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updated 2025-08-28

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The Privacy Policy

We, AURN, care about privacy and wish to make this policy as inclusive of that goal as possible. This is a static site, meaning there is no database for data entry from a user of the site. Further, this site contains no Javascript and is arranged in HTML/CSS for maximizing security. This site is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare has their own analytics that are “privacy-first” and defines what data they collect and what they can know about you. They state that:

Cloudflare Web Analytics does not use any client-side state, such as cookies or localStorage, to collect usage metrics. We also don’t “fingerprint” individuals via their IP address, User Agent string, or any other data for the purpose of displaying analytics.

Cloudflare Analytics

Cloudflare’s privacy policy can be found on their website.

This site is built without cookies and does not contain any trackers. Embedded content (eg from YouTube, etc.) may contain their own cookies and trackers, and the linked sites own privacy policies will apply. Embedded content is akin to visiting the actual site itself, and the embedded sites privacy policy will apply.

We do not collect any personally identifiable user information.

Since we do not collect any personally identifiable information:

Security

This site has an A+ rating on https://securityheaders.com/

Disclaimers and terms of use

Fair Use

This site may contain some copyrighted material from others. All such uses are intended to be either under public domain, license, agreement of copyright holder or used under the fair use doctrine. No copyright infringement is intended.

§107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—

(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, §101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2546; Pub. L. 101–650, title VI, §607, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5132; Pub. L. 102–492, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3145.)

United States Code, Title 17

Note that you may not make false claims of copyright infringement under the DMCA:

Section 512(f) of the DMCA creates liability for “Any person who knowingly materially misrepresents under this section (1) that material or activity is infringing, or (2) that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification.” If you were harmed by an improper takedown, you may be able to sue the person or company who sent the takedown demand for DMCA misuse under Section 512(f), and recover damages and your attorneys’ fees. See EFF case Online Policy Group v. Diebold.

Electronic Frontier Foundation, Intellectual Property