the DelphiDabbler website nor
knowingly passed to third parties. Furthermore your data will only be
used by the author for the purposes described below.
</p>
<h3>
Updating the Database
</h3>
<p>
This activity is started by displaying the "Update From Web"
dialogue box and clicking its "Update from Web" button.
</p>
<p>
<em>CodeSnip</em> may also check automatically, behind the scenes, to see
if database updates are available. This usually happens just after the
program has started. You can disable this automatic checking by using the
"Updates" tab of the "Preferences" dialogue box which
is displayed via the "Tools | Preferences" menu option.
</p>
<p>
When <em>CodeSnip</em> contacts the update web service it sends the
following information:
</p>
<ul class="unspaced">
<li>
The unique 32 digit program key (see Common.config above for details).
</li>
<li>
Program version number.
</li>
<li>
Operating system description.
</li>
<li>
Internet Explorer version.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
This information is recorded in two places:
</p>
<ol>
<li>
Each transaction is recorded in a log file on the web server. This log
is used for tracking any database errors.
</li>
<li>
<div>
A database of the program keys is updated with the following data:
</div>
<ul class="unspaced">
<li>
the number of times that program has updated the database;
</li>
<li>
the first and latest version of CodeSnip having that program key;
</li>
<li>
the date of the first and latest updates;
</li>
<li>
the current operating system being used;
</li>
<li>
the current Internet Explorer version being used.
</li>
</ul>
<div>
This database is used to provide usage information and to track the
operating systems and browser control versions currently in use. This
information informs development of CodeSnip.
</div>
</li>
</ol>
<p>
This information may also be used to update the registered program
database.
</p>
<p>
None of these records store any information that can be tracked back to an
individual.
</p>
<h3>
Registering the Program
</h3>
<p>
This activity is started when the user chooses to register <em>
CodeSnip</em>. A wizard appears that guides the user through the
registration process. The wizard displays the data that is to be sent to
the registration web service. The data is only sent if the user clicks
the wizard's "Submit" button. The data is:
</p>
<ul class="unspaced">
<li>
The program's id, name and version information.
</li>
<li>
The unique 32 digit program key (see Common.config above for details).
</li>
<li>
The user name or nickname.
</li>
<li>
A description of the operating system and version of Internet Explorer
being used.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
The registration data is recorded in a database on the DelphiDabbler web
server. The data is only used to keep track of the number of people using
the different versions of the program and what operating systems are being
used. The registration web service returns a registration code to the
program. <em>CodeSnip</em> records this code, with the user name, in
<code>Common.config</code>.
</p>
<p>
Registration information may be updated when the user updates the database
(see "Updating the Database" above).
</p>
<h3>
Submitting code to the main database
</h3>
<p>
This activity is started from the <em>Snippets | Submit Snippets</em> menu
option and data is collected using the resulting wizard. Clicking the
<em>Submit</em> button in the wizard sends the following information to
the <em>DelphiDabbler</em> code submission web service:
</p>
<ul class="unspaced">
<li>
The <em>CodeSnip</em> program version number.
</li>
<li>
Your name, email address any comments entered in the wizard.
</li>
<li>
All the snippets you chose to send.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
You can preview the data to be sent (in XML format) from the wizard. The
XML will be stored in a file on the <em>DelphiDabbler</em> server until
processed. The data is also emailed to the database maintainer (currently
the author of <em>CodeSnip</em>).
</p>
<p>
The snippets may be edited and published on the Code Snippets online
database and distributed to <em>CodeSnip</em> users. Your name may be used
to credit the snippets. Your email address will not be published and is
used only to contact you with any queries about the submitted code.
</p>
<h3>
Displaying the latest news
</h3>
<p>
This action is performed by selecting the <em>Help | CodeSnip News</em>
menu option or by clicking the "Latest News" button in the
"Update from Web" dialogue box.
</p>
<p>
<em>CodeSnip</em> simply requests an XML document containing an RSS 2.0
news feed from the DelphiDabbler website. No personal information is
included in the request.
</p>
<h3>
Checking for program updates
</h3>
<p>
This action can be started manually by clicking the "Tools | Check
For Program Updates" menu option. The resulting dialogue box connects
to the DelphiDabbler program update web service.
</p>
<p>
<em>CodeSnip</em> may also check for updates automatically, behind the
scenes. The same DelphiDabbler program update web is used in this case.
The process usually happens just after the program has started. You can
disable this automatic checking by using the "Updates" tab of
the "Preferences" dialogue box which is displayed via the
"Tools | Preferences" menu option.
</p>
<p>
Whichever way the the web service is used the same information is sent,
which is:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
An API key used permit access to the web service.
</li>
<li>
The program's version information.
</li>
<li>
The unique 32 digit program key (see Common.config above for details).
</li>
<li>
A description of the operating system and version of Internet Explorer
being used.
</li>
<li>
An indication of whether the service is being called automatically or
manually.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
This information is recorded in a log file on the DelphiDabbler web
server. The log file is used to gather information about the operating
systems and program versions currently in use and to monitor any web
service errors.
</p>
<p>
Regardless of the method used to contact the web service, if an update is
available you are given the option to download it. To do this CodeSnip
uses your default web browser to download a zip file containing the update
from the SourceForge website. SourceForge may set cookies on your computer
that are outside <em>CodeSnip</em>'s control.
</p>
<h3>
Accessing Websites via Links and Menu Options
</h3>
<p>
CodeSnip's <em>Help</em> menu contains several items that cause various
web pages from DelphiDabbler.com to be displayed in your default web
browser.
</p>
<p>
In addition, various links in the program's main display, some dialogue
boxes and the help file access remote websites which are displayed in your
default browser. You should refer to the relevant website's privacy
policies to learn how they use any data you supply when visiting their
pages.
</p>
<p>
DelphiDabbler has no control over the content of linked third party
websites and you follow such links at your own risk.
</p>
<h3>
Accessing the internet using a proxy server
</h3>
<p>
<em>CodeSnip</em> can be configured to use a proxy server to access the
internet. In this case the program sends the appropriate user name and
password to the proxy server if required.
</p>
<p>
DelphiDabbler has no control over the proxy server and you should satisfy
yourself that the proxy you use is trustworthy. You use this feature at
your own risk.
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