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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="privacy">
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| 4 | <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Privacy Information</title>
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p>Version 6, July 19, 2024</p>
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| 8 | <p>The Oracle Privacy Policies posted on <xref href="https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/" format="html"
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| 9 | scope="external"/> apply to your personal data collected and used by Oracle. The following privacy information
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| 10 | describes in more detail which information is exchanged between the <ph
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| 11 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application and Oracle, and which information is collected by
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| 12 | the virtualbox.org website. </p>
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| 13 | <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 1 virtualbox.org.</b> The
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| 14 | "virtualbox.org" website logs anonymous usage information such as
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| 15 | your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral
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| 16 | source, length of visit and number of page views while you visit
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| 17 | (collectively, "anonymous data"). In addition, but only if you
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| 18 | choose to register an Oracle Single Sign On account, the website's bug tracking and forum services
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| 19 | store the data you choose to reveal in your profile, such as your
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| 20 | user name and contact information.
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| 21 | </p>
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| 22 | <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 2 Cookies.</b> The virtualbox.org
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| 23 | website, the bug tracker and the forum services use cookies to
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| 24 | identify and track the visiting web browser and, if you have
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| 25 | registered, to facilitate login. Most browsers allow you to refuse
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| 26 | to accept cookies. While you can still visit the website with
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| 27 | cookies disabled, logging into the bug tracker and forum services
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| 28 | will not work without them.
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| 29 | </p>
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| 30 | <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 3 Update notifications.</b> The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>
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| 31 | application may contact Oracle to find out whether a new version of <ph
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| 32 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has been released and notify the user if that is the case. In
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| 33 | the process, anonymous data such as your IP address and a non-identifying counter, together with the product
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| 34 | version and the platform being used, is sent so that the server can find out whether an update is available. By
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| 35 | default, this check is performed once a day. You change this interval or disable these checks altogether in the
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| 36 | <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> preferences. </p>
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| 37 | <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 4 Usage of personal information.</b> Oracle may use anonymous and personal data collected
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| 38 | by the means above for statistical purposes as well as to automatically inform you about new notices related to
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| 39 | your posts on the bug tracker and forum services, to administer the website and to contact you due to technical
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| 40 | issues. Oracle may also inform you about new product releases related to <ph
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| 41 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
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| 42 | <p>
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| 43 | In no event will personal data without your express consent be
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| 44 | provided to any third parties, unless Oracle may be required to do
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| 45 | so by law or in connection with legal proceedings.
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| 46 | </p>
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| 47 | <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 5 Updates.</b> Oracle may update the privacy policy at any time by posting a new version
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| 48 | at <xref href="https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/" format="html" scope="external"/> and the privacy information
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| 49 | will be kept up to date in the documentation which comes with the <ph
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| 50 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application. You should check these places occasionally to
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| 51 | ensure you are happy with any changes. </p>
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| 52 | </body>
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| 54 | </topic>
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