MSDN Community Privacy Statement

Last Updated: October 26, 2023

Welcome to the MSDN Community. Your privacy is important to us. This statement outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our services.

1. Information We Collect

When you interact with the MSDN Community, we may collect the following types of information:

Information you provide directly: This includes your username, email address, profile information (such as your display name, avatar, and bio), and any content you post, comment, or submit, such as forum posts, articles, code snippets, and feedback.
Usage data: We automatically collect information about how you use the community, including the pages you visit, the features you use, your interaction with content, IP address, browser type, operating system, and device information.
Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, remember your preferences, and track usage patterns. You can manage your cookie settings through your browser.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, and improve the MSDN Community services.
To personalize your experience, such as displaying relevant content and recommendations.
To facilitate communication and interaction within the community, including responding to your inquiries and support requests.
To moderate content and ensure compliance with our community guidelines.
To analyze usage trends and gather statistics to understand how the community is used.
To prevent fraud, abuse, and other unauthorized activities.
To communicate with you about updates, policies, and other relevant information.

3. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

With other community members as part of your public profile and contributions.
With trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our services, provided they agree to keep this information confidential.
If required by law, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, where your information may be transferred as part of the business.

4. Your Choices and Rights

You have control over your personal information:

Profile Management: You can access, review, and update your profile information at any time through your account settings.
Content Removal: You may be able to remove or edit certain content you have submitted, subject to community guidelines and technical limitations.
Account Deletion: If you wish to delete your account, please contact us through the provided support channels.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Changes to This Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new statement on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this statement periodically.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement or our privacy practices, please contact us via our Contact Us page.