Privacy Policy

How we handle your information as an open-source project

Last updated: December 2025

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Open Source, Open Community

OpenELIS Global is an open-source project stewarded by the Digital Initiatives Group (DIGI) at the University of Washington, a public university. As a public global good, we maintain a transparent and permissive approach to community contributions.

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Public Contributions

Please assume that everything you contribute intentionally to OpenELIS is public. This includes:

Emails on public lists
Wiki contributions
Forum discussions
Online discussions
Software contributions
Documentation

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Profile Information

Because we follow an academic model that expects mutual personal respect, disclosure of interests, and openness of expression, your OpenELIS profile is public information. This transparency helps build trust and accountability within our community.

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Private Information

There will be cases where you are invited to share private information for various purposes and denote that information as such. In those cases, we commit to:

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Only disclosing private information without your permission upon receipt of a valid subpoena, and only following notice from OpenELIS to you.

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Forum & Authentication

For our community forums, you can log in with your Google account. Here’s what you should know:

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Google login is only used for authentication on our forums

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We do not use any data from your Google account in any other way

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All emails are generated by our system according to your preferences

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Copyright & Licensing

Although what you disclose here is public, we are all limited by copyright and patent law in how we may use your contributions.

Important:

OpenELIS only accepts voluntary contributions of software and documentation that are expressly licensed to OpenELIS under an approved open-source license.